BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ HOSTS ‘BRONX JEWISH HALL OF FAME’ CEREMONY

UsaNewsOnline.Com Desk, New York : On November 29, 2017, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and the Bronx Jewish Historical Initiative honored the Bronx Jewish Hall of Fame’s Class of 2017 at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, highlighting the rich and extraordinary history of the Jewish community of The Bronx.

The induction ceremony, emceed by 1010 WINS Radio’s Juliet Papa, honored former New York Yankee Ron Blomberg, former New York City Council Member June Eisland, playwright Miriam Hoffman, designer Joel Iskowitz, architect Daniel Liebeskind, Executive Vice President & CEO for the Jewish Community Relations Council Michael S. Miller, Bernstein Global Wealth Management’s Jeffrey Wiesenfeld and WPIX-TV anchor Marvin Scott for their contribution to the borough.

“The Bronx Jewish Hall of Fame showcases people who have made extraordinary contributions not just within their community but also throughout the world,” saidBronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. “I want to thank this year’s class, folks from all walks of life, be it in sports, finance, the arts, real estate or public service, for all that they have done for The Bronx and beyond.”

The Bronx Jewish Hall of Fame was established by the Bronx Jewish Historical Initiative–co-chaired by Howard Teich and Marti Michael–in 2015. It is intended to honor Jewish individuals from the Bronx in recognition of their Bronx heritage and their lifetime achievement, epitomizing what makes our community great.

(CAPTION 1: Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. (L) interviews Michael S. Miller (R); Executive VP and CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY); during the question-and-answer portion of the 2017 Bronx Jewish Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

CAPTION 2: Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. with the 2017 inductees to the Bronx Jewish Hall of Fame and the leadership of the Bronx Jewish Historical Initiative. Photo by Maurice Pinzon.) Press Release.