Sharon Riche

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Sharon Riche, a life member of Hadassah, serves on the board of B’Yachad Hadassah of Southern California (HSC) as VP of Social Media, and is a member of the Hadassah Writers' Circle. Previously, she served as programming chair for B’Yachad Hadassah. Sharon is a second- generation Holocaust Survivor and founder of the Los Angeles Parentless Parents Support Group. For the past several years, Sharon has searched for Holocaust survivors to share their experiences at her chapter's annual Hadassah Holocaust Remembrance events. Sharon is a second generation speaker for the Museum of Tolerance Witness to Truth series and also does educational presentations at the Holocaust Museum of Los Angeles as a Descendent of Remembrance Speaker. She is a member of Shoah Legacy Writers, an organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of Holocaust survivors through their children's voices. Sharon is a contributor in various Second-Generation Holocaust Survivor Groups and an honorary member of several Children of Holocaust survivor organizations. Losing her mother to breast cancer has led Sharon to become passionately active in organizations such as Hadassah whose mandate includes finding a cure for breast cancer. As a UCLA Alumnus, Sharon ardently participates in evaluating, reading and scoring UCLA merit scholarship applications of incoming UCLA freshmen. Sharon is the author of three published books: "Just One More Day," "Tear Stained Pages" and "Through the Eye of Love." She is a recipient of the 2023 President's Gold Volunteer Service Award which is issued by President's Council on Service and Civic Participation to recognize outstanding volunteer champions who have contributed 500 or more volunteer hours in a calendar year. In addition to being an author, Sharon is a Citigold / Private Client Advocate in the Personal Banking and Wealth Management Operations sector for Citibank. Sharon resides in Southern California and enjoys playing mahjong, fitness, hiking and traveling with her husband and three adult children. She is currently writing her fourth book.