The deadline for reserving Seders and meals is Friday, March 12th at Noon. Don’t forget to make your reservations before you leave town for Spring break! For more information on Passover at Hillel and to make reservations, click here.
GW Hillel and the Genzyme Corporation proudly present “What’s in Your Genes? And We Don’t Mean Your Sevens!”, an eye-opening presentation by Gary Frohlich, senior medical affairs liaison, about the heritage, health and genetic disorders of Ashkenazi Jews.
Did you know over 40% of all Ashkenazi Jews were descendants of the same 4 women? Learn about how this has effected the Ashkenazi Jewish population and have your family history researched too!
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Join the Jewish Progressive Political Association, the Jewish Student Association, The Roosevelt Institute, and the GW College Democrats to welcome Dr. Dean Baker, one of the leading economists in America today.
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Purim Masquerade Ball
Benefiting Victims of the Haiti Earthquake*
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 10 PM-2AM
EYEBar DC (17th & Eye St)
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Mar7
Sunday, March 7, 2010 – 12-6 PM
Hillelathon is a student opportunity to help raise funds to support our building and programs. This one day phone-a-thon will take place on Sunday, March 7, from 12-6PM and we need ALL OF YOU TO HELP OUT!!! Please save-the-date. And of course, food will be provided.
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Feb16
Howard Jacobson, a British author and journalist visiting the English Department this month will be speaking at Hillel’s Shabbt Dinner this
Friday, February 19, 2010.
Howard Jacobson is best known for writing comic novels that often revolve around the dilemmas of British Jewish characters. In England, he is known as the English Philip Roth. He is the author of Kalooki Nights, a novel Jonathan Safran Foer called ‘a work of genius” in the New York Times.
He will be speaking on theme on “English Jews: Are We Any Different From American Jews? And if so, in a good way or a bad way?”He will be speaking on theme on “English Jews: Are We Any Different From American Jews? And if so, in a good way or a bad way?”
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Neil Lazarus is an internationally acclaimed expert in the field of Middle East, Israel advocacy and effective communication training. He is emerging as one of Israel’s leading key note speakers. His presentations are fun, informative and entertaining. Join Hillel, SAFI and GAP as Neil Lazarus discusses Israel and the Media offering a stimulating and provocative look at Israel’s portrayal in the media.