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Over 200 Participants Meet Up with YU Students and Alumni in Tech and Tech Recruiters Susan Bauer, executive director of the Career Center On October 30, the Career Center brought together over 200 students from the computer science programs at Stern College for Women (Alan Broder, chair), Yeshiva…

Power, Politics and Leading a Nation Douglas Burgess, Associate Professor of History, Chair of the History Department Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt, Adjunct Instructor of Journalism at Stern College for Women Rabbi Menachem Genack, Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS Dr. Richard Hidary, Associate Professor of Judaic…

On Wednesday, October 31, YU Ideas, an initiative hosted by the Office of the Provost of Yeshiva University and spearheaded by Dr. Stuart Halpern, senior adviser to the Provost, presented two panel discussions entitled “Power, Politics and Leading a Nation.” The panel discussions took place at the…

Reflections on Tragedy and Resilience in Pittsburgh Dr. Ari Berman, President Hadassah Penn Vigil for Pittsburgh James Striar School Gail (Giti) Bendheim ’91F Susan Jacobs Jablow ’99S Shoshi (Mollie) Butler ’06S Center for the Jewish Future Dr. Nancy Beckerman, Wurzweiler School of Social Work ...

The Israelite Samaritans Project Has Begun This international research project of the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies (CIS) will culminate in a major Hebrew language documentary, a travelling exhibition developed with Yeshiva University Museum, conferences, commentaries, courses and ...

Top-Notch Panel Discusses the State of Distressed Debt On Monday, October 29, 2018, the Yeshiva University Wall Street Group (WSG), an alumni networking group organized by the Office of Alumni Affairs, presented a panel discussion titled “Outlook for Distressed Debt Ten Years After the Great ...

Stephen Tobolowsky Talks About His Journey To Faith On Thursday, October 25, actor, writer and director Stephen Tobolowsky came to spend the day at Yeshiva University. Tobolowsky has been in numerous movies and television shows, including Groundhog Day, Freaky Friday, Silicon Valley, Glee and ...

Student Leaders Join Local Politicians, University Leadership for Vigil in Memory of the Tree of Life Attack Victims In response to the horrific events at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, where 11 people were brutally murdered during the Shabbat morning services, student leaders from both the…

After 73 Years, Photographs Are Returned to Their Owners On Wednesday, October 24, the Yeshiva University Museum hosted the opening reception for their newest exhibition, “Lost & Found: A Family Photo Album.” Approximately 150 people came to view the photographs that had been smuggled out of…

Seminar on Ancient Judaism Features World-Renowned Biblical Scholar Dr. Elaine Pagels, the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University, gave a talk on Thursday, October 25, on how ancient sources from a variety of traditions go about interpreting the Book of Genesis as part…