8-628: The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies ( OCHJS ) is a recognised independent centre of the University of Oxford , England . Its research fellows teach on a variety of undergraduate and master's degrees in Oriental studies , and it publishes the Journal of Jewish Studies . The centre was founded in 1972 by Dr David Patterson to help restore Jewish Studies in Europe in the aftermath of
16-626: The University of Oxford . The centre also promotes Jewish studies based on the Bodleian Library 's Hebrew and Jewish collections by supporting research, by development projects, and by shared staffing with the centre's Leopold Muller Memorial Library. The centre's library is named the Leopold Muller Memorial Library . It is housed in the basement of the Clarendon Institute. It comprises one of
24-770: The Holocaust. Currently it is based in the Clarendon Institute , Walton Street , Oxford , OX1 2HG, having relocated from Yarnton Manor in 2014. It is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England , under English law . Today, it is the leading academic Jewish studies centre in Europe . Its Fellows and Lecturers provide courses in Hebrew and Jewish studies for undergraduates and postgraduates up to doctoral level in many faculties within
32-629: The Raphael Loewe Archives Digital Exhibition. Recognised independent centre A recognised independent centre ( RIC ) of Oxford University was a status awarded to acknowledge a special relationship with a small number of institutes and centres which are involved in teaching and research in their specialised areas in Oxford. The University retired the status of RIC in August 2020. The status of RIC
40-619: The best collections of books and periodicals in Jewish Studies in Europe and serves as a resource for scholars, students and visiting fellows of the centre. The core of the Library consists of several rare collections and archives; among those one finds a large collection of materials donated by Rabbi Louis Jacobs , Loewe Pamphlets Collection from Herbert Loewe and his elder son, the library of Jacob H. Coppenhagen (1913–1997), Kressel Archive, Foyle-Montefiore Collection (which incorporates
48-555: The library of Leopold Zunz ), Lipson-Shandel and Moses Montefiore Archives of rare documentation regarding life and activities of Sir Moses Montefiore , one of the largest collections of Yizkor Books in Europe – it counts over 800 memorial volumes for communities destroyed in the Holocaust, and the Archive of Rabbi Hugo Gryn . Among the Library's most recent enterprises are the Digital Haskalah Library project and
56-519: The university in research, tuition, and publishing. The university established a Joint Coordinating Committee for Recognised Independent Centres, which linked the university and RICs. The University Council and relevant faculties nominated members to sit on the governing bodies of the RICs. A student at an RIC was not automatically a member of the university but could apply to use its facilities, as well as its libraries and manuscript collections. In practice
64-476: Was awarded to educational charities based in the Oxford area which, while not part of the university, were recognised for their contribution to university research and teaching in contemporary and historical areas of interest. The formal designation was created in 2006. Five institutions were awarded RIC status. While the RICs remain independent financially and in governance they make a significant contribution to
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