UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 22, Page 3
March 4, 1993
Abe and Pearl Kristol Hillel Center dedication March 11

     Dedication ceremonies for the Abe and Pearl Kristol Hillel Center at
47 West Delaware Ave. will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 11, in Room
140 of Smith Hall, followed by reception and mezuzot fixing in the new
Hillel building.
     The featured speaker, Richard M. Joel, international director of
Hillel, will gave a talk, entitled "Towards a 21st-Century Jewish
Community: Building the Foundation." Joel, an attorney, was associate dean
and professor of law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva
University. He also is a consultant to a variety of Jewish communal
organizations and a senior policy adviser for the Council for Initiative in
Jewish Education.
     Hillel, named for a first-century sage and teacher known for his
dedication to the Jewish spirit, was founded at the University of Illinois
in 1923 under the sponsorship of B'nai B'rith to serve the religious,
counseling, cultural and social needs of Jewish college students.
     Pearl Kristol, a former Wilmington resident now living in Florida,
contributed the major funding which made the new center possible. Her gift
was made in honor of her late husband, Abe, a former Wilmington business
executive.
     Frank Chaiken of Wilmington, another major contributor who co-chaired
the fundraising with his wife, Yetta, said, "This house will establish the
Jewish presence at the University of Delaware. We hope that an increased
number of Jewish students will be attracted to participate in Hillel's
activities."
     For further information about the dedication, call 453-0479.