Every spring, the Westchester Jewish Council honors deserving member organizations and their leaders with the Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Award. Julian Y. Bernstein was a former Westchester Jewish Council board member, who was a visionary communal leader. Julian believed that doing tzedakah was just as important as giving tzedakah. In tribute to his passion and devotion to the Jewish community, we honor those who follow in his footsteps. Member organizations are invited to nominate an honoree from within their organization whose dedication and leadership has enriched our Westchester community.
This year's event is on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 7:30pm at JCC of Harrison. This year's honorees are:
New York City resident Joan Muss, Alexander Muss High School
Larchmont resident Joan Rosen, Bet Am Shalom Synagogue
New Rochelle resident Donna Bartell, Beth El Synagogue Center
White Plains resident Gary Katz, Community Alliance for Jewish-Affiliated Cemeteries
Cortlandt Manor resident Daniela Rosen, First Hebrew Congregation
Irvington resident Sherry Padva, Greenburgh Hebrew Center
Ardsley resident Deborah Wiskind, Hadassah Westchester
Brewster resident Amy Post, Hebrew Congregation of Somers
Scarsdale resident Stephanie Kirwin, JCC Mid-Westchester
Larchmont resident Ed Jacobson, Larchmont Temple
Mount Kisco resident Sol Gibbons, Mount Kisco Hebrew Congregation
Rye Brook resident Eugene Konigsbach, Northeast Jewish Center
Pleasantville resident Vivian Chang Frieheit, Pleasantville Community Synagogue
Mount Vernon resident Elizabeth Shapiro, Rabbi Max Maccoby Foundation
Scarsdale resident Karen Chapro, Scarsdale Synagogue
White Plains resident Ross Zelman, Solomon Schechter School of Westchester
Rye resident Andrew Kligerman, StandWithUS
Katonah resident Hana Epstein, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism/USY
Bronxville resident Arnold Linhardt, Westchester Jewish Council
White Plains resident Jerry Adler, Young Israel of White Plains
For more information contact Donna at donna@wjcouncil.org.
The Award Ceremony is free and open to the public. At the dessert reception that follows, guests can enjoy ice cream from the Ben and Jerry’s Cart.
For a history of past Julian Y. Bernstein Award Recipients please click here.