AWARD-WINNING COUPLE: Longtime Studio City residents Marvin...

AWARD-WINNING COUPLE: Longtime Studio City residents Marvin and Shirley Selter will receive the “Red Yarmulka Humanitarian Award” from the Pacific Southwest Region of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs on Nov. 8.

Marvin Selter serves on the board of directors of both the University of Judaism and Sinai Temple in Los Angeles and was past president of Hollywood Temple Beth El. Shirley Selter is past president of both the Laurel chapter of B’nai B’rith Women and the University of Judaism Women. Together, they established the Selter Family Foundation in the late 1980s to provide scholarships to University of Judaism students who could not otherwise afford to attend.

One of their main goals has been to preserve and promote Jewish culture.

“I see there’s a definite denigration and erosion of the Jewish tradition,” said Marvin Selter, who is chairman of the board of National Staff Network, which handles personnel department duties for companies. “We need to show, especially the children, what Judaism is.”

The dinner awards ceremony falls on the 45th wedding anniversary of the Selters, who have three children and six grandchildren.

The event is planned for 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at Sinai Temple, 10400 Wilshire Blvd., in Los Angeles. Proceeds from the dinner will support the Tikvah program at Camp Ramah, which helps disabled children participate in mainstream activities at summer camp.

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JAZZ MUSIC: The Northridge United Methodist Church will host the seven-member Nightblooming Jazzmen at 10 a.m. Sunday. The Southern California-based jazz band will perform as part of the Sunday morning worship service. The church is at 9650 Reseda Blvd. The public is invited.

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SPEAKER: Robert Nelson, an astrophysicist with Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will discuss the implications of the November elections at upcoming Sunday morning services of the Sepulveda Unitarian-Universalist Society. Nelson, who was formerly co-chairman of the Southern California Federation of Scientists, will speak at 10:45 a.m. Nov. 8 at 9550 Haskell Ave. in North Hills.

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VETERANS SALUTE: Encino Community Church will salute the men and women who have served in the armed forces at a special service at 11 a.m. Nov. 8. Betty Jane Williams, retired lieutenant colonel who served as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II, will speak during the service. A reception will follow. All veterans in the church and the community are welcome to attend.

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JEWISH SCIENCE: The Society of Jewish Science will hold its monthly service from 11 a.m. to noon Nov. 8 in the community room of Security Pacific Bank, 14801 Ventura Blvd., in Sherman Oaks. The topic will be “How to Face Old Age.”

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