Nancy Keyser has not worked as a newspaper reporter for four decades, but she retains some of the same hunger for stories. About a decade ago, Keyser retired from a career in public relations, the field she entered after leaving journalism, and was...

When Carolyn Satz was recently preparing jewelry for sale at the Resale Shop, a fellow volunteer pulled out a bracelet with a stone missing. Satz told the volunteer, "Don't put that in the junk bag. I can fix that." She then glued the stone back into...

This story was originally published on May 21, 2015 Wayne Kaufman may be receiving the Unsung Hero Award but it’s really his late brother Ralph in whose memory much of his work is being done. “His passion was helping people in general, mainly...

2023 Elizabeth “Betty” Baumgartner Murray Bresler Dr. Bruce Frank and Enid Weisberg Frank Nancy Wasserman Giannasi Amy Kuo Hammerman Alan Kirby Cathy Lander-Goldberg Helene Meyer Sue Picus Beth Saltzman 2022 Olivia...

Perhaps Dr. Bob Bergamini summed it up best: “The unique and spectacular gift that they have given is a vision, an insight and a motivation that makes these camps endure and continue to improve, and sparks that creativity that allows us to continue...

When Alan Spector leads workshops to help people with the nonfinancial aspects of retirement, one of his main suggestions is: “Look and listen for opportunities, and be predisposed to say, ‘Yes.’ ” If you’re wondering whether Spector...

Steve Rosenblum can trace his commitment to volunteering and giving back to the community to his father, who was fond of saying: “If something good happens to you, send 10 bucks to the rabbi.” “What he meant was, be appreciative, be grateful...

Ask any co-chair or the president of the organization or its executive director and they all will say that what has made the Back to School! Store work seamlessly over the past two decades comes down to one word: volunteers. “Volunteers are what...

Twenty-eight years ago, Mark Dana’s first wife suggested that they join Congregation B’nai Amoona. The couple had previously attended High Holiday services and lit a menorah during Hanukkah, and that was about the extent of their Judaism. Dana...

When she was 12 years old, Aleeza Granote was watching TV and saw a public service announcement for a volunteer opportunity at a nursing home’s Alzheimer’s unit. She called and offered to help. “My friends thought I was crazy,” Granote...

Sheryl Kalman is a fixer. For her, every challenge is an opportunity to improve people’s lives, especially people who find themselves confined at home. It could be a person with mobility challenges who needs to have a wheelchair ramp installed....

The Jewish Light honored the 2019 Unsung Heroes and celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Unsung Heroes awards during an event May 22 at the 560 Music Building in University City. The 2019 Heroes were: Reva Davis, Barbara Finch, Karen Flotte, Jeff &...