University of Pennsylvania Alumni in Israel

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Penn Club members meet Dr. Chaim Peri of Yemin Orde Educational Initiatives

The Penn Club of Israel continues to support Yemin Orde Youth Village and its associated educational initiatives which include… Continue

Added by Ben Franklin on January 14, 2010 at 5:30am — No Comments

Penn Club of Israel Receives 2009 Achievement Award from the University

The Global Alumni Network Advisory Board (GAN Advisory Board) announced at Homecoming (2009) the Alumni Club Awards: The Penn Club of Israel received the Achievement Award (see Video)for their revitalization efforts. The Penn Cub of Israel was the only group of the University's 60 foreign Clubs to recieve an award -- There are 140 Penn Clubs throughout the world. Continue

Added by Ben Franklin on November 20, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Penn Jewish Alumni Network

Penn Jewish Alumni NetworkPenn Jewish Alumni are developing a worldwide network and sense of community among Penn's 40,000 Jewish alumni. The network will: support peer-to-peer social and professional interests; strengthen Jewish aspects of life at Penn and fields of study at the University; serve to facilitate Jewish philanthropic and Israel related activities which Penn Alumni manage. Ple… Continue

Added by Ben Franklin on September 7, 2009 at 10:04am — No Comments

Ethiopian Nursing student Penn Club sponsored finished studies & volunteers in Rwanda

Sebla Berhanu - The Ethiopian Nursing Student the Penn Club of Israel sponsored during her studies finished her degree and will be working at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Thanks to all those who supported her and especially to Nurit Guttman who arranged for a paid research position at Tel Aviv University during her studies. In September, Sebla will be volunteering at a boarding school in Rwanda for the orphans of the massacres there. The school was just built by Penn alumna Anne Heyman www.ag… Continue

Added by Ben Franklin on September 7, 2009 at 10:01am — No Comments

Penn Israel Regatta - Red and Blue came in third place

120 participated as crew on eight competing boats -- after a disputed finish Columbia and Cornell were each award 3 first place points which were added to the historical… Continue

Added by Ben Franklin on July 11, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Ben Franklin's Birthday

Penn Alumni celebrated Ben Franklin's 303rd Birthday at the… Continue

Added by Ben Franklin on February 28, 2009 at 10:25pm — No Comments

B. Franklin's Open Letter

To The Penn Club of Israel: Congratulations on all the worthly undertakings The Penn Club of Israel is engaging in and my gratitude to your board for its service. Three thousand years after Solomon built Jerusalem’s ramparts – I set forth to building The College in Philadelphia in order to academically fortify the mind-set of a country known to many as: the New Jerusalem. In 1788, I asked the Rabbi of the Jews in Philadelphia to walk along with Christian clergyman in the Fourth of July Parade… Continue

Added by Ben Franklin on February 12, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Most Popular Universities

US News & World Report - January 26, 2009 So which colle… Continue

Added by Dov Hoch on February 10, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Baha'i Gardens Tour

Penn alumn… Continue

Added by Dov Hoch on October 5, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Penn Club House Opened

Come meet, eat (kosher) and drink a highball to Penn at the Penn Club House located in a section of Columbus Restaurant in Herzelia Pituach www.columbus-kosher.co.il 4 Abba Even Street (Hagalim) 09-9589880 All Penn Alumni in Israel will receive a VIP membership card with discounts on meals and… Continue

Added by Dov Hoch on August 3, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Dean Meleis in Jerusalem

Penn Club members met for a Sushi dinner and drinks on the balcony of board member Dave Wolf's law firm which overlooks the old city in Jerusalem; Penn Nursing School Dean Meleis - known as one the most involved faculty members in the broader P… Continue

Added by Dov Hoch on July 6, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Oldest Hagaddah at Penn

The Penn Club of Israel hosted Professor David B. Ruderman for dinner in Ra'anana and learned the Dropsie Haggadah (Circa 10th century) the oldest Haggadah in the world is in the Cairo Genizah Collection at the University of Pennsylvania's Cent… Continue

Added by Dov Hoch on December 31, 2007 at 8:00am — No Comments