A Message from University President Robert Wexler, Ph.D.
Normally, I don't like to use university publications to comment on issues relating to Israeli politics or the presentation of Israel in the media. But this time I am going to make an exception. I just finished reading a current edition of Time, whose cover features a Star of David inside of which are the words, "Why Israel Doesn't Care About Peace."
The actual article includes a number of brief quotes from various Israelis who appear to be more concerned about living the good life than securing a peace agreement with the Palestinians. Now, as a very frequent visitor to Israel, I admit fully that such folks are definitely to be found-or at least it may appear that way on the surface. But what the writer fails to grasp is that many Israelis take refuge in the pleasures of today precisely because otherwise they are condemned to live constantly on the precipice-the precipice of another rocket attack, the precipice of a nuclear Iran, or the precipice of international delegitimization. Read More
Learn & Explore at AJU
- Jews and the Silk Road
Sunday, October 3,
5PM - 9PM - Marranos: The Crypto-Jewish Experience
Monday, October 4,
6PM - 10PM - More than Just a Book Club Book Club
Monday, October 4,
7:30-9:30PM - Laura & Lisa Ling Discussion and Book Signing
Monday, October 11, 7:30PM - Bruce Geller Screenwriting Competition
Accepting scripts:
October 18 - December 10 - LACMA - Tour the Resnick Collection
October 21,
9:45AM - 3PM
AJU Students Experience Unique Advantage
When the number of students that apply to a graduate school is greater than the number of openings available, how does the school determine which applicants to accept? The Bioethics and Natural Sciences (BNS) Department at AJU, under the direction of Chair, David Lennartz, Ph.D., offers enhancements that provide our graduates with significant advantages when applying to medical, dental, pharmacy and other graduate school programs.
Jewish Education for an Ever-Thriving People
By Miriam Heller Stern, Ph.D.
Dean of the Fingerhut School of Education
What's the key to forging Jewish identity in the next generation of Jews? That is the $64,000 question in Jewish life today (although the stakes are arguably much higher). We are by no means the first generation of Jews to ponder this dilemma. The great Jewish intellect Simon Rawidowicz famously described the Jews as "the ever-dying people," explaining that our unceasing concern for the impending demise of the next generation is the very reason we continue to thrive.
Jahmy Graham, AJU Alumnus Awarded Prestigious Scholarship
We at AJU are always proud when one of our alumni is awarded a prestigious scholarship. Jahmy Graham, a BA/MBA alumnus, currently on full scholarship at Southwestern Law School, is now a California Bar Foundation Diversity Scholar as well. This year, with competition greater than usual and merit based on academic success and leadership aspirations, Jahmy was one of the few to win a maximum scholarship. As one of the California Bar Foundation's top scholarship recipients, Jahmy was selected as the Girardi & Keese Scholar, named after a prominent law firm based in Los Angeles.
