UJA-Federation of New York held its annual Westchester Celebration at Old Oaks Country Club on April 28 honoring Arlene Kleinberg and the Kleinhandler family for their leadership and dedicated service to the community.
“Our honorees are people who help make our Westchester community the kind and caring place it is,” said Tara Slone-Goldstein, regional chair of UJA Westchester.
Kleinberg, a New Rochelle resident, is UJA Westchester”™s campaign chair, a member of the Westchester Executive Leadership Committee and the Westchester Women”™s Cabinet, and board member of Westchester Jewish Council.
Laura and David Kleinhandler and their daughters Rachel, Sophie and Lilly of Rye Brook have all held leadership roles at UJA.
Since the event took place on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Laura Kleinhandler acknowledged her parents, noting her father is a Holocaust survivor. “It has been their unconditional love and support that has enabled us to reach this moment.”
Working with a network of hundreds of nonprofits, UJA extends its reach from New York to Israel and nearly 70 other countries around the world, touching the lives of 4.5 million people each year and allocating approximately $150 million in grants. In addition, to date, UJA has allocated more than $11 million in emergency funds for Ukraine. For more information, visit ujafedny.org.
