Jay Klebanoff to receive VCIC award at the Tidewater Chapter’s 56th Annual Humanitarian Awards

by | Feb 13, 2020 | What’s Happening

Jay Klebanoff

Wednesday, March 25
The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center
Reception, 5:45–6:30 pm
Dinner and program, 6:30 pm

The Humanitarian Award of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities is presented to those individuals who have demonstrated a personal commitment to the promotion of respect and understanding among people of diverse racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. One of this year’s honorees is Jay Klebanoff, a past president of both Jewish Family Service and United Jewish Federation of Tidewater.

Amy K. Milligan

Amy K. Milligan will be honored with the Jeffrey B. Spence Award for Interfaith Understanding. Milligan is Old Dominion University’s Batten Endowed Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies and Women’s Studies, and the director of ODU’s Institute of Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding.

Dennis Manning, Norfolk Academy headmaster, is the evening’s chair.

In addition to Klebanoff, 2020 Humanitarian Award recipients are Sharon S. Goodwyn, Toiya A. Sosa and James M. Wood, Jr.


To honor this year’s award winners by purchasing a seat at the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater/Tidewater Jewish Foundation/Jewish Family Service community table, contact Wynston Hammack at whammack@ujft.org or 757-965-6124.