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2009 Eight over Eighty Honorees
Eight Over Eighty/The Tikkun Olam Award is a yearly event
sponsored by Jewish Apartments & Services honoring
eight senior adults, eighty years or older who have
dedicated themselves to the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam; repairing the world.
This event is an annual fundraiser, benefiting residents of
all JAS buildings through the JAS Quality of Life Fund.
The fund provides for things not included in a resident’s
• monthly rent, such as:
• special transportation,
• Jewish cultural programming,
• building beautification
• entertainment
• exercise programs
• Butzel camp and more.
Each year the candidates are nominated by individuals in
the community, communal agencies and family members.
They are selected by a panel of judges made up of diverse
members of the community. If you’d like to nominate
someone for Eight Over Eighty, the call for nominations
begins October 1 of each year and ends on December 31.
The 2009 Eight over Eighty Honorees Bios:
Warren Coville
Merle Harris
Herbert Kaufman
Irving Laker
Ann Newman
Rabbi A. Irving Schnipper
Marvin Talan
and Milton Zussman
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