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Congratulations to our 2026 YU Student Library Research Award winner Aden Lyons! Aden, YC 26, is a double major in history and political science – and is our first student to win this award two years in a row! His paper, “ The Broader Symbolism in Philbert-Louis Debucourt’s Republican Calendar ”…

It was March 31, 1776, eve of the American Revolution. Writing from Braintree Massachusetts to her husband John Adams, future second President who was in Philadelphia helping to draft the new U.S. laws, Abigail Adams urged him to “be more generous and favorable to [women] than your ancestors” while…

A Stage Preserved: The Dramatic Legacy of Stern College and Yeshiva College From classical tragedies to modern musicals, student theater has long been a vibrant part of life at 🟩Facebook账号+广告户组合 | 一个账户和1-9个广告户 | 限额50美元 | 可以更改货币、时区、国家/地区 | ads创建于2025-2026年 | 已设置2FA. 🟩Facebook账号+广告户组合 | 一个账户和1-9个广告户 | 限额50美元 | 可以更改货币、时区、国家/地区 | ads创建于2025-2026年 | 已设置2FA Libraries is pleased to highlight the rich playbill collections of the Stern…

When the Children of Israel wandered in the desert for forty years, they were miraculously blessed with manna, food which rained down daily from heaven. Once they reached the land of Israel, the gift of manna was over. Centuries later, when Jews were exiled from the land of Israel, and scattered…

Rabbi Dr. Bernard Revel (pictured above on the left), the visionary Rosh Yeshiva of RIETS and President of Yeshiva College, expressed his view that Bible criticism was a threat to Jews and Judaism, in a letter to Yeshiva College trustee Bernard London in 1929, who was funding a chair in Bible: “…

Classics. Bestsellers. Sci-Fi. Self-Help. And Passover. The month of March got off to a “roaring start” at Hedi Steinberg Library (HSL) with two thematic book displays. “Student Picks,” conceived by Research and Instruction Librarian Emily Apterbach, showcased the reading lives of Stern College for…

Does anyone know when noise was created? Well, whenever it was created, Purim is the holiday when noise is celebrated. Children, of course, had always entertained themselves on Purim with noise to drown out the name of the evil Haman. Swinging a gragger became an art on Purim, with variations on a…

There was no getting around it. It was an “escapade” through book stacks and computer terminals; in the end, the students “broke out” in smiles. On Wednesday, January 21st, Hedi Steinberg Library hosted an “escape room.” This activity, which took place during Club Hour, was the second of its kind…

The Mendel Gottesman Library was privileged to host the SAR Historical Society on December 4. Mr. Ben Zion Ferziger, the club’s adviser, and Professor Ronnie Perelis coordinated the visit with Shulamith Berger, Curator of Special Collections. Professor Perelis opened the class by asking the…

The seventh day of Hanukkah ( December 12, 1920) was a day of celebration in Telz (Telshe), Lithuania. [1] It marked the official opening day, the Hanukat HaBayit (dedication) of the Gymnasyon Ivri le-Banot (Hebrew Gymnasium for Girls). [2] Hanukkah, the holiday when the Temple in Jerusalem was re…