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\"YU_menorah\"When Yeshiva University senior Ari Rosenberg signed up for a summer school course on the Arch of Titus, he was just trying to fulfill his last history requirement with what sounded like an interesting class taught by Dr. Steven Fine, a professor who was clearly excited about his work and sharing it with his students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I did not know was how fantastic a professor he really is and how stimulating the course would be,\u201d said Rosenberg, a history major at Yeshiva College who hopes to attend medical school.<\/p>\n

Fine is a professor of Jewish history at Yeshiva College and Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies and director of the Arch of Titus Project. In 2012 he led an international team in the discovery of the original yellow paint that was used to color the Arch of Titus menorah nearly 2,000 years ago.<\/p>\n

Read the full story at yu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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