Spotlight
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Dr. Larry GoldenbergVGH Doctor to Set Up Health Centre for Men
The response to the CFHU dinner in partnership with VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation honouring one of Vancouver's leading physicians, Dr. Larry Goldenberg has been overwhelming. Funds raised from this sold out April 13th evening will be split between the university in Jerusalem and a men's health centre at VGH that will blend research, patient education and clinical programs.
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.
Dr. Frank Plummer -HonoureeA Celebration of Global Research
On May 14, 2008, the Winnipeg Chapter, Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University, will present the Scopus Award to world-renowned Winnipeg health researcher Dr. Francis A. Plummer at a gala dinner reception - A Celebration of Global Research. The Scopus Award is the most recent honour in a long list of awards and distinctions that Dr. Plummer has received in Canada and around the world for his work in public health and science.
Segal Family: Stephanie, Justin, Nanci, Gary, Adam, Hale“Little did I know how life changing an experience attending the Hebrew University of Jerusalem would be. Being at a world class campus in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Jerusalem, where an omnipresent sense of ancient history permeates the air, is intellectually and emotionally stimulating in and of itself.”– Gary Segal
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Wosk Family“Our family has been connected to Hebrew University for three generations. Mordehai’s father, Morris J. Wosk, served on the International Board of Governors. Mordehai attended the Overseas Student Program in Jeusalem in 1969/70. Together, Mordehai and Hana studied Jewish Philosophy at Hebrew U in 1974/75.
Daniel is currently attending the Hebrew U’s Rothberg International Students Program on Mt. Scopus. The time we have spent at the University, learning Hebrew and meeting students from around the world, has and continues to deeply strengthen our Jewish identity and our lasting bond with Israel.” Mordehai, Hana, Ariel and Daniel Wosk.
Isadore SharpThe Isadore Sharp Einstein Doctoral Scholarships
On May 22, 2008, Toronto Chapter, Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University, will honour Isadore Sharp, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Funds raised from the Gala Tribute Dinner will award academic excellence to the top echelon of doctoral students in a variety of faculties at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Excellence in Men’s Health
On April 13, 2008, Canadian Friends’ Vancouver Chapter will partner with the Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital Foundation to honour one of Vancouver’s leading physicians, Dr. Larry Goldenberg. Dr. Goldenberg is professor and head of the department of urologic sciences at UBC and Vancouver Coastal Health.
Prof. Raymond KaempferOn The Front Lines Of Bio-Defence - Potential threats from various biological weapons and efforts to build up bio-defences
On Nov. 6, 2007, Dr. Raymond Kaempfer PhD, Professor of Molecular Biology and Cancer Research, Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem addressed a group of 70 Winnipeggers at the Berney Theatre of the JCC. The title of his lecture was "On the Front Lines of Bio-Defence." One of the world's foremost experts on biological weapons and bio-defence, Dr. Kaempfer told the group assembled about the potential threats from various biological weapons and efforts to build up bio-defences.
Kaiser-BluethIf you ask Rabbi Claudio Kaiser-Blueth to tell you his most cherished memories of the years he spent (1971-73) at the Hebrew University’s Hashlama Program, he is likely to mention any number of things. “To study Tanach so intensively and be physically in the same spot where the action took place, was an awesome experience. To pray in our Holy Land, to be engaged in the daily life of Kibbutz Galuyot, to experience the presence of so many people coming from the four corners of the world, to be a witness at the wedding of a friend, a German Jew who was born in a DP camp and married a Yemenite woman, was just ineffable. Where else in the world could this have happened?”
EliMontreal Dinner to Honour Compers
Elizabeth and Tony Comper, the founders of FAST, a coalition of non-Jewish Canadian business and community leaders who have vowed to speak out against anti-Semitism, will receive the Scopus Award, the highest recognition bestowed by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in Montreal on April 29.
