The Jewish Deaf Congress Conference July 7-12 in Las Vegas, NV featured Roz Rosen, Lauren Teruel, and Debi Meranksi [formerly Sonnenstrahl] as keynote speakers, and Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe and Darby Leigh as plenary speakers. Award recipients: Eileen & Fred Katz inducted into the Hall of Fame. Rebecca Lovitch: Plapinger Youth Essay. Brian Saperstein: Celia & Leonard Warshawsky Young Adult Award and Dorothy Brenner: Anna & Henry Plapinger Award. Current officers are: President Martin Florsheim, Vice President Barbara Boyd, Board at Large Dorothy Brenner, Myron Goldman, Alfred Weinrib, and Marla Berkowitz. The only board position up for election was Treasurer, and as there were no candidates, the JDC Board is looking for someone willing to fill the slot for two years until the next Congress which was announced for July 4-9, 2005 at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Hotel in Tampa, FL. The website for the 2005 Jewish Deaf Congress will be www.jdc2005.com.

Published On: 1 Iyyar 5770 (1 Iyyar 5770 (April 15, 2010))