Westchester Jewish Council Set To Honor 18 Community Leaders

The is set to honor 18 Wechester leaders at its 36th Annual Meeting and the presentation of the 17th Annual Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Awards on Wednesday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the JCC of Harrison.

This event, which is free and open to all, will include something of interest for everyone:

• The Westchester County Executive will install the new board members of the Council.
• Community leaders from 18 WJC member organizations will receive Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service awards in recognition for a job well done.
• Ron Burton will give a "State of the Council" report.
• And, the evening with include a kosher dessert reception complete with Ben and Jerry's ice cream.

The award winners for 2012 are:

Congregation M’vakshe Derekh, Scarsdale.........................Evin Rubin
First Hebrew Congregation, Peekskill......................Masoud Radpavar
Fleetwood Synagogue, Mt. Vernon..........................Arlene Lowenstein
Greenburgh Hebrew Center................................................. Neil Siegel
Israel Bonds................................................................... Mitchell Maller
Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester......... Andrew Benerofe
The Jewish Education Project..................................... Cookie Markhoff
Jewish Student Union.........................................................Ilissa Warhit
Pleasantville Community Synagogue............................... Michael Gold
Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
of CenterLight Health System................................... Samuel Landau
Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester, Chappaqua....Susan Pecker
Temple Beth Elohim, Brewster..............................................Lesli Klein
Temple Sholom of Greenwich........................................... Brian Cohen
Tzahal Shalom of Northern Westchester.................. Susan Katz Truwit
Westchester Jewish Council............................................... Barry Effron
UJA-Federation of New York -
Westchester Region...................................... Heidi and Lloyd Widom
Westchester Jewish Center, Mamaroneck..................... Cheryl Brause
The Mollie and Jack Zicklin Jewish Hospice Residence
of MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care........................... Isabel Merrin

The Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Award is named after Julian
Y. Bernstein (z”l), a former Westchester Jewish Council board member, who
was a visionary communal leader. In tribute to his passion and devotion to
the Jewish community, the council honors those who follow in his footsteps.