YU News

Nov 17, 2004 -- Yeshiva University formally dedicated the Wilf Campus during an annual reception for its boards of trustees on November 16. Joseph Wilf and family members, all YU Benefactors who have supported the university for many years, cut a ceremonial ribbon in front of the Wilf Campus ...

Nov 17, 2004 -- Stern College for Women students from the Cleveland area had the opportunity to have dinner Tuesday with Morry J. Weiss, chairman of the Board of Trustees, to discuss their experiences at Stern. The dinner took place in the Ivry Center at the Jerome and Geraldine Schottenstein ...

Nov 15, 2004 -- On a sunny day in Washington Heights, the sky seemed especially bright over Yeshiva University's Wilf Campus. It was no doubt a positive portent for the school, as hundreds of prospective students and their parents attended Sunday's Open House 2004 program, meeting with President ...

Nov 12, 2004 -- “Challenges and Opportunities: Orthodox Families Confront a Changing World,” the final lecture in a seven-part series commemorating the 50th anniversary of Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 pm at Yeshiva University’s Geraldine ...

Nov 12, 2004 -- His reputation precedes him and controversy often overshadows his stature as a fiction writer. However, during his visit to the Wilf Campus, acclaimed author Salman Rushdie was engaging, disarming, and surprisingly nonchalant about his public image. Speaking to a full house in ...

Nov 11, 2004 -- Students in Yeshiva College's Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program and Stern College for Women's S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program attended a Nov. 9 lecture given by Prof. David Berger. The lecture, "Christians and Jews: Interfaith Relations from the Holocaust to 'The Passion…

Nov 10, 2004 -- Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration hosted a dinner reception Monday, Oct. 25 for students and faculty to get together in an informal setting. Held at Weissberg Commons on the Wilf Campus, the dinner allowed more than 75 students and faculty to meet ...

Nov 8, 2004 -- Yeshiva University welcomes prospective students and parents to sample college life and learn about opportunities to study in Israel during YU's annual Open House program on the Wilf Campus, Sunday, November 14. SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE Young men from high schools…

Nov 5, 2004 -- President Richard M. Joel announced today the appointment of Howard M. Weisband as Senior Advisor on Israel Affairs, Yeshiva University, effective immediately. President Joel remarked that Mr. Weisband, in this new university position, “will aid YU leadership in envisioning and ...

Nov 5, 2004 -- Yeshiva University Museum (YUM) has been awarded two major grants that will fund an upcoming exhibit, “A Perfect Fit: The Garment Industry and American Jewry.” “A Perfect Fit,” which will debut in 2005, explores the factors that built the American garment industry and how the ...