Tim Russert received an honorary doctorate from Yeshiva University. Y.U. President Richard Joel presented Russert, the award-winning host of NBC’s Sunday morning talk show “Meet the Press,” with an honorary doctor of humane letters degree at the university’s commencement exercises Thursday in New York City. Russert delivered an address to the university’s 2,000 graduates. Joel also conferred honorary degrees on philanthropist Michael Steinhardt, Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry founder Jacob Birnbaum, and philanthropist and Nina Footwear founder Stanley Silverstein.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
