The Mollie Cass Sater Memorial Scholarship

In 2020, Professor William F. Sater established this scholarship endowment in tribute and memory of his mother, Mollie Cass Sater. William Sater is the parent of alumna Rachel Sater (Kresge ’93, History of Art and Visual Culture).

The Mollie Cass Sater Memorial Scholarship in Jewish Studies supports one or more undergraduate students with financial need who display a strong interest in Jewish Studies. 

MAIA ZELKHA
History
2021-22 Sater Scholar

Maia Zelkha is an undergraduate researcher and 2021-2022 fellow at The Humanities Institute, for her research project on Hebrew poetry. She is a recipient of the Mollie Cass Sater Award, Linda Peterson Award, and Jewish Studies Undergraduate Research Award. This year, she plans to travel to Venice to continue her research on Venice's Jewish Ghetto, and to finish her last quarter at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the fall, where she hopes to continue her research on Jewish Studies. Outside of historical research, Maia writes poetry and fiction and has been published in a number of different online and print magazines, including the UC's only cross-campus literary magazine, Matchbox.