Legacy Award Honoree Tribute Video
On Sunday, November 15, Congregation B’nai B’rith held the inaugural Children of the Covenant Legacy Luncheon– and what an afternoon it was!
To view the wonderful news coverage of our event please see these links:
Honoring the legacy of our Jewish community’s World War II veterans
Coverage of our Legacy Luncheon on KKFX
B’nai B’rith Honors Jewish Fighters
The program opened with a powerful ceremony honoring our Jewish community’s WWII veterans, who received the 2015 Legacy Award.
View Our Honoree Tribute Video
Oscar Lowenschuss receives 2015 Legacy Award
Over 300 people attended the luncheon held here at CBB, and our sanctuary and social hall were transformed, thanks to one-of-a-kind WWII items on loan from the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation.
View Our Gallery of Photos From the Event
Lundy and Fred Reynolds made a wonderful announcement of a $1million gift to kick off the CBB Endowment
Rabbi Cohen made a huge announcement that CBB is kicking off a 5-year campaign to build to a $20 million dollar CBB Endowment, which will sustain our congregation for generations to come. The room was electrified when Rabbi announced that Lundy and Fred Reynolds have made a $1 million lead gift to the campaign.
New Children of the Covenant Members Ketubah Signing
We thank everyone in our community who contributed to the success of this event, and want to specifically acknowledge CBB President, Judi Koper, and the Board of Trustees for their leadership and support of this effort.
Guest Speakers Nancy Spielberg and Brigadier General Frederick Lopez USMRC (Ret)
Also, an enormous thank you to filmmaker Nancy Spielberg and Brigadier General Frederick Lopez for their inspiring remarks, the event sponsors and Luncheon Committee, the Children of the Covenant Society under whose auspices the Luncheon was held, LifeChronicles for partnering with us to film and preserve the stories of honorees, the Pierre Claeyssens Foundation for their participation and the amazing WWII memorabilia display,
Amazing WWII memorabilia display on loan from the Pierre Claeyssen’s Veterans Foundation
Silverander Communications for our beautiful invitation and program materials, Rincon Events & Catering for the incredible job they did in transforming our Temple and providing an outstanding event.
Finally, thank you to our honorees. You are an incredible group and CBB is honored to have had the opportunity to recognize your inspiring legacy of heroism, courage and service in defending and securing our futures as Americans and as Jews.
Legacy Award Recipients
Richard Alpert
Ralph Baxter
Len Berman
Eric Boehm
Rubin Boxer
Albert Gabie
Allan Ghitterman
Harold Gold
Jerry Harris
Bert Karin
Sid Krumholz
Benjamin Lipman
Oscar Lowenschuss
Jack Nadel
Bernie Penner
Lenn Rosenfield
Howard Smith
Sam Stein
Robert Wechter