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A Few Clouds Lawrence resident receives NCJW award
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Cutting the challah was performed by Nat Lavenda in celebration of his wife, Muriel, who received the NCJW’s Hannah G. Solomon award.
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The NCJW Peninsula Section presented the Hannah G. Solomon award to Muriel Lavenda. From left are co-Presidents Carole Tolkin and Bonnie Sperry, Lavenda, Executive Director Linda Tolkin and co-President Abby Fox.
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Founder's Day attendees received colorful wallets as the party favor. Marcia Gluck, left, and Rhoda Miller checked out the gifts.
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Muriel Lavenda, a Lawrence resident, was honored by the National Council of Jewish Women Peninsula Section with the Hannah G. Solomon Award at its Founders Day luncheon at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor on June 10.
Lavenda, 84, has served as the staff secretary for NCJW for 36 years. The award, which is named after the woman who founded the NCJW, is given to a person who has changed the lives of others through his or her leadership efforts and service.
The NCJW is a volunteer organization, inspired by Jewish values, that takes a progressive stance on social issues like child welfare, women’s rights and reproductive choices. To learn more about the organization, visit http://www.ncjwpeninsula.org/.
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