Rabbinical Seminary of Budapest

The Rabbinical Seminary of Budapest (or Budapest Rabbinical Seminary) was established in 1877 in Budapest, Hungary.[1] The seminary was intended to serve as a modern institution of higher learning[2] and was sponsored by the Hungarian government with the goal of instilling patriotism and spreading Hungarian culture among rabbinical students.[3]

Among its notable teachers were Moses Löb Bloch[4] and David Kaufmann.[5]

Among its notable graduates were Avigdor Hameiri[3] and Adolf Buchler.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ Valley, Eli (1999). The Great Jewish Cities of Central and Eastern Europe: A Travel Guide and Resource Book to Prague, Warsaw, Crakow, and Budapest. 479: Jason Aronson. p. 538. ISBN 0-7657-6000-2.
  2. ↑ Moshe Carmilly-Weinberger & Országos Rabbiképző-Intézet (1986). The Rabbinical Seminary of Budapest, 1877-1977: A Centennial Volume. 95: Sepher-Hermon Press. p. 334. ISBN 0-87203-148-9.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Laurence Cole & Daniel L. Unowsky (2007). The Limits of Loyalty: Imperial Symbolism, Popular Allegiances, and State Patriotism in the Late Habsburg Monarchy. 185: Berghahn Books. p. 246. ISBN 1-84545-202-X.
  4. ↑ Martin Goodman, Jeremy Cohen & David Jan Sorkin (2005). The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies. 647: Oxford University Press. p. 1037. ISBN 0-19-928032-0.
  5. ↑ Kinga Frojimovics, Géza Komoróczy, Viktoria Pusztai & Andrea Strbik (1999). Jewish Budapest: Monuments, Rites, History. 208: Central European University Press. p. 597. ISBN 963-9116-37-8.
  6. ↑ Patai, Raphael (1996). The Jews of Hungary:History, Culture, Psychology. 400: Wayne State University Press. p. 730. ISBN 0-8143-2561-0.