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∞ SUMMER 2014 YUTODAY ∞ VOLUME 18 • NO. 3 Class of 2014: “Anticipating the Future”

ore than 600 students from Yeshiva University’s undergraduate schools were presented with their degrees at YU’s 83rd commencement exercises, held at Mthe IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on May 22. A celebratory spirit was in the air as graduates clad in black caps and gowns chat- ted excitedly, embracing one another and posing for pictures with friends and family. Blue and white balloons and YU insignia adorned the walls and guests stopped to ad- mire the dozens of posters featuring pictures of students, which lined the entrances to the arena. “I am so happy to be celebrating today with my family—my immediate family and my YU family,” said Seth Feuerstein-Rudin, who was graduating from Sy Syms School of Business with a degree in business marketing. “It’s bittersweet because I learned a lot here and developed as a person and I’m sad that my experience is drawing to a close. But I’m also looking forward to being involved in the future and giving back to the school in any way I can.” President Richard M. Joel challenged the new graduates to value their time and this “momentous moment,” as members of a generation that is “nostalgic Honorary degree recipients Joshua Gortler and Dr. John S. for the past, savoring the present and anticipating the Ruskay with President Richard M. Joel future.” “How do we count time to make sure that time Federation of New York, who urged the graduates to counts?” President Joel asked. find their calling in life by seeking out a fulfilling career Referencing graduate Josh Hillman, the grand- that would allow them to make an impact in the Jewish child of one of the few remaining Schindler’s List sur- community and beyond. vivors, President Joel emphasized the importance of “Your YU education will be an asset to treasure sustaining and advancing the Jewish story like those of for the rest of your life. Let us each be able to recognize previous generations. “Take that same valued time and and hear our calling and respond, undertaking work to consciousness with you and it will remain with you for strengthen and improve our community, our nation and all your sacred days,” he said. “Our great hope is for you the Jewish people… Act as if you can change the world, to own your future and make it count.” or at least part of it, because you can.” The keynote address was delivered by Dr. John S. President Joel conferred an honorary doctorate Ruskay, executive vice president and CEO of the UJA- upon Ruskay, as well as upon Continued on Page 3 ç

Game, Set, Macs: A Milestone Year for Yeshiva Athletics

icans, Players of the Year and a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholar [see page 8 for our feature on Kayla Applebaum, member of the women’s softball team] playing for the Maccabees,” said Joe Bednarsh, director of YU athlet- ics. “This is a unique place where we daven [pray] between double-header games, play with kippahs on our heads and proudly emblazon ‘Yeshiva’ across our chests.” What makes the recent successes even more impressive is the rigorous dual curriculum all YU student-athletes must balance in addition to training and competing in high-level national competitions. “Our student-athletes are hands down one of a kind because of the academic workload that they commit to while putting in practice sessions five to six days a week,” said Nesta Felix, head coach of the women’s basketball team, who saw two of her players, Rebecca Yoshor and Stephanie Greenberg, lead NCAA Division III in rebounds and steals per game, respectively. “Their response to coaching and ability to learn quickly is a coach’s dream.” Felix was named HVIAC Coach of the Year, an honor also bestowed on her fellow YU coaches Arnold Ross of the men’s volleyball team and Steve Schucker of the women’s softball team. Ira Miller, head coach of the men’s Men’s tennis became the first Yeshiva program to compete in an NCAA tournament tennis team, was named Skyline Conference Coach of the Year. For the stu- dents, that high-quality coaching, along with the close bonds they form with or the talented and dedicated student-athletes of Yeshiva University, the past year both coaches and fellow players, has propelled their game to the next level: The men’s has been studded with unforgettable highlights. Whether it was the men’s ten- volleyball team won the HVIAC Championship for the second year in a row and third Fnis team earning YU’s first-ever National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) time in five years, the men’s cross country team won the HVIAC Championship for the tournament berth after winning the Skyline Conference Championship or the women’s fourth straight year and the women’s cross country team won its first HVIAC Champi- softball team soaring all the way to the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Confer- onship, among other triumphs this season. ence (HVIAC) Championship game in its first year as a varsity sport, the Maccabees “I think a good team starts with good people and good staff,” said Igal Mostkov, admirably represented the University’s Torah Umadda mission. from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who was named Skyline Conference Player of the Year for “This year alone, we have seen NCAA national statistic leaders, Academic All-Amer- his work on the men’s tennis team. “Major credit has to go Continued on Page 6 ç 2 YUTODAY

Rabbis Take Part in Workshop YUTODAY WEB EXCLUSIVES www.yu.edu/news on Conflict Resolution PHOTO group of 15 rabbis convened in May for a Through discussions and collaborative role- three-day seminar on mediation training, playing activities, the training was designed to Aorganized by Yeshiva University’s Center teach participants “how to maximize the chance for the Jewish Future (CJF)–Rabbi Isaac Elchanan of being on the positive side of a conflict,” said Theological Seminary (RIETS), in conjunction Stalder, who serves as an adjunct professor at with the Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution at Columbia University’s International Center for the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Cooperation and Conflict Resolution. “We cre- ate a framework for a dialogue, teaching specific skills that sup- port that dialogue. We teach how to get to the root of the con- View the 2014 commencement photo gallery flict, with the goal being collab- k yu.edu/commencementpics oration, to determine how the needs of both sides can be met.” For Rabbi Shaanan Gel- VIDEO man ’97YUHS, ’02YC, ’06R, the workshop and the topics it cov- ered hit close to home. “Not a week goes by with- out me being personally en- gaged in conflict resolution in some form, whether it’s com- CJF-RIETS, Cardozo present seminar on mediation training munal, ritual, familial or on an organizational level,” said Gel- The training was presented by attorneys man, rabbi of Kehilat Chovevei Tzion in Skokie, Adam Berner ’90SB, ’94BR, ’94R, ’94C and Sequoia Illinois. “This conference provided the building Stalder, both expert trainers in the field of media- blocks of managing conflicts on all fronts of the Watch the complete commencement ceremony tion and conflict resolution. rabbinate, infinitely valuable skills which touch k yu.edu/commencementvideo “By definition, rabbis are serving so many upon every aspect of the job.” different roles—in the pulpit, as teachers and as Others viewed the training as a vital part of educators, working with many people—and peo- their ongoing rabbinic education. WEB ple have differences,” said Berner, an assistant “To be connected to YU and have the oppor- professor at Cardozo. “This workshop is a frame tunity to attend these trainings is an asset for me of how best to help these leaders deal with differ- in my perpetual education,” said Rabbi Jeremy ences, how to manage the realities of being in a Donath ’08YC, ’11A, ’11R, who leads Congregation community and how to take conflict and see it as Darchei Noam in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. n an opportunity for growth.”

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t Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva Uni- versity High School for Girls YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (YUHSG), senior Michal Lei- A ∞ SUMMER 2014 bowitz’s project, “Engineering a Novel Cimex Lectularius [bedbug!] Trapping YUTODAY ∞ VOLUME 18 • NO. 3 Mechanism Utilizing Electrospun Re- cycled Polymers,” won first place out of DR. HENRY KRESSEL 200 submissions at the New York State Chairman, YU Board of Trustees Science and Engineering Fair competi- RICHARD M. JOEL President tion. The project, which she worked on with Jacob Plaut from Rambam Me- YUTODAY MATT YANIV YAFFI SPODEK GISEL PINEYRO sivta and Daniel Rudin from Half Hol- Director of Media Relations, Editor Art Director low Hills High School West, also won Editor in Chief Second Award in Environmental Man- Michal Leibowitz Ori Putterman Barbara Birch, Enrique Cubillo, John Denatale, Caitlin Geiger, Sari Goodfriend, Perel Skier Hecht, Linda Hsia, David Huggins, Megan van Huygen, Tova Ross, Keren Simon, Adena Stevens agement at the International Science Contributors and Engineering Fair and earned a $1,500 prize. Takhalov was also named one of the ACE pro- [email protected] www.yu.edu/cpa In addition, she and her fellow students will have gram’s top winners and invited to a special awards YUToday is published quarterly by the Office of Communications and Public Affairs and is an asteroid named after them. ceremony. distrib­ ­uted free to faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors and friends. It keeps them informed of news from across Yeshiva University’s undergraduate and graduate divisions and affiliates. The ACE (Architecture, Construction and Ori Putterman, a senior at Yeshiva University The quarterly newsletter covers academic and campus life, faculty and student research, com- Engineering) club at YUHSG finished off the year High School for Boys/Marsha Stern Talmudical munity outreach and philanthropic support. It showcases the University’s mission of Torah Umadda, the combination of Jewish study and values with secular learning, through stories with a bang, with several students winning a cu- Academy, was named a winner of the 2014 National about the diverse achievements of the University community. mulative $10,000 in scholarship awards at the Merit Scholarship Program, winning $2,500 to go © Yeshiva University 2014 • Office of Communications and Public Affairs Construction Industry Round Table (CIRT) com- toward his college tuition. He was one of just 2,500 Furst Hall, Room 401 • 500 West 185th St. • New York, NY 10033-3201 • Tel.: 212.960.5285 petition. YUHSG’s ACE team—the only yeshiva students chosen from a pool of more than 15,000 Stanley I. Raskas, Chairman, Board of Overseers, Yeshiva College; Shira Yoshor, Chair, Board and only all-girls team out of a national program of finalists nationwide who were judged to have the of Overseers, Stern College for Women; Alan Kestenbaum, Chairman, Board of Overseers, Sy Syms School of Business; Ruth L. Gottesman, Chair, Board of Overseers, Albert Einstein College more than 600 students—presented its findings to strongest combination of accomplishments and of Medicine; Leslie E. Payson, Chair, Board of Overseers, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; an audience comprising several hundred leaders in potential for success in rigorous college studies. Froma Benerofe, Chair, Board of Overseers, Wurzweiler School of Social Work; Mordecai D. Katz, Chairman, Board of Overseers, Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies; Carol the architectural, engineering and construction in- Putterman eventually hopes to major in either eco- Bravmann, Chair, Board of Overseers, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology; Moshael J. Straus, Chairman, Board of Overseers, Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration; dustries at the CIRT competition in May. Rebecca nomics or computer science when he begins his Joel M. Schreiber, Chairman, Board of Trustees, (affiliate) Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Lowenthal, Rebecca Pasternak, Tzipora Roffe and studies at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Seminary; Miriam P. Goldberg, Chair, Board of Trustees, YU High Schools; Michael Jesselson and Theodore N. Mirvis, Co-chairs, Board of Directors, (affiliate) Yeshiva University Museum. Eden Takhalov were all awarded scholarships. Program at Yeshiva College. n Board listings as of June 30, 2014.

