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TZEDAKAH AWARD

The Tzedakah Award is presented to an individual or family for demonstrating Tzedakah: justice and righteousness, doing for others, thinking and acting philanthropically. This award was created by JEF’s Board of Director in 1986 and is awarded for unselfish, meaningful service to the community; especially to and through JEF. The award is presented at JEF’s Annual Event.

Tzedakah Award honorees

  1. M.E. Polson (1986)
  2. Mike Brener (1987)
  3. Dotty and Buddy Jacobs (1988)
  4. Alan Bories (1989)
  5. René Lehmann (1990)
  6. Mrs. P.R. “Sunny” Norman (1991)
  7. Bernard D. Mintz (1992)
  8. Dr. Robert and Shirley Haspel (1993)
  9. Roswell J. Weil (1994)
  10. Paul and Edie Rosenblum (1995)
  11. Carol B. Wise (1996)
  12. Saul and Jean Mintz (1997)
  13. Harriet and Maurice Handelman (1998)
  14. Book of Life (no recipient) (1999)
  15. Anne Lowenburg (2000)
  16. Joan and Gerald Berenson / Byrde Haspel / Sara Stone (2001)
  17. Julie Grant Meyer (2002)
  18. Hugo Kahn (2003)
  19. Rusty Levy (2004)
  20. Max Nathan Jr. (2005/6)
  21. Frankie Wolff (2007)
  22. Robert L. Kohlmann (2008)
  23. Marianne and Dr. Isidore Cohn Jr. (2009)
  24. Marjorie and Scott Cowen (2010)
  25. Bissinger Family (2011)
  26. Bart Family (2012)