Young Judaea’s separation from Hadassah begins

Published on July 3, 2012

Young Judaea is en route to full independence from Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America.

Briefs: Seeds of Peace extends past Summer; BBYO offers cash incentive for summer camps

Published on February 28, 2008

Education briefs.

‘Gap year’ entices seniors to live in Israel before college

By Celia Soudry
Published on February 28, 2008

Some 5,000 to 6,000 American students participate in Israel gap year programs, Avi Rubel, North American Director of MASA, estimates, which is 1,000 more than last year, and he expects the number to climb. In previous years, Rubel explained, Orthodox yeshiva students were the dominant majority among participants. However, the trend is changing, with the largest number yet of non-Orthodox kids enrolling this year, he said.

Honors Are Just Icing for Sara Lee

By Beverly Gray
Published on July 10, 1997

In the 1950s, young women knew their place. "You are who you marry" was the gist of the covert message that mothers passed on to their daughters. And Sara Lee, having graduated from college with a degree in social relations and a burning passion for Zionism, was quite content to put her skills to work in support of her new husband's medical studies. She could never have guessed that on a June day in 1997, she'd be standing on top of Mount Scopus, accepting an honor reserved for the crème de la crème of the Jewish educational world.