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Hillel International · 1923

Hillel Foundation is Born

Rabbi Benjamin Frankel founds the first Hillel at the University of Illinois, imagining a place for Jewish learning, belonging, and identity on the American campus.

• founding
• Hillel International

Jewish History · 1927

STUDENTS SPONSOR DRIVE

Page 1 --- STUDENTS SPONSOR DRIVE LOAN FUND LEADER ISSUES MESSAGE As a sort of respite between the busied organization of Hillel and the oncoming of the end of the semester, we have the Loan Fund Drive.

• Loan Fund and Fundraising

Berkeley Hillel · 1927

The First Hillel Happenings

Berkeley Hillel publishes the inaugural issue of Hillel Happenings — the start of a century of student voices, rabbi columns, and campus chronicles.

• newsletter
• inaugural

US Politics & Society · 1927

Charles Lindbergh first solo nonstop transatlantic flight

Jewish History · 1928

Chairman States Loan Fund Drive Will Be Success Over One Hundred Dollars Contributed After Two Days of Soli…

Reported in the 1928-10-16 — Hillel Bulletin no. 1 under the headline "Chairman States Loan Fund Drive Will Be Success Over One Hundred Dollars Contributed After Two Days of Soli…".

• Open Forum and Lectures
• The Rabbi's Column
• Hillel Foundation Life

Jewish History · 1928

LEWIS BROWNE TO BE AT TEMPLE SINAI Noted Author and Lecturer to Speak Under Joint Auspices

Page 1 --- LEWIS BROWNE TO BE AT TEMPLE SINAI Noted Author and Lecturer to Speak Under Joint Auspices The first traveling lecturer to be heard under the auspices of the Hillel Foundation is to be Rabbi Lewis Browne, famed author and lecturer.

• Open Forum and Lectures

Jewish History · 1928

PRIZES OFFERED IN ORATION CONTEST

Page 1 --- PRIZES OFFERED IN ORATION CONTEST Following on the heels of the Menorah committee’s Essay Contest, comes the an nouncement of the Prize Oration Contest of the Union of American Hebrew Congrega tions.

• Open Forum and Lectures

Jewish History · 1929

OR. MERRITT HOLDS FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES Mrs. Charles Swift Assembles Trained Choir; Services Precede Assembly

Charles Swift Assembles Trained Choir; Services Precede Assembly Since the High Holy Day services Rabbi Merritt has been conducting regular Friday evening religious serv ices at the Hillel House.

• Shabbat Services

Jewish History · 1929

Nieto Discusses Judaism Future This Evening Menorah Lectures to Settle Religious Controversy at Foundation

Nieto Discusses Judaism Future This Evening Menorah Lectures to Settle Religious Controversy at Foundation Rabbi Jacob Nieto of Temple Sher ith Israel, will speak at the Hillel Foundation Thursday evening, Febru ary 7, according to Stanley Breyer, chairman of the Menorah Committ…

• Open Forum and Lectures

US Politics & Society · 1929

Herbert Hoover - 31st president, Stock market crash starts Great Depression

Jewish History · 1929

The Union of Sephardic Congregations is organized

Berkeley Hillel · 1929

Rabbi Max Merritt director (1929-1939)

Jewish History · 1930

THREE RELIGIOUS CROUPS JOIN IN HOLIDAY RITES Hillel President in Charge of Student Committee on Arrangements

Page 1 --- NOVEMBER 10, 1930 THREE RELIGIOUS CROUPS JOIN IN HOLIDAY RITES Hillel President in Charge of Student Committee on Arrangements On Wednesday afternoon, Novem ber 26, at 4 o’clock, in Wheeler Hall, three religious groups represented on the campus of the of Cali fornia w…

• High Holy Days
• Interfaith Cooperation

Jewish History · 1930

TRYOUTS FOR ONE-ACT PLAYS HELD FAVORABLE Classes in Theater Arts to Be Conducted Bi-weekly by Paul Bissinger

Page 1 --- OCTOBER 27, 1930 TRYOUTS FOR ONE-ACT PLAYS HELD FAVORABLE Classes in Theater Arts to Be Conducted Bi-weekly by Paul Bissinger Results of the dramatic tryouts held last Tuesday afternoon for the first evening of one-act plays were very favorable, according to Bessie Mi…

• Hillel Players and Drama

Jewish History · 1930

ROTHMAN FIRST TO SPEAK AT FORUM "Brith Sholom, the Jewish, Arab Covenanters," Is Address Topic

C., SEPTEMBER 15, 1930 ROTHMAN FIRST TO SPEAK AT FORUM "Brith Sholom, the Jewish, Arab Covenanters," Is Address Topic Forum activities will begin Wednes day evening with a lecture by Dr. Walter Rothman, Ph.D., archaeologist.

