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Newspaper of the Central Kentucky Jewish Federation

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Jerry & Rose Rita Wurmser Receive
National Conference Award

 

Rose Rita & Jerry Wurmser

    

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Wurmser know how to win
friends and influence people, they
do it the old fashioned way - they
earn it through their many hours
of volunteer work. The
Wurmsers have consistently
opened their hearts and their lives

 

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to the needs of others. On
Thursday evening, March 7, The
National Conference will honor
Jerry and Rose Rita with their
highest award, the Lauren K.
Weinberg Humanitarian Award.
First presented in 1950,
the National Conference’s
Humanitarian Award is given to a
person(s) or organization that
demonstrates that they have,
advanced the objectives of the
National Conference, are recog-
nized for achievements in com—
bating bigotry and prejudice, and
have shown specific contributions
to better intergmun human role;

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work of the National Conference.

The Wurmsers have met
the above criteria many times
over. They have tutored for
Operation Read, participated in
Christian-Jewish and interracial
dialogue groups, served food at

the Hope Center, built homes for
Habitat for Humanity, and been
instrumental in the resettlement of
Russian Jews to Lexington.

“It’s important that we
help others,” Rose Rita Wurmser
said. “No one makes it without
some help. It’s part of our reli-
gion that you pass on what you
can do to others.”

The Wurmsers will share
the Humanitarian Award honor
with another Lexington couple,
Rona Roberts and Steve Kay.
The awards dinner is in the
Heritage Hall Ballroom beginning
at ”:00 pm, preceded by a recep-
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Conference, founded as the
National Conference of Christians
and Jews, is a human relations
organization dedicated to fighting
bias, bigotry and racism. It pro-
motes understanding and respect
among all races.

 

Events scheduled for Campaign ‘96

A Women’s Division
Dinner and Super Sunday high-
light the March events scheduled
for the 1996 UJA/Federation
Campaign.

The Women’s Division
Dinner, chaired by Nancy
Hoffman, is slated for Thursday,
March 21 at Dudley’s Restaurant
in Lexington.

 

“The CKJF general campaign provides an opportunity for each mem-
ber of Federation to participate as a humanitarian on a world-wide
basis -— to rescue endangered Jews and to provide dignity through
financial assistance to Jews who depend on us. CKJF is the only vehi-

cle we have to allow individuals here to have a global influence. ”

Ellie Goldman, Women’s Division Campaign Chair

 

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A national speaker from
the United Jewish Appeal will

 

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address the group.

Dinner participants are
requested to make a $500 mini—
mum pledge to the ‘96 Campaign.
The evening begins at 6:30 PM.
Invitations will be in the mail in
the next few weeks.

Super Sunday takes
place March 24, between the
hours of 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM. If
you would like to volunteer to
help with Super Sunday, please
call CKJF at (606) 268-0672 or
268-0775.

The goal for the 1996
Campaign is $385,000.

 

 

 

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“An Evening with Elie Mesel”

Nobel Peace Prize Winner ' Author
Holocaust Survivor ° Human Rights Activist

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Patron Tickets : $ 125 (through CKIF)

General Admission: $10 LIK Students: $5

Tickets at UK Student Center Box Office and
TicketMaster Outlets

Arrangements for Mr. Wiesel made through B‘nai B’rith Lecture Bureau.

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