Submission #28197 by Midway Jewish Center Men's Club - Syosset, NY (890)

Submission information
Submitted by jbrody627
Sun, 2023-04-09 21:07
47.20.34.190
2023
I have read the 2023 Torch Awards Program Guidelines.
Club Name
Midway Jewish Center Men's Club - Syosset, NY (890)
Veterans Day Breakfast
Club Representative
Person completing form
Dr. Jeff Shore
Jonathan
Brody
Club President at time of convention if known at this time
Jason
Saltsberg
Club President Now
Matt
Kogan
Community Outreach

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The Midway Jewish Centers Mens Club Veterans Day Breakfast
This annual program honors Midway members and community members who served in the military.
We invite members who served this country from the Syosset/Plainview NY area.
The Veterans Breakfast happens once a year around Veterans Day.
We have found this event to be very rewarding and fulfilling for the Mens Club, Midway Community and the especially the men and women who served.
We invite the veterans and their families while we honor them with the breakfast. We ask them to make a presentation or just have a conversation about their experiences and answer any questions.
We have had veterans who served including a 99 year old woman named Tess Garber, who enlisted in the military in 1943 and served as a teletype operator. She served as a US Marine Sargent. Tess was honored by a program called “Opening the Door”—honoring military women considered trailblazers for future females serving in the Armed Forces. We have also had members of the IDF who served. Our Rabbi Joel Levenson currently serves in our armed forces as a Chaplin for the National Guard.
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Self Assessment
The program is very well received and quite important for veterans to share their stories.
The FJMC has supported the community as well as honored those who served. We wanted to make sure we honor those who served our country as well as Israel.

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Original Program
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