EVENT CO-SPONSORS
AJC WESTCHESTER (Event Founder)
AJC’s MISSION is to enhance the wellbeing of Israel and the
Jewish people worldwide, and to advance human rights and
democratic values in the United States and around the world. This is
accomplished through intensive outreach to top decision makers and
diplomats in more than 100 countries. Through 10 global offices and
26 regional offices around the United States, we engage leaders
internationally, nationally and regionally. Some 175,000 supporters
keep AJC moving forward.
AJC WESTCHESTER is one of the most vibrant regions in
the network, extending into Fairfield County, Connecticut. The
Region’s 2,000 members bring this national and international mission
to life at the local level through innovative programs and high level
advocacy. Our members are thoughtful about Jewish issues and wish
to take action on those issues. (www.ajc.org/westchester)
WESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL
The Westchester Jewish Council is the central coordinating,
advisory and resource body for the Westchester Jewish
community, representing over 140 Jewish organizations and
serving nearly 150,000 Jews. The Westchester Jewish Conference
is a member of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New
York and a beneficiary agency of UJA-Federation of New York.
(www.wjcouncil.org)
MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE DUCHESNE CENTER
The Manhattanville College Duchesne Center serves as a
coordinator, catalyst, and incubator for community outreach,
cultural leadership, and spiritual initiatives across the campus
and beyond. Their service experiences and programs are tightly
linked to the academic curriculum to ensure students are building
the intellectual framework and acquiring the skills to make them
effective and responsible members of their communities. :
http://www.mville.edu/about/social-action/duchesne-center-forreligion-a-social-justice.html
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Present the
ANNUAL THANKSGIVING
DIVERSITY BREAKFAST
Honoring
Reverend Sarah Henkel
Bishop Martin Lauriston Nelson and
Rabbi Rigoberto Emmanuel Viñas
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Benzinger Hall
Manhattanville College
Purchase, New York
THANK YOU
PROGRAM
Diversity Breakfast Committee: Thomas Buchanan (Elder, Huguenot Presbyterian
Church), Andrea Klausner (Member, AJC Westchester) and Harry Waizer (Board
Member, Westchester Jewish Council), Event Co-Chairs, Mona Abramson, Rev. Richard
Allen, Rev. Phil Allred, Mary Lee Berridge, Karen Blick, Paula Blumenfeld, Carola
Bracco, Karina Calabro, Elaine Chapnick, Rabbi Josh Davidson, Cantor Asa Fradkin,
Graciela Heymann, Jill Horowitz, Rabbi Mitch Hurvitz, Sonia Kleinman, David
Langsman, Rev. Odinga Maddox, Wendy Padawer, Susan Pecker, Elena Procario-Foley,
Pearl Quarles, Rev. Wil Tyrrell , S.A., D. Min.
“Star Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key, 1814)
Reverend Patricia Gillman, Mount Hope AME Zion Church
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Welcoming Remarks
Thomas Buchanan, Diversity Breakfast Co-Chair
Dr. John C. Strauss, President, Manhattanville College
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Remarks from County Executive
Robert Astorino, Westchester County Executive
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Musical Interlude: We Gather Together (Adrianus Valerious, Dutch 1597)
Wendy Padawer, Flutist; Chia-Li Sung, Pianist
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Invocation
Reverend Susan Andrews, General Presbyter, Hudson River Presbytery
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Intra-Table Introductions
Thomas Buchanan, Diversity Breakfast Co-Chair
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Honoree Videos and Award Presentation
Introduction by Thomas Buchanan, Diversity Breakfast Co-Chair
Presenters: Teresita Wisell, Director, Gateway Center at WCC; Graciela
Heymann, Executive Director, Westchester Hispanic Coalition
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Musical Presentation to Honorees
Simple Gifts (Elder Joseph Brackett, Jr. Shakers, 1848)
Manhattanville Choir - The Quintessentials
