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On March 26th, 2023, Straus Scholar Yaakov Willner (YC ’25) was invited to present on his paper The Eichmann Trial and Rousseau’s Social Contract at the eighth annual Undergraduate Judaic Studies Conference at the University of Chicago.
On May 3rd, 2023, the Straus Center and the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program hosted Dr. Marc B. Shapiro, a renowned scholar of Jewish history, theology, philosophy and Jewish literature.
On May 7, 2023, students and faculty of the Straus Center convened for the Straus Scholars Program's Closing Dinner at Congregation Shearith Israel in New York.
As the Spring 2023 semester wraps up and the summer approaches, Straus Scholars at èßäapp are poised to begin jobs, internships and fellowships in political science, law, philosophy and Jewish studies.
YU News profiles Straus Scholar Natan Ehrenreich, who has held prestigious summer fellowships at the Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute, and the Hertog Foundation.
On March 12, the Straus Center held a book launch for Associate Director Dr. Neil Rogachevsky's new book, Israel’s Declaration of Independence (Cambridge University Press, 2023), co-authored with economist Dov Zigler.
On March 22, 2023, the Straus Center and the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program hosted a lunchtime talk with Dr. Dmytro Vovk, visiting professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
In Fall 2022, Rabbi Netanel Wiederblank, Maggid Shiur at RIETS and author of the Illuminating Jewish Thought series, co-taught a Straus Center course on "Ethics in Artificial Intelligence" with professional engineer and rabbinic scholar Rabbi Dr. Mois Navon.
At this year’s Langfan Family Constitutional Oratory Competition, Straus Scholar Yakov Sundel (YC '24) and incoming Straus Scholar Sruli Friedman (YC '26) took first place and an honorable mention, respectively.
On March 19, 2023, Straus Center Director Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik delivered the annual Rabbi Allan Mirvis Lecture at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Center in New York.