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The closing date for nominations is June 26. All nominations can be mailed to nominations@SAJewishReport.co.za
The annual fundraiser culminates with a gala banquet which is, without question, the highlight of the Jewish Johannesburg social calendar. The glittering dinner honours members of South African Jewry who have excelled in business and the humanities.
Nominations are open to the public and all nominations should be sent via e-mail to nominations@SAJewishReport.co.za – see more on www.sajr.co.za/achievers – and anyone can nominate anyone for any of the awards.
The judging, especially in the audited business categories, has been described by many top financial people in the know, as the most rigorous and credible business awards process in the country.
NOMINATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE:
The Absa Business and Entrepreneurial awards are judged by a panel of independent business people, financial journalists, stockbrokers and Absa representatives, who interview all of the candidates. The results are all audited by PKF accountants.
In 2014, 2013 winners, Creative Counsel, sponsored a new award: The Creative Counsel Young Jewish Entrepreneur Award, which recognises entrepreneurship in young Jews aged 30 or younger. The Creative Council Young Entrepreneurs award winner in 2014 was awarded to Nadav Ossendryver.
The black-tie awards evening is replete with music, comedy and a sparkling array of the whose-who of South African Jewry. There is no other event in the social calendar which attracts as many high profile individuals as the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards.
Past winners read like a who’s-who and include the likes of: Brian Joffe (Bidvest), Adrian Gore (Discovery), Raymond Ackerman (Pick n Pay), Asher Bohbot (EOH), Alec Wapnick (Octodec), Gill Marcus (Reserve Bank), Brett Levy (Blue Label), Steven Joffe (Gold Reef City), Philip Krawitz (Cape Union Mart), William Kirsh (Primedia), Herschel Mayers (Discovery Life), Sean Melnick (Peregrine), Abe and Solly Krok (Krok Brothers), John Copelyn (HCI), Arthur Gillis (Protea Hotels), Jeff Zidel (Resilient Properties), William Kentridge (Artist), Danny K & Kabelo (Shout Campaign), Phillip Tobias (Paleoanthropologist), Ina Perlman (Operation Hunger), Johnny Clegg (Musician) Dr Ali Bacher (Cricket Administrator) and Pieter-Dirk Uys (Comedian and Satirist).
In the past the awards have also honoured both President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu for their contribution to South Africa.
The poster for the launch of the 2015 Awards