Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Hebrew University launches new English-taught undergrad program

Many US Jewish high school graduates have reconsidered their college plans in light of the anti-Israel protests that swept across U.S. campuses last spring. Early in her senior year in high school in ...
The New York Times

Hebrew University

Boycotts of Israeli universities, largely imposed in Europe, have multiplied since the start of the war and reflect Israel’s international isolation over its conduct in Gaza. By Elisabeth Bumiller For ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

New York Philanthropist Erects Science Building at Hebrew University

Morris J. Kaplun, prominent New York philanthropist, revealed today that he would finance the erection of a science building on the new campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Mr. Kaplun made ...
Jewish Journal

How a Retired Hebrew Professor in New York Inspired a Change in Israel’s Eurovision Song Entry

In March, Rivka Halperin was watching KAN, a satellite Israeli TV station, from her home in New York when she excitedly heard about Israel’s song choice for the 69th annual Eurovision Song Contest, ...
The New York Times

Hebrew University

For 14 years, scientists have been growing a tree akin to the Judean balsam — the source of the balm of Gilead — but with no modern counterpart. By Franz Lidz A leading historian of antisemitism, he ...