Benjamin Brafman is one of the most prominent Criminal Defense Lawyers in the United States. Mr. Brafman who was named Best Criminal Defense Lawyer in New York by New York Magazine, is a Fellow in The American College of Trial Lawyers and has received many prestigious professional Honors including but not limited to The Norman Ostrow Award from the New York Council of Defense Lawyers for excellence in White Collar Criminal Law, the first ever Clarence Darrow Award from from the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Pursuit of Justice Award from The Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists.

In addition to his professional achievements, Mr Brafman is also a fierce public advocate on behalf of the State of Israel and the greater Jewish Community. He has been honored or served as the Keynote Speaker, Host or Master of Ceremonies at more than 100 Dinners , formal Programs and or Conferences sponsored by more than 100 charitable organizations both here and in Israel.

Mr. Brafman who grew up in Crown Heights next door to Lubavitch headquarters where he saw the Rebbe almost every day, now lives with his wife Lynda in Lawrence New York . The couple have two children and 16 grandchildren.

In 2018 Corey Johnson was elected by his peers to serve as Speaker of the New York City Council. This followed his re-election in 2017 to represent Council District 3, which includes the neighborhoods of Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Flatiron, West SoHo, Hudson Square, the Meatpacking District, Columbus Circle, Times Square, the Theater District, the Garment District and part of the Upper West Side.

Corey has brought people together to achieve many long-sought community goals, including the creation of the first new public park in East Chelsea in decades, the creation and preservation of thousands of units of affordable housing and the saving of Hartley House, a 121-year-old community services center.

Corey believes elected officials should always be fighting to do the most good for the people who need it most, and will never stop working to make life better for all New Yorkers.

President and Founder, Dame Gloria Starr Kins of Society & Diplomatic Review has been a long-time society and diplomatic editor of Irish Connections magazine and Irish Examiner newspaper. Before that, she worked alongside Wyatt Cooper as an editor for the Status Diplomat and headed the New York office of Curtis Publishing encompassing Sat Evening Post, Holiday magazine, and Status magazine. She is a veteran UN Correspondent, society and diplomatic editor of many newspapers, and a correspondent for the Jewish Post newspaper.

She represented WOR Radio and Television as head of their United Nations Operations, and later headed Curtis Publishing as Managing Editor for New York. She was an Associate Producer of NBC’s “Open Mind.”

Gloria serves as a Government Liaison on the Board of Directors for the OCCAM Infopoverty World Conference, Oklahoma University liaison, and various other organizations and Chambers of Commerce Recently, Gloria was made the head of the North American representative office of Association de la Plume pour la culture et le development, a Chad-based foundation. In 2019, the Hope Foundation as well as the Halte Ebola Foundation made Gloria a member of their Board of Directors. She became an active member of the Advisory Board of the Foreign Press Correspondents in 2019.

Miriam Popack was born Rosh Chodesh Kislev,5675, November 28, 1924, to her parents Tzvi Hirsh and Chana Altein, from the illustrious Spalter (Shapiro) family from Poland, descendants of the Megalah Amukos.

Miriam was born in NYC to her immigrant parents. When she was of high school age, Rebbetzin Vichna Kaplan, a student of Rebetzin Sara Shneirer, began a Bais Yaakov school. Miriam was part of the second year Bais Yaakov class. She was also a Bnos leader, leading Mesibos Shabbos groups for children who had no formal Jewish education.

In 1945, Miriam married Shmuel Isaac Popack A”H. They began establishing their family in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY. They were dedicated chassidim to the Friederker Rebbe and to the Rebbe, Nosi Doreinu. Miriam was one of the first members of N’shei Chabad of America. She played a leading role in the organization as well as coordinating mid-winter conventions for N’shei UBnos Chabad. The Rebbe also assigned her to speak for English speaking groups when she visited Eretz Yisroel.

In the sixties, after her children were of school age, Miriam went back to teaching Talmud Torah at the New Hyde Park Jewish Center. The Rebbe gave her a lot of encouragement in this endeavor. To this day her students speak about her devotion and caring for them, her teaching and the Shabbatons she hosted for them in Crown Heights. She affected many lives through her students: their parents, spouses, children and grandchildren for generations to come.

Bruce and Helaine Sadowitz have been committed to supporting Tzvios-Hashem, and the Jewish Children’s Museum for over 25 years. Having four children of their own, they recognize the importance of supporting Jewish ideals and supporting health and social services to all children in need. Bruce's mother and his father, Cantor Hillel Sadowitz OBM, had always taken special joy in donating to Jewish Charities, Community Centers and Children’s Orphanages worldwide and it was important to Helaine and Bruce to continue his generosity for the betterment of children less fortunate. Helaine’s parents, Shelley and Ron Karmiller OBM, also taught them the value of family and to use whatever available resources to make a difference in the lives of others who might not have stable environments. Together, with their children, Cassie and her husband Danny, Dana and her husband Bill, Michael and Jacob, Bruce and Helaine will continue their efforts hoping to make an impact on those who do not have the ability nor the resources to help themselves