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From the 11/23/04 Cincinnati Post:

 

 

Hebrew Union plans $17M project

Post staff report

 

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is planning a $17 million expansion and renovation of its Clifton campus.

 

http://www.cincypost.com/2004/11/23/huc112304.html

Klau library has an excellent collection on the Holocaust and Nazi antisemitism. I did some research there a while back.

Wow, they are spending some serious money on that campus. They're just finishing up an expansion they started last year.

Yeah, they sure are. I'm happy about it--HUC is a community asset that doesn't get nearly enough attention, IMO.

  • 6 months later...

From the 6/4/05 Enquirer:

 

 

Bringing home Jewish history in America

Hebrew Union to dedicate its seven-year, $7M expansion and renovation

By Maggie Downs

Enquirer staff writer

 

CLIFTON - The sleek glass door at the new education center opens to a treasure trove of history.

 

A large gallery boasts a yellowed ketubah (marriage contract) from the early 19th century. A fading World War I poster bellows a message in Yiddish. A curling green cover contains a guide to the United States for Jewish immigrants.

 

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050604/NEWS01/506040404/1056/rss02

 

Hebrew Union- I'm a big fan of their hot dogs.

  • 1 year later...

Klau Library to expand accessibility, collection

Depository for Judaic artifacts out of space

http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/05/07/focus2.html

 

Faced with either finding space for the growing collection at the Klau Library at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion or to simply stop adding items, the decision was apparent to administrators.

  • 2 weeks later...

sounds like something that should get a lot of media attention

  • 1 year later...

Renamed and moved this thread for general Hebrew Union College developments since no other thread existed.

 

Hebrew Union could face closure

By Amber Ellis, Cincinnati Enquirer, April 19, 2009

 

Tough economic times and multimillion-dollar debt might force Hebrew Union College, the nation’s oldest Jewish educational institution, to shut down its Clifton campus.

Madoff. The hard part of this is that Cincy's Jewish community is small and not all that Reform anymore. However, LA and NY likely have more institutions that could absorb these schools. Cincy is likely the cheapest to sustain, but with the lowest demand.

This would be a huge blow to the Cincinnati community.  I really hope they can recognize the significance of Cincinnati in the reform movement, and keep the place open.  I go by the LA location every day and it's one stand alone ugly building surrounded by USC and its environs.  I say close that branch.

Hebrew Union backers plan appeal

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090420/NEWS01/904210329/1055/NEWS

 

Greater Cincinnati's Jewish community will try to save the Clifton campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, where the school was founded 134 years ago, but the college's financial problems may prove too severe.

The challenge is that there are lot more Jews in LA and NY than Cincy.

  • 2 weeks later...

Awesome news! I think HUC should maybe market itself more to the community so it could raise more funds or attract more visitors to the museum and library they have.  Also, perhaps UC could outsource its Judaic Studies program to HUC?  Xavier already does this, and UC is basically neighbors with HUC.  Out here, USC's Judaic Studies is done through the LA branch of HUC, and I think that is how it makes a lot of its money.

UC's Judaic Studies program is a mess and has been for years. HUC is actually a associate college of UC.

  • 5 months later...

Hebrew Union retains Clifton campus

The Enquirer, November 2, 2009

 

CLIFTON - The Board of Governors for the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute voted overwhelmingly Monday to continue supporting its mission on four campuses around the world, including its historic home on Clifton Avenue as well as campuses in New York, Los Angeles and Jerusalem.

^Great!

  • 6 months later...

Hebrew Union College gets $11M

By Cliff Peale, Cincinnati Enquirer, May 24, 2010

 

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion has received an $11 million grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation to increase the number and quality of Jewish educators it trains.

 

The grant is one of three from the San Francisco-based foundation, which gave a similar amount to the Jewish Theological Seminary and Yeshiva University, both in New York. The grants will provide financial aid for students pursuing education degrees or certification in other programs that prepare them to work with Jewish youth and young adults.

^This should help HUC remain more economically stable, and ensure it success in the future.  Good news for HUC and Cincinnati.

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