American Decades
"The Hebrew Union College of Yesterday and a Great Desideratum in Its Curriculum Today"
Essay
By: Kaufmann Kohler
Date: 1925
Source: Kohler, Kaufmann. "The Hebrew Union College of Yesterday and a Great Desideratum in Its Curriculum Today." Hebrew Union College Jubilee Volume (1875–1925). New York: Ktav, 1968, 74–76.
About the Author: Kaufmann Kohler (1843–1926) was born in Germany. Raised in an orthodox Jewish family, he later became a leader in Reform Judaism. Kohler immigrated to the United States in 1869 and after serving various congregations became president of Hebrew Union College in 1903. He died on January 28, 1926, at the age of eighty-two.
Introduction
Kaufmann Kohler was a major figure in Reform Judaism in the United States. Born in Germany, he studied at universities in Munich and Berlin and received his doctorate from Erlangen in 1867. Influenced by the critical methods he learned in his studies, Kohler believed that...
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