Commander David J. Kalish Wins Humanitarian Award

LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, January 27, 2000
Commander David J. Kalish Wins Humanitarian Award

On Friday, December 3, 1999, at 8:00 am, Commander David J. Kalish, Commanding Officer of LAPD Community Affairs Group, received the Sheriff Sherman Block Maccabean Award of Honor. It was presented by the Honorable Mrs. Sherman Block at services celebrating the first night of Hanukkah at the Adot Shalom Temple. Commander Kalish was chosen to receive this Humanitarian Award because of his active involvement in a myriad of community organizations. Commander Kalish is described as, "an individual who proactively builds social capital among the various communities comprising the City of Los Angeles."

For further details regarding the services or the Sherman Block Maccabean Award of Honor, please contact Steve Ellerman of The Creative Arts Temple at 818-777-1768, or the Los Angeles Police Department Media relations Section at 213-485-3586.

For Release 3:40 pm PST
January 27, 2000