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Jewish Institute of Religion

seminary, New York City, New York, United States
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The Jewish Institute of Religion was a seminary founded in New York City in 1922 by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. It was a significant institution for the training of rabbis within the Reform Judaism movement. In 1950, it merged with the Hebrew Union College, which had been founded in Cincinnati in 1875 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise. This merged institution, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), became the oldest Jewish seminary in the United States for training rabbis and a major center for Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR also established campuses in Los Angeles and Jerusalem, expanding its educational reach.12

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  1. Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion
  2. Union for Reform Judaism
  3. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
  4. Judaism - American Judaism

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