• Open Forum and Lectures
• The British Mandate Years

Jewish History · 1930

DRIVE WILL RUN APRIL 4 TO 16 Cliff Barbanell Takes Post as General Chairman

$1000 TO FUND CAMPAIGN Cast Selected for "Petticoat Fever"; April 16 The date for the performance of the Hillel Players in “Petticoat Fever,” a non-tropical farce, per haps better known as a cold com edy, has been set for Tuesday eve ning, April 16 The play, under the very able …

• Loan Fund and Fundraising

UC Berkeley · 1930

The first university-built and -operated residence hall, Bowles Hall, opens to students

UC Berkeley · 1930

International House Opens

US Politics & Society · 1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem

Jewish History · 1932

LOAN FUND DRIVE OFF TO PROMISING START

Your Donation to the Hillel Loan Fund is Badly Needed . PUBLISHED BY THE B’XAI B’RITH FOUNDATION, U. OF C„ OCTOBER 28 1932 LOAN FUND DRIVE OFF TO PROMISING START STUDENT COUNCIL BANQUET USHERS IN BIG CAMPAIGN The annual Hillel Student Loan Fund campaign was launched Wed nesday evening.

• Loan Fund and Fundraising

Jewish History · 1932

HILLEL SCHOOL OF STUDIES NOW WELL UNDER WAY

at Hillel September 30, October 1,9, 10 . PUBLISHED BY THE B’XAI B’RITH FOUNDATION. U. OF C„ SEPTEMBER 16 1932 HILLEL SCHOOL OF STUDIES NOW WELL UNDER WAY The Hillel School of Jewish Studies has begun active classroom work.

• Hebrew and Yiddish Classes

Jewish History · 1932

Book Reviews

The Sports Horizon The annual deluge of Jewish ath letes in spring sports continues. In almost every branch we find some occupying the limelight or crowding dangerously close to it.

• Library and Book Reviews

Jewish History · 1932

The Council of Jewish Federations is established

Jewish History · 1933

Book Reviews

Book Reviews Miss Sara Bard Field prefaces Barab bas with a flattering note: ”- - to ex press - - my gratitude - - for the racial aggrandizement and personal spiritual wealth contributed by the Hebrew na tion.” The book employs a well-plan ned narrative of Christ’s warlike con t…

• Library and Book Reviews

World History · 1933

Editorial Page

Editorial Page There is no Royal Path which leads to Geometry A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing Hillel Offers Itself To You Hillel welcomes you. It is in effect a double welcome.

• Hillel Foundation Life

US Politics & Society · 1933

Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, repealing Prohibition

World History · 1934

DR. MERRITT COMMENTS ON B’NAI B’RITH WORK

Make Your Reservations Now for the Thanksgiving Dinner ^ . PUBLISHED BY THE NOVEMBER, 2, 1934 DR. MERRITT COMMENTS ON B’NAI B’RITH WORK The last two years have been anxious years for American Jewry. The tidal wave of Antisemitism flooding from Europe has reached our own shores.

• B'nai B'rith and the Foundation

Jewish History · 1934

SHANGHAI JEWRY SHOWS UNITY AND STRENGTH

for Holy Days . SHANGHAI JEWRY SHOWS UNITY AND STRENGTH By Leonia A. Gran In these days when the courage of the Jewish people and perhaps its very right to exist have been challenged and questioned, when so many of us are throwing up our hands in despair, it is with great joy an…

• Antisemitism and Identity

Jewish History · 1934

Editorial Page

Editorial Page ATTEND! Attendance at Hillel functions has greatly decreased this semester! Coming upon word from the re corder’s office of the University that the total enrollment of the school has dropped, the Foundation expected a slight decrease in the student attend ance at the Hillel affairs.

• Hillel Foundation Life

World History · 1934

DR. DEUTSCH PRAISES RELIGIOUS TOLERATION

(A new departure in the policy of the is to run a feature column of interviews with the most prominent Jewish mem bers of the California faculty. It is the hope of the editors that you will enjoy hearing from these men.

• Discrimination on Campus

Jewish History · 1935

HILLEL STUDENT COUNCIL ANNOUNCED; THREE NEW COMMITTEES FORMED

The new Hillel Student Council went into action with the opening of the semester, and have already held two heated meetings in which plans and policies were formulated. On the council for this semester are: President — Irving Moss. Vice-President — Heraldine Cohn. Secy.-Treas. —…

• Student Council and Leadership

Jewish History · 1935

DR. RUDE LECTURES ON “ECONOMICS & THE JEW”

The Seder Dinner ^ . DR. RUDE LECTURES ON “ECONOMICS & THE JEW” The two lectures in the series, “The Influence of Economics on Modern Jew ish Life” that Dr. Jack Rude has de livered have provided a wealth of in formation.

