10/15/2004 — Gary Rendsburg, a renowned Jewish scholar, was inaugurated at Kirkpatrick Chapel as the Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair in Jewish History in the department of Jewish studies.

10/11/2004 — World-Renowned Biblical Scholar Gary A. Rendsburg to Hold the First Endowed Chair in Rutgers’ Rapidly Growing Department of Jewish Studies

6/24/04 — Professor Gary Rendsburg, the university's first Blanche and Irving Laurie Professor of Jewish History and newly appointed chair of the Department of Jewish Studies, speaks about his new position and his approach to biblical study.

3/4/04 — The Mandel Fellows Conference, a continuing education gathering for master teachers of the Holocaust, meets at Rutgers University.

3/2/04 — New Jersey elementary school teachers attended a workshop for teaching about the Holocaust held by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life.