Congratulations Jewish Studies Award Winners!

Congratulations Jewish Studies Award Winners!

The Penn State Jewish Studies Program would like to congratulate our 2021 Award Winners for the Harris and Zelma Freedman Essay Contest and our 2021 Award Winners for the Rhea S. Schwartz Scholars Program-Internship Stipend!

Harris and Zelma Freedman Essay Contest

First Place

“Resurgent Antisemitism: The Threat of Viktor Orban and His Political Arsenal” by Jacob Green

Second Place

“Ugly Jews in the Coen Brothers’ A Serious Man” by Morgan Seiff

Third Place

“Solomon’s Temple: Historical Sources, Accuracy, and Reconstruction” by Dov Gordan

Rhea S. Schwartz Scholars Program-Internship Stipend

Casey Sennett, Internship with the Jewish Cultural Historical Museum in Curaçao