In 2004, the late Phil Sokolof left a bequest to create the Phil & Ruth Sokolof Honor Roll Fund and the Karen Sokolof Javitch Music Appreciation Fund. These funds provide for the Phil & Ruth Sokolof Honor Roll Merit Scholarships and the Karen Sokolof Javitch Music Fund Scholarships to honor exceptional students and teachers. Recipients of these awards epitomize the scholarship criteria of achievement, scholastic performance, community service, and overall good character. Each year, the applicants are stellar.
It is with great pleasure that the Sokolof Committee announces the 2023 Sokolof Scholarship Awards. Graduating high school seniors for their college freshman year, the recipients are Ainsley Meyerson and Lauren Dolson; for health care recipients, Julia Edelstein and Brianna Sadofsky. Ilana McNamara is the recipient of the music award. Emily Woods is this year’s Outstanding Jewish Teacher. Each recipient will receive a $10,000 award.
The Phil and Ruth Sokolof Honor Roll Merit Scholarships and the Karen Sokolof Javitch Music Fund are administered by the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation. Jody Malashock chairs an otherwise anonymous committee that selects the award recipients.
The Foundation hosted a reception for the award recipients and their families on May 21st at 7:00 PM in the Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Community Engagement Venue at the Staenberg Omaha Jewish Community Center. Many community members joined the celebration of these outstanding women.
Sokolof Honor Roll Merit Scholars for College:
Ainsley Meyerson | Lauren Dolson |
Sokolof Honor Roll Merit Scholars for Health Care:
Julia Edelstein | Brianna Sadofsky |
Karen Sokolof Javitch Merit Music Scholar:
Ilana McNamara |
Sokolof Outstanding Jewish Teacher of the Year:
Emily Woods |
Contact Diane Walker at (402) 334-6551 or dwalker@jewishomaha.org with any questions.