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      Dr. Terry Weiss: Devoting retirement to helping those who need it

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      David Lander: A decades-long pursuit of social justice

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      Susie Spitzer Kinsella: Giving back is common denominator among wide variety of service projects

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      +3
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      Unsung Heroes 2015: Don Roth

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      Unsung Heroes 2015: Jewish Food Pantry Volunteers

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      Unsung Heroes 2015: Tali Stadler

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      Unsung Heroes 2015: Mark Rodgers

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      Unsung Heroes 2015: Wayne Kaufman

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      Unsung Heroes 2015: Dorothy Meyerson

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      Unsung Heroes 2015: Sherri Goldman

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      Unsung Heroes 2015: Amy Fenster Brown

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      Unsung Heroes 2015: Debbie Caplin

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      Unsung Heroes 2015: Harvey Wallace

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      +3
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      +2
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      Dr. Robert and Judy Hellman

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      Buddy Lebman

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      Neil Marglous

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      Jim Lemen

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      +2
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      Ahavas Chesed Society

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      Marilyn Ratkin

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      Living Chesed: Block Yeshiva girls display commitment to 'acts of loving kindness'

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