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Schneider Delivers Lecture at Young Israel of Kew Garden Hills

By On August 31, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Samuel Schneider, associate professor of Hebrew at Yeshiva College, recently delivered a lecture at the Young Israel of Kew Garden Hills. Titled “The Iranian Deal and Israeli Politics,” the lecture took place on August 29, 2015.

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Frenkel Receives NSF Grant to Study Nanoparticle Catalysis

By On August 25, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Anatoly Frenkel, professor of physics at Yeshiva University, is part of a team of scientists who have received a National Science Foundation grant under the White House’s Materials Genome Initiative to study nanoparticle catalysis.

“The goal of this project is to develop computational tools and experimental methods to design, characterize, and […]

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Freeman Appointed Associate Director of Belz

By On August 7, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Cantor Eric S. Freeman has recently been appointed associate director of the Philip and Sarah Belz School of Jewish Music. Cantor Bernard Beer, who served as director for 31 years and has been a faculty member for 48 years, has been named director emeritus; he will continue to serve as editor of the school’s […]

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Shaffer Profiled in Jewish Link of New Jersey

By On August 5, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Rabbi Ian Shaffer, adjunct instructor in Bible at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, was recently profiled in The Jewish Link of New Jersey. In the article, titled “Rabbi Ian Shaffer: In the Right Place,” Shaffer discusses his journey from his native United Kingdom to Yeshiva University in New York; his teaching inspirations, such as […]

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