Jewish Ledger cites 18 for 2009 accomplishments
WEST HARTFORD — The Connecticut Jewish Ledger newspaper last month announced its list of "Jewish Movers & Shakers for 2009." Selected by the newspaper's editors, this year's group of 18 business professionals and community leaders were cited for their leadership roles and the impact they made in the state’s Jewish community over the past year.
Local “Movers & Shakers” include:
• Attorney Joel C. Karp of the Milford law firm Karp & Langerman. Karp was president of Camp Laurelwood when it became a member of the Jewish Federation in 1976. He also served as vice president of Ezra Academy in the 1980s. As chairman of the Ezra Building Committee, he spearheaded the effort to develop the addition to Congregation B'nai Jacob, Woodbridge. Karp also worked in 1995 to help keep the Jewish Community Center alive and later helped merge the JCC into the Jewish Federation.
• New Haven social worker Joanne Goldblum, who five years ago founded the Diaper Bank after she saw some of her low-income clients reusing disposable diapers and learned that hygiene products like diapers and toilet paper are not covered by food stamps or WIC. She named ABC News "Person of the Week," one of People magazine's "Heroes Among Us” and featured in Time magazine's "Power of One" column.
• Eighteen-year-old entrepreneur Jeremy Linder of Cheshire, founder of Nutmeg Lawn Care, who last year donated Nutmeg's services to the American Cancer Society's "Relay for Life" auction in Cheshire.
• U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of New Haven, about whom the Ledger’s editors observed, “Those inclined to speak their mind and stick to their principles ought to consider the wisdom of wearing a flak jacket.”
• State Sen. Gayle Slossberg (D-14) of Milford, assistant majority leader, chair of the Government Administration & Elections Committee and vice chair of the Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
• Stratford musician and music teacher Rhea Farbman, who also directs the Kesher Project, the longest-running Jewish program in Connecticut for developmentally challenged adults.
• Rabbi Yehuda Brecher of Waterbury. In September 2000, Brecher and his wife Yocheved were among the nine Orthodox families and 35 young men who left their New York City homes to settle in Waterbury. Today, the Waterbury community has more than 100 families and is at the center of a vibrant spiritual and economic community.
“During this tough economic climate, community, business leaders and individuals involved in bettering our region need to be even more resourceful in order to initiate and maintain programs,” said Jewish Ledger Publisher N. Richard Greenfield. “These are some of the hardest working, dedicated and generous professionals in our state."
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