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Touro University and Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) announced the official grand opening of the dental clinical training facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The new 70,000 square foot facility houses more than 100 dental units, accommodating students who spent their first two years of dental school at Touro College of Dental Medicine in Hawthorne, New York and will be completing their education and clinical training in New Mexico.

Veteran higher education finance executive brings 35 years of leadership experience to Touro, strengthening financial strategy and supporting institutional growth

Benjamin Lowenthal was appointed Chief Financial Officer for Touro University, Dr. Alan Kadish, Touro President announced today. A seasoned leader with 35 years of experience in the world of higher education finance, Lowenthal most recently served as Senior Vice President for Administration & Finance and Chief Fiscal Officer at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland. His previous roles include Associate Vice President of Financial Services at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and Assistant Vice President of Finance at University of Maryland Global Campus.

On Sunday, September 21, New York City Council Member James F. Gennaro hosted a street co-naming ceremony to honor the late Morton ‘Morty’ Povman, the longest-serving member in the history of the New York City Council. The intersection of 147th Street and 75th Avenue in Kew Gardens Hills was co-named “Morton Povman Way” to honor the former Council Member’s legacy.

Editor’s Note: The following remembrance first appeared in the Jewish Link of New Jersey last week. We share it now because Chaya Devorah Senft—born and bred in Queens, and an alumna of the Bais Yaakov Academy of Queens and Shevach High School—was one of our own. The beloved daughter of Ari and Sora Senft, and cherished granddaughter of Mrs. Miriam Senft, all of Kew Gardens Hills, her life and legacy are deeply intertwined with our community.

On Monday evening, September 15, the Queens community gathered at Yeshiva Ohel Simcha in Kew Gardens Hills for a night of Torah and ruach. The national siyum, under Agudath Israel of America, marked the completion of Seder Nezikin and celebrated the achdus unique to limud haTorah. An overflow crowd of rabbanim, Daf HaYomi lomdim, yeshivah talmidim, and neighbors filled the beis midrash for divrei Torah and an atmosphere of simchas haTorah.

Highlighting: “A Voice From Sinai: Honor Your Father and Mother” by Rabbi Joel Grossman. Independently published. 2025. 169 pages. ISBN-13: 979-8298739481.