Fordham University has announced that it will construct the
Center for Jewish Studies.
The announcement was made on the heels of a $1
million gift donated to the university by Eugene Shvidler.
“This is an especially timely gift for an exceedingly
important purpose,” Fordham President Joseph McShane said. “The world
is seeing a rise in anti-Semitism unprecedented since the end of World War II.
Aside from the great scholarly value of a Center for Jewish Studies, it
provides a counterweight to bigotry, and a vehicle for ecumenical connections
among two great faiths. We thank Mr. Shvidler for his generosity not just to
Fordham, but to the intellectual community of which it is a part.”
The gift will go toward the support of Jewish studies at the
university and comes after Shvidler’s first donation of $3 million for the
establishment of the Shvidler Chair of Judaic studies, which is part of the
Department of History, in 2013.
“I commend Fordham’s vision in establishing the Center for
Jewish Studies,” Shvidler said. “In supporting the program, I hope to enrich
and deepen the understanding of the faith, history and culture of the Jewish
people.”
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