YU News

Celebrating Sports, Sportsmanship and Scholars at Athletics Awards Dinner May 7, 2010 -- Thursday evening marked the first time that the athletics award banquet was held in the Max Stern Athletic Center, as the teams have grown exponentially over the years. Over 280 athletes, administrators and ...

Experts Explore Iran’s Nuclear Threat at Robbins-Wilf Program May 5, 2010 -- On the same day that Iran’s controversial president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, addressed the United Nations at its international conference to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, over 300 people filled Yeshiva…

Local Children Design Comic Book Megillot at First Heights Initiative Arts Workshop May 3, 2010 -- Yeshiva University students joined local elementary school children in the Progressive Dominican Alliance After-School Program for the first in a series of arts workshops aimed at engaging Yeshiva ...

Wurzweiler Team Studies Effectiveness of School-Based Health Centers Apr 29, 2010 -- Millions of school age children in the United States have limited access to comprehensive health services because of financial, geographical and other barriers to care. That’s where School-Based Health Centers (…

May 16 Dinner to Honor Zev and Judy Berman, Rabbi Julius and Dorothy Berman, Rabbi Michael and Sara Hecht, Vera Glatt and Rabbi Elie Weissman Apr 29, 2010 -- Yeshiva University High Schools (YUHS) will hold their Annual Dinner of Tribute on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at New York City’s Grand Hyatt. Zev…

High School and Stern College Students Complete the Book of Ruth in Inspiring Night of Learning Apr 28, 2010 -- Inspired by the story of Ruth, some 200 young women assembled at Stern College for Women for an evening of scholarship and siyum [completion] presented by the Torah Leadership Network (…

Apr 28, 2010 -- Inspired by the story of Ruth, some 200 young women assembled at Stern College for Women for an evening of Jewish scholarship and siyum [completion] presented by the Torah Leadership Network (TLN), a program coordinated by the Center for the Jewish Future (CJF). Representing high ...

Apr 28, 2010 -- Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Michael B. Oren, will deliver the keynote address at Yeshiva University’s (YU) 79th commencement ceremony at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Wednesday, May 26 at 11 a.m. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (ID-CT) who was ...

Apr 28, 2010 -- Yeshiva University High Schools (YUHS) will hold their Annual Dinner of Tribute on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at New York City’s Grand Hyatt. Zev and Judy (Hecht) Berman will be the guests of honor. Special tribute will be paid to their parents, Rabbi Julius and Mrs. Dorothy Berman and ...

Lawsuit Filed, National Campaign Launched to Expose ICE Enforcement Program Advocates Say Has Devastating Effects on Community Safety Apr 27, 2010 -- Today, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Immigration Justice Clinic of the ...