• Open Forum and Lectures

Jewish History · 1935

MAX WARBURG’S FAREWELL SPEECH

The Month in Brief Jan. 31st, 8 p. m. — Union Forum — Y. W. C. A. Cottage. Speaker: Gerhart Seger. Former member of the German Reichstag. Theme: “The German Struggle for Liberty.” Feb. Ist, Friday, 8:30 p. m. — Fire side Discussion. Speaker: Prof. Arnold Perstein. Theme: “Dissipating the Fog of Prejudice.” Feb.

• Nazism and Refugees

Jewish History · 1935

Regina Jonas became the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi

Jewish History · 1936

GET BEHIND LOAN FUND DRIVE TO START OCT. 8th

| W +■ —■■—»—■"—■■—■«—•"—■ • • PUBLISHED BY THE OCTOBER, 5, 1936 GET BEHIND LOAN FUND DRIVE TO START OCT. 8th PERSONNEL OF DRIVE FOR STUDENT FUND NAMED BY COMMITTEE The Executive Committee of the Stu dent Loan Fund Drive includes some of the most active students both at Hillel Foundation and on the cam pus.

• Loan Fund and Fundraising

Jewish History · 1936

STUDENT COUNCIL MAKES PLANS FOR ACTIVE SEMESTER

Page 1 --- ^ PUBLISHED BY THE „ SEPTEMBER 10, 1936 STUDENT COUNCIL MAKES PLANS FOR ACTIVE SEMESTER Inaugurating the new-found policy of Hillel Foundation the Hillel Student Council held their first meeting of the Fall semester on August 24, 1936 The meeting was devoted to discus…

• Student Council and Leadership

Jewish History · 1936

OPEN FORUM FOR MARCH PRESENTS PROFESSOR AND NOTED AUTHOR

J PUBLISHED BY THE „ MARCH 4, 1936 OPEN FORUM FOR MARCH PRESENTS PROFESSOR AND NOTED AUTHOR Professor Thomas Addis, a member of the faculty of the Stanford Univer sity Medical School, will speak to the Hillel Forum on Wednesday, March 4th, at eight o’clock; his subject will be ’’Soviet Russia—l93s.

• Open Forum and Lectures

Jewish History · 1936

Student Council Meets; Committee Chairmen Chosen for Semester

Student Council Meets; Committee Chairmen Chosen for Semester The Hillel Student Council launched the Spring semester’s activities at its first meeting on Monday, Jan.

• Student Council and Leadership

Jewish History · 1936

German Jewish refugees start arriving in the United States

Jewish History · 1937

EVENTS IN PALESTINE

See the HILLEL PLAYERS Sunday Night at the at the Episcopal Parish House * PUBLISHED BY THE NOVEMBER 10, 1937 EVENTS IN PALESTINE Palestine is again experiencing one of those recurrent spells of terrorism that have cropped up intermittently for the past two years.

• The British Mandate Years

Jewish History · 1937

VARIETY OFFERED IN HILLEL OPEN FORUM BEGINNING SOON

Become an Active Member of Hillel ^ PUBLISHED BY THE SEPTEMBER 3, 193 7 VARIETY OFFERED IN HILLEL OPEN FORUM BEGINNING SOON The first Open Forum evening is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. Ist, at 8:00 p. m.

• Open Forum and Lectures

Jewish History · 1937

Editorial Page

Editorial Page IN SELF-DEFENSE The is still under fire from certain malcontents who, it appears to us, will never be pleased.

• Hillel Foundation Life

Jewish History · 1938

WHAT'S COOKIN'

Page 2 --- WHAT'S COOKIN' Since this is the last issue of this semester, and there are still many mysteries to be cleared up, we’re going to come right out and ask for explana tions. If Joe (Rose Canyon) Rosenberg will ride with strange men any more ...

• Gossip and Campus Doings

Jewish History · 1938

REFUGEE CAMPAIGN STARTS AT HILLEL

Page 1 --- CONTRIBUTE TO REFUGEE STUDENT CAMPAIGN NOVEMBER 6 TO 16 REFUGEE CAMPAIGN STARTS AT HILLEL National Director To Visit Hillel Dr. Sachar To Appear Before Open Forum “Patterns of Jewish Life” will be the theme of Dr.

