Gratz College: Transforming Jewish Education
Gratz College, the first transdenominational Jewish college in the United States, has been teaching Jewish studies and training Jewish professionals for more than a century. Today, the college is a dynamic, vibrant Jewish institution with both on campus and online programs in a full spectrum of disciplines: Jewish Studies, Jewish Communal Service, Jewish Music, Jewish Education, Jewish Early Childhood Education and Jewish Non-Profit Management. We are committed to providing today's students, wherever they live, with access to Jewish learning at the highest levels of excellence. More >>
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Gratz College now offers a Doctorate in Jewish Education
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Gratz College traces its origins back more than a century and a half to 1848 when Isaac Leeser formed the Hebrew Education Society of Philadelphia and 1856 when nineteenth-century banker and philanthropist Hyman Gratz joined together with Leeser to established a trust to create a Hebrew teacher's college. Beginning its formal operations in 1895 as a Hebrew teachers college, Gratz is today an internationally recognized institution of higher learning, specializing in Jewish education and Hebraic studies and the training of master educators and communal professionals. The College awards professional and academically oriented master's degrees, bachelor's degrees and specialized certificates.
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Through its
Samuel Netzky Division of Continuing Education, Gratz offers in-service teacher training, continuing education, specialized programs and courses, and public lectures and forums. It also provides an extensive array of secondary education programs through its
Jewish Community High School. The
Tuttleman Jewish Public Library of Gratz College is a major research center available to the scholar and the general community.
Gratz College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a constituent agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.