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“If you need something done, ask a busy person!” This is how Alan Cohn became one of the busiest leaders in the Jewish community. “I just can’t say no.” As a Jewish Federation of Broward County board member for five years, and Jewish Family Service (JFS) president for three years, and president of Orloff Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) for two years during the same time he was president of Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El in Plantation, there is little doubt of Alan’s tremendous commitment to South Florida’s Jewish community.

“I really love shabbos,” admits Bernie Friedman, Florida’s Super Lawyer. “There is nothing more relaxing or enjoyable, being with my family, turning the world off, and recharging for the week ahead.” It might not seem like Bernie Friedman ever slows down for anything; he was recognized as a “Power Broker of Broward County” by the Sun-Sentinel, and “King of the City Hall” by The Miami Herald. His success in the professional legal arena is matched by his success in the Jewish Leadership community. Serving as the president of the David Posnack Jewish Community Center during the building campaign to bring the Jewish Federation of Broward County to the Davie campus is an accomplishment that gives him extreme satisfaction. “My colleagues and my family would joke that I was working full time for the Federation, but they knew it was a labor of love.”

Son of Holocaust survivors and a Canadian native, this South Florida attorney grew up with a strong background and knowledge of challenges facing the Jewish people. Gerry Greenspoon found that he loved the South Florida area after he graduated from Nova Law School and has made Hollywood his home for the past 35 years.

Growing up in Canada

Gerald (Gerry) Greenspoon grew up with the knowledge of the challenges facing Jews all over the world. His parents, Holocaust survivors from Poland settled in Canada after the war and made sure they gave both of their children strong Jewish educations. Gerry and his sister attended Jewish day school and were part of the Conservative Jewish community in Montreal. They learned English, French, Yiddish and Hebrew and were active in the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization.

Michael Moskowitz is a Brooklyn boy who was inspired by JFK in the early 60’s and became a political leader in South Florida, and a fighter for the Jewish community. He has a hard time saying “no” to important causes and a different way of looking at the world.

“I look at what needs to be done now and get busy to improve whatever I can,” he explains. “I do what I do to improve my family, my country, and my Jewish community. Everything counts, whether it’s a vote, a dollar or an hour of time.”