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Surrounded by a group of strong women growing up, Natasha Shifrin was always told, “There’s nothing you can’t do.” She took it to heart and worked diligently to rise to the role of head of global sales at Sisense.
Isaac Kurtz, a Hillel International Springboard Fellow at Hunter College Hillel, was raised in the “Jewish bubble.”
As I work with Jewish college students now, I carry with me the values of strong staff-student partnership, creativity, innovation and always having fun along the way.
That feeling evaporated when I found Hillel — my home away from home.
Students from Washington, D.C. area Hillels joined current and former Hillel professionals on Capitol Hill Tuesday for Jewish Disability Advocacy Day.
Now, I instill in my students to do the same; they should follow through with their ideas for programs, turning them into reality.
“It is of no surprise that three years later, I yearn for that same community that so distinctly defined my undergraduate experience.”
Noah Etessami needed a nap. It was too early to head home for the day, though, so he called an audible. He went to the University of Southern California Hillel’s wellness lounge, hopped in the bed and closed his eyes.
Brianna Patek has never forgotten the stories her parents told her about their former lives as Jews living in Ukraine.
And today I use the skills I learned at Hillel as a communications associate at Capital Camps and as a volunteer adviser with BBYO.