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YU, Montefiore Reach Historic Ferkauf Students Agreement Over Future of Einstein Aid Asylum Seekers he Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology offered New Entity Enhances and Strengthens Shared Missions in a More Sustainable Model a new course last spring called “Working With TAsylum Seekers,” which taught students how to to match the extraordinary opportunities and psychologically evaluate asylum seekers and write re- challenges in the healthcare environment of ports that would be presented in court on their behalf. the 21st century,” said President Richard M. The class was given by Dr. Bill Salton, associate Joel. “We are delighted to emphasize our clinical professor of psychology and clinical director of shared commitment to assuring the conti- the Max and Celia Parnes Family Psychological and Psy- nuity and growth of the educational and re- choeducational Services Clinic, and Dr. Carl Auerbach, search functions of Einstein while remaining professor of psychology. a leader in medical education. At the same “We are training our students to conduct asylum time, we are taking a powerful and important interviews themselves, under our supervision,” said step toward building a financially sustainable Auerbach. “The course is a combination of training and Yeshiva University.” practical experience working with asylum seekers as The agreement enhances and strength- well as hearing from other professionals involved in asy- ens the organizations’ shared missions of re- lum cases about their work in the field.” search, teaching, patient care and community During the semester, students completed three asy- service and will ensure Einstein remains a lum evaluations and worked with clients who faced a leading medical school. range of threats, from political persecution and gang ha- “This agreement marks an important rassment to an asylum seeker who was dealing with po- milestone for the future of each of our insti- tential discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. tutions as well as for healthcare as a whole,” After meeting with the clients, students wrote up said Dr. Steven M. Safyer, president and CEO an affidavit, or a written account, of what they deter- of Montefiore. “We look forward to further mined about the client based on the interview. The af- eshiva University and Montefiore Health System strengthening Einstein as a major research institution fidavit was then given to a lawyer, who submitted it into have come to a historic agreement to build upon that spans the scope from bench science to healthcare evidence in support of the client’s case. Ya long-standing 50-year relationship that has delivery transformation.” The course also included a presentation from the trained generations of physicians and medical research- Through the agreement, it is anticipated that there legal team at the Human Rights and Genocide Clinic ers. A new entity will be jointly formed by Montefiore will be one unified faculty, retaining academic appoint- at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, which gave and YU, with Montefiore assuming greater responsibility ments from YU while being employed by Montefiore, as students a better understanding of how their work as fo- for the day-to-day operations and financial management they continue to teach and mentor Einstein’s students rensic evaluators fit into the legal structure of the cases. of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and with YU re- and Montefiore residents. Einstein faculty members will Salton eventually hopes to establish a sector within maining the degree-granting institution with a key role continue to collaborate with all areas of Montefiore and the Parnes Clinic dedicated to asylum seekers. in the educational aspects of the entity. Montefiore has their faculty counterparts in YU’s other schools. “There is not much literature or research on this, agreed to assume significant governance and financial re- The Yeshiva Board of Trustees and Montefiore’s and as we learn more, we hope to develop a team of clini- sponsibility for the new Einstein entity. Board Leadership endorse the decision to move forward cians and patients to answer some of those questions,” “We are undertaking this historic process of trans- with developing a final agreement, which will be subject he said. “In that way, we can better train our students to forming our relationship with Montefiore and Einstein to regulatory approval. n work with the world’s diverse population.” n

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Joshua Gortler ’54YUHS, ’58YC, ’60W, president of the Kline Galland Center Foundation, and YU benefactor Dorothy Schachne, who along with her husband en- dowed the Dorothy and David I. Schachne deanship at Wurzweiler School of Social Work and created several scholarship funds at YU. Dr. Morton Lowengrub, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, received the Presidential Medallion for his more than 15 years of service as a leader of the YU academic team. “Dr. Lowengrub is a consummate mathematician who has scaled the totem pole in intellectual acuity,” said President Joel. “He recognized the magical transforma- tive power of education and dedicated his life to enabling thousands of students to explore the meaning of life.” In her address to fellow graduates, Malia Weiss, one of two valedictorians from Sy Syms School of Business, reminded the Class of 2014 that despite the challeng- Valedictorians: Isaac Merkel, Malia Weiss, Avi Levinson, Devorah Levinson, Eli Shavalian, Eli Grunblatt, Benjy Lebowitz, Bella Wolf ing life decisions they would face after graduation, the and Natan Koloski. Read more about their YU experiences at yu.edu/valedictorians unique values-based education they received at YU has left them equipped to make those tough calls. graduating student anchors, Ben Scheiner and Shimra holiness, with a strong commitment to Halacha [Jewish “Yeshiva University is an oasis of Judaism and mo- Barnett, signing off for the last time. law] and spiritual growth. My father made the effort to rality, while also extending the best the secular world has For the Cohen family of Stamford, Connecticut, be here today because that is what the commandment of to offer in terms of education and career advancement,” commencement was a unique three-generation mile- pru u’rvu [be fruitful and multiply] is all about: not just she said. “YU has provided us with a decision-making stone. Stern College for Women graduate Sara Malka about children but about grandchildren who embody the structure and a moral compass. We benefit from the val- Cohen ’14S was joined by her father, Rabbi Daniel Cohen same values that you do, ensuring the continuity and the ues, the culture and the tradition of Judaism, which YU ’89YC, ’94R, ’96A, who was celebrating his 25th reunion, perpetuity of multiple generations.” has helped instill in all of us. These Jewish values form and her grandfather, Rabbi Herbert Cohen ’64YC, ’70F, The reunion classes of 1954, 1964, 1974 and 1989 the lodestar that guides us as we pursue success in our ’70R, who traveled from Israel to mark his 50th reunion. were recognized at the graduation ceremony for their life plan.” “This celebration means so much to us, and it’s re- 60th, 50th, 40th and 25th reunions. More than 1,400 The ceremony also featured live coverage from The ally a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said Rabbi Dan- undergraduate students from Yeshiva College, Stern Shield News Team, YU’s student-run broadcast news iel Cohen, who leads Congregation Agudath Sholom in College and Sy Syms, as well as graduate students in the channel. After a prepared video that highlighted the se- Stamford. “YU has always been part of our family, and fields of law, medicine, social work, education, Jewish nior story and featured students discussing their unique we are committed to the values of Torah Umadda. I grew studies and psychology, were awarded degrees from YU experiences at YU, the screen cut to a live shot of the up in a home where we tried to see the world in all its during its commencement season. n

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p Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration awarded diplo- p Albert Einstein College of Medicine celebrated its 56th graduation ceremony on mas to 52 graduates at its May 29 commencement ceremony. The majority of the gradu- May 28. Dr. Arturo Casadevall, professor and chair of microbiology and immunology at ates earned a Master of Science degree, with two students receiving doctorates and Einstein and attending physician at Montefiore, offered the keynote address to an audi- one earning a specialist certificate. Dr. David Schnall, the keynote speaker, offered part- ence of nearly 3,000 that filled Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. In his speech, Casade- ing words to the students as he marked his own commencement as dean emeritus. He vall discussed the importance of learning and generating new knowledge to respond to was introduced by his successor, Dr. Rona Novick. President Richard M. Joel and Henry the challenges of a rapidly changing medical and scientific environment. “The way forward Rothman, vice chairman of the Azrieli Board of Trustees, also addressed the graduates is to continue to embrace knowledge and generate knowledge to ensure an even better during the ceremony. n world built with the tools of science and ethics, on the wings of curiosity and the human spirit,” he said. Dr. Allen M. Spiegel, the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean, was joined by Presi- dent Richard M. Joel in conferring 178 MD degrees, 52 PhD degrees and 14 combined MD-PhD degrees. Spiegel also presented more than a dozen awards recognizing select alumni members for their achievements and commitment to Einstein and faculty mem- bers for their teaching excellence, respectively. n

p Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies celebrated the graduation of 48 students at its year-end reception on May 28. Dr. Daniel Rynhold, associate profes- sor of Jewish philosophy, delivered a mini lecture and Dr. Sid Leiman, visiting professor of Jewish history and literature, presented a gift to retiring University librarian Zalman Alpert, in recognition of his many years of service to the school. Dr. David Berger, dean and Ruth & I. Lewis Gordon Professor of Jewish History, and Dr. Mordechai Cohen p Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law marked its 36th commencement ceremony (right), associate dean, also addressed the students, along with Ahuva Gold Wiesenfeld, on May 27, with 463 graduates earning JD and LLM degrees. Keynote speaker Preet who spoke on behalf of her fellow graduates. n Bharara (left), United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, told gradu- ates to reflect on what they bring to the law. “The law can have great force, but in order to truly form a more perfect union, it needs an assist from human beings who think and feel beyond,” he said. In his remarks, Cardozo Dean Matthew Diller (right) urged the newly minted attorneys to be agents of change and to make their mark in the legal profession. “I want to assure you—you really are ready for the road ahead, and I’m confident you will have much to celebrate in years to come,” he said. n

