Jewish Press of Pinellas County

The 2019 Women of Distinction


Women of Distinction award recipients in attendenace pose for a group photo after the ceremony, which honored these women who volunteer their time and talent to organizations, synagogues and agencies in the community.

Women of Distinction award recipients in attendenace pose for a group photo after the ceremony, which honored these women who volunteer their time and talent to organizations, synagogues and agencies in the community.

Nancy Clark, Benjamin Tower Foundation; Ilana Hecht, Chabad of St. Petersburg; Dina (Diane) Jude, Chabad of Pinellas County; Tami Mor, Chabad of Clearwater; Nicole Boyle, Chabad of West Pasco; Priscilla Nathanson, Congregation Beth Shalom; Blanche Levine, Congregation Beth Shalom Sisterhood; Eileen Richman, Congregation B’nai Israel; Reisha Freedman, Congregation B’nai Israel Sisterhood; Dr. Halina Kramarz Herman, Florida Holocaust Museum; Jill Johnson, Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services; Helene Debowsky, Hadassah St Petersburg Chapter; Barbara Baccari, Hadassah-Lylah Pinellas Chapter; Lois Kender, Hadassah-North Pinellas Chapter; Eileen Hochstadt, JCC of West Pasco, Congregation Beth Tefillah; Sally Israel, Jewish Genealogical Society; Robin Taylor, Jewish National Fund Southern Region; Joyce Tucker, Jewish Women International; Barbara Baughman, Menorah Manor; Ilene Klein, Temple Ahavat Shalom and Temple Ahavat Shalom Sisterhood; Laura Horwitz, Temple Beth-El; Sandi Sunter, Temple B’nai Israel; Linda White, Temple B’nai Israel Sisterhood and Polly Kraus, TOP Jewish Foundation.

Federation president, Ezra Singer, attended the event with wife, Skipper Singer, who acted as the emcee for the awards ceremony, attended by about 225 people on Sunday, May 5.

Federation president, Ezra Singer, attended the event with wife, Skipper Singer, who acted as the emcee for the awards ceremony, attended by about 225 people on Sunday, May 5.

Event co-chairs Jacqueline Wertel and Harriet Stein prepare for Women of Distinction event, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco Counties, and held at Empath Health in Clearwater.

Event co-chairs Jacqueline Wertel and Harriet Stein prepare for Women of Distinction event, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco Counties, and held at Empath Health in Clearwater.

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