May 8, 2000
Esther
and Harry Walker of Lawrence,
NY
To Be Honored For Contributions to Jewish Life
Esther
and Harry Walker will be honored by the Orthodox Union with its National
Distinguished Leadership Award for their long-standing commitment to
community service and their contributions to Jewish life at the
organization’s 102nd Anniversary National Dinner on Sunday,
May 21, 2000, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York.
Acknowledged as a legendary entrepreneur, Harry Walker has –
over the last 53 years – built the most successful agency in the world
for celebrity speakers. He represents an extensive list of world
leaders, noted politicians and news media personalities and has been
actively involved in hasbarah
– creating the proper image for Israel – since its emergence as a
Jewish state.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Walker have long been actively involved in
Jewish communal causes. Currently, Mr. Walker serves on the board of
Beth Midrash Govoha of Lakewood, NJ and the Orthodox Union.
He has been honored by numerous national Jewish organizations –
including Hebrew Academy for Special Children (HASC), Torah Academy for
Girls in Far Rockaway, Yeshiva Darchei Torah and Torah U’ Mesorah –
for his dedication to tikkun olam.
A life member of Emunah, AMIT, and Hadassah, Mrs. Walker has been
honored by the Bikur Cholim of Flatbush and the Beth Medrash Govoha of
Lakewood Women’s League.
“Together, the Walkers have built a life that is based on the
values of the Torah – with a
commitment to family and community at its center,”
said Mandell I. Ganchrow, M.D., President of the Orthodox Union.
“We are extremely proud to honor the couple for their decades
of service to the Union and the greater Jewish community.”
Mr. and Mrs. Walker are proud parents and grandparents whose
children are deeply involved in learning – both in Israel and in the
Lakewood Kollel. Their
son in-law, Rabbi Mendel Goldberg, is a Rosh Kollel (Head) of Yeshiva
Darchei Torah and gives a shiur
(Torah class) at the Agudas Yisroel of West Lawrence. Their oldest daughter, Rebbetzin Yehudis Samet, is the author
of the Artscroll bestseller, The
Other Side of the Story.
Other honorees at the Union’s Anniversary Dinner include:
Rabbi
Jacob J. Schacter of the Jewish Center in New York, Dr. Hedy and
Terrence Augenbraun, and Jean and Marvin
Staiman.
Union President Mandell I. Ganchrow, M.D., will be presented with
the organization’s Keter Shem Tov Award for his years of distinguished
leadership.
For dinner reservations, please call Steven Karp at 212.613.8134.
The Orthodox Union, now in its
second century of service to the Jewish community of America and beyond, is the world
leader in youth work, advocacy for the disabled, synagogue services, adult education and political action. Its kosher supervision label, the OU, is the world's most
recognized kosher symbol and can be found on nearly 250,000 products in 68 countries
around the globe.
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