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Exchange Program with Israeli High Schools Immerses 10th Graders in Israeli Culture Twenty outstanding 10th graders from the Yeshiva University High Schools – 10 from the Yeshiva University High School for Boys/Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy (YUHSB) and 10 from the Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva…

Dec 22, 2009 -- Yeshiva University’s (YU) Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) will bring their popular Yom Rishon series to the Five Towns community on Sunday, December 27 at 10 am at the Young Israel of Woodmere, 850 Peninsula Boulevard, Woodmere, NY. Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter, senior scholar at…

Dec 19, 2008 -- A Yeshiva University memorial in honor of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, who were killed in the recent terror attacks in Mumbai, became a charge for students to incorporate some of the Holzbergs’ compassion, commitment to Judaism and respect for other people into their lives. A…

Dec 17, 2008 -- Hillary Lewin, an alumna of Stern College for Women who is studying at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, traveled to Mumbai in the summer as part of a course on Global Health run by the Institute for Public Health Sciences at Yeshiva University. While the group was there, they…

Yeshiva University Renames Key Building at Stern College for Women After Longtime Supporter Ronald P. Stanton Yeshiva University dedicated 245 Lexington Avenue, Stern College for Women’s signature building on the Beren Campus, as Ronald P. Stanton Hall on Dec. 16 in recognition of the New York City…

245 Lexington Avenue is Renamed Ronald P. Stanton Hall in Recognition of Supporter's Commitment to Jewish Education One of Stern College for Women's centerpiece buildings will soon be known as Ronald P. Stanton Hall when Yeshiva University dedicates 245 Lexington Avenue on the Beren Campus on ...

Dr. Lawrence Summers, Obama's Chief Economic Advisor, Trumpets the Importance of Universities in Driving Progress Dr. Lawrence H. Summers, director of the National Economic Council and chief economic advisor to President Barack Obama, dedicated his keynote address at Yeshiva University’s 85th…

With 145 Students Enrolled, S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program at Stern College for Women Comes of Age As it marks its 10th anniversary this year, the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program at Stern College for Women has matured into a high-caliber program that can boast of accomplished alumni and a crop…

Physics Students Rafi Holzer and Mark Stauber Generate Local Headlines with Wind-Powered Menorah Two Yeshiva College students, Rafi Holzer and Mark Stauber, came up with an innovative way of combining their interests in physics and Judaism when they invented a wind-powered menorah for the festival…

Einstein Biochemist Receives Funding to Create Drugs That Target Cancer Cells Matthew Levy, PhD, assistant professor of biochemistry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has been awarded more than $700,000 by Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) for his high-risk/high-reward cancer ...