COJO Flatbush Honors Legislators, Israeli Diplomat, And More

This year’s award recipients were: Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D – Hempstead, Nassau County) – Distinguished Statesmanship Award; State Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D – West Brighton, Staten Island) – Distinguished Legislator Award; Assemblyman Lester Chang (R – Sunset Park, Brooklyn) – Distinguished Leadership Award; The Honorable Ofir Akunis, Consul General of Israel in New York – Distinguished Public Leadership Award; New York City Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse (D – Canarsie, Brooklyn) – Council Member of Distinction Award; David Shakovitsky – COJO Volunteer of the Year Award; Roni Shayfer, Valley Bank first vice-president and divisional head of Manhattan/Brooklyn – Excellence in Banking Award; Dr. Steven Rudolph, director of neurology and The Stroke Center at Mount Sinai Hospital in Brooklyn – Distinguished Medical Rofeh Award; and Michael Cohen, founder of the Mitzvah Man Foundation – Distinguished Chesed Award.

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