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National Council of Jewish Women, Greater Miami Section is grateful for your financial donations. Your generosity allows us to continue our work to improve the quality of life for women, children, and families, and to ensure individual rights and freedoms for all.
Support for Greater Miami Section's work comes from individuals, foundations, and corporations. You too can make a difference in the lives of others. We welcome your contribution. NCJW Greater Miami Section is recognized as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are deductible to the fullest extent provided by law.

Women of Valor Award

The GMS created this award in 1998 at the recommendation of the Public Affairs Committee to honor women of our community for their outstanding leadership in advocacy and public affairs.


Claudia Kitchens and Rachel Sapoznick
for their efforts on behalf of women’s empowerment


Judy Gilbert-Gould and Claudia Potamkin
for their efforts on behalf of the elderly (‘05)


Daniella Levine & Rabbi Gayle Pomerantz
for their efforts on behalf of grassroots advocacy (‘04)


Jennifer Valoppi & Eileen Nexer Brown
for their efforts on behalf of at risk teenage girls (‘03)


Sally Kestin & Rosie O’Donnell
for their efforts on behalf of foster care and adoption (‘02)


The Honorable Cindy Lerner & Dr. Lynn Leight
for their efforts to promote women’s health and choice (‘01)


The Honorable Sally Heyman & Dr. Judy Schaechter
for their efforts on gun safety and gun control (‘00)


Judge Cindy Lederman & Berta Blecke
for their efforts on behalf of the children of our community (‘99)


Judge Amy Karan &
State Atty. Katherine Fernandez Rundle
for their efforts to fight domestic violence (‘98)

 

Hannah G. Solomon Award

The Hannah G. Solomon Award is given to a person who has changed the lives of others through leadership efforts and services on a community level.


The award is given to a person:


• who is known for his/her interest, activity and stand on vital issues with which NCJW is in sympathy and has helped translate these issues into the community


• who has helped to change and expand the role of other people in vital areas of community life


• whose leadership in areas of NCJW concern has motivated others to fight for changes and has resulted in progress and enlightenment in the community


In 1993, the Greater Miami Section gave the first Corporate Hannah G. Solomon Award, following the same criteria.
Myra Farr ’66; Florence Lewis ’67; Betty Epstein ’68; Dr. Henry King Stanford ’69; Martha Myers ’70; Dorothy Oppenheim ’71; Reva Wexler ’72; Oliver J. Keller ‘73
Marie Anderson ’74; Elaine Bloom ’75; Evelyn Cohan ’76; Rae Rosenthal ’77; Judy Gilbert ’78; Judith Levin ’79; Senator Jack Gordon ’80; Judge William Gladstone ‘81
Rep. Elaine Gordon ’82; Nan Rich ’83; Marilyn K. Smith ’84; Anna Mae Ross ’85; Rep. Dante Fascell ’87; Janet McAliley ’88, Janet Reno ’89, Norma Kipnis ’90, Dr. Wil Blechman ’92, Judge Thomas K. Peterson/American Bankers Group ’93; Rabbi Gary Glickstein/Ryder Corporation ’94; Gene Greenzweig/John Alden Financial Group ’95; Muriel Lundgren/Offices of Holland & Knight ’96; Dr. Marilyn Segal/The Miami Herald ’97; Schatzi Kassal ’98, Ellie Ganz 2000; Dr. Sol Lichter/Northern Trust Bank, 2001; Mikki Futernick/Greenberg/Traurig, P.A. 2002; Nancy Swerdlow Kipnis 2004; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz 2006.

 

Myra Farr Leadership Endowment Fund and Personal Giving

(Info coming soon)

Ways to give:

http://www.ncjw.org/html/SupportNCJW

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