Masha Leon
By Masha Leon
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The Schmooze Abe Foxman’s Farewell Address to the Hidden Children
“We, the children of the Holocaust, are now the last survivors to commemorate a world that is no more,” ADL Hidden Child Foundation Vice President Rachelle Grossman told the 150 survivors — many who had been hidden children — at the April 15 Yom Hashoah commemoration held at ADL headquarters. “We rejoice and take great pride in…
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The Schmooze Lawrence Benenson Gets Rockefeller Award From Purchase College
When philanthropist extraordinaire Lawrence Benenson — an honoree at Purchase College State University of New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Award for Creativity Dinner-at the New York Historical Society — was invited to the dais he alluded to “Comedian Red Buttons, who used to talk about the people who never got a dinner. When the nice people at…
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The Schmooze Josh Tyrangiel Honored by JCRC
Launching JCRC’s 2015 Gala dinner at The Pierre, emcee Dari Alexander, Fox 5 News Anchor, touted the Jewish Community Relations Council as most successful “in developing meaningful relationships between our cities’ ethnic and religious communities — bringing together Jews and non-Jews who care about our city and the State of Israel.” Following greetings by Alisa Doctoroff,…
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The Schmooze Neurosurgeon Henry Brem Honored At Castle Connolly Dinner
Among the outstanding physicians honored at the March 23 Castle Connolly Top Doctors 10th Anniversary Awards dinner at The Pierre was Dr. Henry Brem, a son of Holocaust survivors, whose roster of titles and credentials includes Director, Department of Neurosurgery, Director, Hunterian Neurosurgical Research Laboratory–Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore, Md.). John J. Connolly…
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The Schmooze Dr. Ruth in Harmony With HaZamir International Jewish Choir
The HaZamir International Jewish High School Choir March 22nd Performance program at its 22nd Anniversary concert at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall was a melding of new and old, innovative and traditional, contemporary and heymish. “How thrilling it is to have 350 Jewish teenagers (plus 50 alumni)! from America and Israel solidifying their relationship with…
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The Schmooze Jean Shafiroff Hosts Surgeons of Hope Gala Kickoff Party
Were one to dub someone “Philanthropist -on-the -go”, it would have to be Jean Shafiroff who has been honored by and supports a wide range of charitable enterprises. The most recent was the “kick off” reception for the upcoming May 1 Surgeons of Hope Gala Dinner that she and husband Martin Shafiroff hosted at their…
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The Schmooze Abraham Lincoln: Champion of Jews as Americans
It was an elbow-to-elbow noshing crush at the March 19 preview reception of the New-York Historical Society’s exhibition: “With Firmness in the Right: Lincoln and the Jews” which was inspired by the publication of “Lincoln and Jews: A History” (Thomas Dunne Books) by Jonathan D. Sarna (dubbed by the Forward in 2004 as one of…
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The Schmooze Joel Grey Goes ‘Cabaret’ at Eight Over Eighty Gala
As you left the March 11 “Eight Over Eighty “ Jewish Home LifeCare Gala you had a smile on your face and a spring in your walk and the word “aging” had a new resonance. Welcoming the 450 guests at the Mandarin Oriental, Audrey Weiner, president and CEO, Jewish Home Lifecare, said: “By celebrating octogenarians…
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