Kumar. It is intended for television broadcast and use in high schools, universities and law schools. The filmmakers’ previous documentary, “Witness: Voices from the Holocaust,” aired nationally on PBS. “Hitler’s Courts” features archival footage from the Nazi era, rarely seen photographs and interviews with leading voices in international law. The 35-minute film will have two more screenings, on November 8 and 9, at Touro Law Center. The November 8 screening will memorialize Kristallnacht – the night in 1938 in Germany and Austria where Jews were killed and their property destroyed. The film already has been honored with acceptance for screening at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival, with excellent advance screening reviews from the judges.
Cross-Cultural Live Internet Exchange Organized by New York School of Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS) 
A cross-cultural exchange focusing on the theme “harmony with humankind” took place with live audio presentations over the Internet on October 5. Professor Richard Green, who teaches basic speech/English as a second foreign language at Touro’s New York School of Career and Applied Studies (NYSCAS), organized the presentation. The live Internet exchange began with opening remarks by Professor Green followed by comments delivered by top students in his class who hail from Mexico, Puerto Rico and Haiti. Traditional Portuguese music, “Fado,” was sung live from Portugal and poetry of Portuguese and other Spanish authors was read. “The principal aim [was] to cultivate listening skills across cultural boundaries,” explained Professor Green. “When the whole world is listening in on what you have to say and write, you'd better believe that communication skills will indeed be improved in speaking, writing and in listening.” Professor Green set up a Web site for anyone interested to join in and follow along: http://www.profgreen.tv/PoemarVivo.html.
Jewish Studies Conference Attracts Over 300
On March 5, 2006, the Graduate School of Jewish Studies sponsored a daylong conference for the public that drew a crowd of over 300 from the tri-state area and beyond. Held at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan, the conference, "Conversion and Reversion to Judaism: From the Crusades to the Enlightenment" featured numerous speakers renowned in the fields of Jewish history and law including Professors J. David Bleich of Yeshiva University; Miriam Bodian of Touro’s Graduate School of Jewish Studies; Elisheva Carlebach of Queens College; Robert Chazan of New York University; Edward Fram of Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Ephraim Kanarfogel of Yeshiva University; Sid Leiman of Brooklyn College; and Marina Rustow of Emory University. Touro Vice President of Undergraduate Education and Dean of Faculties Stanley Boylan and Graduate School of Jewish Studies Dean Michael A. Shmidman provided welcoming remarks, and Touro Professors Judith Bleich, Moshe Sherman and Dean Shmidman chaired the conference sessions. Proceedings are available on CD by contacting Suzannah Gordon, assistant to the dean, at 212-463-0400, ext. 470.
 Conference Held on Political and Social Situation in Israel – from a Torah Perspective
Touro College, its Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center and the Law Center’s Institute of Jewish Law collaborated to bring together a highly successful conference for the public on June 18, 2006. Held at Lander College for Men in Queens, the conference, “The Political and Social Situation in Israel: A Torah Perspective,” featured presentations by leading scholars and rabbis from Israel and the United States. Problems such as security, religious and social issues in Israel were addressed from a Torah perspective.
Presenters included Rabbi Israel M. Lau, formerly the chief rabbi of Israel and currently chief rabbi of Tel Aviv; Rabbi Shear-Yashuv Cohen, chief rabbi of Haifa; Rabbi Hershel Schachter, Rosh Kollel Elyon at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary; and Rabbi Dr. Moshe Tendler, professor of Talmudic law at Yeshiva University. The morning session was moderated by Rabbi Tzvi Flaum, Mashgiach Ruchani and professor of Judaic studies at Lander College for Women. The afternoon session was moderated by Rabbi Dr. Moshe Sokol, dean of Lander College for Men.
Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander, founder and president of Touro College, and Lawrence Raful, dean of the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, delivered greetings. Opening remarks were provided by Rabbi Dr. Chaim Povarsky, director of the Institute of Jewish Law at the Law Center.
Touro Law Center Holds Back-To-School Cookout, Golf Tourney for Fallen Alum
Dean Lawrence Raful, faculty and staff welcomed over 200 first-year students at the Law Center's annual back-to-school barbeque on August 23. Students started the year at the Huntington campus and will transition to a new, exciting, $35 million state-of-the-art law campus in Central Islip later in the academic year. Read more… 
On October 23, the Law Center hosted its fourth annual Susan M. Dietrich Clyne Memorial Golf Outing at Muttontown Club in East Norwich, New York. The popular event honors the memory of the 1988 Touro graduate who was lost in the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. Proceeds benefit the Susan M. Dietrich Clyne Fund for a new children's play area in Touro's clinic wing as a part of the Central Islip Capital Campaign. This year's event also honored Douglas C. Manditch, senior executive vice president and chief operating officer of New York Commercial Bank. |
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