Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York

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Yeshiva of Rochester
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Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York
769 Park Avenue

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Coordinates 43°08′50″N77°34′30″W / 43.1471°N 77.5750°W / 43.1471; -77.5750
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Former nameTalmudical Institute of Upstate New York
TypePrivate High School, and Beis medrash
Established1974
FoundersRabbi Menachem Davidowitz, Rabbi Dovid Harris
PrincipalRabbi Baruch Davidowitz, Rabbi Yoni Polatoff
Grades9-12, Beis Medrash, Kollel
Website www.tiuny.org

The Yeshiva of Rochester (formerly the Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York or TIUNY) is an all-male educational institution for high school- and college-age young men located in Rochester, New York. It is primarily an American, Lithuanian style Haredi but non-Hasidic yeshiva. TIUNY was founded in 1974 as the first external affiliate branch of the Chofetz Chaim education network by Rabbi Menachem Davidowitz and Rabbi Dovid Harris.

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In 2004, TIUNY opened its own day school, Derech HaTorah of Rochester, offering grades kindergarten through 8th.

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