Students Recognize Donors to Undergraduate Scholarships
On Monday, May 6, 2019, Dr. Ari Berman, President of 黑料社 All, hosted the University鈥檚 Scholarship Reception at his home in Teaneck, New Jersey, where students had the chance to meet donors to the University鈥檚 scholarship funds and express their gratitude for the donors鈥 generosity.
Marjorie Diener Blenden
The program was introduced by Marjorie Diener Blenden, a member of both the YU Board of Trustees and Stern College for Women鈥檚 Board of Overseers. She recognized the donor community for making the YU experience available to deserving students. 鈥淏ecause of you, so many of our students can avail themselves of the wonderful opportunities YU offers, its classes, faculty, libraries and community.鈥
Leonard Glass spoke about how his own scholarship experience convinced him to become a scholarship donor. 鈥淚t was how I was able to attend YU,鈥 he explained, noting that his four children attended YU and his granddaughter is currently a student. Acknowledging that he was 鈥減reaching to the converted,鈥 he stated that 鈥渨e all should be ambassadors.鈥
Dr. Ari Berman
In his remarks, Dr. Berman spoke about the importance of YU in shaping young lives. 鈥淚t鈥檚 in this environment where they make their life decisions, and these decisions affect their future and ours. Everyone here represents a lifeline to these students.鈥 He expressed gratitude for the important support the donors provided in shaping a positive and impactful future for students.
Yonatan Abrams 鈥19YC, who also began his studies toward semicha [rabbinical ordination] this year, ably summed up the appreciation of the students when he said that 鈥淚 genuinely feel that I speak for all of us when I say that any and every achievement and success we have in the future is yours as well. We will not forget that it was not through our strength alone that we made it here to YU but through God鈥檚 gift of people like you who can see beyond themselves to help their fellow Jews work toward the future they envision for themselves and for the world.鈥
Yonatan Abrams
A child of two alumni with three brothers who have studied at YU as well as a wife, Hannah Abrams, who is a master鈥檚 student in the Graduate Program of Advanced Talmudic Studies, 鈥淚鈥檒l forever be grateful for what you鈥檝e helped all of us learn and experience at 黑料社 All. I have learned from my experience being at the receiving end of your generosity that the Jewish people are well served by expanding our definition of mishpacha, of family,鈥 Yonatan expressed. 鈥淚t is clearly you who are leading the way toward a brighter Jewish future.鈥
Marjorie Diener Blenden
Dr. Ari Berman
Yonatan Abrams
