Fourth Move and Change of Name
The building in central London was sold and the College operated from temporary premises at Finchley Synagogue for a number of years, under the leadership of Rabbi Dr Nachum Rabinovitch. Under the auspices of Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks and with the financial backing of Stanley Kalms, chairman of Dixons, the College relocated to its current building, now known as Schaller House, in Hendon, North-West London, close to the hub of London’s Jewish community in the 1980s.
In 1998, the University of London announced that it would be terminating the "Associated Institute" status that the College and three other small institutions enjoyed. Jews' College was forced to seek an academic partner within the University in order to be able to continue its degree programmes. Without the freedom to determine its own curriculum and the financial security that came from student fee income, it became increasingly difficult for the College - known since 1999 as the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS) - to survive in its previous form. Rabbinic training was also uneconomic as many able students looked to the Torah centres of Israel and America for their education and the number of available rabbinic posts in the UK decreased.
In 2002, the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) decided to terminate its relationship with LSJS, precipitating a crisis which was nearly fatal. A small team of young community leaders and educators, led by the late Marc Weinberg, presented the then Chair of Council, Howard Stanton, with a radical proposal to use the human and financial resources available to refocus the School's activities and to secure a vibrant future as hub of academic study and lifelong learning, catering to a wide spectrum of the community and attracting world-class Rabbis and educators.
Under the leadership of Dr Raphael Zarum and Dr Tamra Wright, LSJS has welcomed hundreds of students to a wide range of academic courses and events. LSJS offer M.A. degrees in Jewish Studies and in Jewish education, together with King's College, London . As of 2012, the LSJS offers a Semicha programme in conjunction with The Judith Lady Montefiore College.
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