By Royal Decree of 26 February 1814 and at the initiative of King William I, the Nederlands-Israëlitisch Seminarium [Dutch-Jewish seminary] (NIS) was opened in Amsterdam to provide the Jewish communities with rabbis, teachers and other officials. Benjamin Gans was one of the students.
W.G.S. Bornstein, Students of the Nederlands Israëlietisch Seminarium (The Netherlands Jewish Theological Seminary…