Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-09 | Page 1 | Jews to Establish Great University

Jews to Establish : Great University. Wish to Train. Teachers and Rabbis, i and Promote Religion and Learning Learn-ing in United States. i i N EW Y.ORK. May S. Plans'for the establishment es-tablishment of a great Jewish university uni-versity in this county were discussed dis-cussed lit a meeting held .hero tonight to-night undor tho auspices of tho Now 'York branch of the- Jewish Th'eologlqal senl-nary. senl-nary. It is also tho purpose of those in chargo of tho movement to open high schools in this city and In other cities. Among those who spoko were Dr. Cyrus Adlor and Prof. Solomon Schecblor. "Vu wish v to train rabbis and teachers." Dr. Adler said, "and to create a spirit for the promotion of .Jewish literature throughout tho land. We want to take our stand with the sreot Institutions of learning learn-ing and establlHh a university that will compare with Harvard, Yalo or Johns Hopkins .universities. , This, seems to us the right way of promoting Jewish learning learn-ing audi tho spread of the Jewish rollgion In the United States."