The Evening of Roses

The Evening of Roses is the major fund raising vehicle for the Sister Rose Thering Fund for Jewish-Christian Studies. Its aim is to promote the Fund's work by honoring outstanding scholars in the field of Jewish-Christian relations and conferring honorary Doctor of Humane Letters as well as Humanitarian of the Year awards upon individuals who have demonstrated outstanding compassion, altruism, and courage in various endeavors. 

Honorary degrees have been bestowed upon Professor Elie Wiesel, Cynthia Ozick, Sister Rose Thering, Judith H. Banki and Sir Martin Gilbert, Luna Kaufman, Nechama Tec, Daniel Mendelsohn, Theodore Bikel and Dr. Eugene Fisher.

Registration includes cocktail hour and awards ceremony, appetizers, coffee, and dessert. 

For questions, contact Anthony Sciglitano in the Office of the Sister Rose Thering Fund at srtf@shu.edu.