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Dedication Celebrates Renaissance
November 01, 2002Comments (0) | Add | E-mail this to a friend Speaking at the dedication of Hillel's new headquarters, top American leaders urge Hillel to continue engaging Jewish students and leading their campuses.
 Surveying the crowd of over 500 spectators at the October 27 dedication of Hillel's new Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building and Charles and Lynn Schusterman International Center, Hillel International Board of Governors Chairman Edgar Bronfman said, "It's a pleasure to look out and see the glow on your faces, which I think I must have on mine. If this building is not a great expression of Jewish pride and renaissance, I don't know what is."
Bronfman and other leaders praised Hillel's contributions to the campus and the Jewish community and urged the organization to push the Jewish renaissance even further. Tufts University President Lawrence Bacow said, "On many of our campuses, university presidents and others recognize Hillel as not just a resource for Jewish students but as a resource for the entire community as well. On behalf of college presidents everywhere there is a Hillel center, and everywhere there will be one in the future, I thank you."
 The Dedication
The day of celebration provided the community with an opportunity not just to celebrate, but to experience the Jewish renaissance taking place on 500 campuses and communities around the world. At an afternoon Open House, participants enjoyed Hillel student performances from Ukraine, Uruguay, Brandeis, the University of Maryland, Cornell and the University of Virginia. They participated in discussions with students and professionals on everything from birthright israel to the arts. The Dedication program featured Hillel's top leadership as well as Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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The Gala Dinner
In the evening, the Gala Dinner included student performances as well as keynote addresses from Tufts University President Lawrence Bacow and White House Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Jay Lefkowitz.
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