![]() ![]() Attention to the varied academic and emotional needs of students.Dedication to excellence in Jewish education.This award has been established as a loving tribute in Samuels’ memory by his late wife, Elsie z”l, and his children, Irene Loots z”l, Vic z”l and Bobbi, Tom z”l and Mary z”l, Mitch, and Rabbi Robert z”l and Annette Samuels. His high standard of professionalism, vision and dedication to excellence in Jewish education, commitment to Jewish life and values, sense of warmth and sensitivity, and high expectations for his students make him the ideal role model for local teachers to aspire to emulate. Samuels z”l was a respected Jewish educator who taught at Congregation Emanu El for 21 years. Samuels Outstanding Teacher Award Fund of the Houston Jewish Community Foundation. Award funds are made possible by proceeds from the Irving L. Winners are selected from teachers whose current primary role is classroom teaching in Judaic subject matter with one winner selected from a Jewish Day School or Jewish Early Childhood program and one winner selected from a Congregational Religious School. Samuels Outstanding Teacher Awards for Judaic Studies. The recipient should:Įach year the Federation recognizes two outstanding Jewish Educators through the Irving L. The Ben Susholtz Young Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding young man in the community. The endowed Young Leadership award is intended to recognize an outstanding Young Leader in the greater Houston Jewish community who is actively involved in the Jewish community in a leadership capacity. The winner of the Ben Susholtz Young Leadership Award will be selected by a committee made up of the last five award recipients.Ĭriteria and Eligibility for the Ben Susholtz Young Leadership Award: Nominations for the Ben Susholtz Young Leadership Award may be made by the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston Board members, staff, beneficiary agencies, lay and professional leadership, synagogues, and all other Jewish established organizations which support Jewish life in the greater Houston community. be a volunteer or lay leader, not a Jewish Communal Professional.have active involvement with Jewish causes, issues, or organizations.demonstrate significant current leadership ability and potential for greater future leadership. ![]() (The individual involvement will be judged on the total scope of the Jewish community, encompassing the Federation, community agencies, institutions, synagogues, and Jewish organizations).
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