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'''Hebrew College''' is an accredited college of [[Jewish studies]] in [[Newton Center]], near [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]. Founded in 1921, Hebrew College is committed to Jewish scholarship in a transdenominational academic environment. The president of the college is David Gordis. Hebrew College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, Hebrew-language training, summer institutes, a rabbinical school, a cantorial school and continuing-education programs. <ref>http://hebrewcollege.org/html/courses_of_instruction.htm</ref> |
'''Hebrew College''' is an accredited college of [[Jewish studies]] in [[Newton Center]], near [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]. Founded in 1921, Hebrew College is committed to Jewish scholarship in a transdenominational academic environment. The president of the college is David Gordis. Hebrew College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, Hebrew-language training, summer institutes, a rabbinical school, a cantorial school and continuing-education programs. <ref>http://hebrewcollege.org/html/courses_of_instruction.htm</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Founded in November 1921, Hebrew College was one of eleven Hebrew teachers colleges established in the United States in keeping with the [[Hebraist]] model of Jewish teacher training. Hebrew College was originally located in [[Brookline]], Massachusetts. The school opened with 23 students, with registration doubling by the following year. The founder of Hebrew College was Louis Hurwich |
Founded in November 1921, Hebrew College was one of eleven Hebrew teachers colleges established in the United States in keeping with the [[Hebraist]] model of Jewish teacher training. Hebrew College was originally located in [[Brookline]], Massachusetts. The school opened with 23 students, with registration doubling by the following year. The founder of Hebrew College was Louis Hurwich. Nissim Touroff, former director of the Hebrew school system in Palestine, was appointed as its first dean. In the early years, all classes, regardless of the subject matter, were taught in Hebrew. In the 1970s, as Jewish studies programs opened at at colleges and universities around the country, the policy changed. Classes were held in English and Hebrew was reserved for language courses and advanced Jewish text study. |
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In 1987, after a period of decline, Samuel Schafler became the sixth president of Hebrew College and introduced new programming that expanded the student body significantly. <ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DC1E3DF936A35757C0A967958260</ref> |
In 1987, after a period of decline, Samuel Schafler became the sixth president of Hebrew College and introduced new programming that expanded the student body significantly. <ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DC1E3DF936A35757C0A967958260</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:57, 23 October 2007
Hebrew College is an accredited college of Jewish studies in Newton Center, near Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1921, Hebrew College is committed to Jewish scholarship in a transdenominational academic environment. The president of the college is David Gordis. Hebrew College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, Hebrew-language training, summer institutes, a rabbinical school, a cantorial school and continuing-education programs. [1]
History
Founded in November 1921, Hebrew College was one of eleven Hebrew teachers colleges established in the United States in keeping with the Hebraist model of Jewish teacher training. Hebrew College was originally located in Brookline, Massachusetts. The school opened with 23 students, with registration doubling by the following year. The founder of Hebrew College was Louis Hurwich. Nissim Touroff, former director of the Hebrew school system in Palestine, was appointed as its first dean. In the early years, all classes, regardless of the subject matter, were taught in Hebrew. In the 1970s, as Jewish studies programs opened at at colleges and universities around the country, the policy changed. Classes were held in English and Hebrew was reserved for language courses and advanced Jewish text study. [2]
In 1987, after a period of decline, Samuel Schafler became the sixth president of Hebrew College and introduced new programming that expanded the student body significantly. [3]
Academic partnerships
When Hebrew College moved to its new campus in 2002, cooperation with the nearby Andover Newton Theological School (ANTS) led to the creation of the Interreligious Center on Public Life and several interfaith programs.[4] In July 2007, Hebrew College formed a partnership with Northeastern University.[5]The college is now collaborating with the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston, one of whose founders, Eli Grad, was the fifth president of Hebrew College. [6]
References
- ^ http://hebrewcollege.org/html/courses_of_instruction.htm
- ^ http://hebrewcollege.edu/hct/winter_2004/focus/call.html
- ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DC1E3DF936A35757C0A967958260
- ^ http://hebrewcollege.edu/hct/fall_2005/noteworthy/index.html
- ^ http://hebrewcollege.edu/html/news/currents/v4-1_index.htm
- ^ http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:wvkv9rDWd2wJ:hebrewcollege.edu/html/news/currents/v4-1_genealogy.htm+eli+grad+hebrew+college&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1
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