New York News

YU Starts Honors Program

01/08/1999 | Jonathan Mark | Associate Publisher

Yeshiva University has announced the establishment this semester of undergraduate honors programs, in both Jewish and secular disciplines, at Yeshiva College and Stern College for Women.
The programs, the first of their kind at the colleges, were launched in conjunction with two donations totaling $20 million: one from Jay and Jean Schottenstein of Columbus, Ohio, for Yeshiva College; the other, for Stern College, from an anonymous donor said to be a family with a history of longtime support for YU.

'Enough Of This Guy'

01/08/1999 | by Stewart Ain | Staff Writer

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu openly courts pro-settler nationalists in his bid for re-election May 17, some of his biggest American supporters on the ideological right are either abandoning him or saying they are open to other candidates.

Sharonís New Profile

01/08/1999 | Jonathan Mark | Associate Editor

Ariel Sharon has been wounded more often on the printed page than on the battlefield, culminating in several long-ago libel suits. But in his latest incarnation as foreign minister, the old soldier is gathering some unexpected garlands.

Testing The Charter School Waters

01/08/1999 | by ADAM DICKTER | Staff Writer

Jewish educational institutions would have to push the periphery of the recently passed charter schools legislation to derive any benefit, but some say it’s inevitable that some organizations or existing schools will try to do so.

Jews Sorry To Lose Franco

01/08/1999 | by Adam Dickter | Staff Writer

Ruben Franco, the chairman of the New York City Housing Authority who is reportedly on the verge of being fired, has earned high marks within the Jewish community during his tenure. "He's a real mensch," said Isaac Abraham, a Satmar chasidic activist closely involved in public housing issues in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. "He has been great in resolving many differences between the Jewish community and the Latino community."

A Rich Education

01/07/1999 | by Stewart Ain | Staff Writer

An influx of grants in the last two years has uplifted the learning experience at Temple Beth Israel. Figure things now to get downright exhilarating. The 225-family Conservative congregation in Port Washington has received a $500,000 donation to enhance Jewish programing in what it is believed to be the largest gift of its kind.
"It will enable us to hire someone with top credentials in Jewish education to turn us upside down and reassemble everything in a new and exciting way," said Rabbi Toni Shy.