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Two New York Jewish Teachers Seminaries to Merge; Plans Announced

December 13, 1966
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Plans for the merger of the Herzliah Hebrew Teachers Institute and the Jewish Teachers Seminary were announced today by Mendel Haber and Jacob Katzman, presidents of the two respective institutions of higher Jewish learning.

In order to bring the two schools under the same academic direction, an initial step was taken this year with the appointment of the dean of the Jewish Teachers Seminary, Dr. Gershon Winer, to serve simultaneously as dean of Herzliah. It is anticipated that the unification will be completed by the beginning of the new academic year in September 1967.

In announcing the projected merger, it was explained that both the Yiddish and the Hebrew teacher-training programs of the respective schools will be continued on the high academic levels achieved by the two institutions. The joint effort and pooling of resources will make possible the expansion and reinforcement of existing programs which also include a Jewish Music Division and a Graduate School.

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