By TOBIAS SIEGAL December 10, 2020
The Rhodes scholarship
program that offers exceptional candidates from around the world full tuition
for studying at Oxford
University in England has chosen two Israelis as its winners for 2021.
Two young Israelis – Eli
Zuzovsky, 25, and Eden Amare Yitbarek, 23 originally from Ethiopia – were chosen by the Rhodes selection
committee following "a rigorous national selection process" that
included 40 Israeli candidates, 12 finalists, and two "exceptional"
winners, a Rhodes Trust press release noted.
"We are thrilled to honor these two exceptional Israelis with a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University," according to Doron Weber, National Secretary for the Rhodes Scholarships for Israel, noting Zuzovsky's and Yitbarek's exceptional contribution in understanding and representing Israeli society.
"We had an
outstanding group of candidates, and the entire committee was deeply impressed
by Eden's and Eli's personal journeys and their extraordinary moral character,
academic excellence, leadership and powerful example in speaking for
underrepresented groups in Israeli society."
The winners will begin
their studies at Oxford this fall and will receive full tuition, a living
stipend, housing expenses and more, allowing them to pursue their academic
endeavors unfettered and to the fullest.
Zuzovsky's and
Yitbarek's winning of the 2021 Rhodes scholarship marks the 5th cycle of the
scholarship program in Israel, which started in 2016.
2 comments:
Neither his family name (Zuzovsky) nor his picture suggest that he is of Ethiopian origin.
Please provide details.
Yes, quite correct, this was a mistake
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