A new scholarly colony in Jerusalem: the early history of Jewish studies at the Hebrew University. From: Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life andThought | Date: March 22, 1996| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1996 American Jewish Congress. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem was founded as a result of the desire of Jewish European intellectuals for an institution devoted to scientific and cultural research in the Jewish homeland. Their intentions conflicted with initial concerns for funding and staffing which by necessity depended on foreign support. At the same time, a curriculum had to be developed that would reflect Jewish identities from many nations as well as Zionist goals.

More than seventy years ago, in one of the grand capitals of the Middle East, a new university was inaugurated. Bearing the name of a great ...

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