Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and the Brooklyn Jewish Heritage Committee hosted the annual Brooklyn Jewish Heritage Night Salute to Israel ceremony and reception at Brooklyn Borough Hall.
Winners of an essay, poetry and playwriting contest for high school and yeshiva students were announced, and special presentations were made to this year’s event honorees: Justice Bruce M. Balter, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County; Olga Lipschitz, CEO, Cobble Hill Health Center; Ella J. Weiss, president, Brooklyn Arts Council; Michael Weiss, executive director, MetroTech Business Improvement District; and Human Care Services for Families and Children, Inc., Esther Lustig, executive director.
