Awards

Honors and Awards

The Foundation administers a number of annual endowment awards that recognize individuals for their outstanding achievements.

The recipients of the 2010 awards are as follows:

2010 Community Leadership Award presented to
Saul Elkin and David Bunis

The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies presented its 2010 Community Leadership Awards to Saul Elkin and David Bunis, founders of the Jewish Repertory Theatre. The two men founded the Jewish Repertory Theatre in 2003 as a cultural arts project of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo. Over the past seven years, the theater project has established itself as a vital and respected part of the professional theater scene in Western New York, presenting award-winning plays appealing to diverse audiences.

As producer, David Bunis spearheads the effort to provide the financial underwriting the theater requires. As artistic director, Saul Elkin ensures the quality of all productions, drawing on his experience as an accomplished actor and the long-time chairman of the Theater Department of the University at Buffalo. The Foundation is pleased to honor both of these outstanding individuals for their contributions to the cultural life of our community.

Elkin

Bunis

Dr. Louis Sklarow Award
to the outstanding graduate in medicine from the
University at Buffalo School of Medicine
Stephanie Berger

Sidney N. Kahn Memorial Award
to the outstanding MBA graduate in marketing from the
University at Buffalo School of Management
Erica M. Schmidt
Amy Siena

Ruth H. & Milton E. Kahn Young Leadership Award
to a young woman for demonstrated community leadership
Chana R. Kotzin, Ph.D.

Ann & Meyer Riwchun Young Leadership Award
to a young man for demonstrated community leadership
Craig Z. Small

Rita Wepner Kagen Award
to the outstanding graduate of Ramapo High School
Kholton Pascal and Shoniece Siler

Dr. Martin & Edith L. Horowitz Scholarship Award
to an outstanding student in music
Ethan Fox

David Shaposhnikov Memorial Award
to the most improved student in the
graduating class at Kadimah School
Matthew Cohan

Lester Schatz Memorial Award
to an outstanding graduate from the
State University of New York at Buffalo Dental School
Dona Taherizadegan

Max Nobel Scholarship Fund
Alex Hamborsky and Taylor Stash

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