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'''Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch''' ('''YRSRH''', also known as '''Breuer's''', after its creator) was founded in [[New York City]] in [[1944]], as a means of reestablishing the [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] Jewish community of [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]] in the United States. The school, founded by Rabbi [[Joseph Breuer]], is run according to the philosophy of Rabbi Breuer's grandfather, Rabbi [[Samson Raphael Hirsch]]. It is located in the [[Upper Manhattan]] neighborhood of [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]].
The institution has several divisions, including separate elementary, middle and high schools for boys and girls, and post high school Talmudic academy. It also maintained a teacher's seminary for many years, which was discontinued in 2004. Its girls' high school division closed in 2006.
It is under the general auspices of [[Khal Adath Jeshurun]], which is an Orthodox [[synagogue]] that serves the mostly [[:Category:German Jews|German-Jewish]] community of [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]] and Fort Tryon in upper Manhattan.
==External links==
*[http://www.yrsrh.org School Website]
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