Community leaders honored at meetingThe Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix's 57th annual meeting, set to begin with a kosher breakfast at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Arizona Biltmore hotel, will recognize individuals and organizations for their service to the Jewish community.Andi Minkoff will receive the federation's most prestigious award, the Medal of Honor, for her commitment to the community. Most recently, Minkoff served as co-chair of the 1998 Israel at 50 celebration. She is a past president of the federation, and has served in a similar capacity with the Brandeis University National Women's Committee and the Bureau of Jewish Education. She also served as vice president of Beth El Congregation. She is currently on the board of the Jewish Community Foundation, and has served the community in numerous other leadership positions. Randi Sherman will receive the Lee Amada Young Leadership Award, and Steve Hilton will receive the Sy Clark Young Leadership Award. Sherman and Hilton were chosen from the under-40 members of the community who have demonstrated exceptional leadership skills within the federation or its constituent agencies. Sherman is a board member of the federation's Women's Department, and is the current chairwoman of its Rosh Chodesh program. She is a member of the National Young Leadership Cabinet and an active and charter member of Jewish Women International's Judith Resnick Chapter, among other activities. Hilton is a member of the federation's executive committee and Young Leadership Cabinet. He has served as a member of the federation's finance committee and is a graduate of the federation's CLAL Leadership Program. He also is co-chairman of the Jewish Community Center Task Force. This year's Belle Latchman Community Service Award, which is given to a program sponsored by a Jewish organization that enhances the quality of life in the community, will be presented to the "A-maze-ing Jewish Family Affair," chaired by Beth Shapiro. The event was sponsored by the federation, with media support from the Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. It was made possible by a grant from the Steven Spielberg Righteous Person's Foundation. The family fair was a community-wide effort designed to reach out to Jewish families with children who wanted to become more familiar with the Greater Phoenix Jewish community, its resources and synagogues. More than 2,500 people of all ages attended the March 22 event. The main program of the annual meeting will begin at 10 a.m., following breakfast and a silent "cookie-jar" auction. For more information, call 274-1800, ext. 133. 
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