Campus Information
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School Website:
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Duke University
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Address:
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2138 Campus Drive
Durham, NC 27708
USA
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Phone Numbers:
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Office: (919) 684-6422
Office Fax: 919-684-6451 |
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Public/Private:
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Private |
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Commuter Campus?
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No
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Enrollment:
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Undergraduate:
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6680 |
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Graduate:
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8747 |
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Jewish Enrollment:
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Undergraduate:
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700 |
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Graduate:
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600 |
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Approximate number of Jewish Studies courses:
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16 |
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Jewish Studies Major or Minor:
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Certificate |
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University has program in Israel:
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Yes
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Religious Services:
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On Campus,Off Campus |
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Kosher Food Available on Campus:
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Yes
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US Region:
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South |
Hillel Information
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Hillel Name:
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Jewish Life at Duke
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Hillel Website:
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Jewish Life at Duke
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Hillel Campus Address:
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1415 Faber St, Box 90936
Durham, NC 27708-0936
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Phone Numbers:
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Office: (919) 684-6422
Office Fax: (919) 684-6451 |
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This Hillel has its own building:
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Yes
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Hillel Staff:
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Rebecca Simons
Director for Jewish Life at Duke
rebecca.simons@duke.edu
Office Phone: (919) 681-2911
Office Fax: (919) 684-6451
Rabbi Jeremy Yoskowitz
Campus Rabbi/Assistant Director for Jewish Life at Duke
jeremy.yoskowitz@duke.edu
Office Phone: 919-684-6526
Office Fax: 919-684-6451
Molly Goldwasser
Development Officer
molly.goldwasser@duke.edu
Office Phone: 919-684-1949
Renee Moore
Office Coordinator
renee.moore@duke.edu
Office Phone: (919) 684-0826
Office Fax: (919) 684-6451
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The following groups offer activities on this campus:
Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) Fraternity and Foundation
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
Chabad-Lubavitch World Center
Hillel offers activities in the following areas and for these groups:Business school students
Campus leaders
Campus-wide activities/traditions
Community service/social action
Conservative movement
First-year students
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Graduate Students (general arts & sciences)
Holocaust
Israel
Jewish Holidays
Jewish learning/education
Kosher issues/meal plan
Law students
Medical students
Multiculturalism
Reform Students
Hillel offers the following religious services:Conservative/Egalitarian
Reform
Kosher meals are offered:Between 1 and 12 meals
Campus Profile:Younger than most other prestigious U.S. research universities, Duke University consistently ranks among the very best. More than 75 percent of Duke students pursue service-learning opportunities in Durham and around the world through programs that advance the university's mission of andldquo;knowledge in service to society.andrdquo; The Jewish community on campus is comprised of undergraduate and graduate students as well as staff and faculty. Jewish students comprise more than ten percent of the undergraduate and graduate student population. Our pluralistic approach to Judaism assures that all Jews, regardless of affiliation, feel welcome in the building and at programs. Jewish students are active in the campus Jewish community and are leaders and participants in many student organizations and activities. Students at Duke have the opportunity to pursue coursework in Jewish Studies as well as Hebrew Language and Culture. Jewish student life at Duke is growing and thriving as a result of active an engaging student leaders and student groups that plan a wide variety of programs focused on social, cultural, educational, religious and community service opportunities.