Vancouver Chapter
Save the Date! April 25, 2010 - Gala Celebration in honour of Dr. Phil Switzer.
Download the Case For Giving - a PDF description of the campaign and the partners involved: The Rick Hansen Foundation, The University of British Columbia, and The Canadian Friend of Hebrew University. Read more about Dr. Phil Switzer and his incredible journey.
The Canadian Friends Vancouver Chapter proudly hosted our bi-annual
"Stretch Your Mind - The Best of Hebrew U" Chaired by Deborah Roitberg,
on September 12th and 13th, 2009. Our Weekend of Learning saw 250
"students" attend the Saturday night Opening Keynote Address by Efraim
Halevy, Former Head of Mossad - his outstanding talk held everyone
spellbound.
Oil Industry Insider Speaks at Inaugural Albert Einstein Business Forum
by Adrianne Fitch
Canada could become the next energy superpower by exploiting its vast oil sand deposits, an oil industry insider said recently.
However, an appalling lack of leadership, efficiency and engineering expertise have inflated mining costs and held the industry back, said Sam Spanglet, a former vice president of Oil Sands Shell and former president of Albian Sands.
“We were always supporters of Israel,
but after our time at Hebrew U it went from being another country to one of our homes.”
– Rabbi Jonathan Infeld
Rabbi Infeld and his wife Lissa will be returning to the school again this summer when they lead Beth Israel’s Israel trip
Melanie and Greg in Chicago
For most students, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is a place to study, learn Hebrew, experience life in Israel and a great springboard for travel. For Greg and Melanie Samuels it was all that and a spaghetti-filled courtship that lead to marriage.
January 7, 2010
If you would like to download the schedule below as a PDF, please click here.
If you would like to download the schedule above as a PDF, please click here.
Dr. Phil Switzer - "Back to Spinal Research"
On April 25th, 2010, precisely two years after his surgery, Dr. Phil Switzer will be honoured at Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University’s annual fundraising gala, in support of spinal cord research.
The mission of the Vancouver Chapter of the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University is to develop and promote awareness, leadership and financial support for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
CFHU Vancouver is proud to announce
hebrewyou.com - a new online
community created for students and alumni in Vancouver and Jerusalem.
To launch this amazing new portal, we are inviting Vancouver's most
talented Grade 11 and 12 and University students to submit a blog
posting and win an 8Gb iPod nano and Visa gift cards.
