NCJW Austin had a fun and festive Double Chai Anniversary Celebration tonight with over 150 in attendance. Mazel tov to Courtney Newmark for being honored with the Hannah G. Solomon Award for her decades of dedication. Mazel tov also to all the NCJW Past Presidents who were also honored. Thanks to an amazing team who put this together and thanks to Rabbi Rebecca Reice for serving as M.C.
Watch the slideshow video celebrating 36 years of NCJW Austin.
Watch the full interview with Augusta Gelfand, NCJW Austin’s first president.
View the complete gallery of event photos.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR GENEROUS DONORS!
NCJW Austin Sponsors
Judith and Richard Berkowitz
Bettie and Brian Forman
Barbara and Ronnie Laudenheimer
Elyse and Rick Rosenberg
Amy and Jerry Webberman
Event Sponsors
Rachel L. Glast
Ellen and Jody Hunt
Melisa and Craig Markman
Ellen Sable and David LaPotin z”l
Judge Jan Soifer
Temple Beth Shalom
Event Supporters
Friedel Family Foundation
Candy and Buddy Gardner
Pat and Bob Kahn
Lynn and Lenny Krasnow
Courtney and David Newmark
Jackie Nirenberg
Beth and Ariel Payán
Ruth Ann Plotkin
Jeri and Paul Saper
Michele Schwartz and Jesse Gordon
Double Chai Donors
Andie Allen
Lee Bertiger
Cathy Campbell
Jenny Corman
Merle Dover
Augusta Gelfand
Lisa and Jeff Humphrey
Lea Isgur
Leone Lain
Linda Levy
Arlene and Lawrence Maze
Leslie and Rick Otis
Eva Pollack
Tina Leifer Rettig
Loren Schragger-Paeglis
Robyn and Mike Shapiro
Karen Siegel
Rona Statman
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Thanks to our amazing, creative, passionate and collaborative team who put this whole event together!
Co-Chairs
Bettie Forman
Elyse Rosenberg
Food Team
Lynne Gellman
Melisa Markman
Amy Webberman
Decorations and Set Up Team
Ellen Hunt
Kim Kahn
Video and History Team
Courtney Newmark
Ellen Sable
Karen Siegel
Check In and Welcome Team
Ann Kocher
Jane Leseten
Program and Run Of Show Team
Nancy Schumann
Marsha Steinbeck
Outreach Team
Lora Ann Gerson
Melisa Markman
Speakers
Rabbi Rebecca Reice
Beth Payan
Artists who created our trees
Too many to list, but you know who you are and thank you
Photographer and Assistant
Jonathan Serrano
Shaina Forman
Archive committee
Linda Cox
Bettie Forman
Eileen Ladd
Ellen Sable
Karen Siegel
Vendors/Suppliers
Austin Catering
MMM Decor and Events
Olden Lighting
And of course, the staff at Shalom Austin
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Mazel tov to all our NCJW Austin Past Presidents who were honored at our event!
Augusta Gelfand
Barbara Speyer
Sandy Schwartz
Tina Coverman
Barbara Schrager z”l – of blessed memory
Joanne Pelc
Linda Cox
Rona Statman
Sookie Weinberger z”l – of blessed memory
Bettie Forman
Karen Siegel
Eileen Ladd
Karen Naseck
Joan Brook
Ellen Sable
Marilyn Shashoua
Judith Sokolow
Lisa Humphrey
Susan Pintchovski
Jackie Nirenberg
Lisa Saslavsky
Leslie Archambault
Michele Schwartz
Melanie Cox
Barbara Laudenheimer
Ruth Ann Plotkin
Leslie Otis
Joni Rothenberg
Elyse Rosenberg
Melisa Markman
Amy Webberman
Nanci Kahn
Anne Kocher
Merle Dover
Marsha Steinback