p Wurzweiler School of Social Work held its 55th commencement on May 15. Dr. Jay S. Schachne (center), chief of cardiology at Southcoast Physicians Group and associate professor of medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, delivered the keynote address. “Look up from your smartphones and into the eyes of the needy,” p Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology celebrated its commencement ceremony he told the graduates. Wurzweiler’s Dorothy and David I. Schachne Dean, Dr. Carmen on May 20. Following opening remarks by President Richard M. Joel and Ferkauf Dean Ortiz Hendricks (left), bestowed an honorary degree upon Dr. Schachne’s late father, Dr. Lawrence Siegel, Dr. Donald Bersoff, president of the American Psychological David I. Schachne, who served as chair emeritus of the Wurzweiler Board of Overseers. Association, delivered the keynote address to the nearly 80 graduates who received an The degree was accepted by YU benefactor Dorothy Schachne (right), who along with array of advanced degrees in mental health counseling and clinical psychology. Cheryl her late husband, endowed the eponymous deanship at Wurzweiler. She also received an Epstein addressed the graduates on behalf of the Ferkauf Class of 2014. n honorary degree at YU’s commencement (see page 1). n

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Gortler graduated from Wurzweiler in 1960 with a master’s degree in social work and administration. For the next nine years, he was employed by a number of organizations, working with Holocaust survivors, the elderly, street gangs and troubled youths. In 1969, he was recruited to become the executive director of the Kline Galland Home, a nursing home for Jewish seniors in Seattle. Although he initially told the board he would serve a two-year commitment, he stayed for several decades and continues to be affiliated with the organization today. Under Gortler’s leadership, several successful fundraising campaigns allowed for the expansion of the nursing facility and its programs, including the Polack Adult Day Center, Kosher Meals on Wheels and the SPICE Senior Nutrition Program. The Kline Galland Center & Affiliates were incorporated in 1981 and Gortler served as its chief executive officer until his retirement in 2006. In 1993, the addition of 60 special care beds brought the home’s capacity to 205 residents. Gortler oversaw the planning and construction of the Sum- mit at First Hill, which is a state-of-the-art retirement and assisted living facility built in 2000. When Gortler assumed leadership of the Kline Galland Home, the annual budget was $250,000. Currently, the budget of the Kline Galland Center & Affiliates is over $30 million, thanks to Gortler’s vision and fiscal stewardship. The Kline Galland Home is considered one of the finest nurs- ing homes in America today. Gortler’s accomplishments have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Distinguished Administrator Award of Honor from the Association of Jewish Aging Services in 1997. When Gortler retired, the board asked him to assume the presidency of the Kline Galland Foundation, which works with major donors to support Alexander Lukhtman, the first recipient of the Gortler scholarship, with Joshua Gortler the nursing home’s expanded programs for seniors. “We invest the donors’ gifts and use the income to provide for people who cannot afford to live in oshua Gortler ’54YUHS, ’58YC, ’60W had a more arduous journey than our facilities,” Gortler explained. “The foundation also subsidizes the defi- most young men en route to Yeshiva University. cits in our various programs.” J He arrived in the United States with his parents from Germany, The board of directors at the center wanted to do something special for where they had spent the previous five years living in three different dis- Gortler when he retired as CEO. They asked him what he would like—a trip placed persons camps following World War II. At the start of the Holo- around the world, perhaps? Gortler had something nobler in mind: “I asked caust, when Gortler was 3 years old, the Nazis occupied his shtetl [village] them to establish a scholarship to train people in social work, since social in Poland. With the assistance and protection of non-Jewish friends, the work is so vital for so many vulnerable populations,” he said. The board Gortlers managed to escape Poland and fled to Siberia and then Uzbekistan, granted $150,000 to establish the Joshua H. Gortler and Sarah B. Gortler where they stayed until the war ended. When they returned to Poland, they Scholarship in Geriatric Social Work, with first priority of scholarship assis- found a cold reception and moved to German DP camps, awaiting resettle- tance given to graduates of Yeshiva College and Stern College for Women ment in the United States. who plan to attend Wurzweiler. In 1951, sponsored by the Jewish Family and Children’s Service in Recently, the scholarship—now at $250,000 thanks to Gortler, his Phoenix, the Gortlers were brought to Arizona. friends and his colleagues making additional contributions—was formally “At the time, there was little yiddishkeit [Jewish life] there,” recalled announced, as was its first recipient, Alexander Lukhtman ’10YC, originally Gortler, “so my parents decided to send me to New York so I could receive a from the Ukraine. Jewish education.” While Gortler and Lukhtman might be from different generations and Through the help of a rabbi, who was a YU graduate, at the local Conser- different parts of the world, their dedication to helping the elderly—and the vative synagogue (there were no Orthodox synagogues in Phoenix at the determination to embrace a new language, culture and opportunities after time), the Gortlers were told that Yeshiva University High School, then emigrating to the United States—are shared values. called Talmudical Academy (TA), had agreed to educate and house their son “Yeshiva University is a very unique institution that has educated Jew- for free. He also received a modest stipend from TA, since his parents had ish men and women l’dor v’dor [from generation to generation],” said Gortler. virtually no money. “I am very pleased that my generation of graduates is now helping a new gen- Gortler, who knew no English when he arrived in Arizona, was sent on eration of students become leaders in their Jewish communities and greater a Greyhound bus by his parents. They had only packed a couple of sand- society.” wiches for him, not realizing the trip would be four days long. Gortler met Lukhtman at YU’s 83rd Commencement Ceremony on May Gortler flourished in his Jewish studies at TA, having learned Hebrew 22 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where Lukhtman fluently in the DP camps, and took night classes at nearby George Washing- hooded Gortler onstage before he received an honorary doctorate from ton High School, where he worked hard to hone his English skills. Gortler President Richard M. Joel. continued on to Yeshiva College and worked throughout his time there, pri- “I am very grateful to receive this scholarship, especially after learning marily in the cafeteria. “My experiences in high school and college,” he said more about Mr. Gortler and how he used his past to inform his future work wryly, “certainly helped me learn how to budget.” with the geriatric population and how devoted he was to a call of personal When it came time for graduation, Gortler knew he would continue duty,” said Lukhtman. “I hope I live up to the standard that he has set for me studying at YU, this time at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work. “I saw how and so many others, and I remain indebted to him both for his generosity much the social workers did with DP camp survivors, helping them with their and for being a wonderful role model for me.” trauma and with putting their lives back together,” he said. “I felt like I wanted The Gortlers have two children: a son, who is a tenured professor of to dedicate my career to helping people and giving back to society as well.” computer science at Harvard University, and a daughter, who is an adjunct During his time at Wurzweiler, Gortler met and married his wife, Sarah professor at the University of Memphis. They have five grandchildren. n Barash ’61S.

