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BP MARKOWITZ HONORS CREATIVE STUDENTS, SPECIAL GUESTS AT BROOKLYN JEWISH HERITAGE NIGHT SALUTE TO ISRAEL |
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In photo 2: Abigail Gomez, New Utrecht High School; Abigail Garcia, New Utrecht High School; Mamuna Faizi, New Utrecht High School; BP Markowitz; Stan Shamayev, Leon Goldstein High School for the Sciences; Devory Borlam, Shulamith High School for Girls |
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Photographs by Kathryn Kirk
In photo 1: Judith Shapiro, co-chair, Brooklyn Jewish Heritage Committee; Steve Cohn, co-chair, Brooklyn Jewish Heritage Committee; Esther Lustig, executive director, Human Care Services for Families and Children, Inc.; BP Markowitz; Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice-chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations; Justice Bruce Balter, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County; Ella J. Weiss, president, Brooklyn Arts Council; Michael Weiss, executive director, MetroTech Business Improvement District; Olga Lipschitz, CEO, Cobble Hill Health Center
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On Wednesday, April 29, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and the Brooklyn Jewish Heritage Committee hosted the annual Brooklyn Jewish Heritage Night Salute to Israel ceremony and reception at Brooklyn Borough Hall.
Winners of an essay, poetry and playwriting contest for high school and yeshiva students were announced, and special presentations were made to this year’s event honorees: Justice Bruce M. Balter, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County; Olga Lipschitz, CEO, Cobble Hill Health Center; Ella J. Weiss, president, Brooklyn Arts Council; Michael Weiss, executive director, MetroTech Business Improvement District; and Human Care Services for Families and Children, Inc., Esther Lustig, executive director.
Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice-chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, delivered the keynote address. The evening also featured children performing special musical selections and an exhibition of paintings in recognition of Jewish Heritage Month in the Community Room.
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