2020s
5th Reunion: Oct. 24-26
Samantha Barrett reports she passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam with a score high enough to practice in any Uniform Bar Examination jurisdiction.
Fox Baudelaire is pursuing a PhD in molecular biophysics and structural biology through a joint program run by the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. She spent an academic year as a Fulbright Scholar at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Ghazal Hashemipour Moussavi writes, “I met my best friend on my first day at Brandeis in 2016, and we are still friends.”
Kenneth Hong reports he’s engaged in a job search.
Kayla Kurland-Davis welcomed a baby girl in November 2024.
Becky Schwartz and Raphi Chernoff were wed on June 16, 2024, in Cedar Grove, New Jersey.
Gisele Umugiraneza, the mother of a daughter and two sons, does humanitarian work in Rwanda, including supporting child protection, and preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence in two refugee camps. Gisele hopes one day to enroll in the Conflict Resolution and Coexistence master’s program at Brandeis.
Anna Ginsburg is attending graduate school at Columbia University. In March 2024, she traveled to Mexico City with Anna Folta, Claire Ogden and Max Weinstein.
Rachel McAllister, Rabb MS’22, is interested in supporting and hosting an alumni meetup in Chicago.
Ysabel Munoz is a student at the Emory School of Medicine.
Debbie Spivak and Max Wolff ’22 were married on July 7, 2024, in Merion Station, Pennsylvania.
No Class Notes submissions this issue.
After a stint working at McLean Hospital, Sungmin Kim is a student at UMass Chan Medical School. “So excited to finally start my medical journey,” he writes.
Yael Perlman and Matt Shapiro ’24 were married in August 2024, with many Brandeisians in attendance.
Kobi Russell works as an outreach coordinator at Science Training Encouraging Peace, a nonprofit that uses the power of science and science diplomacy to bring together Israelis and Palestinians. Kobi is also an academic/accessibility coach at UMass Boston.
Eitan Marks is engaged to Samantha Brody. The couple met when they were neighbors in Usen Hall during their first year at Brandeis.
Meshulam Ungar served in the Biden-Harris administration from June 2024 until January 2025.