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![[Left to right] Israeli Consul General Aviv Ezra; Ira Mitzner, Chairman of YU’s Board of Trustees; Senator Joseph Lieberman, namesake of the newly announced Senator Joseph Lieberman Center for Public Service and Advocacy (made possible by a generous gift from the Ira Mitzner and Riva Collins Mitzner Families); and Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University](/sites/default/files/styles/square_1x1_2x_490x490/public/blog_featured_images/20231203_Hanukkah_Dinner_SG_012_SEG7132-RUSH.JPG?itok=f7KMt2MP)
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The Senator Joseph Lieberman – Mitzner Center for Public Service and Advocacy “In Dialogue With” series continued Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, with an open discussion with Yeshiva University graduate Jonathan Greenspun, managing director of Mercury, a public affairs firm that stands at the intersection…
The inaugural cohort of the Senator Joseph Lieberman-Mitzner Scholars engaged in a private dialogue with the Hon. Clarine Nardi Riddle, executive advisory board member of the Senator Joseph Lieberman – Mitzner Center for Public Service and Advocacy, former Attorney General of Connecticut and former…
The next generation of political leaders and advocates for Israel and American Jewry took center stage at the Senator Joseph Lieberman-Mitzner Center for Public Service and Advocacy student launch event, which was hosted on the Wilf Campus in Belfer Hall on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Over 150 ...
The Center, inspired by the legacy of Senator Joseph Lieberman z”l and made possible by a generous gift by the Ira Mitzner and Riva Collins Families, will educate the next generation of public servants and advocates. Drawing inspiration from the late Senator Joseph Lieberman’s unparalleled level of…
In September 2024, Yeshiva University hosted a three-part virtual series on the upcoming presidential election in a collaborative endeavor between the Sacks-Herenstein Center, the Straus Center, and the Lieberman-Mitzner Center.
Highly selective fellowships offer unique leadership development opportunities and generous merit scholarships to help students develop their singular talents in a spirit of community, collaboration and friendship For ambitious, high-achieving students distinguished by their pre-college…
The entire Yeshiva University community is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Senator Joseph Lieberman — a renowned figure of faith in the public square, a history-making statesman, and a beloved member of the YU family. “Today, I lost a dear friend and mentor, and we all lost an American…
Inspired by the living legacy of Senator Joseph Lieberman as a model of faith and civility across the political aisle, Yeshiva University has established the Senator Joseph Lieberman-Mitzner Center for Public Service and Advocacy. Founded with a $10 million gift from YU’s Chairman of the Board of…
Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman presents Ishay Ribo with the University’s inaugural Or l’Yisrael award. Urges community to assist YU with increased security, additional scholarships and support for our students at this time. New York, NY December 4, 2023—Rising to this critical moment in the history of the ...