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On Dec. 4, 1864, a meeting was held which resulted in the establishment of the first Jewish theological seminary in
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secretary, of the board of trustees. Lawyer and philanthropist Moses A. Dropsie was the first president of the college, followed by
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established under the joint auspices of the Hebrew
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