2008 Woodie Awards
Amid an atmosphere of enthusiastic Zionism, students from both the male and female sectors of undergraduate Yeshiva University swarmed Furst Hall on the evening of Tuesday, November 11 for this year's Aliyah Fair. Attendees roamed around the room gathering information of all sorts about Israel.
The 23rd Annual Israel Film Festival (IFF) made its appearance in NYC from October 29 through November 13. This year's theme celebrated Israel at 60 years. In honor of the occasion, documentary films celebrated the beginnings of Israel's statehood including a film about first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion.