Blumkin Home’s Main Street welcomes “The Roffman Family Bank”
Ozzie Nogg
As far as he knows, there were no financiers among Larry Roffman’s ancestors, but it makes sense that a focal point on Main Street at The Rose Blumkin Jewish Home will be a location named The Roffman Family Bank.
Click here to view the full storySokolof scholarships help students realize their dreams
Janet Henthorn, Jewish Federation Foundation Endowment Associate
Phil Sokolof had a strong feeling that there should be scholarships based not on financial need but on students’ overall good character, scholastic performance, personal achievements and community service. To this end he established the Phil and Ruth Sokolof Merit Scholarships for a student’s freshman year at college, and for those enrolled in studies in the field of health care. In addition, he established the Karen Sokolof Javitch Merit Scholarships for students in musical performance, composition or education.
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