Yeshiva Eitz Chaim, the origins of YU, is established at the , 44 East Broadway, Mariampol Synagogue, on New York’s Lower East Side.
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Spektor, rabbi of Kovno, Lithuania, dies. A year later, the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) is chartered by New York State Board of Regents.
First RIETS ordination ceremony is held at Kalvarier Synagogue, 13-15 Pike Street. Semicha is granted to three rabbis.
Dr. Bernard Revel is inaugurated as YU’s first president.
Yeshiva University High School for Boys/Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy opens its doors at 9-11 Montgomery Street as the first academic high school under Jewish auspices in the United States.
Yeshiva College—the first college of liberal arts and sciences under Jewish auspices—is established.
RIETS and Yeshiva College move to Washington Heights quarters—Main Building, 2540 Amsterdam Avenue (186th Street).
Yeshiva College holds first commencement, graduating 19 students.
Albert Einstein receives an honorary degree.
Benjamin N. Cardozo receives an honorary degree.
