2012-2013 JS Graduates Kimberly Marshall (cum laude) – with honors in RS – Morton Grove, IL Melody Mostow – (summa cum laude) – Pittsburgh, PA Julie Womack – (Jewish sacred music curriculum) – Fishers, IN
JS Certificate Students
Left to right) Moyshe Kerler, Julie Womack, Sarah Calderon, Melody Mostow, Joshua Goldstein, Marisa Briefman, Zachary Meyer, and Kristin Riebsomer.
Joining the more than 441 alumni of our certificate program, were graduates: Marisa Briefman – Sarasota, FL Sarah Calderon – Carmel, IN Allison Cogan – Cherry Hill, NJ Joshua Goldstein – Granger, IN Molly Herman – Indianapolis, IN Amanda Korsmo – Napanee, IN Amanda Lowe – Crawfordsville, IN Julia Lustig – Prospect, KY Aaron Meyerhoff – Highland Park, IL Kristin Riebsomer – Brookville, IN Hayley Schwartzman – Chicago, IL Dina Soloveychik (magna cum laude) – Granger, IN
JS Majors
Hebrew Minor Students
ith the graduation of seven JS majors during the 2012-2013 year, W 288 students have completed the B.A. in JS since our major was established in 1992.
he tenth class of students completing the JS minor in Hebrew were: T Tavor Allali (cum laude) – Buffalo Grove, IL Noah Blumenthal – Ann Arbor, MI Daniel Edelson (cum laude) – Franklin, MI Kimberly Marshall – Morton Grove, IL Zachary Meyer (summa cum laude) – Fort Wayne, IN Kristin Riebsomer – Brookville, IN Sarah Zlotnick – Bloomington, IN
Matthew Bikoff – (cum laude) – McLean, VA Joshua Dinner – Raleigh, NC Bianca Hasten – (cum laude) – Indianapolis, IN Moyshe Kerler – Bloomington, IN
News of This Year’s Graduates... Matthew Bikoff is serving in the Peace Corps in Cameroon. Marisa Briefman is the Executive Assistant at the Jewish Council for Youth Services in Chicago. Sarah Calderon is pursuing the Accelerated Nursing program at Marion University.
Julia Lustig is with City Year in Orlando, Florida, and simultaneously pursuing a Masters in Jewish Education through the Davidson School at The Jewish Theological Seminary. Zachary Meyer is a graduate student in Second Language Studies at IU.
Allie Cogan is a home-based family caseworker in Monroe and surrounding counties with Ireland Home Based Services.
Melody Mostow (and her husband Avi Coven [Hebrew minor graduate] made aliyah. She is pursuing a master’s degree in Israeli Government at IDC Herzliya.
Joshua Dinner is cantorial soloist at Temple Beth-El in St. Petersburg, FL.
Kristin Riebsomer is applying to graduate schools in ancient Judaism/early Christianity.
Joshua Goldstein is studying childhood anxiety at Yale University.
Dina Soloveychik is a student at the IU School of Medicine.
Bianca Hasten served as an intern at the Brandeis Hadassah Institute this summer and is now working in Israel.
Julie Womack is a cantorial student at the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music cantorial program at Hebrew Union College.
Molly Herman is pursuing a career in theatre costume design. Sarah Zlotnick made aliyah. Moyshe Kerler made aliyah and is serving in the IDF.
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