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Algemeiner’s third annual ‘Jewish 100′ List
Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein again made it on the Third annual ‘Jewish 100′ list of the top people “positively influencing Jewish life” list. The plush event was held on Monday night in New York (Tuesday in SA). The star-studded gala was held in in New York City and honorees in attendance included Britain’s Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove, News Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch and famed philosopher and humanitarian Bernard-Henri Lévy.
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The event, held at Gotham Hall on Broadway, in New York was attended by some 600 people. Both Gove and Lévy received The Algemeiner‘s prestigious Warrior for Truth Award and the paper’s Voice for Humanity Award was presented to actress Tovah Feldshuh.
The 2016 Algemeiner Honoree was philanthropist Jeffrey H Rosen, owner of Israel’s Maccabi Haifa basketball team.
Other notable attendees included Murdoch’s new wife, model and actress Jerry Hall; news personality Charlie Rose; Israel’s consul-general in New York, Ido Aharoni – who delivered welcome remarks on behalf of the State of Israel; long-time New Republic Editor Marty Peretz; French Ambassador to the United Nations François Delattre; artist Ron Agam; and renowned legal scholar Alan Dershowitz, among a number of community and industry leaders.
A complete story and a list of the 100 – as well as remarks from the Chief Rabbi to follow – stay tuned to www.sajr.co.za
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