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Sunday, May 7, 2006

Patriots football players Wesly Britt, Artrell Hawkins, Marquise Hill, Michael McGrew, Eric Warfield and Ty Warren were among the more than 1,200 guests of all ages who gathered at Gillette Stadium on Sunday afternoon, May 7, for the Hebrew College ProzBowl—believed to be the best attended fundraiser for a Jewish institution in recent Boston history. Hebrew College Prozdor high school students entertained with drama, song, klezmer music and Israeli dance while parents, siblings, grandparents and friends enjoyed the show and meeting Patriots players and cheerleaders as well as team members of the New England Revolution.

The event was co-chaired by Myra Me'ah'01 and Robert Kraft 'P58, and celebrated the outstanding accomplishments of the Hebrew College Prozdor, which has grown from 177 students in 1997 to nearly 950 teens from more than 80 communities around Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire.

At the Sunday evening Post-Bowl Supper, keynote speaker Robert Kraft defined his core values as "family, faith and philanthropy," and praised the Hebrew College Prozdor for its commitment to enabling students to identify their own core values. "It's an exploration of who you are," he said. The Krafts were given honorary Prozdor diplomas. Hebrew College President David M. Gordis thanked Prozdor Director Margie Berkowitz and High School Director Bil Zarch for their "inspired leadership" in growing and guiding the Prozdor.

"Prozdor exemplifies the best that is Hebrew College," said Gordis. "At a time when Jewish teens are often the most underserved group in Jewish education, Prozdor has accomplished a miracle. By engaging Jewish teens in Jewish study according to their needs and interests, Prozdor has become an outstanding success and a national model."