Tamar Hacohen
TAMAR HACOHEN
Originally from Jerusalem, Tamar served in the Air Force Intelligence, where she continues to serve as a reservist. While studying law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tamar worked as a research assistant and editorial board member of the Israel Law Review. Additionally, Tamar represented Israel at the ICC Moot Competition in the Hague. Following graduation, Tamar interned at Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm. She is currently a legal researcher at the Brandeis Policy Institute, examining the effects of social media on democracies. Tamar will be pursuing a public policy master's degree at Georgetown University
The St. Paul Jewish Federation administers the scholarship fund, which has granted 97 scholarships since its inception. With the high cost of tuition, often as much as $75,000 a year, an increasing number of applicants seek this prestigious prize. The E. David Fischman Scholarship, administered through the St. Paul Jewish Federation, provides full tuition and most general fees (excluding medical and housing) for graduate degrees through completion of a doctorate in political science, law, or economics at a top university in the U.S., such as (but not limited to) Harvard, Yale, Stanford, or Columbia, to Israelis who have served in the IDF. The scholarship is awarded annually to a limited number of qualified applicants. Upon completion of their studies, Fischman Scholarship recipients are obliged to return to Israel and occupy a position in their profession in civic or political life for a minimum of five years.