JCRC salutes our extraordinary community honorees and gratefully acknowledges the generosity and efforts of all those who made the JCRC's 2011 Behind the Scenes Gala a remarkable success! Thank you for your support.
Reverend Cecil Williams of Glide Memorial Church received The Courageous Leadership Award for his lifetime championing of justice, and racial and civic harmony.
Al Baum received The Rita Semel Jewish-Civic Leadership Award for his tireless commitment to the LGBT community and civil rights.
Nancy and Larry Goldberg received The Honorable Tom Lantos Memorial Humanitarian Award for individually and collectively championing critically important causes ranging from safeguarding Israel's security to ending human trafficking.
Yitzhak Santis received The JCRC Advocate Award for his passionate advocacy work at JCRC for 21 years and for leading our community's Israel education, advocacy and counter-BDS efforts.
Thank you to 2011 JCRC Gala Committee Co-Chairs, Marci and Marc Dollinger.
Nancy and Larry Goldberg received The Honorable Tom Lantos Memorial Humanitarian Award for individually and collectively championing critically important causes ranging from safeguarding IsraelŐs security to ending human trafficking.
Honoree, Al Baum, with Roselyne Swig. Al received The Rita Semel Jewish-Civic Leadership Award for tirelessly fighting for civil rights for the LGBT community and being a lifetime leader in the Jewish and civic communities.
JCRC Executive Director, Rabbi Doug Kahn, with Janice Mirikitani and Reverend Cecil Williams of Glide Memorial Church. Reverend Williams received The Courageous Leadership Award for being a lifetime champion of justice and racial and civic harmony.
David Steirman, past president of JCRC and the Jewish Community Federation, presented Yitzhak Santis with The JCRC Advocate Award for leading our communityŐs Israel education, advocacy, and counter-BDS efforts and for his 21 years of service to the JCRC.
JCRC President-Elect, Jerilyn Gelt, and JCRC President, Ruvim Braude.
San Francisco city attorney, Dennis Herrera, with former San Francisco Supervisor, Barbara Kaufman, and Ron Kaufman.
Kirby Sack, Pamela David, Pamela Merchant, Lynn Bunim, and San Francisco Supervisor, Scott Wiener.
Former San Francisco Supervisor, Bevan Dufty, JCRC Vice President, Michael Sweet, City College Trustee, Natalie Berg, and San Francisco MayorŐs Office, Paul Henderson.
Israeli Consul General, Akiva Tor, and former San Francisco Supervisor, Bevan Dufty.
The electrifying Glide Ensemble and the Change Band entertained the audience.
Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2011 JCRC Behind the Scenes Gala a success!
