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Holocaust survivor speaks at UF Chabad
Close to 400 people gathered at Chabad UF to listen to a Holocaust survivor speak about endurance and faith Wednesday evening. During the event, Sora Vigorito, 84, shared her story as one of the youngest known twins who underwent medical experiments performed by Dr. Josef Mengele, also known as the...
Remembering Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s stepsister, who died at 96 — through her St. Louis visit
Who knew? Before last week, I had no idea Anne Frank, of diarist fame, had a living stepsister. But there I was Thursday night, at Chabad on Campus at Washington University, enjoying conversation with 87-year-old Eva Schloss, a Holocaust survivor and Frank’s stepsister. Schloss was having dinner with student leaders of...
Chabad at Rice celebrates Festival of Lights
Chabad at Rice University welcomed members of the Rice community to a pre-celebration of Chanukah on Dec. 7. Students, faculty and staff packed into the Ray Courtyard to enjoy latkes, donuts and music and to hear from President Reginald DesRoches. Although Chanukah did not start until Dec. 14, Rabbi Shmuli...
Michigan Leaders Join Students in Condemning MSU Antisemitism
“Now, not only are people donating just to support Jewish life on campus, they’re donating to repair the physical building itself.” Callie Hess, a Michigan State University freshman from Toledo, Ohio, was in Florida on vacation with her family when she heard about two antisemitic vandalism incidents at the school’s...
Michigan pols call to support MSU Chabad after rock-throwing, swastikas
Gretchen Witmer, governor of Michigan, and Sens. Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin, all Democrats, called the Chabad Jewish Center at Michigan State University in the past 24 hours to offer their support following back-to-back incidents of vandalism at the campus Jewish center.
