List College Students:  A Summer of Scholarship, Experience, and Connections

This summer, List College students pursued a wide range of meaningful experiences—spanning research, internships, community engagement, and travel. From archival work at the Library of Congress and Tel Aviv University, to educational research at Columbia and Teachers College, to creative work in fashion, to working at summer camps, our students deepened their learning while contributing their skills to diverse fields.

Ilana Bramson served as a Junior Fellow in the Hebraic Section of the Library of Congress, cataloging over 1,000 books from the Deinard Collection—many of which had been undiscoverable since their 1912 donation by Jacob Schiff.

Clementine Silver Schwartz, a junior majoring in Jewish Gender and Women’s Studies, Sociology, and Education at Columbia, conducted research in the Curriculum and Teaching Department at Teachers College with Dr. Stephanie McCall. Their work explored sexuality and trauma in school curricula, examining the impact of abstinence-only education, and envisioning more sex-positive pedagogies.

Abner Gordan interned with celebrity stylist Sam Spector, compiling lookbooks and moodboards, assisted with fittings, and supported preparations for red carpet events and award shows.  Clients included Neil Patrick Harris, Kevin Jonas, Kate McKinnon, Alan Cumming, Michael Zegen, Andy Cohen, and others.

Haya Fine interned at the New York Historical Society, gaining hands-on experience in museum work and historical research.

Liana Marks worked as a research assistant intern at Tel Aviv University with Professor David Schorr on his project about the Warren Court and Israel. She sourced and digitized archival newspaper materials in English and Hebrew, organized them into a searchable database, and indexed over 500 archival documents and photographs from the Library of Congress.

As part of Columbia University’s Denning Global Fellows in Sustainable Development program, rising List College senior Yardena Rubin worked with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on a climate vulnerability assessment, evaluating how climate change could affect both health care facilities and patient populations..

Many students worked at summer camps, including Ramah camps where they served as JTS Ramah Ambassadors, while others volunteered in Israel.