People often think of home as a place — a physical comfort zone where one eats, sleeps and feels protected from the outside world. In reality, home is a concept with so much nuance; no one can attach an exclusive definition to it. Graziadio student and Horizon Scholar Dave Montoya grew up without a sense of home, moving around the foster-care system until he was 18 years … [Read more...] about Uprooted: How People Bring Home Wherever They Go
Jewish Culture
Holocaust Survivors Share Their Stories Over Bread
Photos by Channa Steinmetz Two Holocaust survivors shared their extraordinary experiences with Pepperdine students as everyone knead, braided and baked traditional Jewish bread, Challah. Pepperdine's Glazer Institute held the event Wednesday, Oct. 2 in the Fireside Room for students to gain insight on Holocaust survivors Lya Frank and Michele Rodri's complex journeys … [Read more...] about Holocaust Survivors Share Their Stories Over Bread
Pepperdine Admins Welcome The Jewish Cultural Club With Open Arms
Photo by Allison HubbardAt a Christian institution, students of other faiths may have difficulty belonging. To help some of these students, Assistant Provost Lisa Bortman and sophomore Rena Ohana teamed up to bring the Jewish Cultural Club back to Pepperdine. They said they hope that the club will help the Jewish community here at Pepperdine and be a resource to those … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Admins Welcome The Jewish Cultural Club With Open Arms
Students Immerse Themselves in BA’s Jewish Culture
Photo courtesy of Anthony WellsThe Buenos Aires program proves Jewish culture can be found in even the most tropical of locations. This past May and June, the Diane and Guilford Glazer Institute for Jewish Studies funded a month-long human rights program in Buenos Aires in collaboration with multiple parties. A group of 12 students spent the month living with Jewish families, … [Read more...] about Students Immerse Themselves in BA’s Jewish Culture
