Nathan Lewin '57YC The tradition of Jews practicing law is a rich and timeless one that dates back to well before Nathan Lewin, Esq. 鈥�57YC was even born. Yet few American Orthodox Jewish attorneys have made their mark on the practice of law and the Jewish community quite like Lewin. During a ...
Rabbi Joshua Fass 鈥�91YUHS, 鈥�94YC, 鈥�96A, 鈥�98R Many people do remarkable things in their careers, but few create something that impacts not only the lives of tens of thousands of human beings, but an entire country. Rabbi Joshua Fass 鈥�91YUHS, 鈥�94YC, 鈥�96A, 鈥�98R, the cofounder of Nefesh B鈥� Nefesh (NBN鈥�
Ann Koffsky 鈥�93S has many doctors, lawyers, and accountants in her synagogue and in her Jewish community. However, she maintains a unique dual occupation: lifeguard/illustrator, with the main emphasis on illustration. While at Stern, Koffsky minored in art, a subject she has been interested in鈥�
Leon Esterowitz 鈥�56YC, director of the biophotonics program of the National Science Foundation (NSF), shows no signs of slowing down or reducing his work schedule at age 75. If anything, Esterowitz considers himself more productive now, in a way, than he was during his long career working for the鈥�
Charlie Sheen named keynote speaker at YU's 80th Annual Commencement. In light of their recent "Candlelight" success, the Maccabeats will be featured in upcoming episode of "Glee." YU breaks Guinness World Record...again! Yossi Shmulowitz '05YC eats 130 Hamentashen in under 5 minutes; he's "glad to鈥�
Stephanie Ives 鈥�98S It鈥檚 not every day that a successful lawyer at a prestigious Boston law firm switches careers to dive into the Jewish non-profit communal world, but for Stephanie Ives 鈥�98S, former legal eagle and now the director of education and community engagement at the American Jewish鈥�
Dr. Mark Apfelbaum 鈥�74YUHS 鈥�77YC was part of a team involved in caring for President Bill Clinton earlier this year. For Apfelbaum, an interventional cardiologist, the opportunity to treat any patient is a dream fulfilled. 鈥淔or as long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a doctor,鈥� he said. ...
Dr. Gary Berger '88YC, '85YUHS will remember his five days in Port-au-Prince forever. Berger normally spends his days performing cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery procedures in his Manhattan practice, but during the last week in February, he worked feverishly to try to save the limbs of鈥�
Hillel Glazer '01YC has always enjoyed pondering the quintessential inventor's question, ''Wouldn't it be cool if?'' Contemplating cool creations led Glazer to one hot product. Since inventing the patented HeatTrak--a heated, snow-melting walkway mat that he launched in 2004--Glazer has enjoyed ...
If Eric Halivni (Weisberg) '93YC could travel back in time, he would go back 62 years to the establishment of the State of Israel. Halivni's fascination with this time period stems from his curiosity about the personal stories behind the establishment of the State of Israel. It is this ...