JCPSC Annual Awards Dinner

January 9, 2012

Dear Colleague, 

One of the highlights of our program year is the Annual Awards and Installation Dinner.  

Please save the date of Tuesday, June 5, 2012, and plan to join us for what is always an enjoyable and inspiring evening.  This year, our Awards Dinner is being chaired by Stephanie Bressler and Jenna Fields and will be held at Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, 10500 Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood.  If you are interested in serving on the dinner committee, please be in touch with Stephanie Bressler at Stephanie.bressler@cshs.org or Jenna Fields at jfields@jewishla.org

JCPSC members in good standing have the opportunity to nominate a worthy colleague, who is also a member in good standing, for one of the awards.  This is a special time when, as Jewish Communal Professionals, we recognize and honor our own.  These awards recognize the contributions of our peers in meeting the challenges of socially significant needs within a perspective of Jewish values, as detailed in our  Brit HaMiktzoa. 

We encourage you to take a moment to consider those of your colleagues who are potential awardees and place their names in nomination for one of these prestigious awards. Nominations are due Wednesday, March 14th.

The materials you need to submit a nomination, including a description of the awards, a list of past awardees, the Brit HaMiktzoa and the nomination form itself,  can be found here  If you would prefer a hard copy of these materials, please contact jcpscla@yahoo.com and we will be happy to send it to you.

Each colleague must be nominated for one specific award, and you must include in your narrative how the nominee exemplifies specific Jewish values as elucidated in the Brit.

Please mail or email the completed nomination form and narrative are no later than Wednesday, March 14, 2012 to: 

 

JCPSC 

P.O. Box 35115 

Los Angeles, CA  90035 

jcpscla@yahoo.com

fax: 323-761-8841

Sincerely, 

Stephanie Bressler and Jenna Fields

JCPSC Annual Awards Dinner Co-Chairs


CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A NOMINATION PACKET


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THE AWARDS OF THE JCPSC

PRESENTED ANNUALLY BY THE

JEWISH COMMUNAL PROFESSIONALS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA


THE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

 

First presented in 1985, the Career Achievement Award is the premier award of the Jewish Communal Professionals of Southern California.  This award recognizes outstanding achievement and accomplishments by a tenured professional who has served a minimum of ten (10) years in the field.  It acknowledges a lifetime of contributions to the organized Jewish Community.  The award is funded out of the Jewish Community Foundation and comes with a stipend.

 

THE ALAN J. KASSIN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

 

The Outstanding Professional Achievement Award is the oldest of the JCPSC awards initiated in 1982 and named in memory of our colleague Alan Kassin.  It recognizes an individual whose recent (during the previous 1-5 years) professional leadership, creativity and accomplishment have significantly enhanced an agency or expanded a service within an agency.  The award is funded out of the Jewish Community Foundation and comes with a stipend.

 

THE DORA AND CHARLES MESNICK AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SENIOR ADULT PROGRAMMING

 

Initiated in 1992, the Dora and Charles Mesnick Award for Achievement in Senior Adult Programming recognize a professional who has initiated or further developed a senior adult program servicing the ever-growing Jewish senior populations of Southern California.  The award is funded by the Dora & Charles Mesnick Fund and comes with a stipend.

 

THE MARK MELTZER NEW AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING AWARD

 

Sponsored by Mark Meltzer, Executive Director of the Jewish Free Loan of Los Angeles, the Mark Meltzer New & Innovative Programming Award, established in 2001, acknowledges that professional who has developed new and innovative programming that has lasting impact regardless of the longevity of the program itself.   It recognizes the creative initiative prevalent in our professional community and comes with a stipend provided by Mr. Meltzer.

 

THE AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE IN FUNDRAISING

 

Established in 2003, the Excellence in Fundraising Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the specific field of fundraising.  This award is sponsored by the JCPSC and comes with a stipend.  


THE BOBBI ASIMOW AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL MENTORSHIP

 

Established in 2006 in memory of our colleague, Bobbi Asimow, the Bobbi Asimow Award for Professional Mentorship recognizes an individual who has served as a mentor to other Jewish communal professionals or lay leadership and who has nurtured, effectively supervised or otherwise served as a model for professionals in the Jewish communal field.  In particular, this award recognizes personal mentorship that impacts more than one individual and goes beyond ones job description. The Asimow Award is funded by the Bobbi Asimow Memorial Fund and comes with a stipend.

 


JCPSC Awards History (click here to download)

ALAN J . KASSIN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
1982 Deborah Friedman Messenger
1983 Meyer Lightman
1984 Reuben Pannor
1985 Betsy Giller
1986 Judith A. Schultz
1987 Ilene Blaisch
1988 Dolly Arond
1989 Rachel Andres
1990 Veta Doctors
1991 Harriet Rosetto
1992 Sheryl Eisenberg
1993 Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell
Rabbi Laura Geller
1994 Berta Sklansky
1995 David Lehrer
1996 Esther Netter
1997 Carol Koransky
1998 Jody Moss
1999 Alla Feldman
2000 Maxine Meyer
Diane Schneider
2001 Sherri Kadovitz
2002 Jeff Kaplan
2003 Rhoda Weisman
2004 Molly Forrest
2005 Eric Gordon
2006 William “Bill” Kaplan
2007 Leslie Friedman
2008 H. Eric Schockman, Ph.D.
2009 Miriam Prum Hess, MSW, MAJCS
2010 Monise Neumann
Karen Rosenthal
2011 Tzivia Schwartz Getzug

