The mission of the Calgary Chapter of the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University is to develop and promote awareness, leadership and financial support for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Click here to read more.

Click here to read the Jewish Free Press Article: "Friends Of Hebrew U. Honour Harley Hotchkiss".

Click here to read the Jewish Free Press Article: "Friends of Hebrew U. Re-launches In Calgary With Bold New Vision".

Calgary Herald Article on CFHU Calgary Chapter: "Group strengthens Calgary-Israel ties" The Calgary Herald shines the spotlight on the Calgary Chapter of The Canadian Friends of Hebrew University. Including an overview of the history of Hebrew University and CFHU, the article focuses on the successful collaborations between medical research programs in Canada and The Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC). Specific focus was placed on upcoming visits by IMRIC researchers to Calgary and the upcoming Champions of Spinal Cord Research: A Special Evening Reception with Rick Hansen, being held on April 27, 2011 at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel. Click here to read the full story.

Click here to view the Jewish Free Press article on the Efraim Halevy program.

Building Calgary - IMRIC connections: Calgary, CFHU’s newest chapter, is working toward establishing a formal link between IMRIC and the University of Calgary. Dr. Patrick J. Whelan, co-leader of the spinal cord and nerve regeneration program at the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and neurobiologist Dr. Aharon Lev Tov, chair of IMRIC’s department of medical neurobiology, hope to establish a collaborative relationship between the two institutes in the area of spinal cord injury. A dedicated volunteer committee is working to further this goal, leading to a joint awareness and fund-raising event in the spring of 2011.

Calgary’s back!
Calgary — As part of Canadian Friends’ efforts to revitalize its presence in Western Canada, our Calgary chapter is reopening. “We want to bring back and put a face on the Hebrew University in Calgary,” says chapter president Cheryl Baron Shiell. The chapter is working on expanding its board, establishing links with the city’s academic community, planning programs to get people aware, interested, and involved, and encouraging young people to consider attending the University.

To contact the Western Region office call(604) 257-5133 or email Western Region Director, Dina Wachtel an email.