22 | MAY 5 • 2022 

OUR COMMUNITY

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ince 1993, Jewish Senior Life has 
honored eight remarkable peo-
ple in our community, each 80 
years of age or older, with the Tikkun 
Olam Award for helping to “Repair the 
World.” 
This year’s outstanding honorees 
are Shirley Benyas, Charles Danto, Dr. 

Joseph Jacobson, Sophie Klisman, Rene 
Lichtman, Rae Sharfman, Jerry Soble, and 
Sylvia Starkman. Among this year’s group 
of honorees are businessmen, artists, 
human rights activists and Holocaust 
survivors.
In partnership with the Frankel 
Jewish Academy, students interview the 

The 29th annual 
celebration takes place
on Zoom May 22.

Honor These Eight Over Eighty

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Shirley Benyas
Charles Danto
Dr. Joseph Jacobson
Sophie Klisman

