Burbank Woman Honored for Heroism
A Burbank woman who rescued a teen-ager who was being attacked by a group of youths more than two years ago was among 14 people recognized for heroism Thursday by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission.
The commission honored Judith H. Jonas, 44, who forced her way into a group of youths beating and kicking a 16-year-old boy on April 19, 1989. She injured her back while stopping the attack.
Each Carnegie hero, or their survivors, receives $2,500, a certificate and a medal.
The commission has honored 7,589 people in the United States and Canada since its founding in 1904 by Pittsburgh industrialist Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie heroes are recognized for trying to save the lives of others while risking their own.
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