• Open Forum and Lectures
• Nazism and Refugees
• B'nai B'rith and the Foundation

Jewish History · 1938

WHAT'S COOKIN

Page 3 --- WHAT'S COOKIN I have only one life to give for my , but I’m willing to give my all. In spite of the repeated threats of hangings, shootings, knifing and other pleasant forms of mayhem, Buck Davidson writes again.

• Gossip and Campus Doings
• Open Forum and Lectures
• Interfaith Cooperation

Jewish History · 1938

Hillel To Have Seder Supper On April 15

Page 2 --- WHAT’S COOKIN’ They hit me over the head, but you can’t keep a good girl down, so here I am again. It seems that the source of all Henry Weisman (K. N.) troubles is Bernice Serensky.

• Festivals and Seasonal Observance

Jewish History · 1938

Rabbi Weinstein Ends Series of Talks

INTER-FAITH COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE HOUSING ON BERKELEY CAMPUS To investigate campus race relations and to work with campus housing groups, a committee is being set up by the Inter-Faith Council.

• The Rabbi's Column
• B'nai B'rith and the Foundation
• Loan Fund and Fundraising

Jewish History · 1938

“JEW IN DEMOCRACY” ENDS RABBI WEINSTEIN EDUCATIONAL SERIES

H PUBLISHED BY THE FEBRUARY 11, 1938 “JEW IN DEMOCRACY” ENDS RABBI WEINSTEIN EDUCATIONAL SERIES . . . Jews were originally invited to Poland to stimulate commerce and in dustry. . . . The priests tried to get rid of these living denials of their religion — the unbelievers who prospered and who brought prosperity. . .

• The Rabbi's Column
• Antisemitism and Identity

Jewish History · 1938

Rise of Fascism in Europe

As Kristallnacht shakes world Jewry, students at Berkeley navigate fear for family abroad alongside their own American coming of age.

• Holocaust
• refugees

US Politics & Society · 1938

Fair Labor Standards Act is passed, setting the first minimum wage in the U.S. at 25…

Jewish History · 1939

B. B. Members To Make Visit One-Act Plays To Be Presented

Members To Make Visit One-Act Plays To Be Presented Making their annual visit to Hillel this year on Wednesday, Oc tober 11, a committee of fifty from the San Francisco B’nai B’rith Lodge will be entertained by a full program of events.

• Hillel Players and Drama
• Open Forum and Lectures
• B'nai B'rith and the Foundation

Jewish History · 1939

Milk Fund to Hold Show, Tea Eight Campus Clubs To Participate in Fashion Review

Page 1 --- Students, Contribute to Refugee Relief Campaign % P.L.&R.

• Nazism and Refugees
• Loan Fund and Fundraising
• Interfaith Cooperation

World History · 1939

FOREIGN NEWS

New Activities Offered at Hillel this Term FOREIGN NEWS When mad-dog Hitler stopped barking long enough over the radio the other day, we had time to sit back and contemplate the one truth he told among his whole pack of lies.

• Nazism and Refugees

UC Berkeley · 1939

Cal Drinking Song compiled

Jewish History · 1940

Launching Dinner Gives Drive a "Push"

/ 2 Berkeley, Calif. GET THE HILLEL EAB I T Launching Dinner Gives Drive a "Push" Lau xhi ’g the 1940 Welfare 1 u.id u.ive, Rabbi M. J. Merritt a.,..0j cea at the dinner for team cl plains that cLse to $2OO had been iHaed alre dy.

• Loan Fund and Fundraising
• Open Forum and Lectures
• Nazism and Refugees

Jewish History · 1940

YOUTH TAKES A STAND

Page 4 --- YOUTH TAKES A STAND There are significant conclusions to be drawn from the doings of the National Assembly of the American Youth Congress held in Washington last week.

• Student Council and Leadership
• Antisemitism and Identity

Jewish History · 1941

Interfaith Service Feb. 21 Christians and Jews Will Co-operate in Religious Service

21 Christians and Jews Will Co-operate in Religious Service Representatives of all religious groups on the campus will gather at Hillel at 8 p.m. Friday Febru ary 21, to participate in an Inter faith program, sponsored by this Foundation.

