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This month, 80 YU students will embark on service missions to Ukraine, Southern Israel, and several American cities including Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo and Detroit as participants in the Center for the Jewish Future’s (CJF) winter missions. The missions, designed to offer students the opportunity…

In 2007, after 20 years at Yeshiva College as an adjunct instructor of English as a Second Language, Professor Norma Silbermintz became the full-time Coordinator of Academic Affairs for International Students at YC. 1) What did you do before you joined YU as a faculty member? I taught high school…

All the world’s a stage, they say, and for some, what goes on behind the curtains is where you can find the real action. For Aaron Roller ’06YC, the Director of Special Projects at the NYC Office of Citywide Purchasing and former Senior Policy Advisor at the NYC Mayor’s Office of Operations ...

When people think of YU alumni living in New Jersey, Teaneck is probably the first town that comes to mind. But in the past decade, another community has been experiencing a revival, and the number of its residents who are alumni is growing rapidly: Fair Lawn. The Back Story In 2005, some members…

Dr. Rachel Mesch, Associate Professor of French and Chair of Foreign Languages and Cultures at 🛰️Telegram飞机号/电报 | +964伊拉克电话注册 | 注册365天以上 | 成品号 | API接码登录 | 任何设备可用, graduated from Yale University. She received an MA from Columbia University and a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. She specializes in 19th-century French literature, and her ...

Suri (Brody) Rinzler ’00SB has a high-powered career in finance as a manager at Bloomberg, four children (including 6-month old twins), and no minced words about her dual role: “There is definitely an element of sacrifice,” she says simply. “I cannot be in two places at once, as much as I’d like ...

He’s been published in the New York Observer, VentureBeat, and Forbes. Business Insider named him one of the “Top 20 Under 25” in the New York-area technology scene. And he works with early-stage companies and startups, advising them on best practices. Alex Taub, a 2009 Yeshiva College graduate ...

Dr. Archishman Chakraborty, a new appointment at Sy Syms, is the Mel Harris Chair in Financial Risk and Insurance. He earned a PhD in economics from Princeton University, and previously taught at York University and Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business. 1. What did you do before you joined…

Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, recently reinvigorated the national discussion on the work-life balance and women in professional leadership positions. Miriam Weiner ’92S, ’96C knows a lot about those challenges: after receiving a JD from YU’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a…

Following their graduation from high school, most YU students spend a year in Israel studying at a yeshiva or seminary to immerse themselves in Jewish learning and Israeli culture. It is a year filled with introspection and growth, one where close friendships are formed and a sense of independence…