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2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductees

Dr. Richard Haass with short, light brown hair, wearing a dark suit jacket, white dress shirt, and a dark tie. The 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee is smiling and posed against a solid, dark blue background.

Dr. Richard Haass

Dr. Richard Haass with short, light brown hair, wearing a dark suit jacket, white dress shirt, and a dark tie. The 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee is smiling and posed against a solid, dark blue background.
Bill Ritter with short, curly gray hair wearing a purple patterned tie, matching pocket square, and a dark suit against a plain background. The 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee exudes confidence and elegance in his formal attire.

Bill Ritter

Bill Ritter with short, curly gray hair wearing a purple patterned tie, matching pocket square, and a dark suit against a plain background. The 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee exudes confidence and elegance in his formal attire.
Cheryl Fishbein with blond hair, wearing a bright red jacket and a beaded necklace, is smiling. She is sitting in a warmly lit room with wall art in the background. The 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee exudes warmth and charm.

Cheryl Fishbein

Cheryl Fishbein with blond hair, wearing a bright red jacket and a beaded necklace, is smiling. She is sitting in a warmly lit room with wall art in the background. The 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee exudes warmth and charm.
Debra Messing with long, straight auburn hair is captured in a close-up shot. As a 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee, she has light makeup focused on her eyes and pink lipstick. She looks slightly to her left with a neutral expression, set against a blurred, soft blue background.

Debra Messing

Debra Messing with long, straight auburn hair is captured in a close-up shot. As a 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee, she has light makeup focused on her eyes and pink lipstick. She looks slightly to her left with a neutral expression, set against a blurred, soft blue background.
Dr. Irwin Redlener with gray hair and glasses is smiling, wearing a dark suit, a white shirt, and a blue tie. As a 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee, he stands proudly in front of a backdrop with colorful sunburst designs.

Dr. Irwin Redlener

Dr. Irwin Redlener with gray hair and glasses is smiling, wearing a dark suit, a white shirt, and a blue tie. As a 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee, he stands proudly in front of a backdrop with colorful sunburst designs.
Harold Holzer with a bald head and white beard smiles at the camera. He is wearing a navy blue suit, white shirt, and light blue tie. The background is dark and out of focus, highlighting his distinguished presence as a 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee.

Harold Holzer

Harold Holzer with a bald head and white beard smiles at the camera. He is wearing a navy blue suit, white shirt, and light blue tie. The background is dark and out of focus, highlighting his distinguished presence as a 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee.
Portrait of Kent Swig with short light brown hair and a beard, wearing a dark pinstripe suit, a light pink checkered dress shirt, and a purple striped tie. The background is black, and he is smiling slightly while looking directly at the camera—a 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame inductee.

Kent Swig

Portrait of Kent Swig with short light brown hair and a beard, wearing a dark pinstripe suit, a light pink checkered dress shirt, and a purple striped tie. The background is black, and he is smiling slightly while looking directly at the camera—a 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame inductee.
Patti Askwith Kenner with long, wavy, gray hair smiles softly. She is wearing pearl earrings and a colorful scarf with gold, pink, and black patterns draped over a dark jacket and white blouse. This 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee stands against a plain white background.

Patti Askwith Kenner

Patti Askwith Kenner with long, wavy, gray hair smiles softly. She is wearing pearl earrings and a colorful scarf with gold, pink, and black patterns draped over a dark jacket and white blouse. This 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee stands against a plain white background.
A middle-aged man with short, gray hair and a beard is wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie. He is looking slightly to the side, with a neutral expression on his face. The background is softly blurred, drawing focus to his face—an image befitting a 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee.

Rabbi Marc Angel

A middle-aged man with short, gray hair and a beard is wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie. He is looking slightly to the side, with a neutral expression on his face. The background is softly blurred, drawing focus to his face—an image befitting a 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee.
A man with short white hair and a white beard is wearing glasses, a dark suit, a light blue dress shirt, and a striped tie. He appears to be speaking or addressing an audience as the 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee. The background is a soft, warm color.

Richard Gottfried

A man with short white hair and a white beard is wearing glasses, a dark suit, a light blue dress shirt, and a striped tie. He appears to be speaking or addressing an audience as the 2023 Manhattan Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee. The background is a soft, warm color.

2023 Inductees

Dr. Richard Haass

Dr. Richard Haass, a veteran diplomat, respected scholar, and proven leader, is in his twentieth year as president of the Council on Foreign Relations. He previously served in the State Department under Presidents George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, at the White House under George H.W. Bush, and the Pentagon during the Carter administration. He was […]
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Richard Gottfried

Richard N. Gottfried was first elected to the Assembly in 1970 at 23, while in law school, and retired at the end of 2022, serving 52 years – the longest-serving member of the Legislature in New York State history..  He had chaired the New York State Assembly Committee on Health since 1987.  He was a […]
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Rabbi Marc Angel

Rabbi Marc D. Angel is Founder and Director of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals (jewishideas.org), fostering an intellectually vibrant, compassionate and inclusive Orthodox Judaism. He is Rabbi Emeritus of the historic Congregation Shearith Israel, the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of New York City (founded 1654), where he began serving in 1969. Born and […]
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Patti Askwith Kenner

Patti Askwith Kenner was born in New York City and grew up in Harrison, New York. She graduated with a degree in French from Carnegie Mellon University and received her Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education from Columbia University Teachers College. Following 10 years of teaching in Harlem, she joined her father at Campus Coach […]
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Kent Swig

Kent M. Swig is an owner of several real estate operating companies as well as commercial and residential real estate properties throughout the United States. His holdings and titles include the following: Swig Equities, LLC Mr. Swig is President of Swig Equities, LLC, an investment and development firm focusing on the acquisition and development of […]
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Harold Holzer

Harold Holzer is the Jonathan F. Fanton Director of The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City, a post he assumed in 2015 after 23 years as senior vice president of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He also served for six years as chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, […]
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Dr. Irwin Redlener

Irwin Redlener, M.D., is Senior Research Scholar and founding director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. He is also a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In 1987. along with singer Paul Simon and Karen Redlener, Dr Redlener is co-founder of The Children’s Health […]
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Debra Messing

Debra Messing is an Emmy Award-winning actress, producer, and social justice & human rights advocate. She is best known for her Emmy & SAG Award-winning role as “Grace Adler” on NBC’s Emmy Award-winning comedy series “Will & Grace,” and starred in “The Mysteries of Laura,” and “SMASH,” both on NBC. Notable film credits include the […]
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Cheryl Fishbein

Cheryl Fishbein has a long history of voluntary leadership involvements. She currently serves as Chair of the Board of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY) after having served as its President from 2019 to 2022.  Cheryl is past Chair of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) and served on the Executive […]
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Bill Ritter

Bill Ritter started at Eyewitness News in June, 1998, anchoring weekends while working full time Monday through Friday for ABC News and 20/20 as a correspondent. He started anchoring the 11 p.m. newscast on Eyewitness News in October, 1999, succeeding the great Bill Beutel, and then added the 6 p.m. newscast in February, 2001. He […]
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2023 Induction Photos and Video

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