July 24, 1999
Source: Omaha World-Herald
On July 24, 1999, the Omaha World-Herald reported that the Omaha Center for Torah Learning, a privately funded educational institution that is part of the Kollel Torah MiTzion group, will open on September 1st in Nebraska. Kollel Torah MiTzion is a Jerusalem-based initiative that helps Jews outside of Israel to create learning centers and recruit faculty. The first programs were established in 1994 in Cleveland, Ohio and Cape Town, South Africa. Now there are 22 programs in 8 countries, including 12 in the United States. Along with Omaha, Syracuse, New York and Detroit, Michigan will also be opening study centers with the help of Torah MiTzion. These programs are open to all Jews at all levels of knowledge.