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Poughkeepsie Day School Student Awarded Prestigious Bronfman Youth Fellowship
Rebekah Judson, a senior at Poughkeepsie Day School, has been awarded the prestigious Bronfman Youth Fellowship. She is among only twenty-six Bronfman Fellows chosen from among high school applicants from the United States and Canada who underwent a rigorous selection process and represent diverse Jewish backgrounds. The Fellows will participate in an intensive fiveweek study and travel program in Israel this summer, designed to develop future community leaders committed to Jewish unity. The program is funded by The Samuel Bronfman Foundation (TSBF)
"The Samuel Bronfman Foundation is committed to programs that make Judaism relevant to young Jews from all backgrounds," said TSBF Managing Director Adam R. Bronfman. "Bronfman Fellows gain a special opportunity to explore their Jewish identity in fresh ways. The Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel offers a powerful experience that, as 20 years of success show, can last a lifetime."
Judson, daughter of Nancy and Bruce Judson of Poughkeepsie, has been involved in a variety of activities at Poughkeepsie Day School, including the school's chapter of Youth Against Discrimination, the Poughkeepsie Day School Board of Trustees' Diversity Committee, Sidereal (an a cappella group) and the PDS Jazz Ensemble. She helped organize a weeklong women's rights awareness event at the school, and recently helped to plan and host a school-wide gathering dedicated to world leaders in peacemaking and civil rights. Last summer she traveled to southern Louisiana with the American Jewish Society for Service and spent six weeks rebuilding the homes of hurricane victims in rural communities. Judson's poems have been published in various anthologies, including the collection of Hebrew-language student writing "Tov Lichtov," as well as the literary journal Hanging Loose. Rebekah spent the past year creating and coteaching a course on Modern and Experimental Poetry and will also have an essay on Ukraine identity published in the summer 2007 issue of the prestigious quarterly review of essays by students of history, The Concord Review. An active member of Temple Beth- El, she is a graduate of the Community Hebrew School of Dutchess County, where she also recently served as a Hebrew language tutor and teaching assistant.
Founded in 1934, Poughkeepsie Day School enrolls 325 students in grades prekindergarten through grade 12 from 48 communities in the mid-Hudson Valley. It is distinguished by its interactive and interdisciplinary approach to learning and emphasis on the development of creative and critical thinking skills. For more information, contact Sandra Moore, office of development and communications at 845- 462-7600, extension 110.
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