Monthly Archives: October 2010
This Week at SFU
Week of October 25, 2010 TUESDAY – 11:30 a.m. -2 p.m.—LUNCH – Mystery Menu! Be prepared for anything! TUESDAY – 5 p.m. — The Holocaust Education Committee of the UBC Faculty of Arts presents the Rudolf Vrba Memorial Lecture for 2010. Robert Jan van Pelt, a professor from the University of Waterloo will speak on [...]
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This Week at UBC
Week of October 25, 2010 MONDAY – 10 a.m. – Hebrew With Ohad – Transactional Hebrew with Ohad, Hillel’s shaliach. Hillel House. TUESDAY – 5 p.m. — The Holocaust Education Committee of the UBC Faculty of Arts presents the Rudolf Vrba Memorial Lecture for 2010. Robert Jan van Pelt, a professor from the University of [...]
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Student of the Week: Jes Simkin
Name: Jes Simkin Academic major/minor: Political Science Major, Commerce Minor Year: 5th Hometown: Vancouver Birthplace (if different): Buenos Aires Hillel involvement: Vice President, UBC Israel Awareness Club Hobbies: Music, Food, Reading, Movies, Walking, Basketball Non-required reading: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark or something by David Sedaris. Would like to be known [...]
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Diamond Foundation Centre Officially Open
Emotional Ceremony Opens New Era in Hillel Emotions were high and so were spirits at the Grand Inaugural of the new Hillel House: The Diamond Foundation Centre for Jewish Campus Life at UBC Sunday. The inspiring event, emceed by students Talia Salzman and Matt Lockyer, was attended by countless special guests and honoured the individuals [...]
SPECIAL EVENT SUNDAY
OPEN HOUSE to celebrate the GRAND INAUGURAL of the HILLEL HOUSE: THE DIAMOND FOUNDATION CENTRE FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE at UBC Sunday, October 17, 2010 2 – 5 p.m. All are welcome
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Student of the Week: Irina Chernov
Name: Irina Chernov Academic major/minor: Double Major: History and English Lit Year: 4th Hometown: Richmond Birthplace: Novosibirsk, USSR; Moved to Israel at age two; Immigrated to Canada at 11, in 2000. Previous education: Hugh Boyd Secondary School Hillel involvement: President, Israel on Campus,University of Victoria Hobbies: Reading, cooking, baking, and shopping Volunteering: Israel and Jewish [...]
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Student Retreat
STUDENT RETREAT: SIGN-UP NOW Conference October 22-24 The Student Leadership Retreat, which takes place October 22 to 24, is the first multi-campus student event to be held in the magnificent new Hillel House: The Diamond Foundation Centre for Jewish Campus Life at UBC. Special guests include Eli Levine, West Coast Regional Campus Director for Hasbara [...]
This Week at SFU
Week of October 4, 2010 MONDAY AND TUESDAY — Hillel Days at Federation Annual Campaign … if you haven’t signed up yet, talk to Pat TUESDAY — Hot Lunch, 11:30 – 2 … looks like southern Italy. THURSDAY — Jews ‘n’ Brews, with very special guests, Hillel House, 4 p.m.
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Student of the Week – Rayka Kumru
Name: Rayka Kumru Academic major/minor: Major: Sociology, Minor: Critical studies in sexuality Year: 3 Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey Hillel involvement: Social Action – Tikun Olam VP and will be leading the Holocaust Awareness Committee Hobbies: Traveling, drawing Volunteering: Senior leader for the Vice President’s Emerging Leaders Program, The Kristallnacht Committee for the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre [...]
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This Week at UVic