Page 4 - The Jewish Voice - December '24

Page 4, The Jewish Voice

LocaL happenings

Jewish Lawyers Association MorseLife Pays Tribute to from Nazi occupation in 1945. He was part of the U.S. Army

Announces Five New Board 100-Year-Old WWII Hero unit that helped liberate the Mauthausen concentration camp
on May 5, 1945, just before participating in the liberation of
Members In celebration of Veterans Day, Franklin Simon, a Czechoslovakia.
Franklin grew up in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood

100-year-old World War II veteran and businessman, shared during the Great Depression. He enlisted in the U.S. Army
The Jewish Lawyers Association of Palm Beach County details and photos from his 80th D-Day Anniversary visit at 18 after the attack on Pearl Harbor, serving under Gen.
is pleased to announce the appointment of five additional to Normandy during a presentation at The Levin Place George S. Patton during the liberation of France and, later,
leaders to its Board of Directors. Auditorium on the MorseLife campus in West Palm Beach, Central Europe. His service included combat roles as a
where he resides. President Biden and Steven Spielberg were forward scout, where he was wounded three times and earned
on this same trip with him! multiple medals, including three Purple Hearts, two Bronze
A Holocaust liberator and recipient of three Purple Hearts, Stars, a Silver Star, and the French Legion of Honour Medal.
Franklin was honored with the prestigious French Legion of After WWII, Franklin used the G.I. Bill to attend college
Honour for his courageous role in liberating Czechoslovakia and later earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. He
had a successful career in real estate development, founding
The Simon Companies in 1966. He worked in several
northeastern U.S. states and later moved to South Florida.
Photos courtesy of Franklin Simon

Men’s Club Learns
Krav Maga
Jeff Devore Adam Gumson
By Warren Aleck
Following the gruesome attacks on Jews in Amsterdam,
the Men’s Club at Chabad of Palm Gardens hosted a special

David Pratt Heather Greenhill Stohlman

Palm Beach County
lawyers Jeff Devore, Adam
Gumson, David Pratt,
Heather Greenhill Stohlman, Local Happenings on page 6
and Gregory Tendrich
join the rapidly growing
organization’s leadership
team. A strong community
interest in the organization,
its mission, and programming
prompted the need for the
board’s expansion, Founding
President Gary S. Lesser said. Gregory Tendrich
“The new board members
are great leaders who will offer good insight and help us
continue to promote and educate about our cultural heritage,
protect our common interests, strengthen our community, and
fight antisemitism and intolerance,” Lesser said.
The Jewish Lawyers Association of Palm Beach County
strives to unite and represent the interests of Jewish attorneys
and allies with a commitment to compassion and the pursuit
of a more just and tolerant world.
Since launching earlier this year, the voluntary bar
association has held several sold-out community events,
most recently hosting a talk by Judge Roy K. Altman of the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, who
spoke about the causes of the Israel-Hamas War and the
consequences for the future of western civilization.

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