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Westchester Commemorates October 7
31st Annual Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Awards (DSA)
50th Golden Anniversary Gala
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31st Annual Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Awards (DSA)
2026 HONOREES
Karen Rosenfeld – Anti-Defamation League
Alan Septimus – Bet Am Shalom Synagogue
Emelia Pozharsky – The Blue Card
Amy Leveen – Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel (CSAIR)
Wendy Hollander – Hadassah Westchester
Dr. Elena Procario-Foley – Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center
Ophira Cukierman – JCC Mid-Westchester
Josh Schraeter – Jewish Community Center of Harrison
Lesley Levine – Rosh Pinah Chavurah of the Rivertowns
Steven Eigen – Scarsdale Synagogue-Temples Tremont & Emanu-El
David Malchman – Shaarei Tikvah
Rona Sterling – Sinai Free Synagogue
Loretta London – Temple Beth Abraham
Valeriya Greene – Temple Israel Center
Ann Silver – UJA Federation of NY
Sondra Levy – Westchester Jewish Center
Mitchell Ostrove – Westchester Jewish Council
2026 DSA PROGRAM/JOURNAL
Livestream of the program can be viewed
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