New York City Council Jewish Caucus
The New York City Council Jewish Caucus comprises the 14 Jewish members[1] of the New York City Council. The caucus is dedicated to advocating for social services, fighting Jewish poverty in New York City, supporting Israel, and advancing inter-faith relations.[2]
History
In 1991 Councilmember Herbert Berman (D-Brooklyn) formed the “Jewish Study Group” to advocate for Jewish institutional concerns to the administration of Mayor David Dinkins.[3] In 2001 the group changed its name to the “Jewish Caucus”, and was chaired by Councilmember Michael Chaim Nelson (D-Brooklyn) from 2001-2013.[4]
Current members
- Chair: Mark Levine,[5] (D-Manhattan)
- Vice Chair: Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan)
- Secretary: Mark Treygar (D-Brooklyn)
- Andy Cohen (D-Bronx)
- Chaim Deutsch (D-Brooklyn)
- Daniel Garodnick (D-Manhattan)
- David G. Greenfield (D-Brooklyn)
- Barry Grodenchik (D-Queens)
- Karen Koslowitz (D-Queens)
- Rory Lancman (D-Queens)
- Brad Lander (D-Brooklyn)
- Stephen Levin (D-Brooklyn)
- Alan Maisel (D-Brooklyn)
- Helen Rosenthal (D-Manhattan)
References
- ↑ Dickter, Adam (Nov 7, 2013). "Jewish Representation On City Council Grows". The Jewish Week. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ Kornbluh, Jacob. "CM Levine Appointed to Lead the Jewish Caucus in the City Council". Jewish Political News and Updates. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ Dichter, Adam (Jan 22, 1999). "Council's Jews To Reinvigorate Caucus". The Jewish Week. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ Dichter, Adam (March 1, 2002). "Council's Jewish Caucus Eyes Role". The Jewish Week. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ↑ Donn, Yochonon (Mar 5, 2014). "New 'Jewish Caucus' Chair Wants to Revitalize Council Group". Hamodia. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/7/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.