• Interfaith Cooperation
• Festivals and Seasonal Observance
• Purim Carnivals and Festivals

US Politics & Society · 1941

Japenese Attach Pearl Harbor

Jewish History · 1941

The Muslim residents of Baghdad carried out a savage pogrom against their Jewish…

Jewish History · 1942

CHANUKAH DINNER-DANCE ON DEC. 6th

Page 1 --- XVI HILLEL ELECTS NINE NEW COUNCILMEN Final counting of the votes which were polled at the election dance revealed that the following nine students were elected to hold the position of council members for the rest of the year: Marjorie Reid, Fred Katzburg, Bernhard Co…

• Festivals and Seasonal Observance
• Open Forum and Lectures
• Dances and Formals

Berkeley Hillel · 1942

Rabbi Edward Klein director (1942-1944)

Jewish History · 1943

CHANUKAH DECEMBER, 1943

Page 1 --- PUBLISHED • TH£ • STUDLNJT6 » OF •THE- HILLEL - FOUNDATION * - OF-CALIFORNIA • CHANUKAH DECEMBER, 1943 Into a wintry world of war comes Chanukah, the Feast of Lights, bringing with it a breath of cour age and hope.

• Festivals and Seasonal Observance

Jewish History · 1943

Semi-Formal Ball to Highlight Winter Term's Activities

Winter Promenade - Jan. 23 Landauer Gives Views of Jewish Future “Few if any catastrophies in the history of the Jews are comparable in magnitude to the present war. it is almost sure that, when peace returns, at least half of the Jewish population of the Earth will have perished.

• Dances and Formals
• Open Forum and Lectures
• Antisemitism and Identity

Jewish History · 1944

Foundation Now Hillel’s

Hillel is now its own landlord. Through the instrumentality of Michael Gordon, loyal and active Hillel worker, negotiations were made with the Pacific School o Religion lor the purchase of the house. The legal phase was com pleted by Edgar C. Levey of San Francisco, National…

• Building a New Hillel
• B'nai B'rith and the Foundation

US Politics & Society · 1945

President Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet at Yalta

Jewish History · 1945

January 27th, Auschwitz Birkenau liberated by Russian troops

Berkeley Hillel · 1945

Founding of the B'nai Brith Women's organization

Jewish History · 1946

UNITY COUNCIL REACTIVATED

The purpose of the council will be the promotion of greater un - derstanding among the various national, religious and racial groups which make up the camps community.

• Discrimination on Campus
• IZFA and Student Israel Engagement

Jewish History · 1946

Hillel Cooperates at Institute

The institute brought together leading lecturers on the subject of better intergroup rela tions. Hillel Foundation and the IZFA were among the many cooperating groups which participated in the planning of the institute.

• IZFA and Student Israel Engagement

Jewish History · 1946

Hillel Passover Seder April 15 At "Y" Cottage

BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, APRIL, 1946 NO. I Hillel Passover Seder April 15 At "Y" Cottage The Festival of Passover will begin Monday, April 15th, and will continue for eight days. Hillel will celebrate it with the traditional Seder which will be held at the “Y” Cottage, Campus Drive and Union, at 6:00 P. M.

• Festivals and Seasonal Observance

Jewish History · 1947

Mike Flint Wins Membership Prize

Mike Flint Wins Membership Prize Setting an all-time record for ing memberships, Mitchell (Mike) Flint, advertising manager of the Hil lel Call and all-round Hillel eager beaver, is first prize winner of the Hillel Foundation 1947-48 member ship contest.

• Hillel Foundation Life

Jewish History · 1947

HILLEL IS GRATEFUL TO DR. ABRAM SACHER

By Rabbi Joseph Gitin Dr. Sachar has resigned as national director of the B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundations. It is with deep regret that I record this fact.

• B'nai B'rith and the Foundation

Jewish History · 1947

The Rabbi's Column

Fred Katzburg, of Oakland, whose Hillel activities began before the war and are now resumed after the inter - ruption, is your new president.

• The Rabbi's Column

Jewish History · 1947

INTERFAITH COUNCIL INVITED TO HILLEL FOR APRIL 24 DINNER

iPUbUISHtO • BY• THE • OTUOtMTS• OF • THt * HILLEL- FOUNDATION- UNIVERSITY- OF-CALIFORNIA • Volume XX BERKELEY., CALIFS, A-VRIU, I 7 No.

• Interfaith Cooperation

Jewish History · 1947

The United Nations approves the creation of a Jewish State and an Arab State in the…

Berkeley Hillel · 1947

Berkeley Hillel acquires building on Bancroft Ave

Jewish History · 1948

BREAK GROUND FOR NEW HILLEL FOUNDATION BUILDING NEXT MONTH

On his way to Los Angeles where he will officiate at the dedication ol the new of Southern Cali fornia Hillel House on Dec. 2, Rabbi Lelyveld will spend a busy two-day schedule in the Bay area on Dec. 9 and 10 He will address a luncheon of B’nai B’rith leaders on Dec.

