The Top Ten Jews of the 20th Century The governing board of The Commentator recently voted on the "Top Ten Jews of the Century," Jewish individuals who had the largest and most significant impact on society and the world-at-large. Presented here, in random order, are the first five individuals who comprise our list; the second five will be presented in the next edition.Click for full story

Interview With Former Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu Commentator As a youth, teenager and college student, you spent a great deal of time in the United States. How did your American education influence your political views and the decisions you made as Prime Minister?Click for full story

YC Dean's Office: Raising Standards, Eyebrows Two years ago, Dean of Yeshiva College, Dr. Norman Adler introduced his conception of a new structure for the Dean's Office. He envisioned clear delineation of the responsibilities of each administrative post under him in an attempt to maximize efficiency. Whatever his intentions, a large percentage of the YC student body is currently dissatisfied with the current revamped system. Click for full story

Yeshiva Student Makes Beatles Classic Again "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" entered the hallowed realm of classical civilization this month, through the efforts of Benji Joffe, a student at Yeshiva College. As reported on CBS, BBC and National Public Radio, Joffe translated the Beatles' album, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," into Latin, as part of his initiation into the National Classics Fraternity. Click for full story

New Business Club Have you ever considered an exalted job and thought, "I can do that myself?" Have you ever worked for someone else and thought that you could (or should) be the one in charge? Well, chances are you can't do that yourself and you shouldn't be in charge. Face it. But there is a chance that you may be right, and it would be a real shame if you went through life never knowing for sure, never giving it a try because of the risk of failure. Click for full story

yucommentator.com Readership has 200% Increase in 1999: New Facelift Planned The Commentator's website, yucommentator.com, has increased in its number of readers by two hundred percent since this time last year. This unprecedented increase constitutes the largest readership of any YU publication.Click for full story

Documentary Filmmaker Speaks to Yeshiva Film Society Months of intense planning came to fruition as the Yeshiva University Film Society held its first event on Monday, November 15th, with a lecture delivered by Seth Kramer, a documentary filmmaker. Mr Kramer spoke about his projects which included the recently unearthed Adolf Eichmann trial tapes, as well as his direction of a still-in-production documentary about the partisan resistance movement in World War II, filmed in Lithuania.Click for full story

Hofstra Student Newspaper Publishes Denial of Holocaust A twenty-seven-page advertisement that questions the historical truth of the Holocaust appeared in the October 28 issue of The Chronicle, the undergraduate newspaper of Hofstra University. The ad's publication has sparked angry debate across the nation and more specifically at Hofstra University, where editors of the student newspaper were confronted at a crowded forum last Tuesday by outraged students, faculty members and leaders of campus Jewish organizations. Click for full story

Out-of-Town Residence Committee Continues to Improve the Lifestyle of Out-of-Town Students The Out-of-Town Residence Committee, formed last year by current YCSC Treasurer Aryeh Goldberg, has continued to add to its significant record of achievements with a new slate of programs intended to benefit on-campus students. Aryeh Goldberg, a SSSB junior from Chicago, Illinois, believes that much of the Yeshiva student's inconvenience in living outside of the tri-state area could be alleviated with greater student involvement.Click for full story

Torah Tours: A Success Simchat Torah is a time for rejoicing with the Torah. It's a time for reflection of past, present and future, as one crosses the threshold mediating closure and the forging of in-roads toward new beginnings. It is a time for taking a perhaps 'platonic' relationship with G-d a step further through dramatic celebration, and then, at the climax of the day, reading the conclusive and introductory verses of Torah again for the very first time.Click for full story

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