In preparation for Purim, the Mayor’s Jewish Advisory Council hosted a community-wide pre-Purim Safety Meeting this past Monday, March 18. On behalf of Queens Shmira, I received an invited from Moshe Davis of the Mayor’s CAU. The program featured city officials and law enforcement agencies. Important discussions on community safety were discussed. Alexander Rapaport, Executive Director of Masbia, provided the iconic holiday treat of hamantaschen for all in attendance. Alex brought along bracelets, groggers, and his fifty-pound hamantaschen to the program.
Some dignitaries present at the meeting held at Touro College on Avenue J in Flatbush were Deputy Chief Richie Taylor; Commissioner, NYPD Community Affair Bureau; NYC Council Member Kalman Yeger; Community Outreach Officer Pesach Osina, Director of Communications and Outreach for Jewish Affairs for New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams; Pinchus Hikind, Special Assistant to New York City Comptroller Brad Lander; Ushi Teitelbaum, Director of Government Affairs, Boro Park Jewish Community Council; David Klestzick, Deputy Chief, Kings County District Attorney; Menashe Shapiro, Deputy Chief of Staff to Mayor Adams; Joel Eisdorfer, Senior Advisor to Mayor Adams; Comm. Fred Kreisman, Mayor Adams’ Community Affairs Unit; Simon Sebag, Jewish Liaison to NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams; NYPD Clergy Liaison, David Heskiel, and others.
By Shabsie Saphirstein
