Jew You Should Know: Ariella Bloomfield
By Jamie Weissman
Whenever Manhattan native Ariella Bloomfield is back in New York she visits DOROT, an old age home where she volunteers and delivers food. So, when a friend asked her if she wanted to visit Potomac’s Hebrew Home every ...
Jew You Should Know: Yael Nagar
By Jamie Weissman
It’s not everyday you meet someone who’s traveled around Africa. But for junior economics and government & politics major Yael Nagar, living in Africa was just her fall semester.
Nagar, a Potomac resident, ...
Jew You Should Know: Talia Richman
By Amanda Eisenberg
Most newspapers don’t publish stories written by a freshman. Most newspapers don’t even hire freshmen. Talia ‘Tali’ Richman, 18, managed to do both.
“I feel like I have a lot to prove,” the journalism major ...
Jew You Should Know: Jesse Krantz
By Jamie Weissman
Navigating through a big university can be challenging. But between becoming Vice President of his fraternity, joining the Investment Banking club and being inducted into Order of Omega, sophomore finance and biochemistry major ...
Jew You Should Know: Jamie Weissman
By Amanda Eisenberg
Jamie Weissman had a clear idea in mind for a new magazine she wanted to start as a freshman. It took the journalism major one year to develop the concept of The Campus Trainer before springing right into action.
“My ...
Jew You Should Know: Alli Weiss
By Jamie Weissman
Alli Weiss is a girl who knows what she wants. As a junior communications major on the public relations track, Sigma Delta Tau’s Vice President of Philanthropy is devoted to a future working with nonprofit organizations and ...
Jew You Should Know: Danielle Leopold
By Zachary Mellen
She had mono her freshman year, but that didn’t stop sophomore Dani Leopold from getting heavily involved in the Jewish community on campus.
Leopold is an active member of Koach, the Conservative Judaism organization on ...
Jew You Should Know- Benjy Cannon
By Nora Tarabishi
Sophomore Benjy Cannon first got his nickname from his mother when he was young.
“She’s called me ‘Benjy’ as long as I can remember,” recalled Cannon.
Cannon, who is a government and politics and philosophy ...
Jew You Should Know – Judy Gerstenblith
By Ángel Torres
Does Judy Gerstenblith ever sleep? Even with her commitments, ranging from Koach senior representative to psychology guided study session leader, Gerstenblith somehow finds time to unwind during her senior year.
“It’s ...
