Masha Leon
By Masha Leon
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The Schmooze Auschwitz Survivor Roman Kent Honored by Germany
Witnessing Germany’s Consul General in New York, Busso von Alvensleben, pin the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on Holocaust survivor Roman Kent, I thought back to the first time I met businessman philanthropist Kent. It was at the November 11, 1984 Inaugural Dinner of the Holocaust Survivors…
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The Schmooze Frankie Valli, Paul Williams at Caron Gala
Caron New York 20th Annual Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street was launched by NYU’s “Ani v’Ata” Jewish acapella group. There was a serving of laughter courtesy of comedian Stewie Stone, vice-president of NYC Friars Club and self-described “recovering alcoholic” as was Paul Williams president and CEO ASCAP and the award presenter to the evening’s honoree…
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The Schmooze Maya Angelou and Me
I first met Maya Angelou, who died on Wednesday May 27, in June, 1990 at the American Booksellers Convention at a press conference held at Washington’s Shoreham Hotel at which the towering Angelou got a roaring standing ovation from the press corp. The former dancer and actor, author, civil rights activist, poet and academic charmed,…
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The Schmooze Chris Christie and Sean Penn Honored at Jewish Values Gala
The Second Annual Champions of Jewish Values International Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street boasted enough names to fuel half a dozen galas. Dubbing the roster of guests “A motley collection of distinguished opposites,” Champions founder Rabbi Shmuley Boteach led off with N.J. Governor Chris Christie, Texas Governor Rick Perry (who shared a table with…
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The Schmooze ‘Good Wife’ Star Christine Baranski Praises Einstein Docs
“There’s nothing she can’t do and no medium she doesn’t shine in,” said Andrea Stark luncheon co-chair at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University Women’s Division’s 60th Spirit of Achievement Annual Luncheon at The Plaza. The ladies in the ballroom looked as if they had just stepped off a runway and the…
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The Schmooze Philanthropist Lily Safra Honored by Museum of Jewish Heritage
The Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust’s 18th Annual Heritage Dinner — held on site — was an evening-long effusive “thank you” to philanthropist extraordinaire, Lily Safra whom museum CEO “David Marwell” credited with “infusing the museum with financial oxygen.” Looking out at the guests in the museum’s Edmond Safra Hall,…
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The Schmooze My Kutsher’s Memories
From the 1970s to my [last] stay at Kutsher’s in 1997, I remember it as a heymish Shangri-La — starting with the check-in welcome by owner Helen Kutsher. A post-breakfast line-dance workout, then – trying to avoid the droppings of the resident Canadian geese on the lawn — a solo rowing session in a boat…
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The Schmooze About Jews — In Cardinal O’Connor’s Own Words
The revelation that John Cardinal O’Connor’s mother was Jewish (she converted to Catholicism) made me reach back to the many Jewish-focused addresses by the Cardinal at events at which he was either an honoree or keynote speaker. What struck me were the Cardinal’s passionate directives to his Jewish audiences. A sampling: At the April 1997…
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