# Stephanie Spence Jewish Studies; Modern Israeli & Jewish Culture; Modern Hebrew A.B. 2014 ![spence_s.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum4571/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/nelcnew/files/spence_s.jpg?itok=7mOKTZkq) email *Why NELC?* My interests in NELC started in 2006, when I was 16 and a friend returned from Israel with an album from the famous Israeli music group Hadag Nahash. I knew nothing about Israel or Hebrew, but this album sparked my desire to learn Modern Hebrew and visit Israel. *Recent related experience:* Harvard Summer school Abroad in Jerusalem, with Professors Jay Harris and Shaye Cohen. - ## People Type [Recent Alumni (Graduate and Undergraduate)](/people-type/recent-alumni-graduate-and-undergraduate) - ## People [Alumni](/alumni)