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BYU Jerusalem center students share their experiences being in Jerusalem

November 08, 2023 12:00 AM
In light of the current Israel-Hamas conflict, recently returned BYU Jerusalem Center students shared their experiences of being in Jerusalem when the war broke out and how they felt about coming home sooner than expected.
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Study abroad resources available for students

October 18, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU study abroad programs offer a variety of financial aid and scholarship opportunities, allowing more students to participate in international study programs.
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BYU students, faculty in Jerusalem safe following Israeli turmoil

October 10, 2023 12:00 AM
Following missile attacks, more than 700 casualties and Israel's declaration of war, all residing at BYU's Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies remain safe.
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Hamas launches surprise attack on Israel

October 10, 2023 12:00 AM
Pro-Palestinian Islamist group Hamas breached theGaza border on Saturdayto launch a surprise offensive against Israeli citizens and government.
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Jerusalem Center reopens to students after 2 years

April 11, 2022 12:00 AM
The BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies will open back up this spring after two years of being shut down because of COVID-19.
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BYU Jerusalem Center highlights history of peace, conflict

June 02, 2021 12:00 AM
In 1979, aboard a Greek ship called the Stella Solaris, President Spencer W. Kimball, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Elder Howard W. Hunter of the Quorum of the Twelve announced to a small group of students that Brigham Young University would build a permanent educational and religious complex in Jerusalem. The center would later be known as the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies.
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Elder Holland shares stories about construction of Jerusalem Center, talks about center's future

October 15, 2019 12:00 AM
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke at an event at BYU on Oct. 11 celebrating the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the BYU Jerusalem Center. He held up a stack of 16 pages recording 33 miracles that he said were necessary for the Church to have the property on which the Jerusalem Center currently stands.
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BYU students embark on multiple study abroad programs

March 23, 2017 12:00 AM
Some 1,856 BYU students participated in study abroad programs in 69 different countries last year. The David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies offers a variety of study abroad options, and some BYU students take advantage of these opportunities by going multiple times.
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Elder Holland devotional headlines Education Week

August 15, 2016 12:00 AM
This year's Education Week devotional speaker will be Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve. He will give his address on Aug. 16 in the Marriott Center. (© 2010 Intellectual Reserve)
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A frigid welcome to the Jerusalem Center

January 24, 2013 12:00 AM
Camels. Semitic languages. Shawarma. Falafel. And snow? BYU students who plan to spend a semester at the Jerusalem Center are ready for new experiences, but the students who arrived two weeks ago can relate to their Utah peers. They, too, experienced unusually intense winter weather.
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