Class of 1972
David Arnow is writing “Choosing Hope: The Heritage of Judaism,” a book that will be published by the Jewish Publication Society in 2022. He reports that it’s “an interesting project to be working on during the pandemic. Thinking a lot about something Václav Havel said: ‘Hope is not a prognostication — it’s an orientation of the spirit.’ Each of us must find real, fundamental hope within himself. You can’t delegate that to anyone else.” Kenneth Browne’s 2020 film “Why Doctors Write” was featured at the virtual event Weaving Humanities and Arts Into the Fabric of Medicine, hosted in December by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and the Association of American Medical Colleges. To learn more about the film, go to whydoctorswrite.org. Nancy Dreyer, chief scientific officer and senior vice president at IQVIA Real-World Solutions, was presented with PharmaVOICE magazine’s Red Jacket Award for creating lasting change within the life sciences industry. Nancy (Katzen) Kaufman writes, “After an amazing 45-year career holding various senior-level government and nonprofit jobs, I stepped down as CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women and have started a coaching/consulting business. Would love to hear from anyone interested in coaching or whose organization needs a seasoned professional to provide strategic advice.” Randy (Glasser) Kovacs is teaching online as an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Media Culture at CUNY’s College of Staten Island as well as at Hebrew schools. She also reviews for offoffonline.com; publishes articles on public relations and media literacy; and, in her free time, sings, dances and writes for the screen. She would love to hear from classmates on LinkedIn. Jordan Tannenbaum was appointed to the board of the Army Historical Foundation. The AHF supports the National Museum of the U.S. Army, which opened in November at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Brad Taylor’s Robin Hood fantasy novel, “Beyond the Flight of the Arrow,” is now available in paperback.
A WORLD OF GOOD: The Jacob Hiatt Institute in Israel, active from 1961-83, was Brandeis’ first study abroad program. Here, a Hiatt Institute student studying in Jerusalem captures a shot of two local children in 1972. Visit alumni.brandeis.edu/study-abroad to enjoy more photos — and stories — from 60 years of study abroad at Brandeis. (Courtesy Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis)