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Gabriel Kahn
Forward
08-19-1994
'King of the Nerds' Seeks a New Province: Richard Joel's Hillel Leaves. B'nai B'rith for a Walk on the Wild Side

By GABRIEL KAHN

FORWARD STAFF

WASHINGTON -- At college campuses across the country, the days of the boiled Shabbes chicken are numbered.

At least, that is, if Richard Joel has his way. In a last-ditch fight against inertia, shrinking funds and a geeky reputation, the director of the oldest campus-based Jewish organization is trying to turn it into a dynamic center for Jewish outreach. The change in mission is coupled with a change in corporate structure. This past month, Mr. Joel moved Hillel away from the sclerotic sponsorship of B'nai B'rith and out ...

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