Hebrew Union College was founded by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise in 1875 as the first school of higher Jewish learning in the Western Hemisphere.
Hebrew Union College was founded by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise in 1875 as the first school of higher Jewish learning in the Western Hemisphere. Among the College's programs are the Rabbinical School, now the center for US rabbinical training, and the School of Graduate Studies, which offers joint programs with the University of Cincinnati in the classics, Greco-Roman studies, comparative law, and legal ethics.
The College also houses the Archeology Center and the Klau Library, one of the largest Jewish libraries in the world. Guests who visit the campus should be sure to spend some time at the HUC-Skirball Museum, which houses a fascinating collection of Jewish archaeological artifacts from Jerusalem, as well as exhibits on American Judaism, the Holocaust, Israel, and the study of the Torah. Many Jewish ceremonial and ritual objects are also on display.
