, ▁Academy ▁for ▁Jewish ▁Religion ▁ ▁A ▁yes h iva ▁is ▁an ▁institution ▁for ▁boys ▁or ▁young ▁men ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁religious ▁texts , ▁especially ▁Tor ah ▁study ▁and ▁the ▁Tal m ud . ▁These ▁include ▁mes iv ta ▁for ▁high ▁school - aged ▁boys ▁and ▁be it ▁mid r ash ▁or ▁yes h iva ▁ged ola ▁for ▁men ▁of ▁college ▁age . ▁ ▁A ▁mid r asha ▁is ▁an ▁inst itute ▁of ▁Jewish ▁studies ▁for ▁women , ▁roughly ▁equivalent ▁to ▁yes h iva . ▁In ▁Israel ▁a ▁mid r asha ▁that ▁also ▁offers ▁academic ▁degrees ▁is ▁sometimes ▁called ▁a ▁mach on . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁mid r asha ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁co - ed uc ational . ▁ ▁A ▁kole l ▁is ▁an ▁inst itute ▁for ▁advanced ▁study ▁of ▁Tal m ud ic ▁or ▁rabb in ic ▁literature . ▁Stud ents ▁of ▁a ▁kole l ▁are ▁married ▁men . ▁ ▁B ais ▁Ya akov ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁elementary ▁and ▁secondary ▁school ▁for ▁Jewish ▁girls ▁from ▁religious , ▁especially ▁Orth odox ▁families . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Rab bi , ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁Tor ah ▁study <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁government ' s ▁supp ression ▁of ▁a ▁perce ived ▁threat ▁from ▁the ▁political ▁left ▁after ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Nan j ing ▁during ▁the ▁Sh ō wa ▁period . ▁During ▁the ▁incident , ▁approximately ▁ 4 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁authorities ▁between ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁February ▁