Difference between revisions of "Benjamin Apfel"
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Benjamin Apfel, CC '18 CLS '21, was one of the founding panelists for the [[Columbia Daily Spectator's]] column "Discourse and Debate"--a pioneering attempt by Spec to represent the intellectual diversity of Columbia's student body. Therein, Benjamin argued for the right of professors to engage in political action, and penned a memorable defense of the virtues of the Columbia Football program. Before arriving at Columbia, Benjamin spent several years in an Ultra-Orthodox seminary in Jerusalem where he studied talmudic texts in Yiddish. Benjamin has spit bars at a Columbia hip hop society cypher, but was banned indefinitely due to his controversial content. | Benjamin Apfel, CC '18 CLS '21, was one of the founding panelists for the [[Columbia Daily Spectator's]] column "Discourse and Debate"--a pioneering attempt by Spec to represent the intellectual diversity of Columbia's student body. Therein, Benjamin argued for the right of professors to engage in political action, and penned a memorable defense of the virtues of the Columbia Football program. Before arriving at Columbia, Benjamin spent several years in an Ultra-Orthodox seminary in Jerusalem where he studied talmudic texts in Yiddish. Benjamin has spit bars at a Columbia hip hop society cypher, but was banned indefinitely due to his controversial content. |
Revision as of 20:02, 28 June 2018
Benjamin E. Apfel | |
Name: | Benjamin E. Apfel |
Birth Date: | March 10, 1994 |
School: | Columbia College |
Graduation Year: | 2018 |
Awards and Recognition: | |
Occupation: | Philosophy/Law |
Family: | Parents: Howard CC '86, Naomi CC '87. Spouse: Mikaella Bernstein CC '17. |
Benjamin Apfel, CC '18 CLS '21, was one of the founding panelists for the Columbia Daily Spectator's column "Discourse and Debate"--a pioneering attempt by Spec to represent the intellectual diversity of Columbia's student body. Therein, Benjamin argued for the right of professors to engage in political action, and penned a memorable defense of the virtues of the Columbia Football program. Before arriving at Columbia, Benjamin spent several years in an Ultra-Orthodox seminary in Jerusalem where he studied talmudic texts in Yiddish. Benjamin has spit bars at a Columbia hip hop society cypher, but was banned indefinitely due to his controversial content.