HIAS SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO YOU!
AIPAC SEMINAR IN PHILADELPHIA
BETAR/TAGAR CONFERENCE IN TORONTO
WEEKLY PARSHA CLASSES IN NY POLY
JEWISH CLUB AT NYCTC
HILLEL INVITATION TO "CHICAGO" MUSICAL
ESTHER JUNGREIS SPEAKS AT BARUCH COLLEGE
UPCOMING "LIGHTS IN ACTION" CONFERENCES

ХИАС ОБЪЯВЛЯЕТ КОНКУРС

ХИАС, Еврейское общество помощи иммигрантам, принимает заявления для участия в конкурсе на получение учебных стипендий 1999 года. Принять участие в конкурсе могут приехавшие в течение или после 1985 года беженцы и их дети, которые иммигрировали в США с помощью ХИАСа, и люди, получившие политическое убежище с помощью нашей организации.

Стипендии предназначены для студентов, которые собираются получить высшее образование. Для участия в конкурсе необходимо учиться в средней школе (12 класс), колледже или аспирантуре как минимум один академический год. Стипендии присуждаются с учетом академической успеваемости, общественной работы в еврейских или других организациях и материального положения. В прошлом году 110 победителей конкурса получили стипендии в размере 1000 долларов каждая.

Анкеты и дополнительную информацию можно получить, написав по адресу:
HIAS Scholarship Awards,
333 Seventh Avenue,
New York, NY 10001-5004

В письмо необходимо вложить конверт с маркой и домашним адресом.

В этом году к участию в конкурсе допускаются обладатели стипендий прежних лет. Заполненные анкеты, справки об успеваемости и другие необходимые документы должны быть отправлены в ХИАС не позднее 15 апреля 1999 года.

AIPAC NORTHEAST REGIONAL POLITICAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING SEMINAR

Philadelphia: a city full of American history... Don't just read about it. Write the next chapter! The American Israel Public Affairs Committee presents the 1999 Northeast Regional Political Leadership Training Seminar, March 27-28, 1999 in University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

• Hear from political insiders
• Meet hundreds of students from across the Northeast
• Explore the latest developments in the Middle East peace process
• Gain the tools of effective political advocacy from AIPAC, recently ranked the second most influential lobby organization in Washington, D.C.

For more information, call Jamie Asin at (202) 639-5284, or e-mail: jamie_asin@aipac.org

BETAR/TAGAR CONFERENCE IN TORONTO

Betar/Tagar Zionist Youth Movement is conducting its yearly conference in Toronto, Canada. If you ever were or wish to be involved with this organization, you are welcome to attend. The dates are February 26-28 (Friday - Sunday), and the cost is only $35. For more information, call (416)781-7683 or email betar@ljci.com

WEEKLY PARSHA CLASSES IN NEW YORK POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

Jewish Student Union at Polytechnic University is happy to announce the renewal of weekly Torah classes on campus with rabbi Ephraim Schwartz. We meet every Wednesday from 1:00 to 2:00 PM in room RH 505. If you attend a nearby college (LIU, Pratt, NYCTC) or work in the area, please be our guest. For more info, email jsu@students.poly.edu

JEWISH CLUB IN NEW YORK CITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE

The Office of Student Activities at NYCTC (New York City Technical College) has asked for help establishing a Jewish Club on campus. If you know any student or faculty member at NYCTC who would be interested, please ask him or her to contact Eugene Vaynshteyn and Roman Kalika.

HILLEL INVITATION TO "CHICAGO" MUSICAL ON BROADWAY

Brooklyn College Center For Russian Jewish Life, Baruch, Hunter, LIU Hillels invite you to "CHICAGO", the Musical on Broadway, February 25, 1999, 8:00PM. TICKETS ARE ONLY $33. Deadline to purchase tickets is February 11 Call Nadya at B.C. Hillel at (718)859-1151 or Roman Kalika at LIU Hillel at (718)780-4010 for more information.

REBBETZIN ESTHER JUNGREIS AT BARUCH COLLEGE

Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis will be speaking at Baruch College Hillel on March 4th 1999, 12:30 - 2:15PM (Location TBA). Rebbetzin Jungreis is a famous speaker and the founder of "Hineini". She has done speaking at synagogues, conferences, army bases, high schools around the country and is famous for inspirational talks on modern issues from the Torah perspective. Free copies of her latest book "The Committed Life" will be distributed in the Hillel office at Baruch - 1511 360 Park Ave South. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please call 212-802-6808.

UPCOMING "LIGHTS IN ACTION" CONFERENCES

Don't miss the following student-run, interactive, AMAZING conferences sponsored by Lights in Action:

• Conference on Hispanic Jewish Identity & Culture, Feb. 26-28, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Judaism & Social Justice: A Conference for Student Journalists & Activists, March 19-21, New York, NY (co-sponsored by the Jewish Student Press Service)
• Children of Intermarriage, March 19-21, Philadelphia area, PA
• Judaism & the Arts, March 26-28, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
• Jewish Students involved in Greek Life, March 26-28 (tentative), TBA