Pearl Berger, dean of libraries at Yeshiva University, received a Lifetime Membership award from the Association of Jewish Libraries Annual Conference for her lifelong commitment to the field of library science. The conference was held in Montreal, Canada, over the June 19-22 weekend. Berger, who joined the YU libraries in 1980, was appointed dean of [...]

Dr. Daniel Laufer, Associate Professor of Marketing at Sy Syms School of Business, was interviewed by the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz on his area of specialization, crisis management. Laufer discussed the importance of having in place an effective crisis management plan based on a firm grasp of the psychological nature of blame. Stressing that the best [...]

Dr. Linda Shires, Professor and Chair of the English Department, Stern College for Women, recently lectured at the “Hardy at Yale II” conference as an invited speaker on “Wessex Poems: Image and Text.” The four-day international conference was sponsored by the Hardy Association and the Yale Center for British Art. The venue was especially appropriate [...]

Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Schnall, clinical assistant professor of psychology at Yeshiva University, delivered a lecture titled “An overlooked minority: Recent assessments of the Orthodox Jewish community” at the 74th annual convention of the New York State Psychological Association. Held at the Roosevelt Hotel from June 3-5, 2011, the convention’s theme was “Psychology in a Global [...]

Rabbi Doctor Bernhard Rosenberg, associate professor at Yeshiva University, has made available for download his latest book titled The Holocaust As Seen Through Film With Bibliography. This extensive collection comprises a list of films dealing with the theme of the Holocaust, including film titles, summary of content and basic details. Along with a bibliography, there [...]

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