{"id":1216,"date":"2011-05-26T20:23:47","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T20:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/production.ou.org\/jewish_action\/2011\/highlights_of_the_ou_112th_anniversary_dinner\/"},"modified":"2020-07-27T08:20:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T08:20:38","slug":"highlights_of_the_ou_112th_anniversary_dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishaction.com\/inside-the-ou\/highlights_of_the_ou_112th_anniversary_dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of the OU 112th Anniversary Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hundreds of friends and supporters of the OU attended the organization\u2019s 112th Dinner and Awards Presentation, held at the Grand Hyatt in New York City this past March. Among the distinguished honorees were OU Honorary Vice President Gustave Jacobs of Queens, New York; Drs. Marcy and Sylvan Schaffer of Queens, New York; Mordecai and Halina Schwartz of Staten Island, New York; Gerry Kean of Ventura Foods, LLC, and Nestl\u00e9 Nutrition. The gala event, which was attended by Itamar Mayor Rabbi Moshe Goldsmith and his wife, Leah, included emotionally stirring videos of the honorees and their families. The dinner followed the OU\u2019s third Emerging Jewish Communities Home and Job Relocation Fair, which attracted more than 1,000 participants. (See article on page 62.)<\/p>\n

\u201cOur distinguished honorees this year represent everything the OU stands for\u2014high levels of achievement, community service, leadership in the synagogue world, and the highest standards of kashrut,\u201d says Dr. Simcha Katz, OU President.<\/p>\n

\"image\"
\nRabbi Avi Berman, Director-General, OU Israel<\/em>
\n (left) and Dr. Simcha Katz, OU President (right)<\/em>
\n present Gustave Jacobs with the Lifetime<\/em>
\n Achievement Award. Mr. Jacobs has been involved<\/em>
\n with the OU for almost five decades.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"image\"
\nRabbi Steven Burg, Managing Director of the OU<\/em>
\n and International Director of NCSY; Drs. Marcy<\/em>
\n and Sylvan Schaffer, National Community<\/em>
\n Service Awardees; and Lenny Bessler, OU Senior<\/em>
\n Human Resources Officer.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"image\"
\nMordecai and Halina Schwartz of OU-member<\/em>
\n synagogue Young Israel of Staten Island are<\/em>
\n presented with the Distinguished President and<\/em>
\n First Lady Award. Pictured above: The Schwartzes;<\/em>
\n David Cutler, Director of NCSY Summer Programs<\/em>
\n and Finances; and Srulie Rosner, International<\/em>
\n Director, OU Job Board\u2014both of whom are<\/em>
\n members of the Young Israel of Staten Island.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"image\"
\nRabbi Steven Weil, OU Executive<\/em>
\n Vice President, with Mr. Jacobs.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"image\"
\nHundreds of friends and supporters of the OU<\/em>
\n attended the organization’s 112st Dinner and<\/em>
\n Awards Presentation in NYC.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"image\"
\nRabbi Burg with his longtime friend Mr. Jacobs.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"image\"
\nRick Jentis, Head of Marketing, Infant Formula<\/em>
\n and Infant Cereal, Nestl\u00e9 Nutrition, accepts the<\/em>
\n National Kashrut Leadership Award.<\/em>
\n Pictured: Rabbi Dovid Bistricer, OU Rabbinic<\/em>
\n Coordinator, Mr. Jentis and Rabbi Menachem<\/em>
\n Genack, CEO, OU Kosher.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"image\"
\nGerry Kean, who is retiring from Ventura Foods,<\/em>
\n LLC, received the Professional Commitment<\/em>
\n Award. Pictured: Rabbi Genack, Mr. Kean and<\/em>
\n Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld, OU Rabbinic Coordinator.
\nPhotos: Richard Lobell<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hundreds of friends and supporters of the OU attended the organization\u2019s 112th Dinner and Awards Presentation, held at the Grand Hyatt in New York City this past March. Among the distinguished honorees were OU Honorary Vice President Gustave Jacobs of Queens, New York; Drs. Marcy and Sylvan Schaffer of Queens, New York; Mordecai and Halina […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inside-the-ou","issues-summer-20115771"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHighlights of the OU 112th Anniversary Dinner - Jewish Action<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hundreds of friends and supporters of the OU attended the organization\u2019s 112th Dinner and Awards Presentation, held at the Grand Hyatt in New York City\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jewishaction.com\/inside-the-ou\/highlights_of_the_ou_112th_anniversary_dinner\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Highlights of the OU 112th Anniversary Dinner - 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