Eileen Samuels, Andrew Perlman, and David Gerzof Richard to be honored by the Vilna Shul on May 1

The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture, will honor Eileen Samuels, Andrew Perlman, and David Gerzof Richard at its annual spring benefit event, "Creating Community," on Sunday, May 1 at 5:30PM in its historic building on Beacon Hill. The Vilna, a vibrant Jewish cultural center housed within the only remaining immigrant-era synagogue building that remains in Boston, will present Samuels, a long-time Vilna Board Member, with its Visionary Leadership Award, with Perlman and Gerzof receiving the organization's Legacy Award on behalf of their co-founding the Vilna's Young Leadership lay-lead, spiritual programming arm, Havurah on the Hill (which is celebrating its 13th anniversary).

Event Co-Chairs are Maxine Goldberg and Rebecca Kotkin. Honorary Co-Chairs are Robert Beal and Mark Atkins. Dinner, drinks, live jazz, sumptuous dessert, and an exciting auction will be enjoyed. Tickets are $250 per person. $5 validated parking at 165 Cambridge Street, Charles River Plaza Garage. To learn more and sign up, please visit www.vilnashul.org.