Sephardic Scholars Program

Applications for this year's Sephardic Scholars Program are now available! Our future rests with the youth of our communities. To support the next generation and recognize the educational achievements of our youngest members, the Brotherhood established its Sephardic Scholarship Program to help them excel academically and ensure money will never be an obstacle to advancing an education. Each year, the Brotherhood's Scholarship Committee awards financial scholarships to High School, College, and Graduate Students around the country. These funds provide for students' tuition support and help ensure their academic success. Generations of members have been supported through these scholarships, many of whom have returned to endow specific awards within the Sephardic Scholars Program.

Applications for 2021 scholarships are now available. All applications must be received by March 19, 2021 and are only eligible for Brotherhood Members and their families. All applications must be emailed to

We gratefully acknowledge those who have established scholarships to support future generations.

If you are interested in endowing a scholarship, please contact us at or call our office. 

Ladies Auxiliary of the Downtown Sisterhood Scholarship Award

Sabatay Isaac Abrams & Mary S. Abrams-Cohen Memorial Scholarship

Sam and Sophie Alcheh Memorial Scholarship Award

Henry & Allegra Algava Scholarship in Memory of Theresa B. Shaw

Jack & Sylvia Amar Memorial Scholarship Fund

Nissim Behar Memorial Scholarship Award

Sam & Jack Benrube Memorial Scholarship Award

Moise & Eli Bensignor Memorial Scholarship Award

Daisy & Edward Besso Memorial Scholarship Award

Beth El Congregation Scholarship Award

Brotherhood Scholarship Foundation Award

Harry Cohen Memorial Scholarship Award

Flaminio & Ida Corcos Scholarship Award

Acher & Mathilda Covo Sion Memorial Scholarship Award

Yomtov Crespi Memorial Scholarship

Jack & Esther Eskenazi Memorial Scholarship Award

Jack and Dora Ezratty Memorial Scholarship Award in memory of Vivian and Yale Ezratty

Saadi Gerassi Memorial Scholarship Award

Greek Memorial Scholarship Award

Bension Grotas Scholarship Award

Elliot and Marlene Israel Scholarship Award

Victor Matatia Memorial Scholarship Award

David & Rebecca Mayorkas Memorial Scholarship Award

Solomon Mossafia Memorial Scholarship Award

Allegra & Joseph Nathan Scholarship Award

Delicia & Abraham Nathan Memorial Scholarship Award
Henry J. Perahia & Joseph Soury Scholarship Award

Lena & Henry J. Perahia Scholarship Award

Rabbi Myron and Sarah Rakowitz Scholarship Award established by the Sephardic Jewish Center of Canarsie

Lucille B. Sarfitty Memorial Scholarship Award

Morris & Reina Raphael Memorial Scholarship Award

Esther Roza Memorial Scholarship Award

Allegra & Leon Saady Memorial Scholarship Award

Dora & Isaac Saltiel Memorial Scholarship Award

Joseph Saltiel Memorial Scholarship Award of the Bronx Social Club

Joseph & Mathilda Saporta Memorial Scholarship Award

Joseph & Maurice Sasson Memorial Scholarship Award

Gabriel & Beatrice Auslander Senor Scholarship Fund

David & Rachel Shimshi Memorial Scholarship Award

Smart Foundation Award

Jason Soury Memorial Fund Award