NEW YORK CITY-Gotham Construction Co.’s Joel and David Picket were honored yesterday at the UJA-Federation of New York’s Real Estate & Allied Trades Division luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street.
The pair received the Jack D. Weiler award at the event, which also served as a fundraiser for the UJA’s charitable programs. Over $16 million was raised at the event, a UJA spokesperson tells GlobeSt.com.
“Democracy is about values,” said Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York and the keynote speaker. “It’s about people’s understanding of those values and the ability to behave accordingly.” Aharoni also spoke about the need for educational reform in the Mideast, where in Egypt, for example, “thirty percent of Egyptians 15 and above aren’t able to read or write.”
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