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 Klau Library Groundbreaking Ceremony – September 24, 2007
Leaders of the Cincinnati community joined faculty, students, administration, and members of the Boards of Governors and Overseers of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion at the groundbreaking for the $11.5 million renovation of the Klau Library on Monday, September 24, 2007.
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Groundbreaking for $11.5 Million Renovation of Klau Library at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati From the Ceremony Welcoming Remarks by Rabbi David Ellenson, President, HUC-JIR Greetings from the Honorable Tyrone K. Yates, Ohio House of Representatives, 33rd District, coming soon Invocation by Dr. Richard S. Sarason, HUC-JIR Keynote Address by Dr. Frank M. Turner, Yale University Presentation by Dr. Susan Einbinder, HUC-JIR Additional speeches coming soon. In the News Past's guardian looks to future – The Cincinnati Post 9/24/07 Library revamp to start soon – The Enquirer 9/19/07 HUC ready to expand Klau Library – Business Courier 9/17/07 $11.5 Million Renovation at HUC-JIR Library – The American Israelite (PDF format) 9/13/07 Hebrew Union College Kicks Off $11.5 Million Renovation of Klau Library – LibraryJournal.com Additional media coverage coming soon. 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 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 and museum collections, the American Jewish Archives, biblical archaeology excavations, research institutes and centers, and academic publications. HUC-JIR invites the community to an array of cultural and educational programs which illuminate Jewish history, identity, and contemporary creativity and which foster interfaith and multiethnic understanding. Visit us at www.huc.edu |
