JASA honors philanthropist, Lifton.The Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA JASA Journal of the American Statistical Association JASA Jewish Association for Services for the Aged JASA Journal of the Acoustical Society of America JASA Jane Austen Society of Australia JASA Japan Amateur Sports Association JASA Joint Accreditation Support Activity ) honored Ellie & Martin Lifton at its "Celebration of Life Gala", held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage The Museum of Jewish Heritage, located at 36 Battery Park Place, Manhattan (New York City, USA), was created as a living memorial to the Holocaust. The hexagonal shape and tiered roof of the building are symbolic of the six points of the Star of David and the six million Jews who : A Living Memorial to the Holocaust on June 6, 2005. The Gala raised over $500k to support JASA's programs and services for elderly New Yorkers. The Award was named for Henry Pearce Henry George Pearce (21 April 1886 - 27 March 1936) was an American cricketer. He was a fast bowler, who played cricket in Philadelphia during cricket's brief North American "golden age". , a founder of JASA and a "giant" in the real estate industry. The award celebrates the recipient's commitment to philanthropy in general, to JASA in particular and helps recognize the capacity of older persons to continue to grow, create and contribute to society's well being. JASA established the award after Mr. Pearce's passing in 1997 as a tribute to his lifetime of effort to improve the lives of elderly New Yorkers. JASA, a member agency of UJA-Federation of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , provides community based social services to elderly New Yorkers living within the five boroughs of NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City and in Nassau and Suffolk counties through a network of senior centers, service offices and program locations. JASA is committed to providing those supports that enable the elderly to live out their later years with dignity and autonomy in their own homes and communities. JASA's services run the gamut from those designed to benefit the most able and independent to those that assist and protect the most frail and vulnerable elderly. |
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