A community-wide virtual celebration of mensches!
Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 11 AM
Here is a link to the video on Facebook or watch it here on YouTube. Read the program book here.
Want to see the the uncut tribute footage from our individual mensches and their nominating organizations? Here is a link.
We’re still adding to the program book! If you want to purchase an ad and support our community mensches, use this online form.
We re-imagined our inaugural Mensches & Mimosas event and went virtual!
We asked our partner institutions and we celebrated 24 Honorable Menschen – men and women who selflessly give their time, their passions, and their hard work to our community agencies and synagogues.
JFS also honored Judy Avner with the Distinguished Service Award
for her years of outstanding leadership at JFS and in the community.
OUR 2020 HONORABLE MENSCHEN
Edie Abrams
HEBREW ACADEMY OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT
Shawn Banner
TEMPLE SINAI
Sam Candib
COLONIE CHABAD CHAI JEWISH CENTER
Margie & Rob Dorkin
CONGREGATION BETH EMETH
Sanford Fialkoff
CONGREGATION GATES OF HEAVEN
Gregg Fox
CONGREGATION OHAV SHALOM
Annie Friedman
CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM
Karen Hausler
HILLEL AT UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
Mark & Cheryl Hoffman
CONGREGATION SHAARAY TEFILA
Devorah L. Kaufmann
MAIMONIDES HEBREW DAY SCHOOL
David & Libby Liebschutz
B’NAI SHOLOM REFORM CONGREGATION
Stephen Ribner
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK
Marcia Rosenberg
TEMPLE ISRAEL
Peter & BJ Rosenfeld
JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK
Risé Routenberg
CONGREGATION AGUDAT ACHIM
Del B. Salmon
DAUGHTERS OF SARAH SENIOR COMMUNITY
Leah & Barry Siegel
CONGREGATION BETH ABRAHAM JACOB
Christine Singer
SCHENECTADY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
Elaine Wilcove
SIDNEY ALBERT ALBANY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER