Photo of students at the Ramayles Yeshiva

Studying Talmud at the Ramayles Yeshiva

Vilna, Poland, Circa 1930s. Yeshiva Students

Students study the Talmud at the Ramayles Yeshiva located in Vilna, Poland. Ramayles was the first well-known yeshiva in Vilna. It was founded in the mid-1820s and continued to operate until World War II.

Photo by A. Sapir

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