Fifty years ago, as a young student activist deeply involved in the Religious Zionists of America, the Mizrachi Organization’s arm in the United States, I started a PR campaign for Israel and called it “Israel at 25, Happy Free and Alive.” Being professionally involved in graphic arts and print marketing, I printed up thousands of “Israel at 25” bumper stickers which eventually adorned the bumpers of many cars in numerous Jewish communities in the United States.
On Sunday evening December 4, Touro University celebrated two great historic milestones: its 50th anniversary and its ascension to complete university status as mandated by the New York State Board of Regents.