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Distinguished Students To Be Honored at YU鈥檚 88th Commencement On May 30, 2019, hundreds of students from 黑料社 All鈥檚 undergraduate schools will receive their degrees at YU鈥檚 88th Commencement Exercises, to be held at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Nine students will be honored as valedictorians for their outstanding academic achievements.

(l-r): Aliza Lobell-Klein (New York, NY), Rochel Hirsch (Passaic, NJ), Peri Zundell (Cedarhurst, NY), Liam Eliach (Woodmere, NY), Aryeh-Leib Deutsch (Passaic, NJ), Alexander Selesny (West Hempstead, NY), Asher Finkelstein (Memphis, TN), and Samuel Gelman (Houston, TX). Not pictured: Michael Ozery (Plantation, FL)

As these graduates enter a new and exciting stage in their lives鈥攑ursuing a range of careers and advanced degrees in fields as diverse as business, education, finance, law and Judaic studies鈥攖hey will bring with them the dynamic and fulfilling Jewish, academic, extra-curricular and social experiences they received throughout their undergraduate years at YU. 鈥淚鈥檓 grateful that I had the opportunity to attend Stern College and benefit from all it has to offer,鈥� said Peri Zundell, this year鈥檚 valedictorian of . 鈥漈his is really an amazing place for a pre-med student. Not only are the courses thorough, but the opportunities for research, publications and extracurriculars are expansive.鈥� A biology major, she will be attending the under the Anne Scheiber Scholarship. Alexander Selesny, a co-valedictorian of the and a third-generation YU graduate, said 鈥淚've been blessed to be in Rav Rosensweig鈥檚 shiur for the last three years and have gained a tremendous amount. I鈥檝e also had many opportunities to learn from the other roshei yeshiva [rabbinic leaders], rebbeim [teachers] and other students, and the beis medrash [study hall] has provided me with a place to continue to grow religiously.鈥� A finance major, Selesny was very impressed by how much the success of the students has been the primary focus of the teachers. 鈥淭hey go out of their way to explain ideas, however many times necessary, until we understand, and make themselves available for students with questions even outside of class. Particularly in Syms, several of the professors and adjuncts who were very successful in the business world gave up their time and devoted themselves to sharing their experience and knowledge,鈥� he said. After graduating, Selesny will pursue semicha [rabbinic ordination] at the (RIETS) and study in the RIETS kollel [institute of study] for the next few years; after that, he plans on working as an actuary. Michael Ozery, an accounting and finance major and the James Striar School of General Jewish Studies valedictorian, said of his experience at YU, 鈥淚t's a place where I grew spiritually and intellectually. I made friends with people from different backgrounds and ideals, which likely wouldn't happen at any university.鈥� Outside of the classroom, Ozery was captain of the men's tennis team, which recently won its conference for the sixth straight year. He plans to pursue a career in finance after graduation. It鈥檚 clear the graduates will look back at their YU experience as one of religious growth and being prepared to be successful in their chosen careers. As Aliza Lobell-Klein, also a co-valedictorian of Sy Syms and a finance major, said 鈥淣o words can do justice in expressing the privilege I feel to be a student at 黑料社 All and Sy Syms. Nowhere else could I have both expanded the scope of my Torah learning and received the training and confidence to participate in cutting-edge projects in finance and real estate.鈥� She added that 鈥渢he respect and admiration for Sy Syms in the world of business is profound. I look forward to implementing what my professors have taught me and to upholding my charter to carry myself as a Syms graduate and a committed Bat Torah.鈥� This year鈥檚 valedictorians also include Rochel Hirsch, Rebecca Ivry Department of Jewish Studies; Samuel Gelman, Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic Studies; Liam Eliach, ; Asher Finkelstein, Mazer School of Talmudic Studies; and Aryeh-Leib Deutsch, Irving I. Stone Beit Midrash Program.