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Hebrew College is a private college of Jewish studies in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Founded in 1921, the college conducts Jewish scholarship in a pluralistic, trans-denominational[1] academic environment. Its president is Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld. Hebrew College offers undergraduate completion and graduatedegrees, Hebrew-language training, a rabbinical school, a cantorial program and adult-learning and youth-education programs.[2]

History

Founded in November 1921, as the Hebrew Teachers College, 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 Roxbury, Massachusetts, and moved to Brookline, Massachusetts in 1952. The school opened with 23 students, with registration doubling by the following year. The founder of Hebrew College was Louis Hurwich,[3] superintendent of the Bureau of Jewish Education of Boston.[4] Nissan Touroff, former director of the Hebrew school system in Israel, was appointed as its first dean. The Hebrew High School ("Prozdor") opened in 1923.[5]

Eisig Silberschlag became the dean of Hebrew College in 1947 and was named president in 1968.[6]

In the early years, all classes, regardless of the subject matter, were taught in Hebrew. In the early 1980s, as Jewish studies programs opened at more colleges and universities around the country, the policy began to change. Increasingly, classes were held in English, and Hebrew was reserved for language courses and advanced Jewish text study.[7]

Durante los 15 años de mandato de Eli Grad, el quinto presidente del Hebrew College, el enfoque pasó de la formación de profesores a un énfasis en programas y cursos de cultura hebrea para la comunidad en general. [ 8 ] En enero de 1987, después de un período de declive, Samuel Schafler se convirtió en el sexto presidente del Hebrew College e introdujo nuevos programas que ampliaron significativamente el alumnado. [ 9 ] A finales de la década de 1980, se introdujeron clases de educación para adultos que se convirtieron en el precursor del programa Me'ah. [ 10 ] En 2001, Nehemia Polen estableció el Instituto de Textos Jasídicos para el estudio de textos jasídicos fundamentales. [ 11 ] En 1993, David M. Gordis se convirtió en el séptimo presidente del Colegio. Daniel Lehmann fue nombrado octavo presidente en julio de 2008. Sharon Cohen Anisfeld se convirtió en la novena presidenta en 2018. [ 12 ] [ 13 ]

El arquitecto de renombre internacional Moshe Safdie diseñó y construyó las instalaciones de la institución en Newton, Massachusetts , finalizadas en 2002. El Hebrew College refinanció con éxito su deuda inmobiliaria en 2012, reduciendo su obligación de bonos original en un 75 % y asegurando la propiedad del campus. En 2018, el campus fue vendido a una fundación asociada con el inversor inmobiliario de Hong Kong Gerald Chan mediante un acuerdo de arrendamiento con opción de recompra a largo plazo. [ 14 ]

En marzo de 2021, Hebrew College anunció un acuerdo con Temple Reyim, también ubicado en Newton, para trasladar la universidad a la propiedad del templo y compartir instalaciones. Los otros grupos que tienen previsto ubicarse en el mismo lugar son Jewish Arts Collaborative, Jewish Women's Archive y Keshet , una organización para judíos LGBTQ. [ 15 ]

colaboraciones académicas

En 2011, Hebrew College se convirtió en miembro del Boston Theological Institute , un consorcio de 10 escuelas y seminarios teológicos en el área de Boston, incluyendo Boston University , Andover Newton Theological School , Boston College , Episcopal Divinity School , Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary , Harvard University , Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology y St. John's Seminary . Cuando Hebrew College se mudó a su nuevo campus en 2002, la cooperación con la cercana Andover Newton Theological School (ANTS) llevó a la creación del Center for Inter-Religious and Communal Leadership Education y varios programas interreligiosos . [ 16 ] En 2014, formó una asociación con Lesley University en Cambridge, Massachusetts, y colabora en ofrecer un doctorado en estudios educativos de Lesley con una especialización en liderazgo educativo judío. Hebrew College ha establecido una asociación con el Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies en Jerusalén para preparar a profesores de estudios judíos para escuelas judías diurnas en América del Norte. También colabora con NETA Hebrew-as-a-second-language, ofreciendo conjuntamente tres programas de certificación para profesores de hebreo. En 2012, Hebrew College estableció una alianza con la Escuela de Administración de la Universidad de Boston para ofrecer un certificado en gestión de organizaciones sin fines de lucro para rabinos y estudiantes de rabinato.

