The Massachusetts State House reverberated with excitement on October 6, as Governor Deval L. Patrick was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Haifa.  The event, chaired by Geoffrey Lewis, a member of the ASUH Board of Directors, brought together Boston area leaders in government, business and philanthropy as well as ASUH leaders from [...]

More than 60 leaders in business and philanthropy gathered to hear Steve Forbes and Leon Charney discuss the future of our economy at a breakfast forum on September 9. Chaired by Harvey Fuchs, Senior Vice President of Citibank and moderated by Matthew Miller, Global Wealth Editor at Forbes Magazine, participants were treated to powerful [...]

A rare and surprising archaeological discovery at Tel Dor: A gemstone engraved with the portrait of Alexander the Great was uncovered during excavations by an archaeological team directed by Dr. Ayelet Gilboa of the University of Haifa and Dr. Ilan Sharon of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. “Despite its miniature dimensions – the stone is [...]

An ancient treasure comprising three figurines of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, which was buried underground for over 1,500 years, was uncovered during the tenth season of excavations that are carried out by researchers of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa, headed by Prof. Arthur Segal and Dr. Michael Eisenberg. “It [...]

Terror attacks, missiles, severe faults at a hazardous chemicals industry, natural disasters – all are emergencies that threaten us every day, primarily due to the unexpected ways in which they are likely to occur. A graduate study program at the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies of the University of Haifa will train its graduates [...]