A centuries-old Sefer Torah finally found a home when it was donated to RIETS Rosh Yeshiva, R’ Moshe Tendler and Yeshiva University. The Torah, which is at least two hundred years-old, was given to R’ Tendler by Cardinal Jean Marie Lustiger, the Cardinal of Paris. Lustiger, who was born Jewish, but was raised by Catholic nuns who hid him during the Holocaust, came into possession of the Torah because it too was hidden by a Catholic priest during the Nazi Occupation of Poland.

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Academic VP Schwartz Resigns

Roiling the already muddy waters at the highest level of the University, William Schwartz , the Vice-President for Academic Affairs and the man presiding over the academics of all the undergraduate as well as graduate schools, has tendered his resignation to Dr. Lamm. Lamm has accepted Schwartz’s letter of resignation, and now a process must begin to find a suitable replacement.

In This Issue:

• More Honors Courses, Qualifications Still Unclear
• Confusion Surrounds Loan Offer to Parents
• YU Students H.E.L.P. Others
• Deconstructing Haredi