LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the Jewish Community Relations Council
of New York upon the occasion of its Gala Dinner on April 27, 2010

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality and character of life in the communities across New York State
are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of organizations
and individuals who devote themselves to the welfare of the community
and its citizenry; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend
the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York upon the occasion of
its Gala Dinner to be held on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at The Pierre in
New York City; and
WHEREAS, As the Jewish Community Relations Council celebrates its
tradition of bridging communities and their needs at its Gala Dinner, it
will honor Bennett W. Golub, Ph.D., of BlackRock, with its Continuing
Legacy Award; Jeffrey E. Levine and Benjamin J. Levine, of Levine Build-
ers and Douglaston Development, will receive the Generation to Gener-
ation Award; and H. Mitsy Wilson, of the News Corporation, is the recip-
ient of the Corporate Diversity Award; and
WHEREAS, Outside Israel, New York is home to the largest Jewish popu-
lation in the world; from the boroughs of New York City to the communi-
ties of the far-reaching New York Metropolitan Area, the Jewish communi-
ty embraces a rich mix of populations, each with its own interests and
concerns; and
WHEREAS, The Jewish Community Relations Council, comprised of 60
Jewish organizations, from local chapters of national civic, communal,
educational, and religious agencies to neighborhood-based community
councils, has, through decades of constructive involvement, represented
these interests with action and effective programming; and
WHEREAS, The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY),
founded in 1976, serves as the central coordinating and resource body
for the Jewish community in the Metropolitan New York area in the commu-
nity relations field and continues to work to meet the growing demands
placed upon it as an active force in New York civic and communal life;
and
WHEREAS, The JCRC-NY operates as a coordinating body with its member
organizations to foster joint and cooperative action among its members
to promote equality of opportunity and full civil rights and civil
liberties for Jewish and all other racial, religious and ethnic groups
in New York; encourage amicable relationships and mutual understanding
and respect among the various groups in New York; and help create and
maintain conditions that are conducive to encouraging the continuity and
vitality of Jewish living in a pluralistic society; and
WHEREAS, It also works to protect and strengthen the rights and inter-
ests of the Jewish community in New York; combat anti-Semitism and every
other form of racism or group prejudice; develop an intelligent and
effective public opinion within and outside the Jewish community on
Jewish community relations issues, problems, concerns and commitments;
and to provide for Jewish communal leadership to exchange views with key
local, national and global public officials and opinion molders; and
WHEREAS, Central to the focus of the JCRC-NY are matters of concern to
the Jewish community in the New York metropolitan area, including local
matters, regional and national issues, and community relations activ-
ities related to Israel and other international Jewish concerns; and
WHEREAS, As a representative organization of New York's diverse Jewish
community, the agenda of the JCRC-NY is comprised of Jewish activities,

issues, and programs reflecting the concerns, needs and aspirations of
the community; local, national and international events, the concerns of
its member organizations, and directives from national organizations,
help shape its priorities; and
WHEREAS, For the past three decades, JCRC-NY has been proud to be the
voice of the Metropolitan New York's Jewish community, representing the
Jewish community to governmental officials, other ethnic and religious
communities, as well as the news media, and has also initiated local
community coalitions focusing on health services and special needs of
the aging, emigres, and youth; and
WHEREAS, Applauding the strength of its commitment and the benefit of
its service, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to extend its
highest commendation to the Jewish Community Relations Council of New
York upon the occasion of its 2010 Gala Dinner as it honors its noble
history and plans with vision and purpose for the challenges of the
future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York upon the
occasion of its Gala Dinner on April 27, 2010; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York and to the
honorees of the evening.