Westchester Teens Awarded Scholarships for Israel Trips

Twenty Westchester teens recently received Singer Scholarship Awards toward summer programs in Israel on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at UJA-Federation of New York’s White Plains office. The awards, funded by Fran and Saul Singer of White Plains and administered by UJA-Federation, help offset the cost of Israel experiences for teens entering grades 10 through 12. The teens were nominated for these merit awards by their synagogues or a UJA-Federation network agency (such as a local Jewish community center) and were required to develop a community service project.

Local scholarship recipients include:

• Julia Appelbaum of Harrison

• Adam Auerbach of New Rochelle

• Ethan Burg of White Plains

• Timothy Chizzik of Putnam Valley

• Matt Drescher of Scarsdale

• Hana Epstein of Katonah

• Ariella Goldman of White Plains

• Phebe Grosser of New City

• Rebecca Hyman of New Rochelle

• Benjamin Kadmon of Rye Brook

• Rebecca Kimmel of Rye Brook

• Alex Mazer of Scarsdale

• Rebecca Novick of Larchmont

• Evan Pickar of Tarrytown

• Elijah Pomerantz of New Rochelle

• Samuel Schiller of New Rochelle

• Pamela Sweig of Somers

• Rayann Tobia of New Rochelle

• Sarah Unger of Armonk

• Margot Zeitoun of Larchmont

Photo: Teen award recipients with Saul (far right) and Fran Singer (bottom row, third from left)

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