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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.<ref>http://hebrewcollege.edu/hct/fall_2005/noteworthy/index.html</ref>In 2006, it signed a collaborative agreement with Nova Southeastern University in [[South Florida]], the second largest Jewish community in the United States.<ref>http://www.nova.edu/cwis/pubaffairs/sharkbytes/2006/feb1/hebrew_college.html</ref> In July 2007, it formed a partnership with Northeastern University in Boston.<ref>http://hebrewcollege.edu/html/news/currents/v4-1_index.htm</ref> Hebrew 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. <ref>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</ref> |
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.<ref>http://hebrewcollege.edu/hct/fall_2005/noteworthy/index.html</ref>In 2006, it signed a collaborative agreement with Nova Southeastern University in [[South Florida]], the second largest Jewish community in the United States.<ref>http://www.nova.edu/cwis/pubaffairs/sharkbytes/2006/feb1/hebrew_college.html</ref> In July 2007, it formed a partnership with Northeastern University in Boston.<ref>http://hebrewcollege.edu/html/news/currents/v4-1_index.htm</ref> Hebrew 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. <ref>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</ref> |
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==Youth programs== |
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In keeping with the idea of Jewish education as a lifelong pursuit, Hebrew College runs ''Prozdor,'' a Jewish studies program for high school students, and [[Camp Yavneh]], an overnight summer camp in Northwood, New Hampshire. <ref>http://www.hebrewcollege.edu/html/youth_programs_1.htm</ref> |
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==Notable Alumni== |
==Notable Alumni== |
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Revision as of 07:37, 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. The Hebrew High School opened in 1923.
In the early years, all classes, regardless of the subject matter, were taught in Hebrew. In the 1970s, as Jewish studies programs opened 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 2006, it signed a collaborative agreement with Nova Southeastern University in South Florida, the second largest Jewish community in the United States.[5] In July 2007, it formed a partnership with Northeastern University in Boston.[6] Hebrew 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. [7]
Youth programs
In keeping with the idea of Jewish education as a lifelong pursuit, Hebrew College runs Prozdor, a Jewish studies program for high school students, and Camp Yavneh, an overnight summer camp in Northwood, New Hampshire. [8]
Notable Alumni
- Arnold Band
- Theodore White
- Walter Ackerman
- Daniel Margolis
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://www.nova.edu/cwis/pubaffairs/sharkbytes/2006/feb1/hebrew_college.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
- ^ http://www.hebrewcollege.edu/html/youth_programs_1.htm
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