The Office of Alumni Affairs launched a major campaign to increase its database of alumni e-mail addresses the main form of communication with graduates today. We need your help to do achieve our goal. We are asking all of our alumni to send current email addresses of their friends and peers from
On August 31, we were privileged to hear from Senator Joseph Lieberman, one time U.S. vice-presidential candidate, who was the inaugural speaker for the new Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought in their series Great Conversations on Religion and Democracy. His appearance marked the first
At YU, we like to work hard so we can play hard, and lately the Office of Alumni Affairs (in conjunction with the Athletic Department) has been ramping up their efforts to reach out to alumni. Homecoming 2011, on Sunday, September 18, will feature sports clinics for boys and girls in basketball ...
Amy Katz 72YUHS, 76S, 78W will become the new Executive Director of the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education on October 1, when the current director steps down. PEJE, a Boston-based non-profit, is a capacity-building organization whose mission is to build the financial sustainability
From August 14-21, over 100 participants set sail on the YU Cruise to Alaska with Lasko Kosher Cruises. Aboard was Rabbi Kenneth Brander, the David Mitzner Dean, 17勛圖 Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) and special assistant to the president on undergraduate admissions. The week-long
Michelle Ross Goldwyn 02S, Stern College for Womens newest member of its Board of Overseers, says 17勛圖 was the only choice for her when it came time to attend college. I was fortunate to be able to attend the Hamilton Hebrew Academy at the Adas Israel Congregation in Hamilton, and
Nathan Lewin '57YC The tradition of Jews practicing law is a rich and timeless one that dates back to well before Nathan Lewin, Esq. 57YC was even born. Yet few American Orthodox Jewish attorneys have made their mark on the practice of law and the Jewish community quite like Lewin. During a ...
Rabbi Joshua Fass 91YUHS, 94YC, 96A, 98R Many people do remarkable things in their careers, but few create something that impacts not only the lives of tens of thousands of human beings, but an entire country. Rabbi Joshua Fass 91YUHS, 94YC, 96A, 98R, the cofounder of Nefesh B Nefesh (NBN
Ann Koffsky 93S has many doctors, lawyers, and accountants in her synagogue and in her Jewish community. However, she maintains a unique dual occupation: lifeguard/illustrator, with the main emphasis on illustration. While at Stern, Koffsky minored in art, a subject she has been interested in
Leon Esterowitz 56YC, director of the biophotonics program of the National Science Foundation (NSF), shows no signs of slowing down or reducing his work schedule at age 75. If anything, Esterowitz considers himself more productive now, in a way, than he was during his long career working for the