Gratz College Names Inaugural Walder Fellows for Executive Ph.D. in Jewish Studies

Fifteen exceptional Orthodox Jewish women were selected to join the inaugural Walder Fellowship cohort of Gratz College’s newest Ph.D. program. The fully funded, leadership-focused Executive Ph.D. in Jewish Studies will equip a generation of thought leaders with high-caliber research and writing skills, and specialization in core areas of Jewish tradition, history, and culture.

Learn more about the Walder Fellows:

• Adina Blaustein, Beachwood, Ohio

• Rachel Levitt Klein Dratch, Jerusalem, Israel

• Odelia Epstein, Silver Spring, Maryland

• Rochelle Garfield, Houston, Texas

• Malka Hubscher, Efrat, Israel

• Yonina Bendheim Jacobson, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

• Chana Meira Katz, Los Angeles, California

• Naama Klar, Tel Aviv, Israel

• Talia (Molotsky) Mayefsky, Chicago, Illinois

• Malka Popper, Los Angeles, California

• Racheli Taubes, New York, New York

• Sara Susswein Tesler, Efrat, Israel

• Zissy Turner, Riverdale, New York

• Ora Weinbach, Baltimore, Maryland

• Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld, Washington, D.C.

“So many Orthodox women are looking for ways to contribute to their community in meaningful and dignified ways, and we believe that this Executive Ph.D. fellowship will result in the community becoming more knowledgeable, spiritually vibrant, and well positioned to address future challenges and needs,” said Elizabeth Walder, CEO of Walder Foundation. “Advanced degrees can serve as a substantive recognized credential of the leadership and deep knowledge Orthodox women have to offer.”

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