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2020 Inductees

Laurie M. Tisch

Laurie M. Tisch is the President of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund. The Illumination Fund is organized around a core mission of increasing access and opportunity for all New Yorkers and fostering healthy and vibrant communities, using an equity lens to develop initiatives and to issue grants. Since she started the foundation in 2007, […]
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Liz Neumark

Since launching Great Performances (GP) in 1980 as a part-time staffing agency for women in the arts, Liz Neumark has orchestrated its transformation into one of the country's foremost catering, food service and events companies; one lauded for its commitment to seasonal ingredients, innovative culinary presentations and exceptional service. Sustainability, too, is a GP hallmark, […]
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Rabbi Robert N. Levine, D.D.

Robert Levine who has been the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Sholom since 1991 currently serves on The Clergy Advocacy Board of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and on The Muslim Jewish Advisory Council. He is a past President of the New York Board of Rabbis, and has served as Vice-President and Chairman of […]
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The Honorable Jonathan Lippman

The Honorable Jonathan Lippman, former Chief Judge of New York and Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, is Of Counsel in the New York office of Latham & Watkins LLP and a member of the firm's Litigation & Trial Department. He provides strategic counsel to clients on New […]
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David M. "Dave" Price

David M. "Dave" Price (born October 18, 1966) is an American journalist and weather forecaster who is currently working for WNBC-TV in New York as a weekday afternoon weatherman. Price is perhaps best known for his time on CBS television's The Early Show, where he was the daily forecaster and a primary fill-in co-host for […]
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David Zaslav

As chief executive, David Zaslav oversees Discovery's global suite of brands across all platforms. Under Zaslav, Discovery began trading as a public company in 2008; became a Fortune 500 company in 2014; and acquired Scripps Networks Interactive in 2018. Its assets now form a collection of world-class brands and global IP that create the foundation […]
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Doctor Georgette Bennett

Dr. Georgette Bennett is an award-winning sociologist, widely published author, popular lecturer, and former broadcast journalist. An innovative and entrepreneurial leader, she is an active philanthropist focusing on conflict resolution and intergroup relations. In 2013, Bennett founded the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees (MFA) which has since worked to raise awareness and mobilize more than […]
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Howard M. Lorber

Howard M. Lorber serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Vector Group Ltd. and Chief Executive Officer of its wholly owned subsidiary, New Valley, LLC. Since 1994, Mr. Lorber has actively managed Vector's and New Valley's diversified interests, which include New Valley's broad portfolio of real estate projects located in the United States. Mr. […]
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Jamie DeRoy

Jamie DeRoy is an award-winning producer; cabaret, stage, film and TV performer; recording artist/producer and humanitarian. Her TV show: Jamie deRoy & friends has been on the air for 30 years! She has produced ten CDs, appeared on TV and in many films, most notably Goodfellas and See No Evil, Hear No Evil. She is […]
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Joan Roth

Early photographs chronicling the Second Wave Feminist movement brought insight to Jewish feminists (my focus) and led me to an even deeper search for my own identity. This work resulted in the groundbreaking photographic essay and ethnographic study, dating from the early 1970s, until today, about Jewish Women worldwide, published as a coffee table book, […]
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