…justice-themed family programs: the 2016 Martin Luther King Day of Learning, Service and Action; and the youth-led, youth-built Purim carnival created with Jews for Racial and Economic Justice. Other Past…
…it was a privilege that my ancestors were persecuted for practicing. Favorite high school hobbies/interests: In high school, I was involved with choir and Model United Nations. Most interesting class you’ve…
…local partnership minyan. I really appreciated my warm community, and I felt connected to my home and school environments. Relationship to Judaism in high school: Committed. Open-minded. Seeking to understand…
…was a privilege that my ancestors were persecuted for practicing. Favorite high school hobbies/interests: In high school, I was involved with choir and Model United Nations. Most interesting class you’ve taken…
…Jewish community. By being exposed to such a diversity of experiences and backgrounds, sometimes I disagreed with what was shared and sometimes I closely resonated with it, but I always…
…selected its 35th cohort of intellectually curious 11th-graders from across North America, among them a governor-appointed member of the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission; a youth leader in the U.S….
…Q: What are the funds raised by the annual campaign used for? A: The funds raised are used for virtually everything that touches our community of Fellows and alumni. Here…
…Fellowship has selected its 36th cohort of intellectually curious 11th-graders from across North America, among them the co-founder of LingLeague, an international organization for teens interested in linguistics; a nationally…
…school where they will study alongside Israeli students. The class will prepare them for the transition, academically and emotionally. These children were born and raised in Israel, yet so far…
…schools in historically disadvantaged communities; a published author whose historical research has been featured in publications such as Scholastic’s Best Teen Writing; the founder and cohost of a podcast focused…