NCJW BCS AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO EIGHT BRILLIANT YOUNG WOMEN

On June 11, 2019 the clouds blew away and the sun came out to greet the 2019 National Council of Jewish Women Bergen County Section’s college scholarship winners. At its June Board Meeting, NCJW BCS presented eight young women graduating from Bergen County public high schools each a $1,000 scholarship. Each awardee has achieved academic excellence and demonstrated remarkable leadership ability and a commitment to her Jewish heritage.

Brianna Leopold (River Dell Regional High School) received the Marilyn Taffet Memorial Scholarship and will study at Lafayette College.  Camryn Manfried (Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan) won the Bach Scholarship and will attend Syracuse University. Emily Matteson (Tenafly High School), the Kabakow Family Fund Scholarship recipient, will matriculate at Cornell University.

The Marjorie G. Aerenson Memorial Scholarships were presented to Shayna Salomon (Northern Valley Regional School at Old Tappan) and Julia Holzsager (Fair Lawn High School). Ms. Salomon will attend Elon University while Ms. Holzsager will pursue a degree at Rutgers. Gwenyth Gorfin (Cresskill High School) and Danielle Mimeles (Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan) were awarded NCJW BCS Scholarships. Ms. Gorfin is off to Wake Forest University and Ms. Mimeles will be a student at Cornell University.  Remy Goldberg (Bergen County Academies) was given the Wolfeiler-Simon Scholarship and will be enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University.

After the presentation the girls were applauded by their parents and the NCJW board and were wished much happiness and success as they begin their new lives in the college world.

The Scholarship Committee members were Grace Fuld, Phyllis Grossman-Kaplan, Peggy Kabakow, Elizabeth Warms, Henrietta Wolfeiler and Co-Chairs Evalyn Brownstein and Nanette Matlick.

NCJW BCS is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms.

NCJW BCS 2019 Scholarship Winners are (l to r) Brianna Leopold, Camryn Monfried, Emily Matteson, Shayna Salomon, Gwenyth Gorfin, Julia Holzsager, Danielle Mimeles and Remy Goldberg.

2019 Scholarship Winners with NCJW BCS Scholarship Committee