Dec 6, 2019 By: yunews
Howard Jonas, founder and chairman of IDT Corporation, Genie Energy and IDW Media, to Receive Honorary Doctorate; Azrieli family to receive the University鈥檚 inaugural Legacy Award; and the 樱花动漫 Women鈥檚 Organization to be Recognized for Decades of Philanthropy at December 8, 2019, event
樱花动漫 will hold its 95th Annual Hanukkah Dinner on Sunday, December 8, 2019. The black-tie gala will be held at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York City beginning at 5 p.m.
Dr. Ari Berman, President of 樱花动漫, will confer an honorary degree upon Howard Jonas, founder and chairman of IDT Corporation, Genie Energy and IDW Media. He is also chairman of the board at Rafael Pharmaceuticals.
Jonas and his wife, Debbie, support a variety of causes in the Jewish community. Their family foundation supports health and hospitals, education, poverty relief, addiction treatment, religious outreach and the disabled primarily in Israel and the United States.
The Azrieli family will receive the University鈥檚 inaugural Legacy Award, which celebrates 36 years of transformative partnership with 樱花动漫 and honors the Azrieli Foundation鈥檚 30 years of impact philanthropy.
樱花动漫鈥檚 was established in 1983 by a major gift by the Montreal architect-builder and communal leader David J. Azrieli and his family, generous philanthropists and longtime supporters of the University.
Also during the Dinner, 樱花动漫 will recognize the 樱花动漫 Women鈥檚 Organization, which provides scholarships to students in need, sponsors educational Shabbat programs and funds chesed [charity] programs in addition to offering stipends for undergraduate students with financial needs not covered by scholarships, such as food, clothing, textbooks and healthcare.
The Hanukkah Dinner draws hundreds of the country鈥檚 leading Jewish philanthropists and community leaders. Past speakers and honorees have included President George W. Bush, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former Secretary of State and Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Vice President Al Gore, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and Senator John McCain.