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Jonah Lawrence, originally from Denver, was part of a team that took first place in the 5th annual Jerusalem College of Technology Great Minds Hackathon
Jerusalem Jonah Lawrence, a Denver native now studying computer science at the Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT), was part of a team that took first place in the college’s 5th annual Great Minds Hackathon by creating a software to assist individuals learning the Hebrew language.
The winning team of the 48-hour virtual event was made up entirely of native English-speakers Elan Leonard from Houston, TX, Lawrence from Denver, CO, Yitzchak Meltz from Toronto, ON, and Eli Levin from New York, all studying computer science in the school’s International Program in English, who were inspired by their experience moving to Israel and trying to learn Hebrew. Working on a hackathon challenge from