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On December 13, 2023, the Straus Center hosted Jack Miles for a virtual talk about his Pulitzer Prize-winning book God: A Biography, which was the focus of a Straus Scholars fall reading group led by Rabbi Dr. Dov Lerner and Dr. Shaina Trapedo.
The Straus Center convened a series of seminars by Israeli scholars, journalists, ethicists and public figures at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem, and the students conducted volunteering missions on behalf of soldiers, children, and families.
In Fall 2023, the Straus Center offered a new course on health policy taught by Senior Scholar Dr. Tevi Troy, former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.
On December 20th, the Straus Center welcomed Naomi Schaefer Riley, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, for a wide-ranging conversation about her career in journalism, her ongoing policy work, and her love of public writing.
In the wake of Hamas' massacre on October 7th, Straus Scholar Adina Feldman (SCW '26) traveled to Israel to provide direct support to people in need.
Professor Seth Jaffe presented a lecture to undergraduate students in a Straus Center political science course.
First-year Straus Scholar Tziporah Pinczower has been published three times in The Wall Street Journal since October 7th.
In the past month, the Straus Center has continued making a significant impact across the media landscape, with multiple new publications, podcasts, lectures, and other contributions.
This academic year, the Straus Center has launched a new Graduate Fellowship for Aspiring & Current Educators with students and alumni from RIETS and YU graduate schools.
In October 2023, faculty and staff members at the Straus Center published new scholarly articles, and they are working on multiple book projects in progress.
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