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WATCH: Meet the 2018 class of 18 Difference Makers

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2018 Civic Leadership Award: Judge Dan Aaron Polster

2018 Civic Leadership Award: Judge Dan Aaron Polster

2018 Civic Leadership Award: Judge Dan Aaron Polster

2018 Generation Award: The Stein Family

2018 Generation Award: The Stein Family

2018 Generation Award: The Stein Family

2018 Lifetime Achievement Award: Roe Green

2018 Lifetime Achievement Award: Roe Green

2018 Lifetime Achievement Award: Roe Green

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Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree: Roe Green

Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree: Roe Green

Devorah Alevsky

Devorah Alevsky

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Irv Berliner

Stanley Bernath

Stanley Bernath

Dr. Susan Bichsel

Dr. Susan Bichsel

Art Elk & David Elk

Art Elk & David Elk

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Michael Horvitz

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Adam R. Jacobs

Noreen Koppelman-Goldstein

Noreen Koppelman-Goldstein

Mandy Kwait

Mandy Kwait

Rabbi Enid Lader

Rabbi Enid Lader

Fern Ruth Levy

Fern Ruth Levy

Deena Nyer Mendlowitz

Deena Nyer Mendlowitz

Deborah Picker

Deborah Picker

Mark J. Sack

Mark J. Sack

Donald S. Scherzer

Donald S. Scherzer

Lee C. Shapiro

Lee C. Shapiro

Erica G. Starrfield

Erica G. Starrfield

Generation Award: The Stein Family

Generation Award: The Stein Family

Civic Leadership Award: Judge Dan Aaron Polster

Civic Leadership Award: Judge Dan Aaron Polster

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