April 10, 2006 (Vol. 3, No. 6)

Lehman Welcomes First Jewish Students' Affairs Club; Lecture Set for Holocaust Remembrance Day April 24

When Brooke Greenberg transferred to Lehman last year, she immediately began inquiring about whether Lehman had a "Hillel." One of the largest Jewish campus organizations nationwide, Hillel focuses on communicating and sharing Jewish culture with others. This spring, the Jewish Students' Affairs Club got the official green light from both Lehman and the Hillel national group, and Greenberg became its first president.

Professor Zelda Newman, who serves as the club's faculty advisor, explains that "one of the many benefits of having a Hillel at Lehman is that we can now invite guest speakers who will speak on questions that interest Jewish students."

For the club's first official talk and in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Dr. Rochelle Saidel, founder and executive director of "Remember the Women Institute," will visit the campus on Monday, April 24, to talk about the forgotten women of the Holocaust. The talk, which is free and open to both the campus community and the public, will be held in Room B39 of Carman Hall at 2 p.m. The talk is cosponsored by Lehman's Women's Studies Program.

Dr. Saidel serves as senior scientific researcher at the Center for the Study of Women and Gender at the University of Sao Paulo. She is author of The Jewish Women of Ravensbruck Concentration Camp, Never Too Late: The Politics Behind New York City's Holocaust Museum and The Outraged Conscience: Seekers of Justice for Nazi War Criminals in America. She also serves as curator of the "Women of Ravensbruck: Portraits of Courage" exhibit in Florida's Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg.

In addition to sponsoring events at their colleges, Hillel students are encouraged to become active community members through volunteer work. For example, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the organization sent a delegation of students to New Orleans to help with relief efforts.

"I'm really excited about the club's affiliation with Hillel because I think it will add to the club's identity and purpose," says Greenberg. One of its first and main priorities is to set up a more student-friendly kosher foods corner. The club, which is also open to non-Jewish students, has a total of 19 members.

A political science major, Greenberg earned an associate's degree in criminal justice from Westchester Community College. She decided to start the club at the behest of her grandparents. To learn more about the club, call extension 8353.

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