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For Immediate Release: Contact:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2006 Corey Bearak
(718) 343-6779

Photos from
Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council
Installations & Awards Reception
Sponsored by Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation
Bellerose Jewish Center
October 29, 2006


Parker Display (Photo By Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Salute to Israel Parade Banner (Photo By Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and NEQJCC Chairman Corey Bearak (Photo By Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Judge Brown, NEQJCC President Jeff Gurdus and Chief Financial Officer Herb Friedman from Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (also NEQJCC's Treasurer).  Also in the picture Linda Leest from Service Now for Adult Persons and Assembly Member Bill Scarborough. (Photo By Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Honoree Michael Rosenblut, President & CEO of Parker Institute, and NEQJCC Trustee Steve Goodman, Executive Director of the Samuel Field/Bay Terrace Y. (Photo By Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Linda Leest, Executive of Services Now for Adult Persons, chatting with NEQJCC Trustee Steve Goodman, Executive Director of the Samuel Field/Bay Terrace Y, and Nahum Kaziev of The Educational Center for Russian Jewry. (Photo By Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Assembly Member Mark Weprin chatting with Barbara Silberman of the United Federation of Teachers. (Photo By Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


NEQJCC Chairman Corey Bearak opens the program. (Photo by Larry Greenberg, QCLDA)


NEQJCC President Jeff Gurdus delivers greetings.  (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Bellerose Jewish Center President Jeff Berzon extends a welcome on behalf of of the host synagogue.  (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Jesse Perlstein who is our lead marcher in the Annual Salute to Israel Day Parade. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Rabbi Jerome Dattelkramer from Bellerose Jewish Center delivers the invocation.  (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


District Attorney Richard Brown delivers greetings. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Rabbi Gary Greene, Spiritual leader from Marathon Jewish Community Center, talks about honoree Corinne Steel. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


NEQJCC Executive Director Gail Eisenberg, NEQJCC Chair Corey Bearak, honoree and Vice President Corinne Steel who coordinates NEQJCC participation in the Salute to Israel Day Parade and presenter Rabbi Gary Greene. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Corinne Steel accepts her Award for Outstanding Service to the Community of Northeast Queens. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Installing Officer Queens Borough President Helen Marshall delivers greetings.  (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Queens Borough President  Helen Marshall installs NEQJCC Officers Trustee Dr. Steven Goodman (Samuel Field/ Bay Terrace Y), Treasurer Herb Friedman (Jewish Center of Oak Hills), President Jeff Gurdus (Bellerose Jewish Center), First Vice President Helene Zaro (Bell Park Jewish Center), Second Vice President Ethel Levine (Hillcrest Jewish Center), Third Vice President Corinne Steel (Marathon Jewish Community Center) and Secretary Marilynne Vogel (Congregation Ohr Moshe and Utopia Jewish Center). (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Queens Borough President  Helen Marshall installs NEQJCC Chairman Corey Bearak (Photo by Larry Greenberg, QCLDA)


State Senator Frank Padavan presents the Award for Outstanding Service to the Community of Queens. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Parker Institute President and CEO Michael Rosenblut accepts his awards for Outstanding Service to the Community of Queens. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


NEQJCC Chairman Corey Bearak, honoree Michael Rosenblut, State Senator Frank Padavan and NEQJCC President Jeff Gurdus. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


NEQJCC Trustee Steve Goodman, Executive Director of the Samuel Field/Bay Terrace Y, presents one of the Northeast Queens Outstanding Youth Awards. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Robby Schendel accepts his Northeast Queens Outstanding Youth Award. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Big Apple Region BBYO Executive Director Hali Herman, presents one of the Northeast Queens Outstanding Youth Awards. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Awardee Shari Burshtyn with Big Apple Region BBYO Executive Director Hali Herman. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Shari Burshtyn accepts her Northeast Queens Outstanding Youth Award. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


presenter BBYO Executive Director Hali Herman, NEQJCC Executive Director Gail Eisenberg, Youth Awardees Shari Burshtyn and Robby Schwendel, NEQJCC Chairman Corey Bearak, NEQJCC President Jeff Gurdus and presenter NEQJCC Trustee Steve Goodman, Executive Director of the Samuel Field/Bay Terrace Y (Photo by Larry Greenberg, QCLDA)


NEQJCC Chairman Corey Bearak presents the Award for Outstanding Service to the Community of Greater New York to City Councilman David Weprin, chair of the Council's Committee on Finance. (Photo by Larry Greenberg, QCLDA)

Hold City Councilman David Weprin, chair of the Council's Committee on Finance, accepts his Award for Outstanding Service to the Community of Greater New York. (Photo by Larry Greenberg, QCLDA)


City Council Proclamations and Certificates presented by Honoree Councilman David Weprin to his co-honorees.  Left to right: NEQJCC Executive Director Gail Eisenberg, Assembly Member Bill Scarborough, Youth Awardees Shari Burshtyn and Robby Schwendel, honorees Parker President and CEO Michael Rosenblut and Councilman David Weprin, Council Member Leroy Comrie, honoree NEQJCC Vice President Corrinne Steel, NEQJCC President Jeff Gurdus, Queens Borough President and Installing Officer Helen Marshall, and NEQJCC Chairman Corey Bearak. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)


Thanking Labor for their support of the NEQJCC.  NEQJCC Chairman Corey Bearak, Council Member Leroy Comrie, Amalgated Transportation Union (ATU) Local No. 1056 Financial Secretary Luiz Alzate, honoree Councilman David Weprin, ATU 1056Vice President Mark Henry, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, and ATU 1056 President Ed Figueroa. (Photo by Joseph Levine/NEQJCC)

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