M. Abrams

March 2010

Mitchell Abrams 
Mitchell Abrams is a resident of New City, NY and an 8th grade student at Felix Fiesta Middle School.  For his Bar Mitzvah Project he collected new books which he then donated to children with cancer at Tomorrows Children's Fund at Hackensack University Medical Center.  Mitchell began this project when he was 11 years old and over the past two years he has collected nearly 3,000 books.  Additionally, Mitchell is now in the process of starting a nonprofit organization, Kids. Love. Books. to continue this project.  Late last year, Areyvut was happy to crown Mitchell the Grand Prize Winner of our second annual Bnai Mitzvah Video Essay Contest.  Click here to view his winning video essay.
 

At a Glance 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mitchell Abrams
Age: 13  
 
School: Felix Fiesta Middle School
 
Hometown: New City, NY
 
Year of mitzvah project: 2008 - Present
 
Mitzvah project: Collected nearly 3,000 books to benefit children with cancer at Tomorrows Children's Fund at Hackensack University Medical Center
 
Favorite movie: Star Trek
 
Favorite food: Ice Cream
 
Favorite singer: Billy Joel
 
Best thing about fundraising and volunteering: "The good feeling you get when you do a mitzvah, and knowing that I am helping others, and making a difference."
 
3 things to bring to a desert island: books, clothes, airplane (so he could leave ASAP)
 
Motto to Live By: Hakuna Matata. 

Role model: His dad