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Past Men's Basketball Captains Honored at Alumni Day Maccabees Game With his opponents attempting to swat away the basketball, Yeshiva University Maccabees center Shlomo Weissberg dribbled to the basket. “Who’s ready?” Weissberg shouted. Quickly, he passed the ball underhand to a teammate, who made…
Ellen Yaroshefsky Appointed to New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that Ellen Yaroshefsky, professor at Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law has been appointed to the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE). As part…
Yiddish Club Presentation Shows How Companies Eagerly Attempted to Sell to the Early American Baleboste When Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants flooded into America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, they found numerous companies eagerly advertising for their business. “These ads were…
Senior Advisers to Israeli Parliament Meet with President Joel, Students Eighteen senior Israeli parliamentary professionals visited Yeshiva University on Thursday, December 15 as part of a special mission co-hosted by the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and Israel's Ministry of Public…
Jeffrey Gurock Explains the 'Maccabees' Moniker for Jewish Athletics Jewish athletes from around the world gather every four years in Israel for the Olympic-style Maccabiah Games, not to mention the annual JCC Maccabi Youth Games in America. Most Israeli professional basketball and soccer teams ...
Student A Cappella Groups Find Their Voices at Yeshiva University; Maccabeats’ Success Continues When the Maccabeats were founded in 2007 by Yeshiva College student Michael Greenberg, no one could have imagined the world-wide success they currently enjoy. Since the release of last year’s ...
Annual Hanukkah Dinner Highlights Eight of Yeshiva University’s Best At Yeshiva University’s 87th Annual Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation, held December 11 at the Waldorf-Astoria, President Richard M. Joel recognized eight people who exemplify YU, and called each one up to light a candle on a ...
Meet Some of the Very Accomplished Faculty of Yeshiva University Vice Provost Lawrence Schiffman is a busy man, with a full complement of administrative responsibilities, but he doesn’t allow his academic interests to slide. Dr. Schiffman is one of the world’s foremost experts on the Dead Sea ...
Alumnus' Gift Helps Students Give Back to Community When Norman Bickoff ’71YC, of Clifton, NJ, attended his 40 th college reunion last year in May, hosted by Yeshiva University’s Office of Alumni Affairs, alumni were asked to consider giving back to their alma mater and make a donation. Bickoff,…
Annual Reception Honors Staff Celebrating Milestone Anniversaries On Tuesday, December 13, President Richard M. Joel and Yeshiva University's Human Resources Department hosted a program and reception honoring YU employees who celebrated milestone anniversaries during 2011. The ceremony, held in ...