FROM OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

(Submitted by Jonathan Getjman, recipient of a John Hirsch Scholarship for the Performing Arts)

Jonathan Getjman is pursuing a major in Classical Composition at the School of Music, University of Manitoba. He immigrated to Canada from Argentina in March 2003

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When I came to Canada three and one half years ago, I decided to become an accountant. Accounting has always been an area of great interest to me. I started working for a small computer firm as a bookkeeper. As well as learning through my working experience, I have attended evening courses in accounting at our local community college.

The more I worked and studied the more it strengthened my resolve to attain an accounting designation. Last summer I decided to apply to the University of Windsor. Upon acceptance I left my job, which I really enjoyed, at the Fitness Club, to become a full time student in the School of Business. My plan is to complete the 2-year program, for a B. Comm. degree and continue to work toward a Chartered Accountant designation.

Although I have not decided exactly what I want to do after reaching my goal, my first thought is to use my skills in some way in Israel, perhaps for a large accounting firm. It would give my husband and I and our future children an opportunity to learn Hebrew, to experience family life in Israel and to fulfill a very strong need we have to support my fellow Jews. 

Maria Rakhoutina is currently enrolled in the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor.  She emigrated from Russia in December 1999

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(Submitted by Daniel Pesin, recipient of a JIAS General Scholarship)

Daniel was born in Russia and moved to Israel with his family in 1990.  As a child he expressed diverse interests, including sports and music.  Daniel moved to Edmonton in 1996 and enrolled at the University of Alberta in the faculty of Science.  He graduated from the University of Alberta in 2000 majoring in Biological Sciences.  Currently he is attending the College of Dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan.

Daniel is a co-president of the Jewish Students' Association/Hillel and the University of Saskatchewan.  He is actively involved in the Jewish Community.

His professional goal is to become a maxilo-facial surgeon.  Dentistry and been Daniel's dream since childhood and he believes that dentistry is a great way to help other people.

2003/2004  Scholarship Awards

John Hirsch Scholarships for the Arts

Michael Berkovsky, Toronto

Ilya Gefter, Toronto

Jonathan Gejtman, Winnipeg

Michael and Marta Herling Scholarship

Victoria Kuzina, Montreal

General Scholarships

Elena Averbuch, Winnipeg

Arthur Berdichevsky, Winnipeg

Elena Brand, Thornhill

Vitalijs Ditmans, Toronto

Vladislav Gerchikov, Thornhill

Ksenia Golod, Ottawa

Olga Graifer, Winnipeg

Yuliya Hodos, Scarborough

Ludmila Kats, Thornhill

Elena Korobov, Toronto

Roman Kosnevitch, Ottawa

Denis Levandovsky, Calgary

Sergiy Morgovsky, Edmonton

Daniel Pesin, Saskatoon

Maria Rakhoutina, Windsor

Veronica Rogalsky, Winnipeg

George Shamtoub, Thornhill

Ilya Sutskever, Toronto

Octavian Tetelbaum, Toronto

Inna Tsinman, Ottawa

Inna Uretzki, Thornhill

Svetlana White, Nepean

Congratulations to each of you.  May you go from strength to strength