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YU Faculty Lead Jewish Delegation at Interfaith Conference in Greece

By On June 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Lawrence Schiffman, Yeshiva University’s Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, and Dr. David Berger, Ruth and I. Lewis Gordon Professor of Jewish History and Dean of YU’s Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, participated in a three-day conference to help improve relations between the Orthodox Christian and Jewish faiths in Thessaloniki, Greece, from June […]

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Mesch Publishes Article on Slate.com

By On June 21, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Rachel Mesch, associate professor of French and chair of the Languages, Literature and Cultures department at Yeshiva College, recently published an article on Slate.com.

Titled “The Lovely Lady Athletes of Belle Epoque France,” the article traces the connection between fashion and women’s sports to images of female athletes in women’s magazines in […]

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Article by Ferkauf Faculty Awarded 2012 Silver Medal Award by Thorax

By On June 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment

An article written by faculty and students at Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology has been awarded a 2012 silver medal by Thorax, a high-impact medical journal.

The article, whose research was coordinated by Ferkauf faculty member Dr. Jonathan M. Feldman, associate professor of psychology, and included students Haley Kutner, Lynn Matte, […]

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Samu Participates in National Endowment of the Humanities Summer Institute

By On June 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Margaret Samu, adjunct assistant professor of art history at Stern College, has been invited to participate in a three-week National Endowment of the Humanities Summer Institute, “America’s Russian-Speaking Immigrants and Refugees: Twentieth Century Migration and Memory,” at Columbia University.

The institute explores the particular characteristics, motivations, and experiences of the four waves […]

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Schram to be Featured Artist at Jewish Cultural Festival in Berlin

By On June 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Peninnah Schram, professor of speech and drama at Stern College for Women, will be a featured performer at the 2013 Days of Jewish Culture Festival in Berlin, Germany.

With collaborator Gerard Edery, a singer and guitarist she has performed with for more than 20 years, Schram will present an entertaining, humorous and evocative […]

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Kanarfogel Wins 2013 Goren-Goldstein Book Award

By On June 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Ephraim Kanarfogel, E. Billi Ivry Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University, has won the 2013 Goren-Goldstein book award from the Center for Jewish Thought at Ben-Gurion University for his recent publication The Intellectual History and Rabbinic Culture of Medieval Ashkenaz (Wayne State University Press, December 2012).

“The Goren-Goldstein book award in Jewish […]

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Ravid Participates in HuffPost Live Panel Discussion on Profitability of Summer Movies

By On June 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Abraham Ravid, Sy Syms Professor of Finance at YU’s Sy Syms School of Business, participated in a HuffPost Live panel discussion about the profitability of summer movies. Other guests included Michael Hogan, executive editor of arts and entertainment at HuffPost; Bryan Unkeless, co-producer of ‘The Hunger Games’ Franchise; Daniel Loria, overseas editor […]

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