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Community leader promotes young adult participation
December 15, 2011
— By Michelle Bitran for The Canadian Jewish News —
When Shauna Waltman reached the end of her undergraduate degree, she felt disconnected from the Jewish community. Instead of walking away for good, Waltman, now 31, decided to go on a Birthright trip to Israel.
Jazz meets Jewish music in a Hanukkah Jam
December 15, 2011
— By Arts Critic Howard Reich for the Chicago Tribune —
Holiday concerts are plentiful at this time of year, but few resemble the one that will unfold Sunday afternoon at Spertus.
Spertus Awards MAJPS Degrees to Canadian Professionals
December 14, 2011
— eJewish Philantropy —
On Sunday, December 11, 2011, 15 Canadian Jewish community professionals were the inaugural recipients of a Master of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies from The Spertus Institute and Jewish Federations of Canada – UIA.
Workplace Happiness and the Jewish Question
— By Spertus President & CEO Dr. Hal M. Lewis —
The commencement address given December 11, 2011, to the inaugural Canadian cohort of Spertus' acclaimed Master of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies program.
Spertus and Northwestern University Partner to Launch Certificate in Jewish Leadership
December 5, 2011
Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies and Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies are partnering to launch a new professional development program, the Certificate in Jewish Leadership. This new program combines Jewish scholarship with leading ideas from the contemporary business world to enhance the effectiveness of Jewish leaders.
Canadian Jewish Professionals to Graduate From Spertus Jewish Professional Studies Program
November 29, 2011
On Sunday, December 11, 2011, Chicago’s Spertus Institute, in partnership with the Jewish Federations of Canada — UIA, will proudly award its innovative Master of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies degree to 15 graduates of the program's first Canadian cohort.
Asher Library Receives Gift of Chicago Jewish Chronicle
November 28, 2011
Irving and Marilyn L. Naiditch of Highland Park donated a series of historic bound volumes of the Chicago Jewish Chronicle newspaper to the Asher Library.
Letter from the President
Winter 2011
— Letter from Spertus President Dr. Hal M. Lewis —
I have previously written about the challenges the economy has posed for Spertus in recent years. I am extremely proud to announce that we have recently taken another dramatic step toward securing our financial future.
Meet Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum, author of A Day of Small Beginnings
November 1, 2011
— By Stefanie Pervos Bregman for JUF News —
You might say Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum has done it all. She was born and raised in New York, where she studied modern dance and choreography. She studied religion and philosophy at New York University and international relations at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and then worked at the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles before returning to school to study law.
Torontonian Wins Young Jewish Professional Award
October 31, 2011
— By Daniel Horowitz for Shalom Life —
Spertus student Shauna Waltman was recently named as one of two North American recipients of the 2011 Young Professional Award of the Jewish Communal Service Association (JCSA).