Île-de-France

Israelite Seminary of France

University · Île-de-France

Grandes écoles and other schoolsFounded 1829
Israelite Seminary of France campus
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About

The Israelite Seminary of France (French: Le séminaire israélite de France (SIF)) also known as the Central Rabbinical School of France (L'école centrale rabbinique de France), is a Rabbinical school that trains Orthodox rabbis in France. Founded in Metz in 1829 as the Central Rabbinical School of Metz, it moved to Paris in 1859, where it is based in the city's 5th arrondissement. The school is connected with the Israelite Central Consistory of France, one of the major bodies of Orthodox Judaism in France.

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Key facts

Type
University
Founded
1829
Also known as
Central Rabbinical School of France, séminaire israélite de France