Dr. Jeffrey Gurock, the Libby M.Klaperman Professor of Jewish History, recently published “‘Getting Along’ in Parkchester: A New Era in Jewish–Irish Relations in New York City 1940–1970” in Religions, an international, open access peer-reviewed scholarly journal. It is part of a special issue, titled “The Jewish Experience in America.”
In the […]
Daniel Pollack, professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, has published two new articles in Policy & Practice, the journal of the American Public Human Services Association.
In “Distant Memories, Fresh Wounds: Litigation Strategies for Sexual Abuse Lawsuits,” Pollack asked six attorneys to “share their insights about handling […]
Rabbi Benjamin Blech, professor of Talmud, will publish a new book, Hope, Not Fear: Changing the Way We View Death, which explores the question of how to approach the end of one’s life.
The prompt for the book came from a diagnosis Rabbi Blech received that he had a fatal illness which gave him […]
Dr. David Berger, dean of the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, presented at “Polemics and Prophethood in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,” an international conference from May 14–16, 2018, sponsored by the Sigi Feigel Visiting Professorship for Jewish Studies and the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
The […]
Dr. Cynthia Watchtell, research associate professor of American studies and director of the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program at Stern College for Women, published an article in Tikkun titled “Conscientious Objectors and Draft Registration: A Timely Lesson from WWI.” Through the biography of her paternal grandfather, Benjamin Wachtell, […]
The faculty at Sy Syms School of Business has been busy this spring presenting their research to their academic colleagues at several institutions
Robert Tufts, clinical assistant professor in management at Yeshiva University’s Sy Syms School of Business and a multiple myeloma patient, was an invited attendee at the 2018 HealtheVoices Conference, which convened April 27 – 29 in Chicago, Illinois. Conference organizer Janssen Pharmaceuticals offers attendance to select health advocates who use social media to […]
