Thanks To Scandinavia Welcomes Scholarship Recipients to the United States
NEW YORK, September 2005…. Thanks To Scandinavia, an institute of the American Jewish Committee, awarded scholarships to forty-six top Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish students, for study at sixteen different American universities, primarily on the graduate level.
One-time grants this year will be made for Scandinavians studying at top U.S. universities, including UCLA, NYU, and University of Wisconsin and Indiana, thanks to generous contributions of our donors. Scholarships for Scandinavians at Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Oklahoma, and Columbia University have been endowed – and will again be awarded this year. These scholarships recognize the late Lester Robbins (Cornell), Ted H. Greenberg (University of Oklahoma), Herbert Singer (Columbia), as well as Alice and Richard Netter (Cornell) and Barbara and Edward Netter (University of Pennsylvania). Scholarships in memory of Sanna and Victor Borge were also given at Denmark’s annual Rebild Festival, celebrating July 4th and the American-Danish connection.
Thanks To Scandinavia’s work is driven by continued gratitude to and recognition of those few who participated in the courageous rescue of Jews during World War II. Its mission is to build bridges of friendship among Scandinavians, Americans, and Jews worldwide that resonate with this history but are vibrant today and into the future. Thanks To Scandinavia is a scholarship fund founded in 1963 by Danish entertainer Victor Borge and New York attorney Richard Netter.
For further information about Thanks To Scandinavia call Executive Director Rebecca Neuwirth at (212) 891-1403 or visit www.ThanksToScandinavia.org.
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