Wien International Scholarship Program

Brandeis University
Development and Alumni Relations
PO Box 549110 - MS 124
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
(TEL) 781-736-4100
(FAX) 781-736-4101
800-333-1948

Wien International Scholars

Joseph Abramoff, 1969, Israel, Middle East

It is a celebration and a time to thank the Wien family. The Wien scholarship helped me to come to...  Read more

Hock Guan (Bob) Tjoa, 1964, Malaysia, Asia

What was I doing the day President Kennedy was shot? I was in a class on the History of the Jews in...  Read more

Frederique Apffel-Marglin, 1963, Morocco, Africa

Having been born in Alsace, France, during World War II and raised in Tangier, Morocco, I never kne...  Read more

Basiliola Cascella-Cheney, 1960, Italy, Europe

In 1956, Italy was still struggling to recover from the effects of the war. My house had been ...  Read more

Elias Dickerman, 1966, Honduras, Americas, Caribbean

I was born in Chile, the son of a Romanian father who was sent out of Europe when he was sixteen to...  Read more


Wien Scholar Profiles

Pauliina Girsen Swartz '93, Finland

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During her first semester at Brandeis — having just transferred after two years at the Univer...

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Valya (Kazes) Shapiro '61, Middle East

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Valya (Kazes) Shapiro ’61 knew English when she arrived from Turkey as a Wien Scholar in the...

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