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Better Know a B'Nai
October 20, 2009
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| Bisnow’s been attending B’nai B’rith Real Estate Unit luncheons for almost a year now and has seen a great jump in attendance—from 50 people to sold-out 150-seat events at the Cornell Club. We'd love to take the credit, but recent keynoters like Shaun Donovan,Daniel Libeskind, Seth Pinsky, and Tony Malkin are no slouches either. We sat down with president Gerald Morganstern of Hofheimer Gartlir & Gross (second from left) and some of its executive board members, including Zlokower Co.’s Harry Zlokower, Sklar Realty Group’s Lydia Sklar, BDO Seidman’s Stuart Eisenberg, and Chelsea Capital's Daniel Shahrabani. |
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| They tell us the organization is the real estate arm of the fraternal B’nai B’rith, an Israel and human rights advocate with an educational and humanitarian focus. Proceeds collected at the door go to philanthropic missions B’nai B’rith supports, including senior housing, Hillel university foundation, anti-Semitic advocacy, disaster relief, and education. The real estate unit also has the Young Development Group, which it’s expanding. One event members recently participated in through B’nai B’rith International was the Stand for Freedom in Iran rally on September 24 at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. |
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| B’nai B’rith board members with panelists (seated) from its May developers luncheon: CB Richard Ellis' Steve Siegel, SJP Properties' Steve Pozycki, Madison Equities' Robert Gladstone, R&B Development's Jeff Bennett, and Hines' Thomas Craig. Active members include developers, owners, lenders, lawyers, REITs, brokers, and accountants. Its next lunch, on November 4, will focus on distressed assets, featuring a panel with Alchemy Properties’Joel Breitkopf, The Carlton Group’s Andy Cherrick, M&T Bank’s Gino Martocci, Guardian Life Insurance’s Robert O’Rourke, and Ackman-Ziff’s Shawn Rosenthal. It’s $60 up to two days in advance, and $70 at the door, noon, at 6 E. 44th St. Register |
