Rabbinical Seminary of Budapest
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The Rabbinical Seminary of Budapest (or Budapest Rabbinical Seminary) was established in 1877 in Budapest
, Hungary. The seminary was intended to serve as a modern institution of higher learning and was sponsored by the Hungarian government with the goal of instilling patriotism and spreading Hungarian culture among rabbinical students.
Among its notable teachers was Moses Löb Bloch
and David Kaufmann
.
Among its notable graduates were Avigdor Hameiri
, and Adolf Buchler
.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary. The seminary was intended to serve as a modern institution of higher learning and was sponsored by the Hungarian government with the goal of instilling patriotism and spreading Hungarian culture among rabbinical students.
Among its notable teachers was Moses Löb Bloch
Moses Löb Bloch
Moses Löb Bloch was a Hungarian rabbi and rector at the Rabbinical Seminary of Budapest.-Life:...
and David Kaufmann
David Kaufmann
David Kaufmann was a Jewish-Austrian scholar born at Kojetín, Moravia...
.
Among its notable graduates were Avigdor Hameiri
Avigdor Hameiri
Avigdor Hameiri was an Israeli author.-Biography:Hameiri was born Avigdor Feuerstein in 1890 in the village of Odavidhaza , Carpathian Ruthenia in Austria Hungary. He emigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1921, where he became one of the original 16,000 1948 freedom fighters...
, and Adolf Buchler
Adolf Büchler
Adolf Büchler was a Hungarian-Austrian rabbi, historian and theologian....
.