End of the Year Celebration and Performance by EL ECO with Guillermo Nojechowicz
At 7pm in the EWCJS Boardroom, Room 201, students, friends and family gathered to celebrate the end of the semester and to honor the achievements of students in Jewish Studies and in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Professor Zank opened the event with a musical performance accompanied by EWCJS employees and graduating seniors Blake Dickler (QSB ’18) and Sophie Collender (COM ’18).
Following the performance Professor Zank distributed merit awards in to a number of students:
- Deni Budman, Jesslyn Katherine, and Danielle Asbel each received the Brooks Family Scholarship for Excellence in Jewish Studies
- Leigh Crossett, Samantha Gagne, and Matthew Guenoun each received the Levine, Martin Family Scholarship for Excellence in Holocaust and Genocide Studies
- Talya Laver, Frances Gould, and Sophie Bartholomew each received the Henry J. and Carole Pinkney Research Scholarship
- Tayla Laver and Frances Gould also received the David V. Karney Israel Travel Scholarship, as did Emma Berman
The awards ceremony also honored students for excellence in their study of Hebrew, presented by Professors Abigail Gillman and Mira Angrist. Matan Zamir, a representative from the Israeli Consolate, witnessed the ceremony and congratulated all the students on their achievements. The ceremony concluded with a performance of Bashanah Hab’ah by Professor Zank, Blake and Sophie. You can watch that performance here.
EL ECO took the stage following the awards ceremony, performing two different musical sets at 8pm and then at 9:40 pm. The Elie Wiesel Center library was packed with friends and fans of jazz, and the acoustics made it possible to hear the music clearly throughout the building.
