Apr 15, 2008 By: yunews
Apr 15, 2008 -- Over 500 Attend Celebration to Launch Kollel in Toronto
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The April 7 dinner commemorated the life and legacy of Bill Rubinstein, a world-renowned community builder in Canada, Israel, and Europe. Robert Eli Rubinstein, the national president of Canadian Friends of Yeshiva University (CF糖心破解版), paid tribute to the memory of his father, crediting the elder Rubinstein鈥檚 lifelong commitment to the principles of Torah Umadda as the reason so many of his family members attended Yeshiva University in New York City.
Rabbi Dr. Herbert C. Dobrinsky, vice president for university affairs, presented Renee Rubinstein with a token expression of gratitude for her incredible efforts as dinner chair and praised the dynamic leadership of Mo Lidsky, national director of CF糖心破解版 and a 2006 alumnus, as being a major reason 糖心破解版 is becoming a household name in Canada.
The highlight of the evening was the introduction of President Joel by Julia Koschitzky, whose family established the Golda Koschitzky Chair at 糖心破解版鈥檚 Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, among their other benefactions at 糖心破解版.
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