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.
On September 10th, the Straus Center and the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program hosted Adam Kirsch in conversation with Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern about Kirsch's new book "On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice."
In the fall 2024 semester, the Straus Center is offering numerous courses for Straus Scholars and Yeshiva University students to study the great texts and traditions of Judaism and the West.
The Straus Center hosted summer seminars for high schoolers on Torah and Western Thought, featuring lectures, discussions, and cultural explorations in New York City.
At the Association for Israel Studies conference in Prague, Dr. Neil Rogachevsky presented on the Herut Party debates following the founding of the state of Israel.
From June 2nd to June 6th, 2024, the Straus Center participated in a summer seminar in England. The program featured leading diplomats, writers, academics, and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis.
This summer, the Straus Center Impact Office will be supporting several Straus Scholars and other top YU students as they pursue exciting professional advancement opportunities in the fields of politics, policy, journalism, academia, and Jewish advocacy.
Adina Feldman (SCW '26) is a Straus Scholar majoring in Psychology. Over the course of the 2023-2024 school year, Feldman was active on and off campus, pursuing a variety of unique extracurriculars and professional enrichment opportunities.
Daniel Ganopolsky (YC ’24) is a Straus Scholar majoring in political science. In the spring of 2024, he interned at the New York City Family Court, and was supported by a grant from the Straus Center’s Impact Office.