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Nearly a year after they were sent home amid growing concerns regarding the novel coronavirus, members of the Class of 2021 are now preparing for the culmination of their undergraduate studies.
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Eden Amare Yitbarek, one of two Israeli winners of the prestigious 2021 Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University. (Courtesy Eden Amare Yitbarek)
Eden Amare: Ethiopian-Israeli one of 2 Rhodes scholars bound for Oxford University
Eden Amare Yitbarek, 23, studied at Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya as part of special program sponsoring Ethiopian-Israeli youngsters with leadership potential for BA degrees
An Israeli of Ethiopian background is one of two Israeli students and the first from her community to win a prestigious Rhodes scholarship to the University of Oxford this year.
The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award established in 1903 with the fortune of British businessman Cecil Rhodes. Among its most famous recipients are Bill Clinton, Cory Booker, Kris Kristofferson, Dean Rusk and Edwin Hubble.
Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel s environment reporter.
Eden Amare Yitbarek, one of two Israeli winners of the prestigious 2021 Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University. (Courtesy Eden Amare Yitbarek)
An Israeli of Ethiopian background is one of two Israeli students and the first from her community to win a prestigious Rhodes scholarship to the University of Oxford this year.
The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award established in 1903 with the fortune of British businessman Cecil Rhodes. Among its most famous recipients are Bill Clinton, Cory Booker, Kris Kristofferson, Dean Rusk and Edwin Hubble.
Eden Amare Yitbarek served in the IDF as a truck and emergency vehicle driver before enrolling at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, within the framework of Israel at Heart an IDC program that gives Israeli youngsters of Ethiopian origins with high leadership potential the chance to earn an undergraduate degree at the institution. Eden studie
A difficult year is ending joyfully for three Harvard College students and an alumnus who have been awarded Marshall and International Rhodes scholarships.
Jorge Ledesma, Humza Jilani, Evelyn Wong, and Eli Zuzovsky plan to continue their educations with graduate studies at Oxford University and at University College London. In interviews with the Gazette, they shared their reactions and their future plans.
Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Jorge Ledesma ’19
Where: Oxford University
Ledesma’s path to Oxford as a Marshall Scholar is the culmination of a young lifetime of deep experiences. From a childhood diagnosis of partial paralysis to immigrating to the United States from Colombia at age 8, to studying at Harvard as a low-income student, to now working for the Suffolk County District Attorney in Boston, he sees the award as the next critical step in his development.