• Hillel Foundation Life

Jewish History · 1948

New Building Plans for Hillel Foundation Get Under Way

Shelly Bienenfeld has been very active in Hillel affairs here and at UCLA. She is now chairman of the girls’ sports and the social committees here. Shelly would like to see more social life at Hillel, and has a date bureau in mind if necessary.

• Building a New Hillel

Jewish History · 1948

HILLEL WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR, NEW STUDENTS

1 HILLEL WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR, NEW STUDENTS RABBI SAJOWITZ NEW DIRECTOR Hillel's new director is Rabbi Wil liam Sajowitz. He succeeds Rabbi Joseph Gitin, who is now at Temple Israel in Stockton.

• Hillel Foundation Life

Jewish History · 1948

Rabbi Gitin Says Farewell

Page 1 --- ^pubLisHEoTEY • THE. • STUDEKJTi- OF - THE- HILLEL - rbuMDATION • UMIVtESITY- Of- CALiroRAJI A • JUNE, 1948 NUMBER 9 Rabbi Gitin Says Farewell As you perhaps have heard, I have accepted an invitation to serve as Rabbi of Temple Israel in Stockton.

• Hillel Foundation Life

Jewish History · 1948

HILLEL UJA QUOTA AT HALF WAY MARK

That means that with only until April 30 to go before the end of the campaign, the volunteers who have the pledge cards must re - double their efforts to make neces - sary contacts to insure that every Jewish student is presented an op - portunity to contribute to the fund.

• Founding of Israel
• Discrimination on Campus
• Loan Fund and Fundraising

Jewish History · 1948

SKI HEIL! THEY SAID, AND MEANT IT, TOO!

Needing relief after finals, 41 Hillel Foundation members eagerly loaded skis, poles, suitcases, sleeping bags, hot water bottles and other reminders of civilization upon a chartered bus and set off for Echo Chalet, overlook ing beautiful Echo Lake in the High Sierras. It was…

• Hillel Foundation Life

Jewish History · 1948

The State of Israel declares itself as an independent Jewish state hours before the…

Jewish History · 1948

Almost 250,000 Holocaust survivors make their way to Israel. "Operation Magic Carpet"…

Berkeley Hillel · 1948

An extensive fire damages the Bancroft Street building

Jewish History · 1949

PROGRAMMING FOR COMING MONTHS IN NEW QUARTERS

The temporary quarters being used by Hillel during the rest of the fall semester and for most of the spring semester are at the Unitarian Church on Bancroft Wav near Dana street.

• Building a New Hillel

Jewish History · 1949

ORGANIZED HOUSES SCHOLARSHIP RATINGS

/ PUbLI^HED • bY- THE. • SfuDtMTd’ OF•THE• HILLEL- FOUNDATIONI - UNIVERSITY- OF-CALIFORNI A- 23rd Year NOVEMBER, 1949 ORGANIZED HOUSES SCHOLARSHIP RATINGS High ratings in the university’s fraternity and sorority lists for schol arship were awarded the Jewish organ izations in th…

• Loan Fund and Fundraising
• Alpha to Zeta House News

Jewish History · 1949

Hillel Activities Begin SO YOU WANT TO BECOME ACTIVEHERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Page 1 --- PUBLISHED- E>Y • THE • STUDENTS-of .THE- HILLEL- FOUMDATIOM - UMIVEESITY- Of- CALIEORWIA , OCTOBER, 1949 Hillel Activities Begin SO YOU WANT TO BECOME ACTIVE — HERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY Chances are you too want to 9 et in the g roove - It s obvious that the fun, the fri…

• Cost Suppers and Open House

Jewish History · 1949

UJA FUND TOPS $3,600 MARK BUT PLEDGES LAGGING

Last year the total raised was $5,400, including $875 that was at tributed to the Hillel queen contest. This year the "Miss Hillel" contest netted $1425.

• Founding of Israel
• Alpha to Zeta House News

Jewish History · 1949

UJA Campaign Ready to Begin, Goal Is $5,000

■- .” SEYMOUR ROSE, who was elect ed alternate at the Unesco conference in Cleveland. Ohio, representing the NS A at the University. SIGMA ALPHA MU FRATER NITY, which tied for first place for the Scholarship Trophy at their last national convention.

• Founding of Israel

Jewish History · 1949

Rabbi's Column HILLEL'S ROLE

Martin Gandel, Oakland, was named by President Hershel Goldberg as the student campaign chairman for 1949, and he is already at work on organization planning.

• The Rabbi's Column

Berkeley Hillel · 1949

The GI Bill Transforms Berkeley

Returning Jewish veterans reshape the campus. Hillel meets a generation that left boys and came back men, many on the G.I. Bill.

