The Hannah G. Solomon Award is presented to an individual:

• who has strong NCJW identity and has changed the lives of others through her leadership efforts and service
• who has helped change and expand the role of women in vital areas of community life
• whose leadership in areas of NCJW concern-improving the quality of life for people of all ages and backgrounds – has motivated others to work for change, and has resulted in progress and enlightenment in the community

Past Recipients of the Hannah G. Solomon Award

1976 Fannie Kahn*
1978 Elsa Hirsch*, Dorothy Jacobus*, Marguerite Marks*, Rosine Olff*
1979 Anita Marcus*
1980 Edna Cohen*
1982 Bette Miller, Janet Newberger*
1983 Lorraine Schein*
1984 Sylvia Benenson
1985 Pat Peiser, Jeanne Fagadau*, Emme Sue Frank*
1983 Sara Waldman*
1989 Gerry Beer*
1990 Hortense Sanger*
1991 Annette Strauss*
1992 Shirley Tobolowsky
1993 Katherine Bauer
1994 Joy Mankoff
1995 Brenda Brand
1997 Janice Sweet
1998 Ann Sikora*
1999 Marsha Fishman
2000 Phyllis Bernstein
2001 Beverly Tobian
2002 Madeline Unterberg
2004 Edna Flaxman*
2005 Julie Lowenberg
2006 Darrel Strelitz
2007 Joni Cohan
2008 Sharan and Lynn Goldstein
2009 Myra Fischel, Suzi Greenman
2010 Kathy Freeman
2011 Adlene Harrison
2012 Pauline Kress, Carmen Miller Michael*
2014 Jody Platt
2015 Marlene Cohen
2016 Cheryl Pollman

* deceased