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Founded in 1895, Gratz is the oldest independent and pluralistic college for Jewish studies in North America. From its inception, Gratz holds the distinction of being the first institution of advanced Jewish learning to accept women on par with men.
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Founded in 1895, Gratz is the oldest independent and...
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The college traces its origins to 1856 when banker, philanthropist, and communal leader Hyman Gratz and the Hebrew Education Society of Philadelphia (established in 1849 by Rebecca Gratz and Isaac Leeser) joined to establish a trust to create a Hebrew teachers college.
GRATZ COLLEGE, oldest independent college of Jewish studies in North America. In 1856 Hyman *Gratz , Philadelphia merchant, philanthropist, and scion of one of America's earliest Jewish families, established a trust indenture of approximately $150,000 to provide an annuity for his adopted son and, if the son died without issue, for a nephew.
The Holocaust Oral History Archive of Gratz College, established in 1979, is one of the earliest collections of primary Holocaust testimony in the United States.
The Holocaust Oral History Archive of Gratz College, established in 1979, is one of the earliest collections of primary Holocaust testimony in the United States.
Gratz College is a private, liberal arts university in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1895, Gratz College is the oldest independent college for Jewish studies in the whole of North America. Its origins can be traced back further still, to 1856, when community leader and philanthropist Hyman Gratz joined with the Hebrew Education Society ...
