The search for a new Assistant Dean appears to be over. Dr. Joyce E. Jesionowski, formerly of Adelphi University, has passed through every stage of the interview and selection process and has reportedly been offered the position in the Office of the De an of Yeshiva College.

Kurtzer Speaks at Hannukkah Gala

After a phone call from President Bill Clinton to YU President Norman Lamm and a last minute search for a keynote speaker, the 73rd annual Hannukah Dinner and Convocation was held on December 7, at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan. The keynote address was delivered by Yeshiva College alumnus and former Dean Daniel C. Kurtzer, the recently appointed US Ambassador to Egypt, who was filling in for the originally scheduled honoree, Under Secretary of State Stewart Eizenstat.

DEDI and MBD Perform at YU Chanukah concert

On December 11, Yeshiva University and YCSC played host to the preeminent names in Jewish music in the annual Chanukah Concert. An energetic crowd exceeding 1000 attendees from YC, SCW, and an array of local Jewish high schools deluged the theologically charged moshpit of Lamport Auditorium in a memorable event that afforded students the rare opportunity to engage in on-campus recreational activity.

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