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.
BGI Fellowship
All BGI programs have three components:
- Educational: Students selected to receive the GPG-funded scholarship participate in course work and lectures that increase their knowledge of Jewish life and their Russian heritage.
- Extracurricular: Students plan and participate in BGI-sponsored events that are cultural, artistic and historical in nature.
- Community Outreach: Students participate in community service activities.
Past Events
Yuri Foreman: Immigrant, boxer and would-be rabbi speaks at Brandeis to BGI and the Brandeis Community
People
BGI Undergraduate Fellows: Front left to right: Annie Livit ‘13, Helen Shapiro, ‘11, Karina Gaft ‘14, Julia Livit ‘13 First row left to right: Julian Olidort ‘11, Nera Lerner '12, Vladimir Lukashevsky '11, DinaKapengut ‘14, Julia Rabkin '11, Esther Tandetnik '13, Lena Vaynberg '13, Diana Aronin '11, Julia Blanter '13 Second row left to right: Danny Shpolyanksy ‘14, Lev Gorfinkel ‘13, Daniel Koch '13, Eli Tukachinsky '11, Eleazar Jacobs '13, Victor Zhivich '13, Freddy Rozenshteyn ‘13, Michael Gurevich '13
BGI Graduate-Hornstein Fellows: Left to right: Julia Smirnova, Dmitry Levin, Monica Pevzner, Judah Khaykin, Svetlana Muterperel