Join your community at the Sylvia Weisz Women's Philanthropy 2025 El Caballero Country Club Women’s Luncheon on Thursday, September 18th. Our guest speaker will be Georgia Hunter, author of the bestselling novel We Were the Lucky Ones.

This year, we are celebrating each of the 26 inspiring women who have received the Golda Award since its creation in 1985.

Registration for this event is now closed. If you would like to attend, please contact Lauren Shorten at (323) 761-8306 or LShorten@JewishLA.org. 

 

 

We look forward to seeing you on September 18th!

Warmly,

Arlene Bloom and Claire Marks
El Caballero Country Club Luncheon Committee Co-Chairs

Georgia Capo, Susan Krane, Carole Lazar, Allison Martini, Karmi Monsher, and Judy Nussenblatt
El Caballero Country Club Luncheon Committee

Nancy Lushing Greenstein
Sylvia Weisz Women's Philanthropy Vice Chair

Kathi Mangel and Lauren Schiff
Sylvia Weisz Women's Philanthropy Co-Chairs

Paying Tribute to Past Golda Award Recipients

Laura Ozer — 2024
Carin Freeman — 2023
Karmi Monsher — 2022
Amy Masor — 2020
Georgia Capo — 2018
Fae Lipeles — 2017
Karen Getelman — 2016
Toby Koppekin — 2014
Jill Namm — 2013
Alison Diamond — 2012
Janie Zimmer — 2011
Shirley Satin^z”l — 2010
Gerri Hinkes — 2008
Nancy Norris — 2006
Jackie Ezra — 2005
Susan Frydrych — 2004
Bonnie Neinstein — 2002
Claire Marks — 1999
Marlene Solomon^z”l — 1997
Carolyn Gold Mintz^z”l — 1995
Eunice Kerman — 1992
Muriel Green — 1989
Florence Port^z”l — 1988
Joan Praver^z”l — 1987
Helen Glick^z”l — 1986
Shirley Hornick^z”l — 1985

 

Georgia Hunter is the author of We Were the Lucky Ones, inspired by a family reunion in 2000 that opened her eyes to the astounding, untold wartime stories of her grandfather — a Polish Jew — and his family. In 2008, she set off to research and record this piece of her Jewish ancestry, and a decade later, We Were the Lucky Ones was born. The book has been published in 16 languages, has landed in the hands of over 1 million readers, and was recently adapted into a Hulu series.

One Good Thing (March 2025) is Georgia’s second novel. Told from the perspective of a young woman forced to trust her inner strength as she navigates a world turned upside-down, One Good Thing is a coming-of-age story of friendship and motherhood, romance and survival.

Georgia’s personal essays and photos have been featured in places like the New York Times Book Review, “Why We Travel,” travelgirl magazine, and on Equitrekking.com. She is also a freelance copywriter in the world of adventure travel, crafting materials for outfitters such as Austin Adventures and The Explorer’s Passage

 

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