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Tziporah Pinczower (SCW 鈥26) is a Straus Scholar majoring in political science. In the spring of 2024, she interned at Agudath Israel of America, and was supported by a grant from the Straus Center鈥檚 Impact Office.
mirvis lecture
On May 7th, the Straus Center hosted its annual Rabbi Allan Mirvis Lecture, which took place at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan.
Mike Doran
Straus Scholars Yaakov Willner (YC 鈥25) and Gavriel Buchwald (YC 鈥26), respectively president and vice president of YU鈥檚 Alexander Hamilton Society chapter, organized an event featuring national security expert Dr. Michael Doran.
Stuart Halpern
On Sunday March 31, the Jewish Center held a book launch for The Promise of Liberty, a newly released Haggadah by Straus Center Deputy Director Rabbi Dr. Stuart Halpern and Jacob Kupietzky.
Straus Center
In the academic year 2023-2024, the Straus Center has launched 鈥淭wo Texts, Three Questions,鈥 a new program led by rabbinic intern Yehuda Goldberg designed to encourage Straus Scholars to pursue their own intellectual interests and explore new connections between Torah and Western thought.
Family
A new book by Timothy P. Carney, "Family Unfriendly," relied on research assistance by Straus Scholar Jacob (Yakov) Sundel (YC 鈥24), who spent the summer of 2022 at the American Enterprise Institute working as a research intern.
Promise of Liberty
In February and March 2024, the Straus Center has continued to make a significant impact across the media landscape, with multiple new publications, podcasts, and other contributions.
Tevi Troy
In the academic year 2023-2024, the Straus Center has been convening an extracurricular seminar series, 鈥淲riting as a Public Intellectual: An Advanced Mentorship Program" led by Senior Scholar Dr. Tevi Troy.
Rick Richman
On Tuesday March 5, 2024, the Straus Center hosted Rick Richman, historian and distinguished author of the recent book, "And None Shall Make Them Afraid: Eight Stories of the Modern State of Israel."
Melissa Weiss
On February 28, 2024, the Straus Center hosted Melissa Weiss, Executive Editor of Jewish Insider.

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