YU News

Nov 10, 2004 -- Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration hosted a dinner reception Monday, Oct. 25 for students and faculty to get together in an informal setting. Held at Weissberg Commons on the Wilf Campus, the dinner allowed more than 75 students and faculty to meet ...

Nov 8, 2004 -- Yeshiva University welcomes prospective students and parents to sample college life and learn about opportunities to study in Israel during YU's annual Open House program on the Wilf Campus, Sunday, November 14. SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE Young men from high schools…

Nov 5, 2004 -- President Richard M. Joel announced today the appointment of Howard M. Weisband as Senior Advisor on Israel Affairs, Yeshiva University, effective immediately. President Joel remarked that Mr. Weisband, in this new university position, “will aid YU leadership in envisioning and ...

Nov 5, 2004 -- Yeshiva University Museum (YUM) has been awarded two major grants that will fund an upcoming exhibit, “A Perfect Fit: The Garment Industry and American Jewry.” “A Perfect Fit,” which will debut in 2005, explores the factors that built the American garment industry and how the ...

Nov 4, 2004 -- “Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself: Confronting Contemporary Challenges,” the sixth in a seven-part lecture series commemorating the 50th anniversary of Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University, will be held on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 pm at the home of Anita and Richard Grossman in…

Nov 4, 2004 -- At two town hall meetings this week, President Richard M. Joel outlined developments in undergraduate academic programs, student life resources, key appointments and Jewish community initiatives. The sessions, held at the Wilf Campus Nov. 2 and at the Beren Campus Nov. 3, are…

Nov 3, 2004 -- Pearl Berger, dean of libraries, will speak at a Nov. 9 symposium marking the 350th anniversary of Jewish settlement in America at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress and Baltimore Hebrew University, the conference, "The State of Jewish…

Nov 2, 2004 -- Yeshiva high school students from around the United States gathered Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at a retreat center in the Poconos for “One Nation Under God,” a leadership development conference sponsored by Eimatai, an initiative of Yeshiva University. This project is designed to help teens ...

Nov 2, 2004 -- The YC Men's Soccer team defeated Pratt Institute on Sunday 2-0 in the final game of the 2004 season. The victory marks the first-ever win in the team's four year history. Both goals were scored by sophomore Chaim Bar-Eli (#2).

Nov 2, 2004 -- Renowned economist Henry Kaufman, who Business Week magazine has called “one of the greatest financial thinkers of our time,” paid a visit, and a compliment, to Sy Syms School of Business on the Wilf Campus recently. "The one thing you will take out of Yeshiva University is that you…