In a
beautiful
tented
garden
overlooking
a sparkling
lake, one of
the
country’s
most lauded
speakers
will
continue a
profound
discussion
with the
Jewish
Federation
of South
Palm Beach
County’s
most
philanthropic
women on
January 26,
2011. This
year’s Crown
of Judah
Luncheon, at
the home of
M. L.
Bedowitz,
brings back
Alan
Dershowitz,
a most
distinguished
Harvard law
professor,
defender of
individual
liberties
and Jewish
causes,
author and
media
personality.
“We’re
excited and
privileged
to build on
the great
success of
last year’s
first Crown
of Judah
Luncheon
just for
women,” said
Wendy
Pressner,
Women’s
Philanthropy
Major Gifts
Vice Chair.
“We can’t
wait to
continue the
conversation
we began
there with
Professor
Dershowitz,
on today’s
most
critical
Jewish
concerns.”
“We’re also
continuing
the warmth
and welcome
of holding
this
exceptional
event at an
extremely
elegant
private
home,”
continued
Pressner.
“Last year’s
luncheon
sold out
quickly at
120 guests,
so those
invited will
want to RSVP
early.”
Professor
Alan M.
Dershowitz
has been
called
“America’s
most public
Jewish
defender”
and
“Israel’s
single most
visible
defender –
the Jewish
state’s lead
attorney in
the court of
public
opinion.”
Upon
presenting
Dershowitz
with the
ADL’s
William O.
Douglas
First
Amendment
Award, Nobel
Laureate
Elie Wiesel
said, “If
there had
been a few
people like
Alan
Dershowitz
during the
1930s and
1940s, the
history of
European
Jewry might
have been
different.”
The Crown of
Judah
recognizes
women who
contribute
at the
$10,000
level or
above to the
UJA/Jewish
Federation
of South
Palm Beach
County
Annual
Campaign.
For more
information
about the
event or the
Crown
distinction,
contact Dina
Burg at
561-852-5015
or
dinab@bocafed.org.
At the
luncheon,
Leona
Brauser will
receive the
first
Clarice
Pressner
Award. Named
for the
“professional
volunteer”
who founded
the Crown of
Judah
Division 20
years ago,
this award
will
recognize
seasoned
leaders
whose
enduring
efforts have
helped build
Women’s
Philanthropy
into a
powerful
force that
raises half
the dollars
received
through the
Federation’s
annual
campaigns.
Brauser’s
active
volunteer
career in
Jewish
organizations
has spanned
56 years. A
past chair
and current
board member
of the
Jewish
Federation
of South
Palm Beach
County’s
Women’s
Division,
she has also
served on
the boards
of JARC and
the Levis
JCC, and is
an endowed
Lion of
Judah.
Brauser is
also an
active,
published
author and
poet.
Boca Raton
Regional
Hospital is
the generous
sponsor of
the Dorothy
Seaman
Department
of Women’s
Philanthropy.
Brown’s
Interior
Design, Ivan
& Co. and
Oppenheimer
are the
Luncheon’s
generous
sponsors.
The Boca
Raton
Observer is
Exclusive
Media
Sponsor.