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Jewish Heritage Celebration at City Hall |
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Tuesday, September 10, 2002 |
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by Tsu Tsu Stanton |
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Photos: Steve Mack |
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| City Comptroller, William C. Thompson, Jr. hosted a celebration recognizing Jewish Heritage and honoring a most distinguished group of leaders in the Jewish Community. |
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On this special night at City Hall, Thompson, suffering from "the common cold" could have used a bowl of chicken soup as was suggested by one of his guests. |
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William C. Thompson, Jr., NYC Comptroller
with Lenke Keller, Holocaust Survivor
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But the warmth in the room was overwhelming as the Comptroller presented an impressive who's who of Honorees with awards. |
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Dawn Littlejohn
Deputy Director, Office of Community Relations
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Alvin Bridgewater,
Associate Director, Office of Community Relations
Tsu Tsu Stanton
and Dennis Dannell, Jr., Actor |
| Recipients included, Morris Bailey, Debby Hirshman, Howard Jonas, Rabbi Dr, Alvin Kass, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Chanina Sperlin, Hon. Merryl H. Tisch, The Moses and Aaron Foundation.
The evening was filled with music performed by Composer and Lyricist
Shloime Dachs, Vocalist Ira Heller. Throughout the evening, you
couldn't help but appreciate the numerous contributions to the city
made by the Jewish community and the praise the Jewish leaders had for
their host. |
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At one point, the tables were turned when Thompson was
presented with an award at his own event! As the evening wrapped up, praise turned into suggestions that Thompson remain in city government as a valuable asset to the communities he serves. Special recognition goes to Dawn Littlejohn who works tirelessly behind the scenes, in front of the scenes and at the scene to insure this and all community relations events happen without a hitch.
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Tsu Tsu Stanton, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik and Dennis Dannell, Jr. |
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Tsu Tsu Stanton with
NYC Comptroller
William C. Thompson, Jr. |
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