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Marion Talansky ’53YUHS, ’57TI Dr. Rosa Resnick Stephanie (Schechter) Strauss YOUR NEWS IS OUR NEWS! announces the birth of her great-grandson, Helfgot ’76W, chair ’85YUHS, ’89S was appointed acting Class Notes is where Yeshiva born to Elisheva and Hillel Talansky. Mazal of the subcommittee director of Yeshiva University in Israel. University celebrates the milestones tov to grandparents Naomi (Millen) ’86S on intergenerational and accomplishments of its alumni. and Rabbi Alan Yitzchak Talansky ’85YC. relationships, NGO Dr. Deena ’88E and Rabbi Sammy In this section, you can catch up on Committee on “Shalom” Zimmerman ’77YUHS, ’81YC, everything your classmates have been Ageing at the United ’84BR, ’84R celebrated the marriage of up to over the years, from marriages Nations, chaired a conference titled “Ageing their son, Ari, to Hodaya Rosh and the Bat and births to professional and personal 1960s Is An Intergenerational Journey” at the Mitzvah of their daughter, Tikva. achievements. United Nations. Miriam and Rabbi Edward Feigelman Submit your class note by emailing ’65YUHS, ’69YC, ’69BZ, ’71R, ’72F Pearl (Steinmetz) and Martin Herskovitz [email protected] with the subject announce the birth of their grandson, Tzvi ’73YUHS, ’77YC announce the birth of their 1990s line “Class Notes” or by visiting Yehuda (Julius Hirsch), born to Tikva and grandson, born to Michal and Netanel www.yu.edu/alumni/notes to complete Shulem Weinreich. Mazal tov to grand- Herskovitz. Rabbi Hayyim Angel ’93BR, ’93YC, ’95R, the online form. We hope that you enjoy parents Roiza and Feivel Weinreich and ’96A, adjunct instructor of Bible, published reading about your fellow alumni and great-grandfather Moshe Perlman. his book, Peshat Isn’t So Simple: Essays on friends, and we look forward to hearing Developing a Religious Methodology to Bible about your achievements. Michael (Mechy) Frankel ’64YUHS, Dr. Shifra Hochberg Study (Kodesh Press, 2014). Rabbi Angel 68YC, ’71BR, ’71R, senior scientist at ’70S published The Lost and his wife, Maxine, also announce the Pennsylvania State University, gave an Catabomb (Enigma birth of their son, Mordechai Pinhas. Mazal invited talk to the Joint Chiefs of Staff Press, 2014), a historical tov to grandparents Gilda ’67S and Rabbi STAY C NNECTED Science and Technologies Futures mystery. Marc Angel ’67YC, ’70R, ’75BR. Symposium on the subject of nuclear electromagnetic pulse. In addition, his Rabbi Yaakov Blau Do you receive the weekly monograph, “The Uncertain Consequences ’93YC, ’93BR, ’96R, events email and monthly of Nuclear Weapon Use,” was published by ’97A published his Johns Hopkins University. Peshie ’73YUHS, ’77S and Rabbi Yaakov book, Medieval eNewsletter from the Office Neuburger ’77YC, ’79R announce the birth Commentary in the of Alumni Affairs? Sheila (Belove) Frankel ’68S, senior of their granddaughter, born to Chaya and Modern Era: The computer scientist at the National Institute Aryeh Westreich. Mazel tov to great- Enduring Value of Don’t miss out on exciting of Standards and Technology (NIST), was grandfather Rabbi Zevulun Charlop Classical Parshanut. awarded a Gold Medal by the Department ’47YUHS, ’51YC, ’54R, dean emeritus of programs as well as news and of Commerce for her technical leadership. RIETS and Special Advisor to the President updates for YU alumni. on Yeshiva Affairs. David Brofsky ’94YC, ’94BR published Rabbi Hillel his book, Hilchot Tefilla: Mekorot Ve-Iyunim Update your profile and your Goldberg ’69YC Rabbi Marc Schneier (Mosad HaRav kook, 2014). edited the 100th ’76YUHS, ’80YC, ’83A, email preferences to get our anniversary edition of ’83R was honored for Joseph Gitler news and information. The Intermountain 25 years of leadership ’92YUHS won two Visit www.yu.edu/ Jewish News, of which as president of the prestigious prizes. The he is executive editor, Foundation for Ethnic Jerusalem Post named alumnidirectory today! and he published Understanding at the him one of the 50 most Unexpected Road: Congressional Ceremony influential Jews in the Storied Jewish Lives in Washington, D.C., world, and Nefesh Around the World commemorating the 50th anniversary of B’Nefesh awarded him (Philipp Feldheim, 2013). He and his wife, the 1964 Freedom Summer. the inaugural Bonei Zion Prize for his 1940s Elaine, announce the birth of their twin contribution to social welfare in Israel. granddaughters, Rachel and Chanah, born Edwin F. Simpser Rabbi Nisson Shulman ’48YUHS, ’52YC, to Batya and Rabbi Mattis Goldberg. ’75YUHS, ’78YC, ’82E Bonnie ’94S and Dovid Kupchik ’89YC, ’55R, ’70BR announces the birth of his was appointed president ’93R, ’98A celebrated the Bar Mitzvah of great-granddaughter Chaya Shaindle, born Miriam and Dr. Philip Josowitz ’64YC and CEO of St. Mary’s their son, Abie. to Dassi and Mordy Tiefenbrunn. Mazal tov announce the birth of their grandson, Yair Healthcare System for to grandparents Baila and Moshe Shulman. Nahman, born to Ella Bar and Dr. Yehonatan Children. Nava and Rabbi Uri Orlian ’98YC, ’02A, Yosef. instructor of Talmud, announce the birth Rabbi Mordechai Schnaidman ’48YC, of their son, Shimon. Mazal tov to Stern ’52BR, ’52R announces the marriage of Chava and Eli Klein ’61YC announce the College Associate Dean Ethel ’57YUHS, his grandson, Ephraim Schnaidman, to birth of their great-granddaughter, Techelet. 1980s ’61S and Dr. J. Mitchell Orlian ’51YUHS, Rivka Weiser. The Kleins and Tova and Dr. George Rubin ’55YC, ’60F, ’73BR, professor of Bible celebrated the marriage of their grand- Rabbi Gary Beitler ’89YC, ’92R was the and Hebrew. children, Hodaya Klein and Nachum Rubin. faculty honoree at the Yeshiva University High Schools Annual Dinner. 1950s Phyllis (Curchack) Kornspan ’69S announces the birth of her granddaughter, Claire and Rabbi Joshua Hertzberg Tair, born to Yael and Yishai Kornspan. ’51YC, ’55R announce the birth of their Rabbi Zvi Grumet great-grandsons, Aharon Simcha to Tali and Naomi (Minder) Lehrfeld ’64S announces ’83R released his Yosef Friedman and Aharon to Rabbi Meir the birth of her grandson, born to Rivkie and book, Moses and the and Gila Arnold. Dan Lehrfeld. Path to Leadership (Urim, 2014). Elke ’59YUHS and Nachman Kupietzky Dr. Arie Pelta ’96YC joined Kaplan Medical ’55YUHS, ’59YC and Judi ’63YUHS and Center in Rehovot to build the Colon and Rabbi Harris Guedalia ’57YUHS, ’63R 1970s Rectal Surgery department, after making and Hilda Cohen announce the birth of a aliyah to Ramat Beit Shemesh with his wife great-grandson, born to Gilat and Asher Esther (Gross) ’79S and Danny Behar Alyssa and their seven children. Sacks. ’77YC, ’81E announce the birth of their grandson, Daniel Yaakov, born to Rachel Dr. Dale Rosenbach Two classic and Mordechai Behar. ’99YUHS, ’03YC will biographies of speak at the 2014 major 20th century Beryl ’75YUHS, ’79YC and Doreen Greater New York Dental Orthodox Jewish Eckstein ’78S celebrated the marriage of Meeting on “Atraumatic leaders, written by their daughter, Rebecca, to Judah Orlinsky. Exodontia: Principles, Rabbi Aaron Mazal tov to parents Mindy ’75YUHS and Concepts and Rakeffet-Rothkoff Henry Orlinsky ’74YUHS, ’79YC and to Techniques.” ’59YC, ’61R, ’67BR, grandparents Beila and Rabbi Dr. Shimon professor of Eckstein ’44YC, ’44BR, ’46R. Yitzchak Schechter rabbinic literature Dena Weiss Levie ’87S created a ’93YC, ’99F— at YU’s Caroline Helen (Eris) ’77W and Daniel Flatauer papercut, The Kiddush, that is on display husband of and Joseph S. announce the birth of their grandson, Ari, at the Jewish Children’s Museum. Shoshana ’91S, Gruss Institute, will be republished: The to Yifat and Gilad Flatauer. ’93BR, professor of Silver Era: Rabbi Eliezer Silver and His Tzipporah and Rabbi Dr. Jonathan I. 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Mazal Malka ’00S, ’02A and Rabbi Shimon her children’s book, tov to grandparents Alisa ’79YUHS and Schenker ’02SB, ’03R, ’06A announce the There’s a Shark in the Rabbi Allen Schwartz ’79YUHS, ’85YC, birth of their daughter, Hadassah Miriam. Mikvah: A Light-Hearted ’86R, ’87BR, the Raymond J. Greenwald Look at Jewish Dunking Chair in Jewish Studies. Shira ’04S and Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Schnall Experiences ’95YUHS, ’00YC, ’02F, ’03R, ’06F, (CreateSpace, 2014). Sheera (Hefter) professor of psychology at Yeshiva College, ’04S and Rabbi announce the birth of their daughter, Bayla Yosi Eisen ’04YC, Lielle. Mazal tov to big brothers Yonatan announce the birth and Gavriel, and to grandparents Tova and David Wagner ’90YUHS, of twins, Batsheva Azrieli Dean Emeritus Dr. David Schnall ’94SB was appointed and Simcha. ’65YUHS, ’69YC, ’72BR, ’72R, and Rosalyn Chief Financial Officer of and Dr. Irvin Hirsch ’67YUHS. Elderplan, Inc. 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Devora and Rabbi Simcha “Simmy” or call 646.592.4022 Shabtai ’06YC, ’10R, ’10BR announce Pnina Baim ’09A Rabbi Mark Goldfeder ’07YC published the birth of their daughter, Elisheva Sara. published her book, an op-ed on the CNN website in June titled A Life Worth Living “The Age of Robots Is Here.” Estee ’05S and Rabbi Elon Soniker (Amazon Digital ’05SB, ’08R, ’11A announce the birth of Services, 2014). Julie and Rabbi Uri Goldstein ’06R their son. announce the birth of their daughter, Michael “Micha” Hershkop ’10YC married Ayalah Nitzan. Alexander Ahuva Magder in Thornhill, Ontario. Mazal Taub ’09YC tov to parents Judy and Eli Magder and Sara and Rabbi Yaron Barach ’05YC, Sara and Rabbi Simcha Hopkovitz co-published his Alyssa and Sheldon Hershkop. ’08R, ’09A announce the birth of their ’02YC,’14R announce the birth of their son, book, Pitching daughter, Zissel Chaya. Avigdor Shimon Tzvi. Rabbi Hopkovitz was & Closing: Sarah (Deneroff) ’10S and Daniel Kolat also installed as Rabbi of the Queens Everything You ’10YC announce the birth of their son, Eitan Dr. Debra (Marcus) ’03S, ’08F, ’10F and Jewish Center in Forest Hills, New York. Need to Know Yaakov. Rabbi Michael Bashist ’94YUHS, ’99YC, About Business ’05R announce the birth of their son, Sharona ’00S, ’02W and Rabbi Aryeh Development, Mordechai. Mazal tov to great-grandparents Kaplan were profiled in the Orthodox Partnerships, and Making Deals That David Marylin and Rabbi Alvin Marcus ’44YUHS, Union blog in May in “10 Years on the Job Matter (McGraw-Hill, 2014). Schlusselberg ’48YC, ’52W, ’52R. at UCLA, OU Torah Educator Rabbi Aryeh ’10YC, ’13A and Sharona Kaplan Reflect on Students Tamar (Grun) ’07S and Joshua Vogel released a new Rebecca ’07A and Rabbi Eli Belizon Past, Present, and Future.” ’07YC announce the birth of their daughter, album called ’00YUHS, ’07SB, ’10R announce the birth Temima. Mazal tov to grandparents Cheryl Mizmor L’Dovid. of their daughter. Orit and Rabbi Binyamin Lehrfield ’80S and Alan Vogel and Yehudit and ’07YC, ’11R announce the birth of their Jacob Grun. Elana (Lani) ’09S son, Shaya Zev. and Joshua Eliana and Moshe Watson ’07YUHS, Tamar Devorah ’10S and Noson Berman ’04YUHS, Avital and Darren Levin ’05SB, ’08W ’12SB, ’14R announce the birth of their Waintman ’08YC announce the birth of ’09YC announce the announce the birth of their son, David Yair. daughter, Tamar Tema. Mazal tov to their son. birth of their grandparents Ora and Mark Watson daughter, Nava Menachem ’88SB and Mandy and Dr. Rubin Brecher Ashira. Mazel tov to Menchel ’07YC, ’80YC, ’84E. 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JEREMY JOSZEF ’09SB: THE CAMP DIRECTOR official connection,” said Joszef, “we share a similar mission in instilling the val- Jeremy Joszef ’09SB may have studied marketing and entrepreneurship at Sy ues of Modern Orthodoxy in the young men and women we serve.” Syms School of Business, but compared to the hedge fund industry, the job he In fact, Joszef said one of the unofficial camp mottos is this: Built on Values, holds now is like summer camp. Runs on Fun. “This saying perfectly encapsulates our goal here at Morasha. Pro- In fact, the job is summer camp. As the director of Camp Morasha, one of the spective campers should know that they will never find a place quite like Mora- premier summer camps servicing the Modern Orthodox community, Joszef uti- sha, and that the friends they meet at camp will be their friends forever and, in lizes the skills he learned at Syms every day. “From developing a product, mar- fact, feel more like family.” keting that product and most importantly, believing in the product, it was the core ideas I learned at Syms that ALIZA LEIBTAG KLEIN ’08SB: THE CRUISE MANAGER help me succeed in my current role,” Exotic cruises to the Baltic Islands. Pesach in a luxurious Florida hotel. Odd said Joszef. hours in the middle of the night after putting her kids to bed and running assorted For Joszef, who grew up in household errands. Woodmere, New York, the choice to It’s all just another day in the professional life of Aliza Leibtag Klein ’08SB, attend YU was simple. “It was an general manager of Kosherica, the leading glatt kosher cruise and tour company. obvious next step in my family’s Klein grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. “Most people I knew, including my commitment to Torah learning and father and my siblings, went to Yeshiva University, and I had heard really good education and giving back to the things about its business school [Sy Syms],” said Klein, who knew she wanted to community,” he said. At Syms, pursue a business career. where he earned a BA in marketing, Klein thrived at Syms. “I loved the small class size, which fostered an environ- Joszef enjoyed attending shiur [lec- ment where you could form close relationships with your professors and get per- ture] with Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Zvi sonal attention that would be difficult in a larger college,” she recalled. “I really Sobolofsky and Jewish history enjoyed learning from Professor Steven Nissenfeld, who taught management.” classes with Dr. Debra Kaplan, the Klein majored in business management and, during her last two semesters, Dean Pinkhos Churgin Chair in worked part time at the American Zionist Movement as a bookkeeper. She might Jewish History and associate pro- have transitioned to a full-time job there after she graduated in 2008, but instead, fessor of Jewish history. “While the she made aliyah [immigration to Israel] while expecting her second child with content was certainly distinct, their shared passion for the subjects they were her husband, Elie Klein ’03SB. They teaching was contagious,” Joszef recalled. “It’s still a pleasure staying in touch settled in the Sheinfeld neighbor- with Rabbi Sobolofsky and his wife, Efrat.” hood in Beit Shemesh, and Elie got a Joszef was also closely involved with YU’s Center for the Jewish Future. Its job as a senior account executive for founding coincided with Joszef’s first year on campus, and he held a part-time Ruder Finn, a public relations firm. job there throughout his years at YU. While Klein was getting the lay of Immediately after graduating, Joszef was recruited to work full time for the land, she noticed an email circu- Camp Morasha as its director of programming and development, where he lating with a job posting for a part- focused on creating programming, recruiting campers, developing the board and time office worker. She applied to fundraising. In September 2011, he was asked to serve as camp director, making the company that turned out to be him—at age 26—only the fifth and youngest director in Morasha’s rich and sto- Kosherica and was offered the job ried 50-year history. on the spot. She began a few weeks Those who merely show up to the picturesque summer camp in the north- after her son was born. eastern Pocono Mountains come June might be surprised to learn that running a A typical day of work entails a summer camp is a year-round job. “While preparing a summer program for over lot of basic office responsibilities, 1,300 people requires attention to detail, organization and lots of patience, it’s the like returning emails, following up intense focus on enhancing and furthering the camp’s mission that keeps me and with potential clients, coordinating my staff of 25 full-time employees and 320 seasonal employees busy year-round,” ship-to-land logistics and perform- said Joszef. “We work with our colleagues, parents and campers throughout the ing general administrative duties. “Most of my colleagues are based in New York year to design policies and programs that will create a summer experience that’s or California, so the work that I do in the morning in Israel is being done while not only loads of fun but one that instills the Morasha values in each and every the rest of the company is still sleeping in the United States,” she said. When her camper. We truly believe that a mere two months at camp can be equally if not children return home from school at around 3 p.m., Klein takes a break until more impactful than 10 months at home.” around 8 p.m. when they go to sleep, at which point she restarts her work and can Directing a summer camp is not only a year-round job but one that surpasses go until anywhere from midnight until 2 a.m. the classic 9 a.m.-to-5 p.m. hours. For Joszef, however, the real challenge is not “It’s challenging sometimes to have these unorthodox hours, and sometimes the atypical daily schedule. “All too often, organizations get caught up in what I think it would be nice to have a more normal business schedule, but I’m actually decisions will bring in more campers, and while of course we would like to offer in really good company,” said Klein. “A lot of olim [immigrants] who work for the Morasha experience to as many people as we can, we’re more concerned with American companies also share this kind of atypical workday.” focusing on quality and not quantity,” explained Joszef. “It’s a crucial balance.” Kosherica operates about 10-15 cruises each year to locations such as Alaska, Any challenging parts of the job are far outweighed by its abundant positives the Caribbean, Russia, Scandinavia and Australia as well as Pesach programs to aspects—for instance, its uniquely transformative impact on the campers. “The Florida and Whistler, Canada. Klein generally travels on two cruises during the opportunity to develop independence, self-esteem and leadership skills offered winter season and two cruises during the summer season, and though the back- at camp are hard to replicate anywhere else,” said Joszef. “In fact, we see more drops are often breathtakingly beautiful and the accommodations plush and schools designing camp-like programming throughout the year, like experien- well-appointed, Klein is actually working on these trips. tial educational events including color wars and overnight trips.” “As general manager, I’m responsible for all the details involving the logistics There is no greater reward for Joszef than when he sees positive change tak- of pricing, booking and administrative work and oversight of food and beverages,” ing effect. “There’s really nothing more rewarding for me and my fellow adminis- explained Klein. “For the Pesach programs, I also handle the guest bookings and trators and staff members when we hear from a parent that their child has set up programming.” a chavruta [Torah study session] with his or her counselor during the year, is Amid all her careful attention to detail and her job-related obligations, Klein more committed to attending minyan [quorum of 10 males] or has more confi- is able to enjoy the trips she goes on. “I’m very lucky that I get to visit many places dence and self-esteem,” said Joszef. “Seeing an individual camper or staff mem- a lot of us hear about but don’t really get to witness in person, like Copenhagen ber leave camp more inspired, educated or committed to his or her Judaism than and Estonia,” said Klein. “There’s so much history and natural beauty in places the day he or she arrived is a huge benefit of the job.” like these, and I’ve been to shuls all over the world and spent time in such diverse The intersection between Camp Morasha and YU is strong: several YU Jewish communities. That’s an exciting thing to be able to experience.” Roshei Yeshiva also teach in Camp Morasha’s kollel, including Rabbi Yitzchok But Klein especially loves the Pesach program, her only “work” trip on Cohen and Rabbi Mordechai Willig, the Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth Chair in Talmud and which she brings her family—Elie and their sons Netanel, 7, and Amichai, 5— Contemporary Halacha. Joszef returns to the YU campus time and again to see because she actually has some time on the holiday to unwind with them. “I love friends who are now YU employees and to meet with current students who serve seeing my kids enjoy the amazing programming we provide there,” said Klein. as staff members during the summer. “While YU and Morasha don’t have any The balancing act of logistics that Klein must juggle is sometimes challeng-

