Signs of the times? A sobering piece of news via JTA (with italics added): https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jta.org/2022/02/11/united-states/american-jewish-university-is-selling-all-or-part-of-its-los-angeles-campus__;!!KGKeukY!iL3waUI2u-2ry12b9Nyiz3V6Kde-xJjg14mXMuFTZplSFrbg5Z3MqvIX1CnBYfF1ANKg10FG7fVm$
>From the article: After some 45 years occupying an iconic piece of real estate in Los Angeles, American Jewish University plans to sell “all or part” of its 35-acre campus…. American Jewish University announced the decision in a letter to its students that said the sale would help pay for more academic offerings and community programs as the institution increasingly turns digital…. AJU President Jeffrey Herbst called the decision by the university’s board to proceed with the sale “bold” and “strategic”…. The campus also features offices, a cafeteria, an events space, a library with a small but significant collection of rare books, and a mikvah or ritual bath. It’s unclear what the university will do with its library collection." Zachary Zachary M. Baker zba...@stanford.edu<mailto:zba...@stanford.edu> zekhar...@gmail.com<mailto:zekhar...@gmail.com>
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