American Jewish University finds new buyer for its campus: The Jewish school next door
A happy ending for community leaders who hoped property would stay in Jewish hands
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News That $65 million deal to sell AJU’s main campus? It just fell through.
EF Education First’s offer was pulled due to local opposition the buyer described as xenophobic
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Called an ‘architectural marvel,’ the futuristic building was designed by an Orthodox Jew
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News Former rabbinical students complain to Conservative movement about sexism at seminary
Letter to Rabbinical Assembly’s ethics committee describes culture of harassment alienating women and queer students
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News AJU sells campus to corporation that beat Jewish school’s final offer
Community mikvah will stay open in the short term; rare Jewish book collection on the move
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Fast Forward American Jewish University No Longer Accepting Undergrad Students
American Jewish University announced Friday that it would “pause” undergraduate admissions and eliminate its current curriculum. Recruiting for next year’s class will stop immediately, but the roughly 70 active students in the current undergraduate program will be able to complete their degrees, university president Jeffrey Herbst said in a statement. “For decades, AJU has committed…
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Fast Forward Scientists Concerned About Radioactive Pollution At Los Angeles Jewish Camp
Four nationally known scientists are recommending new testing at a popular Los Angeles-area Jewish camp to determine if contaminants at a nearby former nuclear testing site have posed health risks to past and current campers, NBC Los Angeles reported. The scientists independently reached that conclusion after reviewing various reports of past testing at Camp Alonim…
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Fast Forward UCLA Jewish Studies Center To Honor Rabbi Elliot Dorff
The Jewish studies program at the University of California, Los Angeles will honor Rabbi Elliot Dorff later this month. Dorff, the rector and distinguished service professor at American Jewish University, will be the first-ever recipient of the Leve Award, given by the school’s Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies. Dorff is also the chair…
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