Endowments

Endowed Professorships

Alumni Chair in Practical Rabbinics, established by contributions from rabbinical alumni for programs on the practical aspects of the rabbinate.

The Israel and Ida G. Bettan Chair in Homiletics, established by a bequest of Anita Esther Bettan.

The Sol and Arlene Bronstein Chair in Judaeo-Christian Studies, established by the Sol and Arlene Bronstein Trust of Evansville, Indiana, in honor of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bronstein.

The Arthur-Dora-Morton Deutsch Chair in Jewish Jurisprudence and Social Justice, established under the will of Morton Deutsch in honor of his parents.

The Clarence and Robert Efroymson Chair in Jewish Religious Thought.

The Sigmund Falk Distinguished Professorship, established by the will of his sister, Mrs. Jesse Forst of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and supplementary gifts by Leon Falk, Jr. and Mrs. Marjorie L. Falk.

The Solomon B. Freehof Professorship of Jewish Law and Lore, established in honor of Dr. Solomon B. Freehof by The Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust.

The Barbara and Stephen Friedman Chair in Liturgy, Worship, and Ritual, established by Barbara and Stephen Friedman, reflects HUC-JIR's curricular commitment to revisioning Jewish faith, thought, and practice by exploring new forms of liturgy, worship and ritual that are meaningful and inspirational for Jews today.

The Nelson Glueck Chair in Bible and Archaeology, established by friends and admirers of the late Dr. Glueck.

The I.H. and Anna Grancell Chair in Jewish Religious Thought, established by Anna Grancell of Los Angeles, California.

The Alfred Gottschalk Chair in Communal Service, established by the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and endowed by Gustine Weber of Los Angeles, California.

The Milton and Hattie Kutz Chair in American Jewish History, established by Mrs. Milton Kutz of Wilmington, Delaware.

The Rabbi Michael Matuson Professorship for Emerging Scholars, established by Cynthia G. and Dan Edelman, honors Rabbi Michael Matuson, ordained by HUC-JIR in 1984 and the rabbi of their Congregation Ahavath Chesed in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Julian Morgenstern Chair in Bible, established by alumni of the College-Institute and friends and admirers of the late former president of the College-Institute, Rabbi Julian Morgenstern.

The Adolph S. Ochs Professorship in Jewish History, established in memory of the publisher of The New York Times, a son-in-law of Rabbi Isaac M. Wise, founder of Hebrew Union College.

The Effie Wise Ochs Chair in Biblical Literature, established by Mrs. Arthur Hays Sulzberger of New York, in memory of her mother, and also in honor of Dr. Nelson Glueck's 70th birthday.

The Rabbi Sally J. Priesand Visiting Professorship in Jewish Women's Studies, established by The Women's Rabbinic Network, HUC-JIR, and other donors.

The Joseph and Helen Regenstein Chair in Religion, Ethics and Human Relations, established by the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation of Chicago, Illinois.

The Deborah and Russell Silverman Chair in Cantorial Arts and Composition, established by Deborah and Russell Silverman.

The Eleanor Sinsheimer Distinguished Service Professorship in Jewish Religious Education at the New York School, established by a bequest of Mrs. Eleanor Sinsheimer.

The John and Marianne Slade Chair in Jewish Intellectual History, established by John H. and Marianne Slade of New York City.

The Jay Stein Family Chair in Human Relations, established by the Jay Stein family of Jacksonville, Florida, to support programs in human relations on the Cincinnati campus.

The Dr. Paul M. and Trudy Steinberg Distinguished Professorship in Human Relations and Counseling, established by the Irma L. and Abram S. Croll Charitable Trust and its Trustees, honors Dr. Paul M. and Trudy Steinberg, whose association with the College-Institute dates back more than fifty years.

The Dr. Paul M. and Trudy Steinberg Visiting Professorship in Human Relations, established in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Paul M. Steinberg by friends and colleagues, to support teaching in human relations and rabbinic mentorships at the New York, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem campuses.

The Stephen S. Wise Chair for Visiting Distinguished Alumni, endowed by a bequest from Aaron W. Davis of New York City.

Endowed Lectureships

The Dr. Samuel Atlas Memorial Lectureship in Talmud and Philosophy, established by the Dr. Bernard Heller Foundation.