DORA AND CHARLES MESNICK AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SENIOR ADULT PROGRAMMING
1992 Dorie Gradwohl
1993 Evelyn Alexander
1994 Sandra King
1995 Leslie Friedman
1996 Sally Edelist
1997 Vivian Sauer
1998 Shirley Srery
1999 Kay Ginsberg
2000 Bea Gordon
2001 Ian Murray
2002 Susie Forer-Dehrey
2003 Doreen Klee
2004 Paula Fern
2005 Susan Alexman
2006 Bronetta “Bernie” Gruenbaum
2007 Joan Mithers
2009 Karen Leaf, MSW, LCSW
Susan Leitch
2010 Susan Mendlowitz-Belgrade
2011 Rosalie Fromberg

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
1985 Florabel Kinsler
1986 Bea Chankin
1987 Gerald Bubis
1988 Neil Sandberg
1989 Morris Grumer z”l
1990 Jerry Weber z”l
1991 Rabbi Zalman Ury
Charles Mesnick
1992 Doris Hirsch
Rita Lowenthal
1993 Arnold Saltzman
1994 Dr. Steven Windmueller
1995 Ethel Taft
1996 Sally Weber
1997 Ted Kanner
1998 Jack Mayer
1999 Michael Harris
Mark Meltzer
2000 Sandra King
2001 Rabbi Richard Levy
2002 David Lehrer
2003 Evelyn Schecter
2004 Michael Hirschfeld
2005 Carol Koransky
2006 Paul S. Castro
2007 Lois Weinsaft
2008 Larry Baum
2009 John R. Fishel
2010 Gil Graff
2011 Rabbi Gary Greenebaum

MARK MELTZER NEW AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING AWARD
2001 Elaine Albert, KOREH LA
2002 Rabbi Ed Feinstein
Carol Koransky
Sally Weber, The Safe Spot
2003 Debbie Fox, Keeping Our Children Safe
2004 Sally Weber, The Social Worker/
Rabbi Roundtable
2005 Michelle Wolf, Jewish Federation
Special Programs Funding
2006 Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis
Janice Kamenir-Resnik, Jewish World
Watch
2007 Tali Pressman, Jeremiah Fellowship
Phil Liff-Grieff, Sulam: The Center for
Jewish Service Learning
2008 Elias Lefferman, Vista Del Mar
2009 Marsha Katz Rothpan, MSW, MAJCS,
STAR/Synaplex Initiatve
2010 Rachel Donitz Kaplan
Debra Markovic, BJE Concierge Program
2011 Rabbi Yonah Bookstein, Jewlicious Festival

AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE IN FUNDRAISING
2003 David Levy
2004 Annabel Goldstein
2005 Eileen Aroesti
2006 Mike Sirota
2007 David Sacks
2008 Lee Rosenblum
2009 Karen Schetina, MSW
2010 Elliot Friedland
2011 John Magoulas

SPECIAL AWARDS
1982 Ethel Taft
1990 Fradya Rembaum
1993 Mark Meltzer
1994 Ben Cohen
1995 Marla Abraham
1997 Adine Oberlander Forman
1997 Miriam Prum Hess
2001 David Lash
2003 Maya Segal
2004 Charles Mesnick
2005 Jessica Toledano
2010 Dan Rothblatt
2011 Al Mellman, JCPSC Retirees Group
2011 Hillside Memorial Park

BOBBI ASIMOW AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL MENTORSHIP
2007 Bobbi Asimow z”l
2008 Marla Abraham
2009 Rhoda Weisman
2010 Lori Klein
2011 Miriam Prum Hess


MAZAL TOV to the 2011 Awardees



From left:  John Magoulas, Miriam Prum Hess, Al Mellman, Rabbi Yonah Bookstein, Rabbi Gary Greenebaum, Jill Glasband, Rosalie Fromberg, Tzivia Schwartz Getzug

MAZAL TOV 2010 Awardees



Courtesy of  Franklin Berger Photography

Top Row From Left:  Monise Neumann, Gil Graff, Rachel Donitz Kaplan, Denra Markovic, Dan Rothblatt
Bottome Row From left:  Susan Mendlowitz-Belgrade, Lori Klein, Elliot Friedland, Karen Rosenthal


Read the nominations of our JCPSC Awardees here
Career Achievement Award
Dr. Gil Graff, BJE

Alan J. Kassin Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement
Monise Neumann, BJE
Karen Rosenthal, Jewish Family Service

Mark Meltzer New and Innovative Programming Award
Rachel Donitz Kaplan & Debra Markovic, BJE

Dora and Charles Mesnick Award for Excellence in Senior Programming
Susan Mendlowitz-Belgrade, Jewish Family Service

Award for Excellence in Fundraising
Elliot Friedland, Jewish Free Loan Association

Bobbi Asimow Award for Professional Mentorship
Lori Klein, Hebrew Union College

Special Award
Dan Rothblatt
Jewish Community Foundation
MAZAL TOV TO THE 2009 AWARDEES



Courtesy of Franklin Berger Photography


From top left:  Rhoda Weisman, Susan Leitch, Miriam Prum Hess, Karen Schetina, Marsha Katz Rothpan, John Fishel and Karen Leaf.



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Mazal tov to the 2008 Annual Awards Dinner Awardees.


Photo courtesy of Franklin Berger

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