Reading time: about 3 minutesHillel at Cornell officially began construction on Harkavy Hall, a new Jewish student center, during a March 8 ceremony attended by Ithaca mayor Robert Cantelmo, U.S. Rep. Josh Riley (D-N.Y.) and President Michael Kotlikoff. During the ceremony, President Michael Kotlikoff, Adam Lehman, Hillel international president and CEO, Rabbi Ari Weiss, Grinspoon Hillel CEO, and donor Steven K. Grinspoon ’83 made remarks on the center. “To make sure there was a building to support Jewish students, to make sure they had a home on campus to belong.”The center holds significance for Jewish students on campus, Hillel President Noah Bodner ’27 said. Despite serving the largest Jewish student population in the Ivy League for nearly a century, Cornell is the only Ivy League University without a dedicated Hillel building. Cornell Hillel currently operates out of Anabel Taylor Hall.

Source: Daily Sun March 26, 2026 01:03 UTC