Hebrew Union College Press
Nelson Glueck: Biblical Archaeologist and President of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
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- Jonathan Brown
- Hebrew Union College Press
- Hardcover
- 9780878201198
- 9.28 X 6.34 X 0.99 inches
- 1.32 pounds
- Biography & Autobiography > Religious
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
By 1950, Glueck was also well into his long tenure (1947-1971) as president of Hebrew Union College, the institution that had ordained him as a Reform rabbi in 1923 and supported his further studies toward the doctorate he earned in 1927 at the University of Jena in Germany. As president, Glueck oversaw the merger of HUC with the Jewish Institute of Religion. He expanded the Cincinnati-based institution to include schools in New York, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem. He encouraged the creation of the Schools of Jewish Communal Service and Jewish Education in California. And he founded and nurtured the School of Biblical and Archaeological Studies in Jerusalem, which now bears his name.
Jonathan Brown and Laurence Kutler describe and document Nelson Glueck's many achievements and also record some of the fascinating adventures of this extraordinary charismatic man whose life straddled two distinct Jewish worlds.
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