Israel Studies on U.S. Campuses Grow
January 13, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Education, In the Media, Jewish Philanthropy
The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation announces the release of Searching for the Study of Israel: A Report on the Teaching of Israel on U.S. College Campuses 2008-09, prepared by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis»
The Russian Players in American Jewish Philanthropy
December 10, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy, New on eJP, The American Jewish Scene
by Gal Beckerman
When hundreds of thousands of Jews began leaving the Soviet Union 20 years ago, American Jews looked at them the way a father beams at his children. Here was a large part of the tribe, almost lost»
Birthright Israel Experience Significantly Lowers Rate of Intermarriage
October 26, 2009 by Dan Brown
Filed under The American Jewish Scene
New research released this morning by researchers from The Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University backs up what many of us have known for years – Birthright participants return home with positive perceptions of their experience, increased»
NewsBits: Around the Jewish Web
October 18, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
from BostonHerald.com:
Brandeis agrees not to sell art from 3 donors
Brandeis University has agreed not to sell artwork given by three donors who sued to stop it from closing the Rose Art Museum and selling pieces of its collection.»
Jehuda Reinharz: Movin’ On
September 25, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, The American Jewish Scene
from Boston.com:
Brandeis president to step down
Brandeis University president Jehuda Reinharz, after months of sharp criticism over his financial stewardship and plans to close the university’s renowned Rose Art Museum, announced yesterday that he will resign at the»
Donors File Suit Against Brandeis
July 28, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
from BostonHerald.com
Top benefactors sue Brandeis over museum closure
Three top Rose Art Museum benefactors are suing to stop Brandeis University from closing the Waltham cultural site and selling off more than $200 million of art.
“We’re trying to say:»
Each One of You Can Make a Genuine Difference
Ellen Frankel, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Jewish Publication Society of America, delivered the following remarks at the recent Commencement ceremony for the Hornstein Program in Jewish Professional Leadership. Dr. Frankel also received this year’s Bernard Reisman Award for Professional»
Jewish Camps: Summer 2009
May 17, 2009 by Dan Brown
Filed under Professional Development
At Brandeis University today, the first cohort of students will graduate from the specialized Jewish camp leadership track, a part of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program. Combining their regular MA/MBA studies with courses in leadership and management»
Let’s Celebrate The Graduates
Kol HaKavod to the Spring 2009 graduating classes at:
- Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program, Brandeis University;
- Hebrew Union College School of Jewish Communal Service;
- NYU Program in Nonprofit Management and Judaic Studies;
- and the various fellows and students from
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NewsBits: Around the Jewish Web
May 3, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
HUC, JTA and YU aren’t the only Jewish educational institutions being battered by the economy; just the ones with the highest profile. Baltimore Hebrew, Brandeis, Hebrew College, RRC and most others are in the same boat. Here’s how Baltimore Hebrew»
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