Annual Meeting:
2011 Annual Meeting
Date: Tuesday , October 18th
Where: Summit at First Hill • 1200 University St • Seattle, WA 98101
Time: 12 pm
The Washington State Jewish Historical Society will honor Emeritus and Board Members. Installation of officers and annual report. Light lunch will be served.
RSVP for this event by email or call 206–774–2277. RSVP is required if your name is not on the list, you wil not be admitted.
Congradulations to Meta Buttnick Award winner, Eugene Normand and Volunteer of the Year, Cindy Masin. Honor Eugene and/or Cindy with a tribute. Don't miss Hero's Making History on Dec 4th where we will honor Meta Buttnick Award winner, Eugene Normans and Nov 6th Taste and Treats of Food and Theater where we will honor Volunteer of the Year, Cindy Masin.
Each fall the WSJHS holds an Annual Meeting. This meeting is open to all members, the new board is elected, the Meta Buttnick Award is presented, and the Stan Tobin Lecture Series is presented.
Joyce Dickhaut was presented with the Meta Buttnick award at the 2010 Annual Meeting
Joyce Dickhaut was presented with the Meta Buttnick award at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the WSJHS. Joyce, a member since 2005, has served on the Board of Directors for 5 years. Her experience includes: Chair of the Nizkor Committee, Nizkor editor, and Secretary of the Society. Her work with Nizkor has enabled the Society to effectively and eloquently publicize its activities, share members’ stories and make note of the community’s significant events. As Secretary, Joyce has ensured that the Society has accurate and complete documentation of discussions and decisions of both the Executive Committee and of the Board. In both capacities Joyce’s work reflects her commitment to the community and to the Society.
The Meta Buttnick Award
The Meta Buttnick Award was established in 2002 to recognize exemplary volunteer service to the WSJHS. The first recipient of the award subsequently named in their honor was Meta Buttnick herself. Meta, Board member Emeritus served the Society in many ways: as WSJHS historian par excellence; as author of innumerable articles of historic interest published in the Society's Nizkor newsletter and as a staunch supporter of Society since its inception as the Jewish Archives.
Created by Dennis Warshal, this hand-wrought sculpture is formed from the Hebrew letters of the word “Nizkor” – let us remember. Presented to the WSJHS by Dennis on the occasion of his acceptance of the
Meta Buttnick Award in October of 2009, the sculpture will reside in turn with each winner of the Buttnick award. Dennis offered the sculpture to Meta for the first year of the new tradition, presenting it to her following the meeting, which she was not able to attend.
Meta Buttnick Award winners:
- 2011 Eugene Normand
- 2010 Joyce Dickhuat
- 2009 Dennis Warshal
- 2008 Mildred Rosenbaum and Jeanette Schrieber
- 2007 Doris and Ernest Stiefel
- 2006 Herb Lipman
- 2005 Rabbi Mirel
- 2004 Lilly DeJaen
- 2003 Erika Michael
- 2002 Meta Buttnick
The Stan Tobin Lecture Series at the Annual Meeting
The Stan Tobin Lecture Series was started in 2010. The Tobin Series was established to honor the memory of Stan Tobin, z”l, a generous supporter and dedicated leader of the Society, to bring noted speakers to the Seattle area to share their research about the history of Jews in communities around the world. Stan’s life, and his bequest, reminds us all that historic preservation is vital in a society that risks losing sight of the past as it hurtles ever faster toward the future.
- 2011 Hero's Making History, honoring Jewish Veterans
- 2010 Dr. Ellen Eisenberg, Topic: Jews of the Pacific Coast