The Grace and Jules Backman Lectureship on economic or socio-economic subjects established by the late Dr. and Mrs. Jules Backman of Scarsdale, New York.

The Count Folke Bernadotte Lecture in world peace and human relations, established by Count and Mrs. Folke Bernadotte, Count and Mrs. Bertil Bernadotte, and Mr. Stefan Lestern.

The Israel and Ida G. Bettan Lectureship in Homiletics.

The Rabbi Samuel M. Blumenfield Memorial Lectureship, established by family and friends.

The Louis Caplan Lectureship on Jewish law, established in honor of Louis Caplan of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Seymour E. Clonick Memorial Lectureship Fund, established by the estate of Seymour E. Clonick of Chicago, Illinois.

The Willard L. Cohodas Lectureship in biblical archaeology at the Jerusalem School, established by his wife, Lois Cohodas, and daughters, Nancy Oberman and Lynn Stahl, in honor of his 70th birthday.

The Theodore Delson Resident Lectureship at the Jerusalem School, established by the Jewish Chautauqua Society.

The Gustave A. and Mamie W. Efroymson Memorial Lectureship, established by Dr. Clarence W. and Robert A. Efroymson of Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Henry Englander Memorial Lecture Fund, established by alumni of the College-Institute.

The William A. Friedlander Lecture Series in Ethics, established in honor of William A. Friedlander by shareholders of Bartlett & Co.

The Dr. Samuel H. Goldenson Lectureship, established by the Board of Trustees of Temple Emanu-El of New York, New York.

The Robert P. and Therese Goldman Lectures, established by a bequest of Mrs. Therese Goldman, for visiting lecturers at the Cincinnati campus.

The Blanche and Irving Laurie Lecture in Jewish Women's Studies, established by the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation of Roseland, New Jersey.

The Rabbi George B. Lieberman Lectureship in East European literature, established by Jerome Klorfein of New York, New York.

The Max Nussbaum Memorial Lectureship, established by friends of the late Rabbi Max Nussbaum.

The Dr. Harry M. Orlinsky Memorial Lecture in Bible, established by former students.

The Annie M. and Jacob Cooper Radgeski Memorial Lectureship, established by the late Mrs. Mildred Weinstein in memory of her parents.

The Stone Lecture Series in Ethics, established by Donald J. and Norma Stone of Dallas.

The Frank L. Weil Memorial Lecture Fund, established by friends and admirers of the late Mr. Frank Weil of New York, New York.

The Stephen S. Wise Lectureship, established by Mr. Walter S. Hilborn of Los Angeles, California, to provide for public lecturers at the Los Angeles School.

Endowed Publications Funds

The C.W. Efroymson Publication Fund, established by Dr. Clarence W. Efroymson of Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Henry Englander-Eli Mayer Publication Fund, established in their honor by Mrs. Esther Straus Englander and Mrs. Jessie Straus Mayer of Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Hattie Kutz Archival Publication Fund, established under the will of Mrs. Milton Kutz of Wilmington, Delaware.

The Congregation Emanu-El (New York) Archives Publication Fund.

The Rabbi George Zepin Publication Fund, established by various gifts and supplemented by the bequest of Rabbi George Zepin of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Endowment Funds in Support of Educational Programs

The Alumni Association Rabbinic Residency Program, endowed by rabbinical alumni, foundations, and individual donors to support education in the practical aspects of the rabbinate.

The Louis D. Beaumont Endowment Fund for biblical archaeology, established by the Louis D. Beaumont Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio.

The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Center for Pastoral Counseling, established by The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation of Baltimore, Maryland to provide educational opportunities for students and alumni in pastoral counseling and chaplaincy.

The Adolph Feibel Memorial Fellowship Fund to help young men and women attend the National College Colloquia at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati, for the purpose of deepening Jewish knowledge and commitment.

The Anne H. Flomenhaft Fund, established by the Estate of Anne Flomenhaft for lectures and concerts at the New York School.

The Martin Gang Fund, established by friends, in honor of Martin Gang of Los Angeles, California, for instructional support programs at the Los Angeles School.

