Daniel Warner
Toronto, Ontario
Daniel was awarded a UJA Award For Community Involvement for his dedication toward furthering Jewish unity and engaging Jewish youth through active programming.
The Nominees
Robyn Goldstein
Englewood, Colorado
Robyn has been raising and training guide dogs for the blind for almost ten years.
Jodi Meyerowitz
Portland, Oregon
Jodi has always strived to help others, set an example, explore Judaism, and encourage others to do the same.
Aliza Bulow
Denver, Colorado
Aliza, independently found Judaism and converted to Judaism as a teenage girl, and went to Israel and served in the Israeli army. She works tirelessly and selflessly for the betterment of all sectors of our community.
Jonah Baskin
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Jonah is one of the most amazing people I know. He started taking only donations instead of birthday gifts in kindergarten- begging his mother to return the gifts people gave him so he could donate more.
Harriet Rossetto
Los Angeles, California
As a program director visiting Jews in jail, Harriet created Beit T'Shuvah, a residential facility to help convicts and addicts learn life skills and Jewish values.
Heidi Solomon
Cleveland, Ohio
Heidi is a quiet hero with a loud mission: To help young adults with special needs, find an environment where they can be successful, and empower them to become self-sufficient, contributing members to society.
Eli Glaser
Baltimore, Maryland
Rabbi Eli Glaser turned his personal struggles into dedicated work in the field of Jewish outreach, education and counseling, and close to a decade of work participating and mentoring in recovery programs involving compulsive eating.
Gerda Klein
Phoenix, Arizona
For years, Gerda Weissmann Klein, an author and historian, has captivated audiences worldwide with her powerful messages of hope, inspiration, love and humanity.
Yerachmiel Gorelik
Fort Collins, Colorado
Yerachmiel and his wife spend almost every waking hour helping students at Colorado State University as well as the larger Jewish community of Northern Colorado.
Paul Bessemer
Eugene, Oregon
Paul is a genuine, caring, loving guy who deeply cares about every single person he encounters.
Shmuel Akselrod
Brooklyn, New York
He is an individual who will give his shirt off his back. He loves to help all charities out.
John Leventhal
New Haven, Connecticut
John has worked tirelessly to identify, prevent and treat child abuse in the community and throughout the world.
Jordan Sills
San Francisco, California
Hundreds of young professional Jews who move to the Bay Area have been welcomed into and become involved in the Jewish community through Jordan.
Phyllis Adler
Denver, Colorado
Phyllis has developed life long relationships with hundreds of families and has helped them to find their place in the Jewish community.
Leah Larson
Sharon, Massachusetts
Leah Larson is the founder of Yaldah Magazine, a magazine "by Jewish Girls for Jewish Girls" which she started at the age of thirteen.
Carlos Galindo-Elvira
Phoenix, Arizona
Carlos is a highly energetic and enthusiastic individual who actively seeks to engage dialogue and collaboration between the Latino and Jewish communities in Arizona.
Lori Sue Shery
Edison, New Jersey
Lori Sue has worked tirelessly on behalf of children, adults and families with Asperger's Syndrome.
Lisa Bates
Boulder, Colorado
Lisa Bates worked to integrate local community farms into the Jewish community of Boulder.
Rafi Lipner
Toronto, Ontario
Rabbi Lipner has revitalized the young Jewish community in Toronto through his innovative approach to Jewish learning.
