BGU&U | SPRING 2022

CANADA Manitoba Launches an Endowment Fund for Need Based Aid BGU Canada in Manitoba launched the Sheldon and Florence Zamick Family Scholarship Fund campaign in October in honor of former Winnipeg Chapter President Sheldon Zamick. The resulting endowment fund, held by the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba, will provide an annual, needs-based scholarship in perpetuity. SWITZERLAND BGU Scholar Headlines Swiss Limmud Lionel Halpérin, President of Swiss Friends of BGU, hosted Prof. Guy Ben-Porat, Chair of the Department of Politics and Government, who spoke at the November Jewish-study event Swiss Limmud.

FRANCE Playing Chess for a Cause

BGU student Jonathan Hazan, first-place winner

The French Friends of BGU organized an international online chess tournament in November to raise money for scholarships. BGU student Jonathan Hazan won first prize from among more than 100 participants.

of the French Friends chess tournament. Photo: Shay Shmueli

Past Winnipeg Chapter President, Sheldon Zamick. Photo: Manuel Sousa

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