4 ALUMNITODAY DOWNLOAD THE YU ALUMNI SMARTPHONE APP AT WWW.YU.EDU/ALUMNI/APP ß ing, but it is always rewarding. “Being able to work hard on a cruise or hotel pro- Shulman was also closely involved with the Center for the Jewish Future, gram for months and then seeing everything brought to fruition and receiving a participating in a number of its programs including Teach for Israel; Eimatai lot of positive feedback is incredibly gratifying,” Klein said. “Our work at Leadership Development Project; Aaron and Blanche Schreiber Torah Tours in Kosherica is to provide vacations for our customers, and seeing them enjoy what Charleston, South Carolina; a summer kollel in Los Angeles, California; and we put together while they spend time with their families is a very special thing Yeshiva University Political Action Committee, among others. that I try never to take for granted.” “One of the most amazing parts of YU is that aside from being a renowned aca- demic institution, it gives students a lot of opportunities to become involved in SCOTT SHULMAN ’09SB: THE TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT COORDINATOR social action and form a holistic Jewish perspective,” said Shulman. “These pro- Nearly 2,500 young men and women from a variety of Jewish backgrounds will grams really give you an appreciation of the Jewish world beyond yourself and have experienced a magical 10-day trip to Israel this year thanks to Scott Shul- YU—and even beyond the United States. Realizing that there’s a bigger picture and man ’09SB, who is at the helm of the Orthodox Union’s Israel Free Spirit program, zoning in on that collective focus has added a lot of value to my YU experience.” one of the most popular tours under the umbrella organization Taglit-Birthright After graduation, Shulman was recruited to work at the Orthodox Union in Israel to provide Israel experiences to Jewish adults ages 18-26. its OU Alumni program, a natural extension of the work the organization does It’s a big job to direct the pro- with NCSY and includes recruitment of former NCSY members to participate in gram, and Yeshiva University helped Birthright Israel trips. “That first year I was there, the Birthright part of OU Shulman get there. Alumni experienced tremendous growth beyond what was expected, and it Shulman grew up in Columbus, became obvious that someone was needed to devote attention to it full time,” said Ohio, and was set to attend Ohio Shulman. “That’s been my role at the OU ever since.” State University when he was pre- Shulman works to attract participants to the trips and to create partnerships sented with the option of attending with other nonprofit and communal groups, like campus-based and young pro- YU. “I had been increasingly feeling fessional organizations. When he first started, he helped organize about 30 trips that to help contribute to the future per year. The past couple of years, the number has averaged closer to 48, and this of the Jewish people, YU would be a past year, the number of trips totaled 58. There are approximately 40 people on better place for me,” he said. “I each trip, who are joined by eight participants in Israel. embrace the Torah Umadda values That’s a lot of people and a lot of paperwork for each one, not to mention the that YU represents, and I decided to ensuing logistics for the participants as well as coordinating the locations they make it happen.” visit in Israel such as the Kotel, Masada, Mount Herzl, Yad Vashem, the city of As a marketing major at Sy Tzfat and more. Syms, Shulman took many courses As the program director of one of about 15 providers in North America of where he learned the fundamentals Birthright Israel trips, Shulman also gets to flex his creative muscles by tailoring of analyzing competition, custom- some of the trips to fit specific interests. “Every Birthright trip, whether it’s coed ers and the environment to maintain a competitive advantage as well as how to or single gender, has similar components, and about 75 percent of each trip will build customer and partner relationships by harnessing technology and other be nearly identical,” he said. “That last little bit, though, can be customized to global opportunities. But Shulman highlighted his final semester’s capstone cater to niche groups, and the OU has offered tours with themes like literature, course with former Syms Associate Professor Daniel Laufer—where teams of the media, arts and entertainment, social justice and entrepreneurship. Often students simulated products and competed for market share—as a memorable these customized themes will help us attract the people who need a little more lesson in real-life marketing tactics. incentive to join a Birthright tour than just a free experience in Israel.” “It was an awesome opportunity to envision what the current trends are in the Shulman is grateful that he’s been able to staff four trips thus far and bear marketing world and strategize around them by creating products to appeal to cer- witness to the incredible and transformative impact Taglit-Birthright Israel has tain target markets,” said Shulman. “It was a fun and interactive exercise, and on so many people. more than any other class, it really inspired me to apply the things I had learned in “In today’s fast-paced information age, it can be difficult to have one of those school to situations where they would be practical in my career afterward.” moments where you see a paradigm shift in someone’s thinking and an experi- Shulman enjoyed learning from famous entrepreneurs as part of the Doris ence that makes him or her see the bigger picture,” said Shulman. “On every and Dr. Ira Kukin Entrepreneurial and Executive Lecture Series, which allows Birthright trip, though, these opportunities are being provided each day. That’s a students to hear from and speak with influential business leaders about current priceless thing to be connected to.” n challenges in entrepreneurship.

