October 2024 – The Bronfman Fellowship is pleased to welcome Dr. Evan Parks as its Director of Education in North America. In this newly created role, Evan will oversee the Fellowship’s efforts to bring deep Jewish learning and meaningful community-building to a wider audience, while maintaining the quality and excellence of its pedagogy in all Continue Reading »
September 2024 – The Bronfman Fellowship is pleased to welcome Sophia Adler Varon as its new Manager of Strategic Initiatives. In this role, Sophia will oversee The Bronfman Fellowship’s pilot program for Jewish college students, Campus Commons: Building Bridges with Jewish Wisdom. Made possible through a seed grant from UJA-Federation of New York, this free Continue Reading »
Fifty Jewish college students to learn together in a dynamic program designed to enhance social cohesion and cultivate pluralistic leadership on college campuses September 2024 – The Bronfman Fellowship is launching a year-long pilot for a diverse group of Jewish college students called Campus Commons: Building Bridges with Jewish Wisdom. Drawing on the Fellowship’s 38 Continue Reading »
Intellectually Curious High School Students from Diverse Jewish Backgrounds to Study Together and Join a Dynamic Community of North American and Israeli Leaders New York, NY- August 2024. The Bronfman Fellowship is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 39th cohort of this transformative program. The Fellowship selects twenty-six outstanding North Continue Reading »
Outstanding High School Students from Diverse Jewish Backgrounds Selected to Study Together and Join a Dynamic Community of North American and Israeli Leaders May 2024 — The Bronfman Fellowship has selected its 38th cohort of intellectually curious 11th-graders from across North America, among them an award-winning playwright whose works have been staged in Los Angeles, Continue Reading »
May 2024 – We are making some one-time changes to our 2024 summer Fellowship schedule for North American students. After careful consideration, we have decided that the majority of the Fellowship summer will take place in the U.S. this year, with an optional trip to Israel at the end of July. Our commitment to strengthening the Continue Reading »
Meet new Board members Stephanie Berger, Andy Katzman, and Elliot Mamet; and Director of Development Laura Liebman. February 2024 As of December 2023, The Bronfman Fellowship is pleased and proud to welcome three new members onto our Board of Directors: Stephanie Berger (Bronfman ’17), Andy Katzman (Bronfman ’93), and Elliot Mamet (Bronfman ’10). Together, they bring Continue Reading »
Adapted from an email sent on October 20, 2023. A Message to Jewish Educators: As many colleagues in our field have so eloquently noted in the past few days, this time of mourning and distress is one of great importance and sensitivity for Jewish young adults. Each of us can help create an environment for Continue Reading »
Intellectually Curious High School Students from Diverse Jewish Backgrounds to Study Together and Join a Dynamic Community of North American and Israeli Leaders New York, NY- August 2023. The Bronfman Fellowship is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 38th cohort of this transformative program. The Fellowship selects twenty-six outstanding North Continue Reading »
July 2023 – The Bronfman Fellowship Alumni Venture Fund (AVF) – a peer-to-peer giving fund supported by donations from the Bronfman alumni community – has announced the grantees for its 19th cycle. The unique international grant-making fund supports projects and programs led by Bronfman alumni in North America and Israel working to make an impact Continue Reading »
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