Anna Goldfarb Shabsin and David Rosenstock, the Bohm Family, Barry Rosenberg and Heather Fleming will be honored at the Jewish Community Relations Council’s (JCRC) 2024 Tzedek Awards on May 21 at the Clayton Plaza Hotel.
Shabsin and Rosenstock will receive the Michael and Barbara Newmark Emerging Leader Award for their dedication to JCRC and commitment to the organization’s growth and wellbeing. Shabsin is a Professor and Assistant Dean of the Master of Social Policy Program at the Brown School at Wash U. Rosenstock retired from the business of chemistry in 2022 after 37 years and has held several lay leadership positions at United Hebrew Congregation in addition to JCRC.
The Bohm Family will receive the Batya Abramson-Goldstein Legacy Award for their combined dedication to JCRC, the St. Louis Jewish community and their commitment to interfaith, social justice and community involvement both locally and at a national level.
Rosenberg, Professor of Practice at the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis and former President and CEO of Jewish Federation of St. Louis, will receive the Joel and Joanne Iskiwitch Israel Award for his commitment to Israel over the course of his career.
Fleming, founder and director of the MO Equity Education Partnership (MoEEP), with the Norman A. Stack Community Relations Award for her outstanding dedication to working with all groups of people to promote equity for all and for her ongoing partnership with the Jewish community.
In addition, five individuals will be honored with the Newmark Institute’s Pluralism Awards. This year’s honorees include Dr. Han Ko, a founding member of the Institute’s Jewish/Asian American Dialogue Group, Dr. Aubrey Taylor McClain, the Shapiro Chair for Jewish-Christian Studies and an Associate Professor in the Department of Theology at Greenville University in Greenville, Illinois; Kimberly Jade Norwood, the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law at Washington University School of Law; and Jack Sisk, President of the Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis and the Theology Department of Visitation Academy.
For more information, including how to purchase tickets, tables and tribute ads in honor of this year’s honorees, click here: https://jcrcstl.org/take-action/tzedek-awards-2024.html Event sponsorships are also still available. Please email Elyse Picker at jcrcstl.org for details.
The event is co-chaired by Jeff and Carly Sparks and Dana and Barry Sandweiss.
