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Two Yeshiva University alumni are taking a novel approach to teaching the fundamentals of venture capital. Bruce Taragin ’89YC and Moshe Bellows ’90YC, ’08W, both experienced venture capitalists, have founded Maccabee Ventures, LLC, a $10 million early-stage technology fund that is associated with…

Howard Jonas, founder and chairman of IDT Corporation, Genie Energy and IDW Media, to Receive Honorary Doctorate; Azrieli family to receive the University’s inaugural Legacy Award; and the Yeshiva University Women’s Organization to be Recognized for Decades of Philanthropy at December 8, 2019,…

Two new master’s degree programs in special education at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work combine a compassionate approach to human welfare with a strong pedagogical foundation for teachers instructing students with varied abilities and special needs. One program will cover teaching students ...

“Philistines! Rehabilitating a Biblical Foe” is an international conference sponsored by the Center for Israel Studies, the Yeshiva University Museum and the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies. It will take place on Nov. 17, 2019, and registration is now open. (To register by phone ...

Noted Media Personality and Torah Teacher in Residence for 2019-2020 Academic Year Yeshiva University, the Center for Israel Studies and the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought are excited to welcome Sivan Rahav Meir, an Israeli television newscaster, radio personality…

Ambassador David Friedman Encourages Students to Stay Strong in Their Support of Israel On Thursday, May 30, 2019, more than 600 students from Yeshiva University’s undergraduate schools were presented with their degrees at YU’s 88th commencement exercises, held at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square…

University officials, elected leaders and community members celebrate burgeoning 'Silicon Heights' in Upper Manhattan, welcome vital partnership between U.S. and State of Israel Marking a bold new partnership between New York and the State of Israel, Yeshiva University (YU) announced the grand ...

Will Deliver Keynote Address on May 30 and Receive Honorary Doctorate David Friedman, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, will deliver the keynote address and receive an honorary doctorate at Yeshiva University’s 88th Commencement on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at 1 p.m. at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square ...

Joint Collaboration Between Montefiore and Yeshiva University Comes to Fruition as Einstein Achieves Independent Status More than six decades after it first opened its doors, Albert Einstein College of Medicine is now an independent academic institution, with the authority to confer its own medical…

Dr. S. Abraham Ravid, professor of finance and chair of the finance department at Sy Syms School of Business has published work on the economics of the movie business in top journals, and his previous work has been cited in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, CNBC, BBC and other outlets…