During the Fall 2017 semester, former President of the United States Donald Trump announced the movement of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This caused considerable unrest in the country. The students were in lock-down for about a week, unable to leave the center. Thankfully the unrest was quickly resolved and they were able to resume their normal activities. The students in this semester had the opportunity to travel to Jordan and Greece as additional excursions to their travels throughout Israel. They spent Thanksgiving in Galilee, hosted a Christmas concert for the locals, and celebrated Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot in true Jewish fashion.
Thank you to Meghan (Brennan) Hurtado for providing the information for this written summary as well as photos for the Fall 2017 semester. Swipe left on the image above to see these photos.
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Directors and Faculty
2012-2013
Aaron Schade
2016-2017
John Hilton
John Hilton III is an assistant professor of ancient scripture. Before coming to BYU, John worked with the Seminaries and Institutes...
2017-2018
Matthew Grey
1999, 2000, 2008, 2009-2010, 2016-2017
Roy Huff
Bio for President Roy Huff President Huff grew up in Redlands in Southern California. He served a mission to the...
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