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Hebrew College is an accredited college of Jewish studies in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Founded in 1921, Hebrew College is committed to Jewish scholarship in a pluralistic academic environment. The president of the college is Rabbi Daniel Lehmann. Hebrew College offers undergraduate completion and graduate degrees, Hebrew-language training, a rabbinical school, a cantorial program and adult-learning and youth-education programs. Internationally renowned architect Moshe Safdie designed and built the institution's facilities located in Newton, Massachusetts.〔(Hebrew College Courses of Instruction )〕 Hebrew College successfully refinanced its real estate debt in 2012, reducing its original bond obligation by 75% and securing its ownership of the campus. Hebrew College is post-denominational. ==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,〔Hurwich, L. ''Zichronot Mechanech Ivri'' (Memories of a Hebrew Educator), Jerusalem, 1960.〕 superintendent of the Bureau of Jewish Education of Boston.〔(Hebrew College history )〕 Nissan Touroff, former director of the Hebrew school system in Palestine, was appointed as its first dean. The Hebrew High School ("''Prozdor''") opened in 1923.〔(History of Hebrew College )〕 Eisig Silberschlag became the dean of Hebrew College in 1947 and was named president in the late 1960s. 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. 〔(A Call to Revolution - Hebrew College Today )〕 During the 15-year tenure of Eli Grad, the fifth president of Hebrew College, the focus moved from teacher training to an emphasis on Hebrew culture programs and courses for the wider community.〔"Chicago Educator to Head Hebrew College", ''The Jewish Advocate'', Lawrence Harmon, August 1986〕 In January 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. In the late 1980s, adult education classes were introduced that became the forerunner of the Me'ah program.〔(Hebrew College Today - It's Never Too Late )〕 In 2001, Nehemia Polen established the Hasidic Texts Institute for the study of foundational Hasidic texts.〔(Hasidic Text Institute - Jewish Studies at Hebrew College )〕 In 1993, David M. Gordis became the seventh president of the College. Daniel Lehmann was appointed the eighth president in July 2008. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hebrew College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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