• GI Bill
• postwar

UC Berkeley · 1949

The UC Regents impose an anti-communist loyalty oath on faculty; dozens of Berkeley…

Jewish History · 1949

The 1949 Armistice Agreements were signed between Israel and Egypt,[1] Lebanon,[2]…

Jewish History · 1950

NEW HILLEL FOUNDATION BUILDING NOW UNDER WAY

Wrecking operations had begun dur ing the Christmas vacation, and then came the rains. Today, however, construction work ers have succeeded in draining the small lake out of the completed foun dation excavation, and forms for pour ing the side walls are in place.

• Building a New Hillel

Berkeley Hillel · 1950

Rabbi Paul Steinberg (1950-52)

Jewish History · 1951

MUSIC AND LITERATURE

This book is the testament of faith of the late Rabbi Steinberg. The book is in four parts: the idea of God; Judaism and the American scene; Israel; and Judaism and the personal life. The book is written with clarity and with intellectual and spiritual penetration.

• Library and Book Reviews
• Music and Chorus

US Politics & Society · 1951

I Love Lucy premieres and immediately becomes the most watched show in America

Jewish History · 1952

SYMPHONY AT HILLEL SUNDAY, MARCH 16TH

Page 2 --- SYMPHONY AT HILLEL SUNDAY, MARCH 16TH Fifteen members of the San Fran cisco Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Emmanuel Leplin, member of the San Francisco Symphony, will present “AN EVENING OF JEWISH MUSIC BY JEWISH COMPOSERS.” The music for the occasion is provided by…

• Music and Chorus

Berkeley Hillel · 1952

Dr. Lester Seligman director (1952-54)

US Politics & Society · 1954

Brown V. Board of Education - no segregation in schools

Berkeley Hillel · 1954

Rabbi Ephriam Fischoff director (1954-1955)

Jewish History · 1955

BIG REG WEEK WELCOME AT HILLEL

PUBLICihVd BY ♦ THE • OTUDtMTi •OF -THE- hSIEL^ FOUNDATION• - OF-CM.IFORMIA'’. “j SEPTEMBER, 1955 BIG REG WEEK WELCOME AT HILLEL Promising one of the biggest registration weeks ever, Hillel will throw open its doors and present the campus with a full schedule of major events. Activities really get under way 8:30 p.m.

• Cost Suppers and Open House

Jewish History · 1955

The Rabbi’s Message

The Rabbi’s Message The chief news event in this is sue of the Call is the announcement of the result of our recent election of student officers.

• The Rabbi's Column

Jewish History · 1955

Rabbi Lelyveld to Visit Hillel

■ . Admission for the speech is free; all arc invited to attend. U. J. W. F. DRIVE BEGINS Once again this semester, the B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation is beginning its drive for donations for the United Jewish Welfare Fund campaign.

• The Rabbi's Column

Jewish History · 1955

"REG" WEEK ACTIVITIES

Vpu6Ll*HtD'7^ THE • 3T UDE. WTS'-'oF -THE • HILIEL • FOUM'dATON • LMVEgSIT\. Oh- B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation, , February, 1955 WELCOME BACK TO HILLEL! The B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation invites everyone to drop by during registration week to join in the host of activities planned by the various committees.

• Hillel Foundation Life

Jewish History · 1956

Rabbi's Column

Rabbi's Column WHAT IS JEWISH LITERATURE? No subject interests me less than alleged Jewish contributions to civili zation. Most of the contributions re ferred to, although important and made by estimable individuals, have nothing Jewish about them.

• The Rabbi's Column

Jewish History · 1956

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

Page 2 --- SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS t<very Jewish stuuent at Uai is en titled to all or Hillel's services and to the use 1 tne lacilities in the f oundation.

• Hillel Foundation Life

Jewish History · 1956

Purim Carnival Coming

Purim Carnival Coming Brawn and brain will join together in the biggest event of the semester at Hillel’s Annual Purim Carnival. The Hillel auditorium wll be the scene of booths and games of all kinds, from bean-bags to rat races.

• Purim Carnivals and Festivals

US Politics & Society · 1958

Explorer I, first American satellite, is launched

US Politics & Society · 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis

UC Berkeley · 1962

JFK addresses students at Memorial Stadium after the founding of the Peace Corps

UC Berkeley · 1963

California Victory Cannon donated to UC Berkeley

Berkeley Hillel · 1964

The Berkeley Free Speech Movement

Jewish students stand prominently at the front of the Free Speech Movement. Hillel becomes a space where activism and identity meet.

