2026 AJC Community Service Award

**Jim and Meredith Friedman, and Kathy and Louis Claybon to be honored with
the 2026 American Jewish Committee (AJC) Community Service Award**.
Nearly 48 years ago, Justin Friedman received the American Jewish Committee’s
Human Rights Medallion in recognition of his dedication to building
understanding between Jewish and non-Jewish communities, his leadership as
President of the Cincinnati Chapter of AJC, and his involvement in numerous
organizations. Together, Justin and his wife, Frances, established a family
tradition of community service that has spanned generations.

Today, that legacy lives through his children, Jim and Meredith Friedman, and
Kathy and Louis Claybon, whose collective leadership and contributions to
Jewish life and the Greater Cincinnati community are being recognized with the
2026 AJC Community Service Award. Above all else, family is the guiding
principle for Meredith, Jim, Kathy, and Louis. They all grew up with large,
nurturing extended families that regularly celebrated life cycle and holiday
occasions together. They have passed that utmost respect for family
cohesiveness on to their children and now to their grandchildren with the hope
they will continue these sacred values for generations to follow.

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