Arranged and Directed by Mark Cherry
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Introduction to Facilitated Table Discussions
Andrea Klausner, Diversity Breakfast Co-Chair
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Facilitated Table Discussions
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Musical Interlude: Flute Meditation on Diversity within Diversity
World Hebrew Melodies of Poem by Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra (12th c. Spain)
Wendy Padawer, Flutist
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Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Caren Ellis Fried and Clifford Wolf, Co-Chairs, AJC Westchester
Interreligious and Intergroup Committee
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Benediction
Reverend Steven Clark, Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Mt. Kisco, NY
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“God Bless America” (Irving Berlin, 1918/1938)
Lee Epstein, Director of Musical Enrichment
Westchester Jewish Center, Mamaroneck, New York
Breakfast Partners: African American Men of Westchester, AJC Westchester, Antioch
Baptist Church, Bet Am Shalom Synagogue, Bezer Holiness Church, Christ Church of
Greenwich, Coalition for Mutual Respect, Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester, Hudson
River Presbytery, Huguenot Presbyterian Church, India Center of Westchester, Interfaith
Council of Southwestern Connecticut, Iona College, J-Teen Leadership,
Larchmont/Mamaroneck Interfaith Council, Lincoln Park Jewish Center of Yonkers, NY,
Manhattanville College-Duchesne Center for Religion and Social Justice, Ministers
Fellowship Council of White Plains; Mount Hope African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church,
Neighbors Link, New York Stake of Church of Latter-Day Saints, Northern Westchester
Interfaith Council, Pelham Jewish Center, Pleasantville Community Synagogue, Saint Francis
of Assisi Parish, Schnurmacher Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Temple Beth El of
Northern Westchester, Temple Shaaray Tefila, Temple Israel Center of White Plains, Temple
Sholom of Greater Greenwich, The Selma Maisel Nursery School, The Sholom Center for
Interfaith Learning and Fellowship, United Church of Christ Church (White Plains), UJA
Federation of New York in Westchester, Westchester Hispanic Coalition, Westchester Jewish
Council, Westchester Martin Luther King Jr. Institute for Nonviolence, Westchester New
York Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and the Westchester Region of
Hadassah.
Table Facilitators: Mona Abramson, Rev. Richard Allen, Bishop Phil Allred, Rev. Jacob
Bolton, Pastor Paul Briggs, Tom Buchanan, Cantor Asa Fradkin, Caren Ellis Fried, Steve Gill,
Graciela Heymann, Jill Horowitz, Rabbi Mitchell Hurvitz, Sonia Kleinman, Rev. Odinga
Lawrence Maddox, Rabbi Noam Marans, Rev. Steve Michie, Susan Pecker, Carl ProcarioFoley, Rabbi David Saiger, Ann Schaffer, Stan Selbst, Jerry Shenkman
AJC Westchester: Elliott Rose, President; Caren Ellis Fried and Clifford Wolf, Cochairs, Interreligious and Intergroup Relations Committee; Scott Richman, Director; Jill
Friedman, Associate Director; Vicki Kline, Leadership Development Associate, Valencia
Latty Wynter, Office Administrator.
Westchester Jewish Council: Ronald Burton, President,; Elliot Forchheimer, Executive
Director; Nancy Zaro, Assistant Executive Director; Donna Bartell, Program Manager;
Debbie Schwartz, Social Media Manager; and Margo Lambert, Bookkeeper.
Manhattanville College Duchesne Center: Rev. Wilfred Tyrrell, S.A., D. Min., Director,
Catholic Chaplain & Interfaith Coordinator, Craig Donnelly, Jr., Community Services
Coordinator; Roger Drew, Global Citizenship Coordinator; Ms. Kristina Hernandez,
Muslim Chaplain; Rabbi Wendy D. Pein, Jewish Chaplain; and Rev. Gawain de Leeuw,
Protestant Chaplain.
Special thanks to Temple Sholom of Greenwich and David Alpert/Riverside Memorial
Chapels for sponsorship of the Breakfast; The Manhattanville Quintessentials and their
Director, Mark Cherry; Paula Markowitz, (photographer), David Noel (pianist) Wendy
Padawer (flutist) and Chia-Li Sung (pianist).