The Gerecht Family Institute for Outreach, established by the Ash and Gloria Gerecht of Silver Spring, Maryland, the National Center to Encourage Judaism, and the National Center to Encourage Judaism Fund, to create comprehensive outreach education for students at HUC-JIR's three stateside campuses and to create opportunities for advanced study for alumni.

The Stanley and Ilene Gold Endowment for Faculty Excellence, established by the Gold Family Charitable Foundation, to support faculty excellence in teaching and research.

The Golden Family Foundation Recruitment Fund.

The Cecil W. Herrman Fund for Teaching and Learning in support of the education activities taking place in the Cecil W. Herrman Learning Center in Cincinnati.

The Leah Hirschenfang Memorial Fund for the Scholar-in-Residence Program of the School of Sacred Music.

The Jewish Teachers' College Fund, established by the late Jacob H. Schiff of New York, New York, to support a department for the training of Jewish religious school teachers.

The Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health, established by Lee Kalsman and Peachy and Mark Levy of Los Angeles, to support the exploration of religion and healing, advocacy, and training for religious and professional healthcare leaders.

The Moses Lasky Endowment for the Western Center of the American Jewish Archives.

The Jacob and Jennie Lichter Fund, established by Mrs. Jane Lichter of Cincinnati, Ohio, for developing new approaches and experimental formats for Jewish education.

The Joshua Loth Liebman Memorial Fund, established by friends and admirers of Rabbi Joshua Loth Liebman.

The Jerome H. Louchheim Fund for the needs of the Jerome H. Louchheim School of Judaic Studies in Los Angeles, established by Jerome H. Louchheim and friends.

The Hildegard Mayer Fund, established by the Estate of Hildegard Mayer for lectures and concerts at the New York School.

The Mayerson Fieldwork Institute, established by the Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson Foundation, to provide on-site supervision and ongoing consultation for Cincinnati rabbinical students serving in their first biweekly pulpit; rabbinical alumni serve as the training faculty.

The Max and Florence Minsky Music Fund, established by Mrs. Florence Minsky Goldstein.

The Milton E. Petrie Educational Fund to augment the educational programs of the College-Institute, established by Milton E. Petrie.

The Danny Rechler Student Computer Center Fund for the Jerusalem School, established by the Rechler Family Foundation.

The Richard and Dorothy Rodgers Endowment Fund for the School of Sacred Music for outreach to various constituencies, including the elderly.

The Ilona Samek Institute for academic research, conferences, publications, and grants in the area of Jewish theology and liturgy, established by George Lotker and Paul Green, executors of the estate of Ilona Samek.

The Skirball Center Endowment Fund for the Skirball Center for Biblical and Archaeological Research and Museum's continued program of archaeological excavations, publications, research and related activities, including fellowships and summer institutes for graduate students and professors, and the establishment of a coordinating information agency on archaeology in Israel.

The Spiegel Seminar on the Jewish Family, established by the Spiegel Family for special programs at the Los Angeles School dealing with the Jewish family.

The Paul Tartak Fund to support programs in the Rhea Hirsch School of Education in Los Angeles, established by the estate of Paul Tartak.

The Shirley Tartak Fund to fund the directorship of the Tartak Learning Center, at the Los Angeles School, established by Shirley Tartak of Tiburon, California.

Endowment Funds in Support of Special Programs and Prizes

The Dr. Bernard Heller Prize, established by the Dr. Bernard Heller Foundation, is an international award in the arts, letters, humanities, or religion, to be presented to an individual or organization whose works, writings, or research are significant in these areas and awarded annually at graduation exercises in Cincinnati.

The Rabbi Charisse Kranes Memorial Fund, established in memory of Cincinnati alumna Rabbi Charisse Kranes by her rabbinical colleagues, to honor her musical and spiritual gifts through an annual musical performance in the Cincinnati Scheuer Chapel.

The Roger E. Joseph Prize, established by Burton M. Joseph and Betty Greenberg in memory of their brother, Roger E. Joseph, is an international award presented to an individual or organization whose conduct or work enhances or encourages the values and ideals which derive from religious teachings.

The Richard and Joan Scheuer Prize for Jewish Art and Architecture at the Jerusalem School, to be awarded for an original research paper in these disciplines.

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