April 23, 2001
Mr.
and Mrs. Franklyn Snitow to be Honored at the
OU National Anniversary Dinner
Rosalyn
and Franklyn Snitow 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 OU’s
103rd
Anniversary National Dinner on Sunday, May 20, 2001, at the Grand
Hyatt Hotel in New York.
Franklyn and
Rosalyn Snitow were both raised in Queens, New York.
They currently reside in Forest Hills, New York where they are
members of the Queens Jewish Center.
Mrs. Snitow
received her Bachelor’s Degree from Queens College and her Master’s in
education from Boston University. After
several years of teaching in the New York public school system, Mrs.
Snitow has dedicated her life to raising their three children and to doing
communal and charitable work.
Mr. Snitow is an
attorney practicing with the law firm of Snitow & Cunningham, LLP.
Prior to entering private practice, he was an Assistant District Attorney
in the Rackets Bureau of the New York County District
Attorney’s Office under District Attorneys Frank S. Hogan and Robert M.
Morgenthau. Mr. Snitow has
successfully argued landmark cases before the United States Supreme Court
and federal and state appellate courts.
During the 1990s, he served as the lead attorney in the federal
civil rights class action suit filed by the Chassidic Jewish residents of
Crown Heights against the City of New York for damages sustained during
the anti-Semitic violence in Crown Heights in 1991. Mr. Snitow and his firm have regularly
represented Jewish communal and educational institutions (such as Touro
College), state and municipal governments, and elected officials, in
employment-related civil litigation in both state and federal courts.
The Snitows are
also committed to charitable and community affairs. Mrs. Snitow is an active member of the Queens Jewish Center
Sisterhood and Mr. Snitow has served as the chairman of its board of
trustees for the last few years. In
addition, Mr. Snitow is the president of Bris Avraham, has served as a
member of the executive board of the Orthodox Union and is now a vice
president of the OU.
The Snitow’s
have three children: Alyson, Gary and Emily. Alyson is married to Ari
Walfish, and they have two children, Avi and Uri.
“Throughout
their lives, the Snitows have personified the ideals of tikkun olam (repairing
the world),” said OU President Harvey Blitz.
“We are proud to honor their selfless devotion to the greater
community and to klal Yisrael.”
Other
honorees at the Union’s Anniversary Dinner include: Rabbi
Kenneth Hain; Rabbi Abraham Cooper; and Naomi
and Harvey Wolinetz.
For dinner
reservations, please call Malka Laks at 212.613.8144.
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