École Yabné (Paris)


The École Yabné is a Jewish school located in Paris. Founded in 1948—by Chief Rabbi Jacob Kaplan, with the help of Rabbi Élie Munk and Chief Rabbi Henri Schilli—it continues to this day.

History

In 1948, Chief Rabbi Jacob Kaplan, with the help of Suzanne Aron, created a Jewish lycée that he named École Yabné, in memory of the Yeshiva founded in Yavne by Yohanan ben Zakkai after the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem by the Romans in the 70s CE. He received help from Rabbi Élie Munk; Chief Rabbi Henri Schilli; and the communities of the Adas Yereim Synagogue, the Rue de Montevideo Synagogue, the Rue Pavee Synagogue, and Synagogue Rashi, all in Paris.
To run the school, Suzanne Aron called upon Albert Crémieux.
In 1948, the school was on the grounds of the Gustave de Rothschild Foundation, at 60 rue Claude-Bernard, in the Latin Quarter. There was not enough room in the small building to accommodate all the students. The solution was to teach half the students in the morning, and half in the afternoon. Some classes took place in the Séminaire israélite de France, a rabbinical seminary located at 9 rue Vauquelin.
This situation continued until the construction, in the 1960s, of a multi-story building, in the same location, that was far more spacious and could accommodate all classes. This building was opened on 2 May 1965. The building included a gym and a refectory, amenities the school had for the first time.
In 1976, in agreement with the centre, Rachi classes took place from the first year to the final year. École Yabné could then accommodate 750 students.
In 1993, the school left the Latin Quarter for the Porte d'Italie. It is currently the largest Jewish college in France. It has more than 1000 students from kindergarten to the final year of high school. The primary school is called École Yabné-Henri Schilli.

Lycée ranking

In 2015, the lycée ranked 47th out of 109 at the departmental level, in terms of teaching quality, and 452nd at the national level. The ranking is based on three criteria: the bac results, the proportion of students who obtain their baccalauréat after two years at the establishment, and the added value.

Directors