Oscar-Nominated Film Screened at YU Film Festival; Director Participates in Q &A On February 16, Yeshiva University hosted a special screening of “Footnote,” the thought-provoking Israeli film that has created so much Oscar buzz, followed by a rare behind-the-scenes discussion with director…
10 Questions for Sam Ulrich: Sam Ulrich is the chief executive officer of the Seforim Sale at Yeshiva University. The three-week extravaganza, which features more than 15,000 titles, is the largest Jewish book sale in North America. Click here for a PDF of the Mishpacha Magazine article. Seforim ...
Wurzweiler School of Social Work Offers Scholarship to Applicants Returning from Service Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work is teaming up with the Peace Corps to help returning volunteers do even more good back home. Wurzweiler was recently approved to join the Corps’s Paul D ...
$2M Gift to Law School Will Fund Initiatives in Family and Public Service Law Dean Matthew Diller has announced that alumna Susan Halpern ’84C has donated $2 million to Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. In keeping with Halpern’s wishes, the funds will endow initiatives in ...
Hundreds of High School Students Learn Diplomacy at Yeshiva University Model UN More than 600 high school students from around the world gathered in Stamford, Connecticut, from February 5-7 for the 22nd Annual Yeshiva University Model UN competition, or YUNMUN. The annual competition, sponsored by…
Hundreds Attend YU Jewish Job Fair for Communal and Educational Careers More than 300 job-seekers took part in Yeshiva University's annual Jewish Job Fair on February 9. [flickrslideshow acct_name="yeshivauniversity" id="72157629302149271"] Dozens of Jewish community organizations from across the…
Young Author Thrives at Yeshiva University High School for Girls Ashira Greenberg may only be a senior at the Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva University High School for Girls (YUHSG), but the 17-year-old is already a published author. In October, Israel BookShop Publications released 2,000 copies of her…
Award-Winning Director Discusses His Oscar-Nominated “Footnote”; Will Take Part in YU Film Festival As part of the Ring Family Film Festival, Yeshiva University will host a special screening of “Footnote” on February 16, followed by a question and answer session with American-born Israeli filmmaker…
The Jerusalem Post Reviews Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff's Memoir There are many reasons one could find From Washington Avenue to Washington Street, by Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff, professor of rabbinic literature at Yeshiva University’s Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Institute in Jerusalem, a…
Visiting Scholar Hannah Kasher to Discuss Ultimate Punishment According to Jewish Philosophy at Feb. 15 Center for Jewish Law Lecture The Yeshiva University (YU) Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization (CJL) at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law will present their Annual Ivan Meyer ...