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Three Couples Join in $1.5 Million Gift to Prepare Visionary Leaders for Israel
For one of the three couples behind a recent $1.5 million gift to Shalem, the decision to partner with the college was a long time…
Shalem Receives Legacy Gift from Legendary Educator Eva Brann z”l
Arriving one afternoon to his St. John’s Summer Institute seminar on Thomas Mann’s Joseph and His Brothers, St. John’s College graduate Jed Arkin noticed a complicated math problem worked out on the classroom’s chalkboard.
Cultivating a New Generation of Zionists, One Orchard at a Time
When, a year ago, the Jerusalem Municipality erected its famous blue heritage-site sign at Armon Hanatziv’s Maiden’s Farm, Noam Schreiber ’20 considered it a victory—and…
From Loss to Learning and Living for Now: Shalem Freshman and a Nation’s Resilience
After the first Greek philosophy class of his freshman year at Shalem, Itay Arnon, 25, stayed behind to speak with lecturer Dr. Yiftach Ofek. “I…
Shalem Alum Speaks to the Arab World, In a Language It Can Understand
If there’s an upside to spending time in an air-raid shelter, it’s that there’s lots of time to think. And if you’re Herut Davidson ’23…
Singing Israel’s History Back to Life
Several months into his reserve duty in both northern and southern Israel after October 7th, Gal Menashe ’25 stood at the hospital bed of a…
Defending History: Shalem Military Historian Yagil Henkin Sets the Record Straight on the Gaza War
When Dr. Yagil Henkin, a lecturer in Shalem’s Program in Strategy, Diplomacy, and Security, set out to pursue a doctoral degree in military history, the…
$10 Million Gift from David and Judy Lobel Doubles the Shalem Endowment
In what Shalem College President Russ Roberts called “a transformational act of generosity,” David and Judy Lobel of New York City have made a $10…
Shalem Confers Honorary Degree on Longtime Partner Louis Frenkel
This February, longtime Shalem supporter Louis Frenkel received an honorary degree from Shalem College at a special convocation ceremony near his home in Hungerford, England.…
New Chair of the Lobel Core Curriculum Dr. Ido Hevroni on the Future of Studying the Past
When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th, scholar of Western and rabbinic literature Dr. Ido Hevroni was set to begin teaching The Iliad to Shalem’s…