VIP New Faces: Rebecca Saltzman

March, 1986, this reporter interviewed Gary and Judy Saltzman who were presidents, respectively of B’nai B’rith Denver Lodge 171 and B’nai B’rith Women of Metro Denver. They were the first couple to hold that distinction since Judge Saul and Rose Pinchick in 1951. The interview was held over lunch, and squirming in a high chair was the Saltzman’s two-year-old daughter Rebecca.  Fast forward three decades. Gary Saltzman has just finished his three-year run as president of B’nai B’rith International (BBI). B’nai B’rith Denver is now co-ed, and Rebecca, 35, has become a B’nai B’rith leader. Just this week she was elected senior vice president of BBI.  Rebecca began with B’nai B’rith’s previous programs, Teen Connection, BBYO and Hillel, before joining the Denver Lodge, serving on […]

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