• Free Speech
• activism

UC Berkeley · 1964

Mario Savio speaks at a protest which begins the Free Speech Movement (FSM)

Jewish History · 1964

Congress passes the Civil Rights Act that, fully guarantees all rights to blacks and Jews

UC Berkeley · 1965

The first major campus Vietnam War protests begin, with Berkeley becoming the national…

Jewish History · 1965

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax refuses to pitch Game 1 of the 1965 World Series…

Jewish History · 1967

The Six-Day War

Israel prevails in six days. American Jewish identity shifts dramatically — Hillel becomes a forum for the new questions that follow.

• Israel
• Six-Day War

Jewish History · 1967

June 5-10: The Six-Day War

Jewish History · 1968

Rabbi Mordechai Kaplan formally creates a separate Reconstructionist Judaism movement by…

US Politics & Society · 1969

Woodstock draws 400,000 people to a farm in upstate New York, defining a generation

UC Berkeley · 1969

The People's Park protest, known as "Bloody Thursday," takes place when Berkeley Police…

Jewish History · 1969

First group of African Hebrew Israelites begin to migrate to Israel under the leadership…

UC Berkeley · 1970

The Physically Disabled Students Program is established

Berkeley Hillel · 1970

Berkeley Support Services founded by Berkeley Hillel

Jewish History · 1972

The Soviet Jewry Movement

Berkeley students join the global campaign to Free Soviet Jews. "Let My People Go" becomes a chant heard in Sproul Plaza.

• Soviet Jewry
• activism

US Politics & Society · 1972

Watergate

US Politics & Society · 1973

Roe v. Wade

Jewish History · 1973

October 6-24: The Yom Kippur War

US Politics & Society · 1974

Nixon resigns

Berkeley Hillel · 1974

Rabbi Robbins and Professor Ed Epstein establish a Berkeley Hillel Board of directors

Berkeley Hillel · 1978

Rabbi Martin Ballonoff is director of Berkeley Hillel (1978-89)

US Politics & Society · 1979

The Walkman is introduced by Sony, changing forever how people experience music

Berkeley Hillel · 1980

The Berkeley Bayit is established

US Politics & Society · 1981

First female Supreme court justice (Sandra Day o'Connor)

Berkeley Hillel · 1982

Berkeley Hillel Rabbi responds to Jewish protestors protesting the Sabra and Shatila…

Jewish History · 1984

Operation Moses

Approximately 8,000 Ethiopian Jews are airlifted to Israel. Jewish peoplehood stretches across continents — and Berkeley Hillel takes notice.

• Ethiopian Jewry
• Operation Moses

US Politics & Society · 1986

Challenger Distaster

Jewish History · 1986

Elie Wiesel, renowend author and Holocaust survivor, wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Berkeley Hillel · 1989

Einat Ramon the first native Israeli female rabbi became Hillel's first female Rabbi in…

Berkeley Hillel · 1990

Rabbi Rona Shapiro director (1990 - 2000

US Politics & Society · 1993

Ruth Bader Ginsburg joins Supreme Court

Jewish History · 1993

April 22: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum dedicated

Jewish History · 1995

Nov 4: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated

US Politics & Society · 1998

Google is founded in a garage, and the internet begins its transformation into the…

US Politics & Society · 2001

9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center twin towers

US Politics & Society · 2004

Facebook launches from a Harvard dorm room and begins its quiet takeover of human social…

US Politics & Society · 2006

The beginning of Twitter

US Politics & Society · 2007

iPhone introduced

Berkeley Hillel · 2010

Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman hired as Exectuive director (2010-present)

US Politics & Society · 2011

Osama Bin Laden killed by Navy Seal team 6

UC Berkeley · 2012

CRISPR Gene Editing Jennifer Doudna and collaborators at Berkeley developed CRISPR-Cas9…

Berkeley Hillel · 2019

Berkeley Hillel building on Bancroft is renovated

US Politics & Society · 2020

The World Health Organization officially declares COVID-19 a global pandemic

Jewish History · 2020

August: Abraham Accords are signed, which normalize relations with Israel and the UAE,…

US Politics & Society · 2022

Roe v. Wade overturned by supreme court

US Politics & Society · 2022

Chatgpt publicly launches, heralding a new age in AI

Jewish History · 2023

Oct 7: In the day considered the deadliest for Jews since the establishment of the State…

US Politics & Society · 2024

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour becomes the highest-grossing concert tour in history, making her…

Berkeley Hillel · 2026

A Century of Jewish Joy

Berkeley Hillel marks 100 years at the heart of Jewish life at UC Berkeley. The centennial is not a conclusion — it is a recommitment.

• centennial