The Jewish Theological Seminary is founded in New York as a traditional alternative to Reform's Hebrew Union College; under Solomon Schechter after 1902 it becomes the intellectual center of Conservative Judaism. Stream milestone.
Tagged: Conservative Judaism Jewish
The Event
- Date
- 1886 (exact)
- Era
- Modern; Standard periodization of Jewish history
- Location
- New York; today New York, USA
- Traditions
- Judaism
- Streams
- Conservative Judaism
- Key figures
- Sabato Morais, Solomon Schechter
Primary Sources
- Jewish Theological Seminary charter (1886)
Secondary Sources
- Sarna, American Judaism: A History (Yale, 2004)
- Wertheimer, A People Divided: Judaism in Contemporary America (Basic, 1993)
Provenance: HIST-0136; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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