Satlow new Bronfman Fellow

Penina Satlow, of Providence, a junior at Classical High School, has received a 2016 Bronfman Fellowship. She is the daughter of Michael and Jacqueline Satlow. Satlow is a board member of Providence USY and a general board member of New England USY. She is also a teen leader in the Providence chapter of HaZamir, the International Jewish High School Choir. At Classical, she is involved in theater and the field hockey team, which won the JV tournament in 2013 and 2014, and was Varsity Division and State Champions in 2014.

Following a competitive application process, the 26 fellows will participate in a transformative five-week program of study and travel in Israel, followed by a rigorous year of programming centered around pluralism, social responsibility and Jewish texts. The fellows study with an esteemed faculty, political and cultural figures in Israel. They also spend a week with a group of Israeli peers who were chosen through a parallel selection process as part of the Israeli Youth Fellowship. Upon their return home, they spearhead Jewish community or social action projects.

Young leaders of note among Fellowship alumni include Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket, author of the best-selling “Series of Unfortunate Events” children’s books; and Jonathan Safran Foer, author of “Everything is Illuminated” and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” and editor of the “New American Haggadah” (featuring commentary from Lemony Snicket, among others).

The program was founded by Edgar M. Bronfman, a visionary Jewish philanthropist who was CEO of the Seagram Company Ltd. He passed away in December 2013. The new class of fellows will join an alumni network that includes some of today’s most exciting Jewish writers, thinkers and leaders. The alumni embody Bronfman’s vision that young people who are enriched and energized by their Judaism are poised to contribute not only to Jewish life, but to improving the world.

For more information about Bronfman Fellowships, including how to apply, go to www.bronfman.org.