SummaryRabbi Beyda, 40 years old in 2022, head of the Yeshivah of Flatbush (YOF) -- (00:42) Middle school established in 1927, high school, bearing name of its founder Joel Braverman, a few years later. The school is a flag ship of Jewish institutions offering Modern Orthodox education, a synthesis of Torah and secular studies. Prepares students for top institutions of higher learning. 675 students from grade 9 to 12 -- (03:30) YOF differs from other yeshivas because it is Modern orthodox, providing coeducation, support of “Medinat Israel”, passionate Zionism, and Torah is taught in Hebrew -- (08:16) School is acknowledged by the community as a standard to measure other Jewish schools in Brooklyn.
NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Audio interview conducted February 15, 2022 by Ariane Loeb at Yeshivah of Flatbush. Collected through the Brooklyn family Jewish History Project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is funded by the David Berg Foundation.
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TitleYeshivah of Flatbush collection. Oral history interview with Rabbi Joseph Beyda on February 15, 2022.
Biographical NoteThe Yeshivah of Flatbush (YOF) was founded in 1927 by Dr. Joel Braveman. The first middle school class graduated in 1934 and the first high school class in 1954. The original mission of the Yeshivah was an equal emphasis on Secular and Jewish studies and coeducation. The school was committed from its inception to build a strong bond with Medinat Israel (State of Israel), Zionism, Modern Orthodox Judaism, and to promote Jewish communal responsability.