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Jewish Heritage Committee Awards Dinner 2023

UFT members and their families filled Shanker Hall on Nov. 30 for the Jewish Heritage Committee’s first awards dinner. The committee honored AFT President Randi Weingarten and City Councilmember Julie Menin for their practice of tikkun olam, a Hebrew phrase meaning to repair the world.

A group dances the hora
UFT members dance the hora at the union Jewish Heritage Committee’s first awards dinner.
Erica Berger
A man hugs his daughter

Jason Goldberg, who chairs the committee, hugs his daughter.

Erica Berger
A woman on stage talks to a crowd of attendees

City Councilmember Julie Menin addresses the crowd after receiving her award.

Erica Berger
Two women smile for the camera while dancing together

Marie Baker (left), a librarian at MS 368, dances with Kathy McIntyre, a UFT retiree.

Erica Berger
Two honorees smile for the camera

City Councilmember Julie Menin (left) and AFT President Randi Weingarten, the honorees, smile for the camera.

Erica Berger
A man smiles for the camera while holding his dog

UFT District 22 Representative Alan Abrams with his “plus-one.”

Erica Berger
UFT district representatives and union president pose for a photo.
Getting together for a group shot are (from left) District 11 Representative Dana Falciglia, District 8 Representative Karen Aldorando, UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Alice Cooper-Jackson and UFT Special Representative Margaret Borrelli.
Erica Berger
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A group dances the hora
UFT members dance the hora at the union Jewish Heritage Committee’s first awards dinner.
Erica Berger
A man hugs his daughter

Jason Goldberg, who chairs the committee, hugs his daughter.

Erica Berger
A woman on stage talks to a crowd of attendees

City Councilmember Julie Menin addresses the crowd after receiving her award.

Erica Berger
Two women smile for the camera while dancing together

Marie Baker (left), a librarian at MS 368, dances with Kathy McIntyre, a UFT retiree.

Erica Berger
Two honorees smile for the camera

City Councilmember Julie Menin (left) and AFT President Randi Weingarten, the honorees, smile for the camera.

Erica Berger
A man smiles for the camera while holding his dog

UFT District 22 Representative Alan Abrams with his “plus-one.”

Erica Berger
UFT district representatives and union president pose for a photo.
Getting together for a group shot are (from left) District 11 Representative Dana Falciglia, District 8 Representative Karen Aldorando, UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Alice Cooper-Jackson and UFT Special Representative Margaret Borrelli.
Erica Berger