Yeshiva University honors Iron Dome inventor

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 Yeshiva University honors Iron Dome inventor

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In addition to awarding IDF Brig. Gen. (res.) Daniel Gold its Presidential Medallion, YU also granted philanthropist Emil Fish an honorary doctorate.

New York’s Yeshiva University has bestowed its highest honor on the inventor of Israel's Iron Dome air defense system.

IDF Brig. Gen. (res.) Daniel Gold, head of Israel’s Defense Research and Development Directorate (DDR&D-MAFAT), was awarded the university’s Presidential Medallion at its 92nd Annual Commencement Ceremony this week at Madison Square Garden.

“As Israel celebrates its 75th birthday, it is particularly fitting for us to host one of the heroes who stands as a role model for our students for his deep dedication to the Jewish state and impactful leadership in safeguarding its vitality and security,” said YU President Rabbi Ari Berman.

“I am proud to be here today with the next generation of bright minds,” said Gold. “It is my privilege to witness what brilliant young people are capable of. Their creativity, innovation and drive result in cutting-edge technology developed thanks to their talent, but more importantly according to their values.”

The university also bestowed an honorary doctorate on Holocaust survivor, philanthropist and visionary Emil Fish.

Fish survived the horrors of Bergen-Belsen, and after becoming a successful businessman in Los Angeles dedicated himself to remembering the victims of the Holocaust.

He founded YU’s Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, which educates today’s teachers to effectively transmit the history and lessons of the Holocaust from a Jewish perspective—vital to combating the alarming rise of antisemitism and Holocaust distorters and deniers, the university said in a press release.

“Over my lifetime, I have seen not just a declining interest in the Holocaust, but a growing misrepresentation of what happened,” said Fish.

More than 1,700 degrees were awarded to students across four undergraduate and eleven graduate schools and programs during the commencement ceremony.


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