JWV notes efforts of Melanie Puorto Conte at annual Four Chaplains Award presentation
Fred Altman, commander of Albany Post 105 of the Jewish War Veterans, presents the annual Four...
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Category: Awards and Honors
Biden awards medals of freedom to George Soros, Hillary Clinton
U.S. President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to recipients during a ceremony in the East...
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Jewish Family Services launches new partnership to help Holocaust survivors
Clara Simon, JFS senior resource specialist, left, is shown here with Alla Umanskaya, a recipient...
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Capital Chabad plans 50 Year Jubilee celebration
Schlichim and founders of Capital Chabad, Rabbi Israel and Rochel Rubin, will be honored at the...
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Stefanik vows to fight Jew-hatred at United Nations
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), left, with an award she received from the Endowment for Middle East...
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Defending Israel ‘just duty to me,’ Dr. Phil tells JNS
Phil McGraw (Dr. Phil) during a Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center event in Toronto, Nov. 7, 2024....
Read MoreJewish Family Services Unites with KAVOD SHEF to Aid Holocaust Survivors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT 11/19/2024 Monica Tan, Director of Marketing 518-516-1104 [email protected] jfsneny.org Agency Launches New Partnership to Help Holocaust Survivors Established in 1854 to help immigrant...
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Dr. Robin Solomon awarded Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award for philanthropy, volunteerism
Dr. ROBIN SOLOMON Dr. Robin Solomon has been named as Northeastern New York’s winner of the 2024...
Read More2024-2025 Marwill & Weifenbach College Scholarship recipients announced
SCHENECTADY – Five recipients will be honored with scholarships at a Shabbat service on Friday, June 7, at 7 p.m., at Gates of Heaven. Each recipient will receive a $1,000.00 scholarship toward his or her college education. The...
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Ohav Shalom set to honor three volunteers at May 19 Shomrei HaBayit Volunteer Recognition event
ALBANY– Congregation Ohav Shalom will honor Laurie Abelson, Walter Greenberg, and Jeremy Kassel at...
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Jeffrey Handelman elected JFNENY Board chairman; award winners listed at annual meeting
ALBANY – Jeffrey Handelman is the new board chairman of the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New...
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Orthodox valedictorian garners awards at NYPD Academy graduation
The New York Police Department’s Police Academy valedictorian this year—25-year-old Orthodox Jew...
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