Hi everyone! My name is David Magat and I am a Greek Engagement Intern for the 2016-2017 school year. I am a second year from Richmond, Virginia planning to major in Media Studies and am a brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. I am excited to make the connection between Hillel and Greek Organizations closer than it has been in the past. Outside of Hillel, I am also an active member of Club Swim, Blueprint Emerging Leaders Program and the ALEPH Network, a new philanthropy-focused initiative at Hillel. I’m happy to talk about any of these great organizations. Feel free to reach out, and I can’t wait to see everyone in Charlottesville again. I wanted to introduce myself to all you lovely people. My name is Saskia Feldman, I am a rising second year student at UVa. I am excited to begin the year as a First-Year Engagement Intern with Hillel. This means I get to meet all the lovely first-years over coffee and learn more about what they are interested in, as well as how to help connect first-years to opportunities at UVa that match those interests! Yay for coffee, bagels and getting to meet people! I’m hoping to double major in Economics and Global Development, which is a selective major so keep your fingers crossed I actually get into that major! The reason why I spell things with random ‘u’s and ’s’s is because I am from across the pond: Mill Hill, London, England. Ironically named after a Mill on a hill… there’s my funny story! At UVa I am involved in various other organisations around grounds. I help run ‘Chicken Soup for the Wahoo soul’, a group of us hand deliver fresh homemade chicken soup to first year dorms on a Monday night! I also have a part time job, working in Cavalier Computers in the university bookstore (so yes I can fix your mac). I volunteer at the local synagogue, Congregation Beth Israel, downtown here in Charlottesville and helped organise the TomTom Festival. Also I am a member of the sorority AXO here on grounds. (I’m happy to answer any Greek life questions you might have!) I have spent the summer working for UVa's Office of Admissions giving tours to prospective parents and students, so I know some weird facts about UVA that I would be very happy to share! Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions about Jewish life or UVa in general. I can’t wait to welcome first years to this special place! Lots of love, Saskia (if you can’t pronounce that I go by Sas or ‘The British Girl’) The Jewish Education Initiative (JEI) chose the passing of Holocaust survivors as the topic for this year's Yom Hashoah commemoration because this topic is becoming more and more important. As part of the generation that grew up with survivors who were relatives, grandparents, family friends, and neighbors it is hard to imagine a world without witnesses. We believed that opening a discussion on this topic now was crucial to start the conversation and inspire students and Charlottesville residents to look into what opportunities might arise for such a circumstance.
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