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Sep 17, 2015

Dena Kowaloff – Young Leadership Award

Dena has an eye for innovation. A passionate leader on the Boston-Haifa and PresenTense scenes, Dena is always looking for ways to enhance connections and to grow CJP programing. She has a passion for connecting young leaders in Boston and Israel, and has been an advocate for expanding Prese…

Sep 16, 2015

Samantha C. Katzen – Circle of Excellence – Commitment Award

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Samantha is CJP’s Director of Development Applications and Research (DAR), a role in which she guides CJP to holistically understand and capture relationships with donors, volunteers and partners from throughout our community. This year, she managed the conversion, migration and launch of …

Sep 16, 2015

Jerry Somers – Circle of Excellence – Leadership Award

Jerry is a longtime leader within CJP and JFNS. A former national chair of the Union for Reform Judaism and President of Temple Emanu-El Marblehead, Jerry is well respected for his advice to many of the area’s leading Jewish institutions. A passionate supporter of Jewish education, Jerry h…

Sep 16, 2015

Cynthia R. Janower – Circle of Excellence – Growth Award

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Cindy is a highly strategic volunteer with a gift for getting results and encouraging engagement among her peers.She has been instrumental in CJP’s work with Jewish day schools, including the Discover Day School program to address the challenge of middle-tier affordability. An Acharai grad…

Oct 7, 2014

Jonathan Lavine


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Jonathan Lavine is the Chair of Bain Capital. In 1998, he founded Bain Capital Special Situations and Bain Capital Credit. For decades, Jonathan and his wife Jeannie have provided consistent support to Combined Jewish Philanthropies and have invested in Israel and Jewi…