Plans for the establishment of a Hebrew Union College House in Jerusalem, offering dormitory, study and worship facilities for visiting students, faculty and alumni, were announced today by Dr. Nelson Glueck, president of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, America’s only seminary of Reform Judaism. The project has the endorsement of Israel government officials and the Board of Governors of the College-Institute, Dr. Glueck said.
As a result, first efforts to assemble the funds necessary for the building’s construction have been launched and contributions have begun to come in. Some HUC-JIR undergraduates have been going to Israel each year for specialized study. The projected hostel would serve them as well as faculty members and alumni working or studying in Jerusalem for limited periods. It would also serve as a base for projected field activities of the Hebrew Union College Department of Biblical Archaeology.
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