Highlights

The School of Graduate Studies in Cincinnati, Ohio is a leading center for study, training, research and publication in Judaic and cognate studies. The School's resources in staff, research facilities, and the holdings of the Klau Library have few parallels in the academic world. The School awards M.A. and Ph.D. degrees to men and women, both Jewish and non-Jewish, who are preparing for careers in teaching and scholarship. Major areas of study include: Bible, Rabbinics, Hellenistic Studies, Jewish Religious Thought and Philosophy, and American and Modern Jewish History. The School of Graduate Studies is a member of the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities.

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives is committed to preserving a documentary heritage of the religious, organizational, economic, cultural, personal, social and family life of American Jewry. The American Jewish Archives was founded in 1947 by the late Dr. Jacob Rader Marcus in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust. Located on the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, it contains over 10,000 linear feet of archives, manuscripts, near print materials, photographs, audio and video tapes, microfilm, and genealogical materials.

University Attributes

Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation's oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and communal service professionals, and offers graduate and post-graduate degree programs to scholars of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR's scholarly resources comprise renowned library, archive and museum collections, biblical archaeology excavations, and academic publications. HUC-JIR invites the community to an array of cultural and education programs which illuminate Jewish history, identity, and contemporary creativity and which foster interfaith and multiethnic understanding.

Degrees Available

• Doctorate
• Master of Arts

Degree Level

Doctorate Degree

Subject Areas

• American Studies
• History
• Jewish Studies

Experience Required

no

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Other
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

two months

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion's Mission Statement

The School of Graduate Studies, located on the campus of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio is a leading center for study, training, research and publication in Judaic and cognate studies. The School's resources in staff, research facilities, and the holdings of the Klau Library have few parallels in the academic world. The School awards M.A. and Ph.D. degrees to men and women, both Jewish and non-Jewish, who are preparing for careers in teaching and scholarship. Major areas of study include: Bible, Rabbinics, Hellenistic Studies, Jewish Religious Thought and Philosophy, and American and Modern Jewish History. The School of Graduate Studies is a member of the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities.

Year Founded

1875