Wittenberg Tournament Draws Hundreds for Competition and Camaraderie at YU

The basketball court of Yeshiva University’s Max Stern Athletic Center witnessed a transformation over Presidents Weekend as three regulation wrestling mats cordoned off with velvet rope dominated the floor. Excited crowds of high school students, parents and eager fans filled the room as they looked on during the annual Yeshiva University Henry Wittenberg Wrestling Tournament.

This year’s tournament included 200 wrestlers from the wrestling teams of the Davis Renov Stahler High School, the Frisch School, Fuchs Mizrachi of Cleveland, Ida Crown Jewish Academy of Chicago (ICJA), Kushner Yeshiva High School, Maimonides School of Boston, The Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/Yeshiva University High School for Boys (YUHSB), the New Community Jewish High School of Los Angeles, North Shore Hebrew Academy, JEC, SAR, Torah Academy of Bergen County (TABC), Yeshiva Atlanta and Yeshiva Derech Hatorah.

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Expanded Edition of Bestselling Book to be Released at Yeshiva University

Edwin Black, the award-winning author of IBM and the Holocaust, will release a new expanded edition of his 2001 bestselling book at a special live global streaming event at Yeshiva University’s Furst Hall, 500 West 185th Street, New York City on February 26 at 3 p.m.

Edwin Black will release an expanded edition of IBM and the Holocaust at YU on Feb 26.

The book details the business dealings of the American-based multinational corporation International Business Machines (IBM) and its German subsidiaries with the German government of Adolf Hitler during the 1930s and World War II and how IBM’s technology helped facilitate Nazi genocide against the Jewish people.

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Yeshiva Faculty Lead Alumni on Private Tour of Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit

On February 15, more than 60 Yeshiva University alumni traveled back in time to the shores of the Dead Sea, circa second century BCE.

The group gathered at Discovery Times Square’s “Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Biblical Times,” a traveling exhibit featuring artifacts from Second Temple-era Jerusalem and the Dead Sea Scrolls sect, for a guided tour led by world Scroll authority and YU Vice Provost Dr. Lawrence Schiffman and noted scholars Dr. Moshe Bernstein and Dr. Joseph Angel, professor of Jewish history and bible and assistant professor of bible, respectively. As alumni peered at reconstructions of ancient Israelite homes and studied royal seals from the Davidic dynasty on jar handles, Schiffman, Bernstein and Angel answered individual questions about the artifacts and shared insight from their own research into the origins and impact of the exhibit’s findings.

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From New Master’s Programs to a Certificate in Experiential Jewish Education, Yeshiva University Expands its Offerings

Graduate education at Yeshiva University continues to thrive—and grow. A new Executive MBA program and master’s programs in arts and education join an academic landscape already home to one of the nation’s top medical schools, one of the finest law schools, and leading graduate schools for social work, psychology, Jewish studies and Jewish education and administration.

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Oscar-Nominated Film Screened at YU Film Festival; Director Participates in Q &A

On February 16, Yeshiva University hosted a special screening of “Footnote,” the thought-provoking Israeli film that has created so much Oscar buzz, followed by a rare behind-the-scenes discussion with director Joseph Cedar.

"Footnote" Director Joseph Cedar, at right, with Dr. Eric Goldman, answered questions from the audience following the Feb. 16 screening.

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10 Questions for Sam Ulrich: Sam Ulrich is the chief executive officer of the Seforim Sale at Yeshiva University. The three-week extravaganza, which features more than 15,000 titles, is the largest Jewish book sale in North America. Click here for a PDF of the Mishpacha Magazine article. Seforim Sale 2012, Mishpacha

Wurzweiler School of Social Work Offers Scholarship to Applicants Returning from Service

Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work is teaming up with the Peace Corps to help returning volunteers do even more good back home.

Wurzweiler was recently approved to join the Corps’s Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program. Through the program, participating graduate schools across the country can offer financial assistance to returned Peace Corps volunteers completing substantive internships in underserved American communities as they pursue advanced degrees. According to Dr. Catherine Pearlman, director of admissions at Wurzweiler, the school’s decision to become part of the Coverdell program reflects its desire to make careers in social work more available to Corps volunteers and to increase the depth of its student experience.

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$2M Gift to Law School Will Fund Initiatives in Family and Public Service Law

Dean Matthew Diller has announced that alumna Susan Halpern ’84C has donated $2 million to Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. In keeping with Halpern’s wishes, the funds will endow initiatives in family law and public service law, two areas in which Cardozo has a distinguished history.

The generous gift underscores Halpern’s commitment to advancing access to first-rate legal representation for underrepresented New Yorkers, as well as her desire to encourage more lawyers to choose these fields of practice.

“Susan’s gift speaks to her overwhelming desire to use the law to strengthen families and help provide access to justice for those who need support,” said Diller. “We are very grateful that she has chosen Cardozo Law to partner with in expanding and improving the practice of family law and public service law in New York City.”

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Hundreds of High School Students Learn Diplomacy at Yeshiva University Model UN

More than 600 high school students from around the world gathered in Stamford, Connecticut, from February 5-7 for the 22nd Annual Yeshiva University Model UN competition, or YUNMUN. The annual competition, sponsored by the YU Office of Admissions, featured a schedule packed with committee sessions, keynote speakers and abundant networking opportunities.

Students came from 45 schools, spanning 3 continents, 4 countries and 12 states, with delegations from South Africa, Brazil and Canada. “It was really amazing, coming from South Africa, and it was such an eye-opening experience,” said Ariella Blumenthal from the Yeshiva College of South Africa.

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Hundreds Attend YU Jewish Job Fair for Communal and Educational Careers

More than 300 job-seekers took part in Yeshiva University’s annual Jewish Job Fair on February 9.

Dozens of Jewish community organizations from across the country took part, including Camp Shalom, Manhattan Jewish Experience, Yachad, Areyvut, Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, Nefesh B’ Nefesh, OHEL, 92nd Street Y, and Yeshiva University. The fair also featured more than 35 day schools, including SINAI Schools, Yavneh Academy, YULA Girls High School, SAR Academy, Hillel Day School of Boca Raton, Manhattan Day School, and Fuchs Mizrachi School.

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