High School Programs in the News
Press Release, November 29, 2010
Our Mission
The mission of the Brandeis-Genesis Institute (BGI) is to prepare Russian-speaking students from around the world to become effective community leaders fortified by Jewish knowledge, a systematic understanding of Russian Jewry, and a commitment to the future of the Jewish people.
BIMA and Genesis Students
From Our Alumni
“Many questions at BIMA forced me to voice very strong opinions about myself and my lifestyle-- opinions I didn't know I had. It made me more aware of who I am as a person.”
Gabriela Morgenshtern
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Theatre
“BIMA was a great experience that I am very happy to have had. I've met a lot of amazing people with whom I definitely plan to keep in touch with.”
Rebecca Shamritsky
Needham, MA
Visual Arts
“This was an amazing experience. Thank you very much for making BIMA possible. I have made so many new friends and learned a lot about Judaism and art...This was one of the greatest experiences in my life. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU”
Adina Fradkov
Dumont, NJ
Writing
BGI-Supported BIMA and Genesis High School Students: Summer 2010
In Summer 2010, BGI provided scholarships to 35 Russian-speaking high school students from the former Soviet Union, Poland, Israel, Canada and the United States to attend the Genesis and BIMA programs at Brandeis:
BIMA
Sofia Birman, Warsaw, Poland
Masha Borisova, Kiev, Ukraine
Shaked Carmel, Haifa, Israel
David Dobrynin, West Hartford, CT, US
Daniel Horowitz, Thornhill, ON, Canada
Nazar Dvoriadkin, Jerusalem, Israel
Valeriya Itkina, Brooklyn, NY, US
Michele Kats, Clifton Park, NY, US
Ksusha Luk'yanova, Moscow, Russia
Leon Malisov, New York, NY, US
Bella Nikom, Needham, MA, US
David Nikom, Needham, MA, US
Liza Pantyukhova, St.Petersburg, Russia
Basia Pozin, Aurora, ON, Canada
Revital Toplishvili, Haifa, Israel
Matthew Vainshtein, Staten Island, NY, US
Genesis
Julia Abelsky, Atlanta, GA, US
Dima Cherkasov, Kiev, Ukraine
Maria Dovganyuk, Haifa, Israel
Leonid Danelyan, Moscow, Russia
Jennifer Elkin, Wayne, NJ, US
Alexander Gorokholinsky, Moscow, Russia
Asya Ioffe, Haifa, Israel
Ilya Fox, Jerusalem, Israel
Liza Sandomirsky, Jerusalem, Israel
Jonathan Kaykin, Burlingame, CA, US
Benjamin Lyaunzon, River Vale, NJ, US
Yuliush Marek, Moscow, Russia
Greta Melova, Moscow, Russia
Alan Meskin, Sparta, NJ, US
Igor Sheynin, St. Petersburg, Russia
Alexey Shtern, Moscow, Russia
Rebecca Stambler, West Hartford, CT, US
Yael Vishnevskaya, Moscow, Russia