Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Historic Markers
N 39° 08.251 W 084° 31.232
16S E 714298 N 4334964
The marker was supposed to be at the entrance of the College but all that remains is the post.
Waymark Code: WMKW8J
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Crystal Sound
Views: 4

Hebrew Union College (HUC), founded in Cincinnati in 1875, is the oldest institution of higher Jewish learning in the United States. Its founder, Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise (1819-1900), was a leading proponent of Reform Judaism in America. In 1950, the college merged with the Jewish Institute of Religion (JIR), a liberal Jewish seminary in New York founded by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise (1874-1949) in 1922. A third center opened in Los Angeles in 1954 to serve Jewry on the West Coast and, in 1963, a fourth campus opened in Jerusalem. As of 2003, HUC-JIR educates rabbis, cantors, communal, and educational professionals. It also offers advanced academic training for scholars of all faiths. The holdings of the school's Klau Library constitute one of the most extensive Jewish libraries in the world.
Marker Number: 44-31

County: Hamilton

Significance of Location: Place

Additional Coordinate: Not Listed

Additional Coordinate description: Not listed

Bicentenial Mark: Not Listed

Website address: Not listed

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