Website: http://www.zoa.org
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About Zionist Organization of America

Since its founding in 1897, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has been fighting for the Jewish people and the Land of Israel. Under the leadership of such illustrious presidents as Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, Rabbi Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, and current National President Morton Klein, the ZOA has been on the front lines of Jewish activism.

With a national membership of over 30,000, and chapters throughout the United States, the ZOA today works to strengthen US-Israeli relations, through educational activities, public affairs programs, working every day on Capitol Hill, and by combating anti-Israel bias in the media, textbooks, and on campuses.

Recognition: Julie Sager and Tammy Salama

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About Congregation Beth Medrash Govoha

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Recognition: Rabbi Klatzko

Website: http://www.betheltemplecenter.org/
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About Temple Beth-El and Center

Temple Beth El is one of the oldest synagogues in Los Angeles and remains a vital part of San Pedro, the Palos Verdes Peninsula and the Beach Cities. Although the greater community has evolved significantly, Temple Beth El has been a steady presence in San Pedro for over eighty years.

Temple Beth El serves the greater South Bay by providing strong Jewish leadership; diverse educational, musical and cultural programming; and engaging worship services, all in a warm, welcoming and vibrant social community.

As a congregation affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism, they encourage spiritual fulfillment, interfaith inclusion and social action.

Recognition: Don and Roz Leach

Website: http://www.kollella.com
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About Kollel Los Angeles

Kollel Los Angeles is a multipurpose congregation, house of worship, library, community resource center, and a provider of classes and educational opportunities for Orthodox Religious Jews in Southern California. For nearly three decades the Kollel has been the integral and driving force for the spiritual development of the Los Angeles Orthodox Jewish Community.

Recognition: Aric & Sabrina Zamel

Website: http://www.lmu.edu
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About Loyola Marymount University

Rooted in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions. Our enrollment includes 5,667 undergraduate, 1,886 graduate and 1,319 law school students. Our 142-acre bluff-top campus is located in West Los Angeles and was recently included in “The Best 371 Colleges: 2010 Edition” Princeton Review, 2010.

The names Loyola and Marymount have long been associated with Catholic higher education in countries around the globe. Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, sanctioned the foundation of his orders first school in 1548. The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary have conducted educational institutions since their establishment in France in 1849 by Father Jean Gailhac. These two traditions of education have come together in Los Angeles as Loyola Marymount University

Recognition: Walter Arlen

Website: http://www.aishtamid.org
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About Congregation Aish Tamid of Los Angeles

Aish Tamid Los Angeles (Hebrew for perpetual fire of Los Angeles) began in late 2001, with the inspiration coming from one phone call. Designed to inspire youth and promote self confidence and purpose, Aish Tamid believes in the value of each program participant.

Their comprehensive and seamless programs reach youth where they are at with religious, educational, career, mental health and substance abuse counseling programs. Each program and service is designed to service high school students, post-high school students, their parents and the community.

It has been successfully delivering targeted informal Jewish education, career guidance and personal support in a non-judgmental and comfortable setting for hundreds of teens and young adults between the ages of 14-28 years old. By working in partnership with community leaders, rabbis, social workers, educators and other experienced professionals, all of the innovative Aish Tamid programs and services have been carefully designed to provide effective intervention, guidance and inspiration to all participants

Recognition: Aric & Sabrina Zamel

Website: http://www.chabadofbeverlywood.com
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About Chabad of Beverlywood

Chabad-Lubavitch is a philosophy, a movement, and an organization. The word Chabad is a Hebrew acronym for the three intellectual faculties of: chachmah-wisdom, binah-comprehension and da‘at-knowledge. Following its inception 250 years ago, the Chabad-Lubavitch swept through Russia and spread in surrounding countries as well. Eventually the philosophy of Chabad-Lubavitch and its adherents reached almost every corner of the world and affected almost every facet of Jewish life.

Today 4,000 full-time emissary families apply 250 year-old principles and philosophy to direct more than 3,300 institutions (and a workforce that numbers in the tens of thousands) dedicated to the welfare of the Jewish people worldwide. It is considered to be the most dynamic force in Jewish life today.

The movement is guided by the teachings of its leaders who expounded upon the most refined and delicate aspects of Jewish mysticism, creating a corpus of study thousands of books strong. They personified the age-old, Biblical qualities of piety and leadership. And they concerned themselves not only with Chabad-Lubavitch, but with the totality of Jewish life, spiritual and physical. No person or detail was too small or insignificant for their love and dedication.

Recognition: Aric & Sabrina Zamel

Website: http://www.JewPaltz.com
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About Chabad of New Paltz

Chabad Jewish Student Center is a local organization without any national funding. They rely solely on the generosity of the local community. They are constantly doing great programs such as these and keep an open door for all the students so that they have a home away from home.

The Chabad House in New Paltz is at 10 South Oakwood one block from campus. Most events are listed at www.JewPaltz.com every week there are two or three events and we have services for ALL Jewish Holidays. The students that participate are not orthodox, reform or conservative. They are a mix of them all and none of the above. Every student is a person and respected as such and feels comfortable no mater what their background and what their goals are.

Recognition: Moshe Plotkin

Website: http://www.chabadtexas.org
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About Texas Friends of Chabad-Lubavitch

For many Jews in Texas, Chabad-Lubavitch is the only place they can learn about their Jewish tradition. Centers in Austin, College Station, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, Plano, S. Antonio, & Sugar Land service their respective communities with schools, synagogues, day camps, mikvaot and a growing variety of classes for all ages. Chabad encourages positive action on the part of every Jew and facilitates the efforts of every organization or group to increase Jewish knowledge and observance.

Chabad Lubavitch worldwide is dedicated to serving Jews of all ages with Ahavat Yisroel regardless of religious background or affiliation. Comprising multiple organizations and programs, Chabad Lubavitch of Texas provides the education and means to promote Jewish awareness, knowledge and practice through outreach, education, and social services ensuring Jewish continuity.

Recognition: Miriam Raviv

Website: http://www.shalomaustin.org
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About Jewish Community Association of Austin

The Jewish Community Association of Austin (JCAA) supports an innovative community where Jewish living and learning can thrive. Located primarily on the 40-acre Dell Jewish Community Campus in Northwest Austin, the JCAA provides a vast array of services and programs, from enrichment opportunities for all ages to support services for families, from health- and wellness-oriented programming to global philanthropy.

An umbrella organization, the JCAA includes five main divisions whos branches work together to comprehensively address the needs of Austin\\\’s Jewish community in collaboration with area congregations, schools, and community organizations. The JCAA connects individuals and families to Israel and the Jewish people, strengthens Jewish identity and commitment, and helps community members explore meaningful paths to Jewish living.

The mission of the JCAA is to enhance the quality of Jewish life in the greater Austin area and around the world, through charitable, educational, social service, cultural, religious, and recreational endeavors.

The operations of the JCAA are guided by the core Jewish values of tzedakah (justice, charity, righteousness), tikkun olam (repairing the world), and gemulat chassidim (acts of loving kindness).

Recognition: Miriam Raviv