Indiana University Bloomington

OUR STUDENTS' HONORS

The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program congratulates these Jewish Studies students who were honored at the Spring 2009 Jewish Studies Student-Faculty Dinner. Well done!

Prize Winners

The 2009 Leonore and Louis Piser Prize in Jewish Studies: David Orenstein

This $750 prize is awarded to the most outstanding graduating senior who plans to pursue a career or further academic work in Jewish Studies.

The 2009 Henry A. Bern Memorial Essay Competition Prizes: First Prize of $750 to Aren Wilson-Wright, "Paul's  View of Hebrew Epistolography: The Intertextuality of Jeremiah 29 and 1 Thessolonians"Exodus" and Second Prize of $500 to Andrew Schwimmer, "Hizbullah: An Israeli Creation"

The 2009 George and Monique Stolnitz Yiddish Prize: Angela Kilsdonk

A $500 prize given to the student showing the greatest promise in the study of Yiddish language or literature and/or the history in which Yiddish culture took root and flourished.

SCHOLARSHIPS

The 2009-2010 Fort Wayne Jewish Federation Scholarship: Sarah Wilensky

The 2009-2010 Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Merit Scholarships: Jamie Ehrenpreis, Lauren Jacobson, Jessica Wainer, Jacqueline Wolff

The 2009-2010 Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Administrative Internship: Allison Shipper

The 2009-2010 Henry Fischel Scholarship: Leslie Gubitz

The 2009-2010 Irving Katz Scholarship: Ben Gurin

The 2009-2010 Percy Family Scholarship: Ariella Cohen

The 2009-2010 Sara and Albert Reuben Scholarships for Study of the Holocaust: Sophia p[appas, Jennifer McComas

The 2009-2010 Sandra and Stanley Trockman Scholarship: Emily Berman

The 2009-2010 Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Scholarship: Abigail Ross, Carly Valfer

The 2009-2010 Edward M. Dayan Scholarship: Aren Wilson-Wright

 

INCOMING FRESHMEN SCHOLARSHIPS

Herb and Bernice Levetown (4 Year) Scholarship: Matthew Bikoff-McLean, VA

Selma Lee Mervis Young Scholarship (4 Year) for Jewish Sacred Music Program: Julie Womack-Fishers, IN

Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Scholarship: Marisa Briefman-Sarasota, FL

Irving M. Glazer Student Scholarships: Sarah Glasser-Weston, CT and Julia Lustig-Prospect, KY

GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

The Glazer Family Fellowship: Ayesha Athar, Dara Hill, and Barbara Krawcowicz

The Alice Ginott Cohn, Ph.D. and Theodore Cohn Fellowship: Amy Simon

The Yiddish Graduate Fellowship: Jolanta Mickute