Jewish Baccalaureate Ceremony: Class of 2022
Hosted byJewish Life at Duke
Join Jewish Life at Duke at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life for a special baccalaureate ceremony for Jewish seniors and their families. As our graduates prepare to embark on their next chapter, we look forward to celebrating their time at Duke and their many contributions to our Jewish community. 4:00pm Doors open: Mingle with fellow graduating families and JLD staff, and take family photos 4:30 - 5:30pm Ceremony: Remarks, blessings, and presentation of gifts to graduates
Announcing Keynote Speaker
We are excited to announce that the Jewish Baccalaureate Ceremony keynote speaker is...
Dr. Mandy Cohen!
Dr. Cohen is the former Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health, where she led the state's COVID-19 response and the transformation of its Medicaid program, and current CEO of Aledade Care Solutions.
Dr. Cohen has been recognized a national leader for her work at DHHS. In February of 2019, Modern Healthcare named Secretary Cohen one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Healthcare.
Details
All family members are invited and welcome! Please include your Duke graduate in your total RSVP count.
Dress code: Business casual attire suggested.
The Freeman Center for Jewish Life is located at 1415 Faber Street, Durham, NC 27705.
Limited onsite and nearby street parking available.
On the C-1 Bus Route.
History
What is a baccalaureate?
AÂ baccalaureate service is a celebration that honors a graduating class. Historically, baccalaureate services were Christian in nature.
Duke's Jewish Baccalaureate Story
"But Jewish students today shouldn't take for granted a wonderful event in their collegiate lives for which my classmates and I had to fight." -Rob Satloff, T'83
The first Jewish Baccalaureate at Duke started as a protest/walk-out by a handful of Duke seniors in 1983. Read the whole story here.
Guest List
195 Guests attending
- Adam Roitman (10)
- Alexa Burnston
- Alexander Adler (5)
- Alicia Goodman-Alec (3)
- Alicia Steiman (8)
- Alicia Steiman (8)
- Anna Hirsch (7)
- Ava Weinreb (3)
- Bonnie Panter (3)
- Cara Becker (4)
- Caroline Levenson (3)
- Cheryl Morgenstein (5)
- Chloe Hubbe (5)
- Dan Gezelter (7)
- Dana Krug (2)
- Danielle Kapustin (5)
- Deborah Shkurovich (6)
- Jacqueline Jaffe (5)
- Jeffrey Agron (4)
- Jeffrey Kaufman
- Jeremy Hirsch (5)
- Jessica Edelson (6)
- Jessica Falbaum (4)
- Jodi Falbaum (4)
- Keren Amkraut (9)
- Lauren Gaviser (10)
- Liliana Agron (3)
- Melissa Attar (6)
- Melissa Boxer (7)
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426 Not replied
- Abigail Shlesinger
- Adam Gonen
- Adam Goodman
- Adam Gotskind
- Adam Roitman
- Adam Soffer
- Adrianne Kaufman
- Alan Turobiner
- Alana Agron
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