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2015 Celebration

  • Award recipients and faculty pose together.

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  • Sarah Baron, ’15
    Major: Jewish Studies
    Minor: Anthropology
    The Baruch S. and Pearl W. Seidman Student Award

    sara baron rendsburg
    sara baron rendsburg
  • Joshua Blachorsky, '16
    Major: History
    Minor: Jewish Studies
    The Harold and Betty Perl Student Award
    This year Josh worked with Professors Gary Rendsburg and Azzan Yadin-Israel on his History honors thesis, entitled “Rome and the Rabbis: Examining the Relationship Between the Severan Dynasty and the Patriarchate in Late Antiquity." Next year Josh will be attending the University of Oxford for his MA degree then return to the U.S. to work on his Ph.D. at New York University.

    josh blachorsky rendsburg
    josh blachorsky rendsburg
  • Leila Gordon, ’17
    Double Major: Jewish Studies and Political Science 
    The Ruth Feller Rosenberg Endowed Student Award 
    Next fall, Leila plans to attend Tel Aviv University for one semester.

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    leila gordon sinkoff
  • Michael Guggenheim, ’16
    Major: Political Science
    Minor: Hebrew Language
    Dr. Benjamin F. Glasser and Lillian Glasser Endowment
    Michael has been an active participant in the Rutgers University Mock Trial Association, Rutgers Hillel and their Hebrew club.

    michael guggenheim shandler
    michael guggenheim shandler
  • Ari Gutman, ’16
    The Betty and Julius Gillman Memorial Student Award
    This summer, Ari will participate in a Summer Intensive Ulpan at Tel Aviv University.

    ari gutman sinkoff
    ari gutman sinkoff
  • Charles Loder
    MA student in Jewish Studies 
    The Maurice Meyer III and Irma Meyer Student Award
    This summer Charles will be doing archaeological fieldwork in Israel.

    charles loder rendsburg
    charles loder rendsburg
  • Aaron London, ’16
    Major: English
    Minor: Hebrew Language
    This past year, Aaron wrote an honors thesis in the English Department entitled Voice from the Ashes: An Exploration of Witness in Second Generation Holocaust Poetry

    aaron london shandler
    aaron london shandler
  • Zev Newman, ’16
    Major: History
    Minor: Jewish Studies and Art History
    The Bernice and Milton I. Luxemburg Student Award
    Upon graduation, Zev plans to work as a paralegal for a year before attending law school.

    zev newman sinkoff
    zev newman sinkoff
  • Lincoln Richman, MA student of Social Work with certificate in Jewish Studies
    The Alexander and Ruth Seaman Student Award
    Outside of Rutgers, Lincoln teaches music, history, and ethics and Hebrew schools and Jewish camps.

    lincoln richman shandler
    lincoln richman shandler
  • The Herbert & Jacqueline Klein Study in Israel Award recipients:
    Paulina Banasiak and Yushi Wang, Rutgers School of Social Work–Israel (Winter 2015 program)
    Anna Gichan, DanceJerusalem, Hebrew University (2015-2016)
    Alon Rabinovich, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology (Fall 2015).
    Read more about Paulina Banasiak.

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    israel award recipients 800px

Award recipients and faculty pose together.

Sarah Baron, ’15
Major: Jewish Studies
Minor: Anthropology
The Baruch S. and Pearl W. Seidman Student Award

Joshua Blachorsky, '16
Major: History
Minor: Jewish Studies
The Harold and Betty Perl Student Award
This year Josh worked with Professors Gary Rendsburg and Azzan Yadin-Israel on his History honors thesis, entitled “Rome and the Rabbis: Examining the Relationship Between the Severan Dynasty and the Patriarchate in Late Antiquity." Next year Josh will be attending the University of Oxford for his MA degree then return to the U.S. to work on his Ph.D. at New York University.

Leila Gordon, ’17
Double Major: Jewish Studies and Political Science 
The Ruth Feller Rosenberg Endowed Student Award 
Next fall, Leila plans to attend Tel Aviv University for one semester.

Michael Guggenheim, ’16
Major: Political Science
Minor: Hebrew Language
Dr. Benjamin F. Glasser and Lillian Glasser Endowment
Michael has been an active participant in the Rutgers University Mock Trial Association, Rutgers Hillel and their Hebrew club.

Ari Gutman, ’16
The Betty and Julius Gillman Memorial Student Award
This summer, Ari will participate in a Summer Intensive Ulpan at Tel Aviv University.

Charles Loder
MA student in Jewish Studies 
The Maurice Meyer III and Irma Meyer Student Award
This summer Charles will be doing archaeological fieldwork in Israel.

Aaron London, ’16
Major: English
Minor: Hebrew Language
This past year, Aaron wrote an honors thesis in the English Department entitled Voice from the Ashes: An Exploration of Witness in Second Generation Holocaust Poetry

Zev Newman, ’16
Major: History
Minor: Jewish Studies and Art History
The Bernice and Milton I. Luxemburg Student Award
Upon graduation, Zev plans to work as a paralegal for a year before attending law school.

Lincoln Richman, MA student of Social Work with certificate in Jewish Studies
The Alexander and Ruth Seaman Student Award
Outside of Rutgers, Lincoln teaches music, history, and ethics and Hebrew schools and Jewish camps.

The Herbert & Jacqueline Klein Study in Israel Award recipients:
Paulina Banasiak and Yushi Wang, Rutgers School of Social Work–Israel (Winter 2015 program)
Anna Gichan, DanceJerusalem, Hebrew University (2015-2016)
Alon Rabinovich, Technion — Israel Institute of Technology (Fall 2015).
Read more about Paulina Banasiak.

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sara baron rendsburg
josh blachorsky rendsburg
leila gordon sinkoff
michael guggenheim shandler
ari gutman sinkoff
charles loder rendsburg
aaron london shandler
zev newman sinkoff
lincoln richman shandler
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    • sara baron rendsburg
    • josh blachorsky rendsburg
    • leila gordon sinkoff
    • michael guggenheim shandler
    • ari gutman sinkoff
    • charles loder rendsburg
    • aaron london shandler
    • zev newman sinkoff
    • lincoln richman shandler
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