Alumni in Action

DR. DANIEL GORDIS DISCUSSES THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MENACHEM BEGIN (APRIL 4, 2014) Yeshiva University’s Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought hosted an evening of conversation at the Yeshiva University Museum with Straus Center Director Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik ’02YC, ’03R and Dr. Daniel Gordis, author of Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel’s Soul (Nextbook, April 2014), to discuss the complexities and contradictions of the Prime Minister’s life and legacy. YU and the Straus Center express their gratitude to the Menachem Begin Heritage Foundation and its president, Hart Hasten, for their lead sponsorship, as well as to Benjamin and Lynda Brafman and J. Philip and Malki Rosen for their generous support.

m Philip Rosen ’78YC, vice chairman of Yeshiva College’s Board of Overseers; Hart Hasten; Rabbi Meir Soloveichik; m President Richard M. Joel ’68YUHS welcomes guests to Moshael Straus ’70YUHS, ’74YC, member of Yeshiva University’s Board of Trustees; Dr. Daniel Gordis; the YU museum and President Joel

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REUNION CLASSES CELEBRATE MILESTONE (MAY 21, 2014) This year’s 25-, 40-, 50- and 60-year reunion classes celebrated their milestones on May 21 at a gala dinner at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. The next morning, they participated in the undergraduate Commencement ceremony, where the members of the Class of 1964 received special recognition from President Richard M. Joel, who reissued their diplomas. Ruth (Schuster) Diamond ’60YUHS, ’64S and Henry Rothman ’64YC accepted the diplomas on behalf of their classes. The dinner program featured remarks from Shira Yoshor ’89S, Rabbi Marc Wildes ’89YC, ’93C, ’94R and President Joel. Leon Wildes ’54YC welcomed the new members of the Silver and Golden Shield Society, and Leonard Glass ’60YUHS, ’64YC thanked those who contributed to the Reunion Class Gift.

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m Moshe Bajnon with speakers Peter May and Andrew Conway Danzig m Avi Kwestel; Ari Kadish ’00SB; and Alan Danzig

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YU REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS: BRUCE RATNER IN CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL STOLER (JUNE 25, 2014) The Yeshiva University Real Estate Professionals, chaired by Marc Kwestel ’87YC and Bruce Schanzer ’91YC, ’93C, presented Bruce Ratner, executive chairman of Forest City Ratner Companies in conversation with Michael Stoler at The New York Times building. YU Trustee Joshua Muss ’58YUHS, ’62YC introduced the program and remarks were given by Ralph Herzka of Meridian Capital Group. The program was sponsored by Forest City Ratner Companies and Meridian Capital Group, with additional sponsorship by Chicago Title Insurance Company.

m Bruce Schanzer ’91YC, ’93C, member of Yeshiva College’s Board of Overseers, m Michael Stoler; Joshua Muss ’58YUHS, ’62YC, member of Yeshiva University’s introduces the speakers Board of Trustees; and Bruce Ratner

m Bruce Ratner answers questions on development and real estate m Joshua Muss delivers introductory remarks

YOM HA’ATZMAUT (MAY 6, 2014) Nearly two dozen phone-a-thon participants and Students Helping Students club members worked together to raise awareness of the growing need for undergraduate scholarship support and to build school pride.

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p Nineteen musmachim [ordained rabbis] were honored at a May Chag HaSemikhah Ceremony in Israel, along with three musmachim celebrating their 50th years as alumni p Close to 100 students participated in a four-day financial training seminar given of YU-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). Dr. Yisrael Levitz after classes ended in May by Adkins Matchett & Toy, global experts in training analysts represented the 50th year alumni and recounted his memorable experiences with his and investment bankers at leading financial companies, hedge funds and corporate law rebbeim at RIETS, and Rabbi Ari Yablok spoke on behalf of the current musmachim. firms. Organized by YU’s Career Center, in partnership with Sy Syms School of Business, Rabbi Dovid Miller, Rosh Kollel at RIETS Israel Kollel, and Rabbi Menachem Penner, Max the seminar touched on many topics including financial statement analysis, modeling, and Marion Grill Dean of RIETS and Undergraduate Torah Studies, also shared inspiring valuation, balance sheets, capital expenditures and cash flow statements. n words of Torah with the musmachim and their families. n

t Rabbi David Baruch Lau, the Ash- kenazi chief rabbi of Israel, visited YU in May. The chief rabbi met with Roshei Yeshiva at YU-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and President Richard M. Joel. He also spoke with Center for the Jewish Future senior staff about their communal work around the world and toured the Wilf Campus and the Jacob and Dreizel Glueck Center for Jewish Study. n

p Over 700 people attended the RIETS Shavuos Yarchei Kallah at the Hilton Westchester. Speakers included President Richard M. Joel; Dr. Chaviva Levin, visiting assistant professor of Jewish history; Dr. Rona Novick, dean of Azrieli; Rabbi Men- achem Penner (right), Max and Marion Grill Dean of RIETS and Undergradu- ate Torah Studies; and Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Hershel Schachter, Nathan and Vivian Fink Distinguished Professorial Chair in Talmud, among others. n p Sy Syms School of Business celebrated its 27th anniversary and the graduating class of 2014 with a gala awards dinner in April at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. The evening honored students and faculty who excelled academically and professionally, demonstrated exceptional character and exemplified the significant strengthening of Sy Syms. n

t Led by President Richard M. Joel, more than 1,400 students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of Yeshiva University marched up Fifth Avenue, cheering and greeting the crowds as they celebrated Israel’s 66th year of independence at the 2014 Celebrate Israel Parade in June. The student contingent included representatives from YU’s undergraduate schools and affiliated high schools, as well as the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. n