Hebrew College y la Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning copatrocinaron la Cumbre para Líderes en Aprendizaje Judío para Adultos. [ 17 ]

Instalaciones de la biblioteca

La Biblioteca Rae y Joseph Gann cuenta con más de 125 000 libros, incluyendo colecciones especiales de literatura hebrea moderna , ética médica judía , educación judía, genealogía judía , estudios sobre el Holocausto , jasidismo y literatura infantil judía. A través de la Red de Información de Bibliotecas de Investigación, los estudiantes pueden acceder a una base de datos de 53 millones de libros, revistas, mapas, registros y casetes procedentes de colecciones de judaica de todo Estados Unidos. [ 18 ] Además, la universidad es miembro del consorcio de bibliotecas BTI y del consorcio de bibliotecas Fenway, lo que permite el acceso a bibliotecas universitarias, de museos y públicas locales. [ 19 ]

Programas para jóvenes

In keeping with the idea of Jewish education as a lifelong pursuit, Hebrew College[20] runs Prozdor, a supplementary Hebrew high school, and Makor, a supplementary Hebrew middle school.[21]

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑Meskin, Jacob (2002). "Answers Divide Us, Questions Unite Us". Archived from the original on January 4, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2007.
  2. ↑"Course Offerings - www.hebrewcollege.edu". www.hebrewcollege.edu.
  3. ↑Hurwich, L. Zichronot Mechanech Ivri (Memories of a Hebrew Educator), Jerusalem, 1960.
  4. ↑Hebrew College historyArchived October 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑History of Hebrew CollegeArchived January 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑"Eisig Silberschlag, 85, Hebrew College Chief". The New York Times. October 6, 1988.
  7. ↑A Call to Revolution – Hebrew College TodayArchived August 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑"Chicago Educator to Head Hebrew College", The Jewish Advocate, Lawrence Harmon, August 1986
  9. ↑"Samuel Schafler, 62, Rabbi and Educator". The New York Times. April 5, 1991.
  10. ↑Hebrew College Today - It's Never Too LateArchived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑Hasidic Text Institute – Jewish Studies at Hebrew CollegeArchived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑JewishBoston, Judy Bolton-Fasman for. "Hebrew College Installs Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld as Ninth—and First Female—President". JewishBoston. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  13. ↑JTA. "Hebrew College installs its first female president". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  14. ↑"Boston's Hebrew College sells campus to shore up future". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. August 20, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  15. ↑Schwartz, Penny (March 23, 2021). "Jewish campus grows near Boston as Hebrew College announces relocation". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  16. ↑Righteous Persons Foundation Supports Hebrew College/ANTS Interfaith Initiatives - Hebrew College TodayArchived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑Judy Mars Kupchan; Dr. Bernice Lerner (November 16, 2014). "Boundary Crossers: Adult Jewish Learning Summit Explores Collaboration". eJewish Philanthropy. In a spirit of exploring opportunities for collaboration and learning, nineteen providers of adult Jewish learning gathered recently in Newton, MA. Co-sponsored by Hebrew College and the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning, the Summit for Leaders in Adult Jewish Learning opened a long-overdue conversation about how to advance the place of adult learning in today's Jewish communal landscape..... Forty leaders crossed the boundaries of their own silos to consider common challenges, learn from respected faculty, and discuss the role of adult learning in building our Jewish future. Veteran organizations represented by Drisha Institute, Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, Hebrew College's School of Adult Learning, Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning, and the Wexner Heritage Program were joined by representatives of newer initiatives like Ayeka, Chai Mitzvah, Global Day of Learning, Kevah and Mechon Hadar. Our dialogue was enriched and cross-pollinated by a diversity of perspectives and multiplicity of goals, from engaging first-time learners to empowering adults to find relevance in deep and substantive text study.
  18. ↑"Teen Programs - About Prozdor". Hebrew College. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  19. ↑"Gann Library". Hebrew College. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  20. ↑"Fall 2019 - Sunday Guide"(PDF). Hebrew College. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  21. ↑"Prozdor: Jewish Learning Learning for Teens | Hebrew College". March 13, 2024. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  22. ↑"Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies". hebrewjudaic.as.nyu.edu.
  23. ↑Levine Melammed, Renee (December 23, 2011). "Her story is over: Paula Hyman (1946-2011)". Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  24. ↑Vitello, Paul (December 17, 2011). "Paula E. Hyman, Who Sought Rights for Women in Judaism, Dies at 65". The New York Times.
  25. ↑"Frank Manuel Papers - Archives and Special Collections, Brandeis University". lts.brandeis.edu.
  26. ↑"Jonathan D. Sarna - NEJS Faculty - Brandeis University". www.brandeis.edu.
  27. ↑"Removal Notice"(PDF). www.sscnet.ucla.edu. Archived from the original(PDF) on July 3, 2001.
  28. ↑"Isadore Twersky, Rabbinical Scholar, Dies". The Harvard University Gazette. October 16, 1997. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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