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Community award winners to be honored at Welcome Back Event on Nov. 1

The Jewish Community Awards and Welcome Back Celebration will be held on Nov. 1 at 5:15 pm at the Tucson Jewish Community Center Sculpture Garden. The event will honor those working to enhance Jewish life in Southern Arizona and celebrate the opportunity to come together as a community once again.

It will include special recognition awards honoring lay or professional leaders from each of the Federation’s beneficiary and affiliated agencies. The event will begin at 5:15 pm, with time for guests to greet each other before the program begins. After the ceremony, there will be a reception with music and refreshments. Registration is required.

From left: David Hameroff, Jill Rich, Aaron Rottenstein, Carlos Hernandez, Sam Goldfinger

The Federation will be honoring the following individuals:

  • Jill Rich, Woman of the Year
  • David Hameroff, Man of the Year
  • Aaron Rottenstein, the Gary I. Sarver Award: Young Man of the Year
  • Carlos Hernandez, Ben & Betty Brook Community Professional Award
  • Sam Goldfinger, Rabbi Arthur R. Oleisky Teen Recognition Award
From left: Isaac Rothschild, Kathy Gerst, Heather Wolfson, James Gierke, Hedy Feuer

Tucson’s Jewish community agencies will be honoring:

  • Isaac Rothschild, Tucson Jewish Community Center
  • Kathy Gerst, Tucson Hebrew Academy
  • Heather Wolfson, University of Arizona Hillel Foundation
  • Hedy Feuer, Jewish History Museum & Holocaust History Center
  • James Gierke, Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Southern Arizona

Award winners from Southern Arizona’s congregations will also be announced.

To register for the event, please visit jfsa.org/awards2021. If you have questions, please contact JFSA at info@jfsa.org or (520) 577-9393.