Past Achievements and Awards
This award was launched in 2009 to memorialize our founder Florence Melton, z"l, and to provide a cash award to one Mini-School, whose accomplishments are stellar.
 2009 —
The first school chosen for the Florence Melton Award was The Raleigh-Cary Mini-School of North Carolina. Raleigh, a community of only 6,000 Jews, started their Mini-School in 2001, and has been going strong ever since. The Mini-School has two new classes every year, as well as several Scholars classes with 50-100 participants, and an alumni association that boasts 50% participation from among all graduates. This auspicious award was presented by Don Katz, nephew of Sam and Florence Melton, to Raleigh's outstanding director Janis Zaremba and Federation and JCC Executive Director Barry Schwartz.
The Israel Prize is awarded to mini-school directors for their commitment and untiring efforts in promoting the Melton Israel Seminars:
2009 —
- Noah Hadas, San Diego, CA
The following directors have achieved Director Certification since 2003. This achievement identifies the proficiencies necessary for being a successful director and recognizes those directors who demonstrate these best practices. Recipients are:
2009 —
- Dana Horowitz, Columbus, OH
- Cyndee Levy, St. Louis, MO
- Loretta Tanenbaum, Toronto, ON
- Rachelle Weiss Crane, Dallas, TX
2008 —
- Rolly Cohen, Chicago, IL
- Rhonda Lillianthal, Metrowest, NJ
- Debbie Pesses, New Orleans, LA
- Liz Nover, Philadelphia, PA
- Rachel Bovitz, West Hills, CA
2007 —
- Sue Parker Gerson, Denver, Colorado - Level II
- Judy Loebl, Detroit, MI - Levels I and II
- Barbara Kabatznik, Boca Raton, Florida - Levels I and II
- Judy Trotter, London UK - Level II
- Leah Justin, Melbourne, AU - Levels I and II
- Aliza Orent, Austin, Texas - Level I
- Rena Rabinowitz, Northern New Jersey, New Jersey - Level I
- Judy Asuleen, Broward County, Florida - Level I
- Amy Karp, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Level I
2006 —
- Annie Glickman, Dallas, Texas
- Janis Zaremba, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Ethel Melzer, Buffalo, New York
- Jackie Land, Washington DC
- Rosa Mandelblum, Sarasota, Florida
- Noah Hadas, San Diego, California
- Don Goldman, Greater Kansas City, Kansas
- Miriam Brunn Ruberg, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia
2005 —
- Bonni Goldberg, Portland, Oregon
- Nina Luban, Westchester, New York
- Rebecca Starr, Detroit, Michigan
- Judy Trotter, London, England
- Judy Kupchan, Chicago BJE, Illinois Level
II
- Debby Malissa, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Level
II
2004 —
- Rabbi
Efrat Zarren-Zohar, Miami, Florida Level
II
- Teri
Gross, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Sue
Parker Gerson, Denver, Colorado
- Hinda
Miller, Rochester, New York
2003 —
- Orly
Lewis, Richmond, Virginia
- Judith
Meltzer, Baltimore, Maryland
The following directors have worked at the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School for a period of five years or more.
- Rayna
Gellman,
Tucson, Arizona, 2002
- Jody
Hirsh,
Milwaukee, Wisconson, 2002
- Eliana
Temkin,
Portland, Oregon, 2002
- Orly
Lewis,
Richmond, Virginia, 2002
- Debby
Malissa,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2002
- Renah
Rabinowitz, Bergen County, New Jersey, 2002
- Deva
Zwelling,
Dayton, Ohio, 2002
- Debbie
G. Schwartz, Columbus, Ohio, 2001
- Judy
Meltzer,
Baltimore, Maryland, 2001
- Rabbi
Efrat Zarren-Zohar,
Miami, Florida, 2001
- Amy
Karp, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 2001
- Elaine
Hirsch,
Phoenix, Arizona, 2001
- Rabbi
Eve Ben-Ora,
Houston, Texas, 1999
- Rosa
Finestone,
Montreal, Quebec, 1998
- Aliza
Orent,
St. Paul, Minnesota, 1998
- Judy
Kupchan,
Chicago, Illinois, 1998
- Susie
Klein,
Sydney, Australia, 1997
- Barbara
Shuman, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1997
- Marta
Wassertzug,
Rockville, Maryland, 1997
- Nancy
Klein,
Cincinnati, Ohio, 1996
- Esther
Zimand,
St. Louis, Missouri, 1996
Esther
Zimand, St. Louis, Missouri, 2001
(in honor of her Bat Mitzvah year with the FMAMS)
Vivan
Kanig, Tenafly, New Jersey, 1998 |
