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Hebrew Union College sells its Greenwich Village building to NYU for $75 million

JL;DR SUMMARY Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), representing the Reform movement, has sold its Greenwich Village campus to New York University for $75.5 million. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Real EstateReform JudaismManhattanHebrew Union CollegeNyuJewish Higher EducationGreenwich VillageJewish SeminaryAcademic CollaborationFinancial Strategy

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New York City, New York, United States
"In 1950, HUCs New York City campus opened following a merger with the Jewish Institute of Religion, which was founded by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise as a pluralistic institution of higher Jewish learning in New York in 1922."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"In October 2023, HUC-JIR announced the discontinuation of four programs: the doctoral and masters degree programs in Jewish studies that are based in Cincinnati, as well as a doctoral program in interfaith ministry in New York and a masters program in educational leadership in Los Angeles."
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
"A multi-campus institution with locations in New York, Los Angeles, Cincinnati and Jerusalem Hebrew Union College was founded in Cincinnati by 1875 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise; at the time, it was the first permanent Jewish institution of higher learning in America, according to HUCs web site."
Jerusalem, Israel
"A multi-campus institution with locations in New York, Los Angeles, Cincinnati and Jerusalem Hebrew Union College was founded in Cincinnati by 1875 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise; at the time, it was the first permanent Jewish institution of higher learning in America, according to HUCs web site."

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