Dr. Manfred Weidhorn, Abraham S. and Irene Guterman Chair in English Literature at Yeshiva University, has recently published a series of works over this academic year. They include “Is There An Afterlife—For Imaginary Persons?” in Otoliths’ Winter 2010 issue, “The Fall of 1941: A Meditation on History,” in September 2010’s Historically Speaking, “When Hitler and [...]

Peninnah Schram, professor of speech and drama at Stern College for Women, participated in Limmud Fest 2011 from August 25th-29th. Limmud Fest was held at Winchester’s Sparsholt College in England, attracting 700 participants from the British-Jewish community. Schram presented five sessions of storytelling and teachings about Jewish oral traditions for all ages.

Dr. Nancy Beckerman, professor at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, and Dr. Gary Stein, associate professor at Wurzweiler, have been selected for the 2011 Rose Dobrof Award for their article, “Lesbian and Gay Elders and Long-Term Care: Identifying the Unique Psychosocial Perspectives and Challenges.” The article discusses findings based on a study of two [...]

Professor Peninnah Schram, of Stern College’s Speech and Drama Department, attended the second NewCAJE conference for Jewish educators. This year, the conference was held at the American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, NC on July 31-August 4, 2011. Schram presented two sessions: “The Live Storytelling Experience: Joining In!”, which focused on participatory storytelling, and “Becoming a [...]

Dr. Victor Schwartz, Dean of Students, has been appointed co-chair of the UJA-Federation of New York’s Mental-Health Taskforce. The taskforce appropriates funding to agencies, organizations, mental health institutions and schools as well as programs geared toward children and families in the United States and Israel. It also develops original programs, such as last year’s mental [...]