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From Tape Cassettes to Mobile Apps Former Mac Comes Home to Lead Men’s Basketball How YUTorah Grew Into The Leading Site For Online Torah Study

then-fledgling potential, Rabbi Spivak don’t get a broader audience than that.” turned to the emerging world of online Dr. David Arbesfeld got involved media, uploading all the shiurim he had with YUTorah more than 10 years ago, recorded to a single website where they when he offered to donate all the record- would remain accessible, for free, to any ing equipment that was needed and stayed Jew, anywhere in the world. involved as the site expanded under the The site was an instant hit. Rabbi CJF’s Isaac Shalev. “It’s a big mitzvah to Spivak joined what would eventually be- be marbitz Torah b’rabim [to spread Torah come known as YU’s Center for the Jew- to the masses],” he said. “If there’s some- ish Future (CJF) to embark on an even thing you can do so people won’t have to more ambitious project: recording and pay, many more will be able to listen.” Elliot Steinmetz ’02SB, who let- uploading shiurim Yeshiva-wide. Before With the help of Yoni Cohen, CJF di- tered on YU’s basketball team from long, the site had expanded beyond YU’s rector of operations, Rabbi Shur works on 1999–02, has been selected as borders, receiving submissions and listen- the site to ensure it’s always evolving and head men’s basketball coach. ership from Torah figures and institutions customizes it to make it more personal He has served with distinction as around the world. Today, that website is and user-friendly. In 2006, Marcos and head coach of the varsity basketball known as YUTorah, and with over 90,000 Adina Katz gave a generous gift to endow team at North Shore Hebrew Acad- t started with one semicha [rabbinic] shiurim—and counting—it’s the leading YUTorah, and users can sponsor days, emy High School and of the gold student. site for online Torah study. In 2014 alone, weeks or months of learning. medal-winning United States 18 I While studying at Yeshiva Uni- YUTorah received more than four million “Since YUTorah’s inception, we and Under Boys Basketball Team versity-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan page views from 185 countries worldwide have convened the academic talent of for the Maccabiah Games in Israel. Theological Seminary (RIETS), Rabbi and thousands of downloads of its mobile our Roshei Yeshiva, our academic com- Steinmetz is the former owner of Marc Spivak was training for a career apps for Android and iPhone. munity and our alumni to create one of JV Elite, Inc. where he managed an as a pulpit rabbi outside of the tri-state “It’s grown exponentially,” said the most robust Torah sites in the Jewish intense summer basketball training area but didn’t want to miss out on the Rabbi Robert Shur, director of YUTorah world,” said Rabbi Kenneth Brander, the program for top Jewish high school advanced learning and shiurim [lectures] since 2007. “We started out limited to David Mitzner dean of the CJF and vice basketball players nationwide until he loved at YU. He began taping shiurim, just shiurim that were happening at YU president for university and community its sale in 2008. building a collection he’d be able to listen and RIETS. Then we made a decision to life. “It has been a personal privilege to “I am honored and excited to to anywhere, any time. When his apart- expand it to become more of a forum for be involved with Rabbi Shur and the YU have the opportunity to once again ment could no longer hold the sheer vol- the Torah happening throughout the YU community in the development of this ini- be a part of YU basketball,” said ume of tapes he’d created, he tried digital community, a one-stop shop for high- tiative, sharing Torah with 250,000 Jews Steinmetz. “Studying and playing at n storage, learning how to encode the shi- quality Torah content from a whole range annually from across the world.” YU was one of the most memorable urim and burn them to CDs. Eventually, of speakers and topics. Today, all kinds of and educational experiences of my with help from YU student Chaim Jaskoll Jews from nearly every country on the k To listen to a shiur or sponsor a day of learning, life. I am humbled by the history at and others still exploring the Internet’s planet come to YUTorah to learn. You visit www.yutorah.org Yeshiva University and thrilled to be a part of the future as we move for- ward with the basketball program.” Steinmetz was hired after an international search that attracted more than 200 applicants, led by Azrieli Revamps Doctoral Program a 14-member advisory committee that included athletics and coach- zrieli Graduate School of Jewish “I came to Azrieli for the stellar, ing personnel from high schools, Education and Administration world-renowned faculty who are experts universities and professional sports Awill soon be offering a new doc- in psychology, education, leadership teams. In his role, he will be respon- toral degree in Jewish educational lead- and cognitive science, and because I sible for overseeing all aspects of ership and innovation. Slated to begin in wanted close mentoring at the doctoral the basketball program while ensur- the fall, the program will combine vir- level,” said doctoral fellow Suzanne ing the academic success of its tual learning opportunities with live ses- Brooks. “The program has surpassed my student-athletes. sions throughout the year and replaces expectations.” Azrieli’s existing doctoral degree in Jew- For current students, the coming ish education and administration. changes are exciting innovations that While Azrieli’s current program fea- aim to serve as a model of teaching and tured a more traditional model of 14- learning for the 21st century. week semesters and three-credit courses “The new model is more hands-on,” and was accessible only for those living said Brooks, who helped revamp the pro- Game, Set, Macs ç Continued from Page 1 locally, the new program aims to reach a gram. “It’s about taking concepts from broader group of educators, through theory to practice and using cognitive to our coach, Ira Miller. Having a former blended learning techniques and a more skills to address issues versus just reading Division I coach helped the professional hands-on approach to learning. about them.” environment on our team.” “Azrieli’s and YU’s mission is not The classes are taught by current Az- More than ever, though, what sets limited to the New York geographic re- rieli faculty and enriched by the efforts of the Macs apart is the strong team dynamic gion,” said Dr. Rona Novick, dean of Azri- adjunct professors, many of whom are that makes them a force to reckon with on eli. “The idea of a day school leader Dr. Rona Novick veteran educators and administrators. the court and a true family off it. having to leave their community to ac- “We want students to benefit from “I think that our team gained con- cess our resources is not ideal. We want typical school leaders.” learning with academic and research- fidence this year,” said Greenberg, from this program to be available to a wider Collaboration is a focal point of the based individuals and also those experi- Cedarhurst, New York, a guard for the range of educators and communities.” new program, where students will work enced in the field,” Novick said. “The women’s basketball team. “My proud- The new program combines live together as cohorts, utilizing distance program is extraordinarily fluid and pro- est moment this season would have to be five-day sessions held during the sum- learning technology such as Google vides students with great potential for winning our last game—we just played as mer, three-day conferences during the Hangouts, web and phone conferencing, learning, harnessing all that technology the united team that we were and proved year and virtual learning experiences. online discussion boards and webinars, has to offer. We are also exploring part- what we are truly capable of on the court. “We are focused on problem-based in addition to face-to-face meetings. nerships with other university programs We won more games this season than learning—redesigning our program to The emphasis on collaboration also to take advantage of the incredible re- we have in the past and we’re finally ac- meld the best of research and academics helps improve upon the flexibility of the sources and potential for synergy across knowledging that we are a competing with professional training and on-the- current model and contributes to the the impressive YU landscape.” n force in this division.” n job practical applications,” said Novick. valuable dialogue between students and

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Yeshiva University Press, in Dr. Steven Fine, professor of Jewish history, was selected to par- conjunction with OU Press, an- ticipate in the Getty Research Institute’s Scholars Program, which nounced the republication of brings cultural scholars and artists from around the world to live two landmark books by Rabbi and work in Los Angeles while conducting research. Fine’s project Dr. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff, is titled “The Arch of Titus: From Roman Triumphal Arc to Lieu de professor of rabbinic literature Memoire and Post-Colonial Icon,” and his research centers on cul- at YU’s Caroline and Joseph S. tural history, visual culture, Roman history and Jewish history. Gruss Institute: Bernard Revel: Builder of American Orthodoxy and The Silver Era: Rabbi Eliezer Dr. Anatoly Frenkel, co-chair Silver and His Generation. Ber- of the physics department, was nard Revel Graduate School of awarded a $375,000 grant from Jewish Studies and the Center the National Science Founda- for the Jewish Future hosted a tion, through its Macromo- book launch and lecture in May, lecular, Supramolecular, and featuring Rabbi Rakeffet. Nanochemistry Program, to conduct chemistry research in collaboration with a colleague Melanie Leslie ’91C, professor Dr. Henry Huang, associate professor of accounting at Sy Syms at Hebrew University. at Benjamin N. Cardozo School School of Business, received the Outstanding Alumni Award from his of Law, was appointed vice dean alma mater, Peking University (PKU), a top university in China. The of the school, the first Cardozo award recognizes the excellence of PKU alumni in contributing to graduate to hold the position. their professional fields and to their alma mater. Dr. Aaron Golden, an astrophysicist and data scientist who holds a Leslie replaces Edward Stein, joint appointment as a research associate professor in the Depart- who is stepping down after five ment of Mathematical Sciences and an associate professor of genetics years and will continue at Car- Dr. Lea Santos, associate professor of physics, was awarded a fellow- at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, was selected by the National dozo as professor and director ship from Harvard University to spend three supported months of her Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to observe a brown of the Gertrud Mainzer Pro- upcoming sabbatical there, at the Institute For Theoretical Atomic dwarf, as part of the NASA exoplanetary space mission K2, a search gram in Family Law, Policy and Molecular And Optical Physics. for extraterrestrial planets using a space-based telescope. Bioethics.

