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\"AllStars2015-BSlider1\"<\/a>Each year, Allison Josephs, the blogger behind the popular Jew in the City, honors several Orthodox Jews for their contributions in breaking down stereotypes. Here are this year’s honorees:<\/p>\n

Baroness Rosalind Altmann<\/strong>, U.K. minister of pensions; Ahmed Zayat<\/strong>, owner of American Pharoah, the first Triple Crown-winning thoroughbred racehorse in thirty-seven years; and Ilana Wernick<\/strong>, Emmy winning co-executive producer of the hit TV series Modern Family<\/em>, are among 10 individuals who have been named 2015 Orthodox Jewish All- Stars<\/strong> by Jew in the City, the organization dedicated to re-branding Orthodox Judaism to the world through digital media.<\/p>\n

This diverse and accomplished group also includes\u00a0Jeremy England<\/strong>, a 33- year- old physicist and professor at MIT who some in the scientific community refer to as \u2018the next Darwin\u2019 on account of his brilliant mathematical theories and explanations of the origins of life;\u00a0Lawrence Burian<\/strong>, general counsel, secretary, and executive vice president for The Madison Square Garden Company; \u00a0Zahava Reisman<\/strong>, founder of Sarah Chloe Jewelry, who has built a devoted following of the Hollywood elite in six short years; Gregory Zuckerman<\/strong>, an award-winning business reporter for the Wall Street Journal; Gail Hoffman<\/strong>, the treasurer of Columbia University; Norm Eisen<\/strong>, who served as the United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic from 2011-2014; and Rabbi\u00a0Elimelech Goldberg<\/strong>, a 2014 CNN Hero who created Kids Kicking Cancer (in which he combines therapy and martial arts to help children fighting disease).<\/p>\n

Read the full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Each year, Allison Josephs, the blogger behind the popular Jew in the City, honors several Orthodox Jews for their contributions in breaking down stereotypes. 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