Tag: Recognition and Awards
Springfield Council of Jewish Women awards 59 scholarships
For 59 local students, the recent Eleanor A. Dunn Memorial Scholarship Breakfast, held at the Jewish Community Center, was a special event.
In all, about 100 guests were on hand to honor the recipients of...
Jewish Federation of Delaware wins publishing award
The Jewish Federation of Delaware has won an Award of Excellence in the 2017 APEX Awards, a competition that honors brochures, websites and annual reports.
APEX presented the award to the Jewish Federation for its...
Ynet reporter to receive B’nai B’rith journalism award
Ynet reporter Yaniv Pohoryles will receive on Wednesday the 2017 B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism Recognizing Excellence in Diaspora Reportage.
Pohoryles, home page editor and writer for the Jewish World section of Ynet,...
Mexican envoy who walked out on anti-Israel UNESCO debate honored
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has honored former Mexican ambassador to UNESCO Andrés Roemer for his “tireless work in defense of human rights,” at a ceremony in Mexico City.
Roemer was fired in October 2016, after...
Jack Fischel is jewish family services volunteer of the year
Author and historian Jack Fischel is best known as the founder of the Holocaust conference at Millersville University.
That, by itself, is quite a legacy. But it is only part of who he is.
Fischel, 79,...
Limmud wins prize for Jewish unity
Next Wednesday, Limmud, the international network of Jewish learning communities, will receive the Jerusalem Unity Prize in the global category. It is a great privilege to be recognised for our positive impact in the...
Hadassah honors 21 students for academics, activities
Hadassah Greater Atlanta recognized the recipients of the Marian F. Perling Hadassah Chesed (lovingkindness) Student Awards on Sunday afternoon, May 7, at Temple Emanu-El.
The awards recognize students in Jewish day schools and synagogue schools...
JCC athletes awarded for skills, sportsmanship and unity
More than 600 athletes participating in many sport teams were honored with certificates of merit and trophies at many ceremonies throughout the month of May at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in North...
Outstanding teachers in our community
I am a little envious of our Jewish kids. They can bake a beautiful challah in preschool, deliver a discourse on Maimonides in day school, and give a rousing call to action against injustice...