Dr. Linda Shires, Ruth and Alan J. Broder, adjunct professor of computer science, was ap- David Gottesman Professor and pointed by Jeh Johnson, secretary of the United States Department chair of Stern College for Wom- of Homeland Security (DHS), to the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity en’s English department, was Advisory Committee, which provides advice to the secretary on mat- appointed to the advisory com- ters related to privacy and data integrity. mittee of PMLA, the scholarly journal of the Modern Language Association for scholars of lan- guage and literature.

Dr. Rachel Mesch, director of Rabbi Moshe Tendler, Rosh Yeshiva and the Rabbi Isaac and Bella the Yeshiva College Core Cur- Tendler Professor of Jewish Medical Ethics and professor of biology, riculum and chair of the Lan- received an honorary doctorate at the 41st Annual Nitzotzot Confer- guages, Literatures and Cultures ence in May at Bar-Ilan University’s Ludwig and Erica Jesselson In- department, was appointed as- stitute for Advanced Torah Studies. Rabbi Tendler also headlined the sistant editor of Nineteenth- event with a discourse on “Value Judgments in Bioethics: Halakhic Century French Studies, the and General,” a summary of his life’s work. flagship journal in her field.

Seth Moskowitz was appointed vice president for institutional Dr. John Condeelis, professor and co-chair of anatomy and struc- advancement. Moskowitz, who brings more than 35 years of man- tural biology, co-director of the Gruss Lipper Biophotonics Center agement and fundraising experience with nonprofit, political and and the Judith and Burton P. Resnick Chair in Translational communal organizations, succeeds Daniel Forman, who is assum- Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, was awarded ing a new role with the University as senior philanthropic adviser, a $10 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of after 19 years spent leading advancement for YU. the National Institutes of Health, to fund research into how breast “As a consummate professional, a man of deep Jewish passion cancer cells move and spread in the body, and how to predict which and a person with deep commitments both to education, the Jewish tumors will metastasize. community and to the land of Israel, we are excited to invite Seth into the Yeshiva University family,” said President Richard M. Joel. Moskowitz has previously served as the senior vice president for Dr. Fredy Zypman, professor and co-chair of the physics department, the American Technion Society and has held positions with Ameri- was awarded a contract with NASA to develop and validate a method can Friends of the Israel Democracy Institute, Nefesh B’Nefesh, to measure viscosity. Zypman will build on his research on Scanning Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Jewish National Fund and the United Jewish Appeal. Probe Microscopy to create a tailored mathematical algorithm to pro- “YU’s commitment to excellence and to bettering our world inspires hopes of enhancing our appeal cess the measurements and turn them into a value for viscosity. to the entire Jewish community,” said Moskowitz. “I’m honored to work with a team of dedicated devel- opment professionals focused on advancing community support for our vital institution.” k Keep up with the latest faculty news at blogs.yu.edu/facultynews

In Memoriam: Dr. Charles Raffel

Yeshiva University mourns the passing of Dr. Charles Raffel, Ivry Department of Jewish Studies, described Raffel as “the professor of Jewish philosophy at Stern College for Women, anchor” of the school’s Jewish philosophy program, “a con- who passed away suddenly on April 19. Born August 28, summate mensch and colleague and a beloved teacher.” 1950, Raffel was a graduate of Wesleyan and Brandeis uni- Raffel is survived by his beloved wife Rivka, and children Aliza versities. Rabbi Dr. Ephraim Kanarfogel, chair of the Rebecca and Josh, as well as by two brothers.

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ozens of YU students are spending Louvre, and walked the streets where their summer breaks engaged in a revolutionaries once rallied, from the Dvariety of educational and recre- Bastille to the Place Vendome, learning ational activities around the world, from about the sites through the dual lens of volunteer opportunities in Germany and art history and political science. They Israel to study abroad courses in France also visited popular tourist destinations and Russia and professional internships including the Eiffel Tower and Ver- in Jewish communities nationwide. sailles, to appreciate how those sites are • The Center for the Jewish Future also infused with significance as sym- (CJF) ran a weeklong trip to Germany bols of the French Revolution. called Germany Close Up, which gave 16 • The CJF sent 30 students to Israel students the opportunity to learn about for a month to run day camps for Israeli Germany’s contemporary Jewish com- teens in Kiryat Gat, Kiryat Malachi, munity as well as the effects of the Ho- Arad and Dimona, as part of its Counter- locaust on its growth. Panel discussions point Israel program. Now in its ninth touched on topics relating to history summer, the program gives YU students and anti-Semitism, allowing students the opportunity to teach English and run Students from Stern College, pictured at Versailles with their professor, studied abroad in Paris to explore thought-provoking issues. empowerment programming for teens in Participants also visited several Jewish addition to organizing innovative pro- like Dmitri Mendeleev. They absorbed site, sampling soil and recording archi- memorials and museums and capped off grams and trips. the culture of the city through visits to tecture, and also took field trips to other the trip by spending a memorable Shab- • Fifteen Yeshiva College students historical and modern-day sites of inter- archaeological sites in the area. bat connecting with the small Jewish traveled to Saint Petersburg, Russia, to est, including houses of literature, monu- • In a program organized by the community in Leipzig. learn about the city through the optics of ments to writers, science museums and CJF, small groups of students spent the • A group of 11 women from Stern literature and science. After four weeks labs, and also got acquainted with the month of June interning in South Bend, College traveled to Paris, France, for of studying the topics in New York in two Jewish community. Indiana; Houston, Texas; and Overland 10 days as part of Art and Revolution concurrent courses, the classes united for • As in past summers, YU students Park, Kansas, in a variety of fields, in- in Paris, a study abroad course offered two weeks of exploration in Saint Peters- traveled to Israel to investigate the ar- cluding medicine, IT and engineering, through the Jay and Jeanie Schotten- burg. There, students learned about the chaeology and history of Tell es-Safi, the while also running Shabbat and nightly stein Honors Program. The students region’s famous literary figures such as biblical city of Gath. Participants gained learning programs for the local Jewish visited famous museums, including the Nikolai Gogol and renowned scientists experience digging and surveying at the communities. n

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sible educational experience for herself,” his brilliant and unique approaches to said Holz. “She exemplifies one of the always push the bar higher.” core missions of Stern College: to pro- “Mark is determined, quick, re- mote women in science and support their sourceful and open to new ideas,” said aspirations to succeed.” Dr. Peter. “He has already co-authored Senior Mark Weingarten was se- two manuscripts in peer-reviewed jour- lected to conduct research as part of the nals, a very rare accomplishment for an Emily Murray Fellowship at the Hastings undergraduate.” Center for Bioethics this summer. Applebaum and Weingarten are two “I hope to use this research to inves- examples of dozens of YU students who tigate the broader questions that underlie have received impressive scholarships many elements of the biomedical field, and merit-based awards for their top-tier Kayla Applebaum Mark Weingarten and the way in which legal and religious research and academic feats over the last traditions engage advancements in sci- two decades. In the past, six YU students eshiva University has a long his- Kayla Applebaum, a junior at Stern ence and technology,” said Weingarten, received Goldwater Scholarships, four tory of educating extraordinary College for Women, was awarded the who is majoring in history at Yeshiva Col- won Fulbright Scholarships, three were Ystudents who excel academically Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a highly lege and also pursuing semicha [rabbinic awarded graduate research fellowships on a national and international level. This competitive grant for undergraduates ordination] at YU-affiliated Rabbi Isaac from the National Science Foundation— past year was no exception, as several un- who intend to pursue careers in science, Elchanan Theological Seminary. including Gilad Barach ’14YC, who will dergraduates were awarded prestigious math or engineering. Applebaum will use Weingarten credits his many rabbis instead be pursuing a PhD in physics at fellowships and scholarships in recogni- her scholarship to continue her study of and professors at YU for their invaluable the Weizmann Institute of Science in Is- tion of their outstanding achievements, targeting molecular pathways of breast guidance and for helping him discover rael—and one was a Rhodes Scholar. particularly in the sciences. cancer in research with Dr. Marina Holz, new insights, particularly Dr. Yakov “Faculty members provide students “YU has emerged as a center of associate professor of biology at Stern, Peter, assistant professor of biology, who with valuable research opportunities that learning, scholarship and teaching—a who she has worked with for the last has been his mentor since he began his lead to prestigious academic fellowships star in the Jewish and secular world,” said three years. studies at YU three years ago. and admission to the finest graduate pro- Dr. Norman Adler, university professor of “I hope one day to be able to make a “Under Dr. Peter’s tutelage, I have grams,” said Dr. Selma Botman, provost psychology and special assistant to the difference in the life of at least one per- been granted exposure to the world of and senior vice president for academic provost for fellowship mentoring. “Like son,” said Applebaum, who plans to at- research and afforded opportunities that affairs. “Student success is profoundly other great universities and yeshivot, it is tend medical school and launch a career have been unparalleled learning experi- important to faculty and staff who are the quality of ideas and those who work in cancer research. ences,” said Weingarten. “Dr. Peter was inspired by the determination, talent and with them—students and faculty—that “Kayla is motivated, hardworking instrumental as a sparring partner to de- accomplishments of our students.” n make us who we are.” and always aims to achieve the best pos- velop unique ideas for my thesis, and in

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