Dr. Michael Kremer to Deliver April 29 Economics Lecture at Yeshiva University Dr. Michael Robert Kremer, Harvard University’s Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics, will deliver the annual Alexander Brody Distinguished Lecture in Economics at Yeshiva University on…
Abraham Foxman Discusses Modern Anti-Semitism at Hillel Rogoff Memorial Lecture How do you fight virulent anti-Semitism? Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League It’s a question Jews have grappled with for eons, but, according to Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the…
At Straus Center Event, Author Daniel Gordis Discusses The Life and Legacy of Menachem Begin A fiery revolutionary and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, a beloved founder of the State of Israel reviled by its first prime minister, a proud Jew but not a conventionally religious one: Menachem Begin ...
Student Organization of Yeshiva - Jewish Studies Council Publishes Haggadah with Divrei Torah by YU Roshei Yeshiva, Faculty and Students Just in time for Passover, Yeshiva University’s Student Organization of Yeshiva - Jewish Studies Council (SOY-JSC) has published And You Shall Transmit to Your ...
Kayla Applebaum, Molecular Biology Major, Receives Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Kayla Applebaum, a junior at Stern College for Women, has been awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a highly competitive grant that supports undergraduates who intend to pursue careers in science, math or ...
Political Philosopher Michael Sandel to Discuss Economic Inequality and Morality at Apr. 7 Yeshiva University Robbins-Wilf Program Yeshiva University will host a discussion titled “Economic Inequality: What’s the Right Thing to Do?”, featuring Dr. Michael Sandel, host of the PBS program Justice,…
Yeshiva High Schools Face Off at Sarachek Basketball Tournament Yeshiva University’s 23rd Annual Red Sarachek Invitational Basketball Tournament tips off Thursday, March 27 at 10 a.m. at the Max Stern Athletic Center on YU’s Wilf Campus. The tournament, named after legendary former Maccabees coach…
Dallas Philanthropist Receives Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree for Contributions to the University Philanthropist Ethel Gruen was honored at a special March 19 reception at the Dallas home of Ruthy and Steven Rosenberg. From left to right: Ruthy and Steven Rosenberg, Dr. Herbert C ...
Abraham Foxman to Deliver April 2 Hillel Rogoff Memorial Lecture Abraham H. Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League since 1987, will discuss “Reflections on Current Events: Anti-Semitism in 2014” at the Hillel Rogoff Annual Memorial Lecture at Yeshiva University on April 2 at 8 p.m…
I've promised to keep you apprised of significant developments as we continue the important work of building a sustainable Yeshiva University for generations to come. A number of positive initiatives are underway, but I am writing to you primarily to report that the University has just entered into…