Sam and Elizabeth Roth Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Holocaust Studies

Sam and Elizabeth Roth’s lives began in two vibrant Jewish communities—Samuel in Belebova, Czechoslovakia (now Klochky, Ukraine), while Elizabeth grew up surrounded by her siblings Solomon (Shloima), Yur, Fischel, and Rella in a warm, bustling household. Their childhoods were rooted in faith, family, and tradition until the Hungarian and German occupations upended their worlds. After liberation, Elizabeth and Samuel met and married. In 1949, they immigrated to the United States and built a new life in Millville, New Jersey. From poultry farming to establishing Tower Hospitality, their perseverance shaped a legacy of hard work, hope, and family. This scholarship provides an award to undergraduate students with demonstrated interest in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Student recipients will be determined by the University’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies Selection Committee. Recipients are expected to be full-time students in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative GPA 3.0.