• Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation

  • Honorees

    Yeshiva University’s annual Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation, a cherished University tradition, will be held on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at The Waldorf=Astoria.

    Each year, we confer honorary degrees on outstanding members from the University community and beyond who have demonstrated committed leadership and dedication to education.

    Phil Friedman sm 
    Philip Friedman
    Member, Yeshiva University Board of Trustees
    Founder, President and CEO,
    Computer Generated Solutions
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    Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
    United States Senator, New York
    Ira Mitzner  
    Ira Mitzner
    Member, Yeshiva University Board of Trustees
    Chair, YU's Center for the Jewish Future 
    President, RIDA Development Corporation
    Stephen B. Siegel 
    Stephen B. Siegel
    Honorary Member, Board of Overseers,

    Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
    Chairman of Global Brokerage, CB Richard Ellis