Photos: Brandeis 5K Run and Walk was a success

Tomar Shoham was the winner of the fourth annual Brandeis Hebrew Academy’s 5K Run and Walk on June 11 that honors the memory of Russell Friedman, who was a Brandeis parent and executive board member of the school on Frost Lane in Lawrence.

Shoham, 46, captured first place with a time of 22:41.36, to outpace Mario Wilkowski, 63, who finished second in 23:06.99, just ahead of his brother Fred Wilkowski, 60, took third place in 23:44.94. Gabi Moskowitz, 15, was the first woman to cross the finish line in 25:06.

“This event brings together family, friends and community from both Brandeis and the community as a whole with athletes, children and adults of all ages join together in all forms as one community that is very much representative of all that Brandeis stands,” Elana Lederman said in a news release. 

Lederman is a Brandeis parent, the Parents Association president, a board member and co-chair of the event that included a brunch and a silent auction. More than 150 people attended and helped to raise nearly $75,000.