For the past 25 years the Flint Jewish Federation has utilized this event as a vehicle to recognize individuals in the Flint area who have displayed an exceptional commitment to community. As Michigans former senior United States Senator. Donald W. Riegle. Jr.. retired after three terms in the U.S. Senate. and ten years of service in the U.S. House of Representatives. Throughout his federal legislative career. Senator Riegle served as a champion of Soviet Jewry. In addition. he cosponsored major legislation pertaining to freedom of immigration issues and personally intervened with the leadership of the former Soviet Union on behalf of Jewish Refuseniks. This years award recipients. Debra GoldenSteinman.
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