Corey Helfand, a senior in the Interdisciplinary Program in Humanities in Arts & Sciences, was recently honored as one of six national recipients of the Philip and Susan Rudd Cohen Student Exemplar of Excellence award from Hillel, the foundation for Jewish campus life.
The six winners were selected for their dedication, energy and enthusiasm for Jewish life on their campuses.
Helfand has served as education chair of Washington University in Solidarity with Israel and participated in the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s CORE program.
He has helped first-year Jewish students adjust to life on campus as a fellow and chairperson of Hillel’s Community Development Fellowship program.
He has also led Conservative High Holiday services for three years, and he serves as a student representative to the St. Louis Hillel’s board of directors.