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Westchester Leaders Celebrate Hanukkah, Learn About Uja-federation Of NY

HARRISON, N.Y. -- More than 100 business and professional leaders from around Westchester County came together in Harrison to celebrate the Hanukkah holiday and learn about the work of UJA-Federation of New York. 

From left, Westchester Supreme Court Justice Joan B. Lefkowitz, state Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, County Court Judge David F. Everett, and Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick.

From left, Westchester Supreme Court Justice Joan B. Lefkowitz, state Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, County Court Judge David F. Everett, and Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick.

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From left, Ben Blumberg of Larchmont, Susan Taxin Baer of Scarsdale and Rick Koh of Armonk.

From left, Ben Blumberg of Larchmont, Susan Taxin Baer of Scarsdale and Rick Koh of Armonk.

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From left, Bud Hammer, Ken Fuirst of Chappaqua, and Alice Tenney and Budd Wiesenberg of Mamaroneck.

From left, Bud Hammer, Ken Fuirst of Chappaqua, and Alice Tenney and Budd Wiesenberg of Mamaroneck.

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From left, Judith Stern Rosen of Purchase, Mark Levenfus of Scarsdale, Heidi Sidley of White Plains, Michele Lazzara of Stony Point, Geri Pell of Ardsley, and Carol Lehrer of White Plains.

From left, Judith Stern Rosen of Purchase, Mark Levenfus of Scarsdale, Heidi Sidley of White Plains, Michele Lazzara of Stony Point, Geri Pell of Ardsley, and Carol Lehrer of White Plains.

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Working with nearly 100 beneficiary agencies, synagogues and other Jewish organizations, UJA-Federation is the world’s largest local philanthropy, with a reach spanning from New York to Israel to more than 70 other countries around the world. 

The reception, which attracted more than 100 guests, took place at the Business and Professional Division’s Hanukkah Reception on Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in West Harrison. 

Guests brought gifts and gift cards to the event, which were given to the young residents of the Edenwald Center in Pleasantville during UJA-Federation’s Gift of Hanukkah program on Sunday, Dec. 13, a day when volunteers bring the joy of the holidays to clients of its beneficiary agencies. 

Edenwald, a coed residential treatment center that cares for young people with emotional and cognitive problems, is run by the Jewish Child Care Association, an agency that UJA-Federation supports. 

“This evening fills me with gratitude for what I have and what I’m able to give,” Rick Koh of Armonk, chair of the event, told the gathering. “On behalf of those kids, many of whom may have gone without gifts during the holidays if not for your generosity, thank you.” 

Susan Taxin Baer of Scarsdale and Ben Blumberg of Larchmont serve as co-chairs of the Westchester Business and Professional Division.

For more information on the UJA-Federation, click here.

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