American ORT honors Mechanic. (Transcripts).The Real Estate & Construction Industry Chapter of American ORT presented its 2002 "ORT Community Achievement Award," to Jonathan L. Mechanic, of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver shrive v. shrove or shrived, shriv·en or shrived, shriv·ing, shrives v.tr. 1. To hear the confession of and give absolution to (a penitent). 2. & Jacobson, at their annual awards luncheon. "Jonathan has been one of the driving forces behind New York's real estate industry and is truly one of the leaders in the field," said U.S. Congresswoman, Nita M. Lowey, who was the featured speaker at the event. Barbara Laskin, of Laskin Media Inc., welcomed the distinguished guests to New York's Sheraton Hotel, while chairman and chief executive officer of Insignia/ESG, Stephen B. Siegel, presented the prestigious award. Mechanic was recognized for his outstanding professional contributions within the real estate industry. As a prominent nationally-known real estate lawyer, he has provided incomparable dedication and concern for ORT's cause and immense contributions to the Jewish community. Mechanic thanked American ORT for choosing him as their honoree and noted, "This year we are proud to celebrate ORT's 122nd anniversary. Think for a moment, 122 years of consecutive and continuous service to the Jewish people and to all people worldwide. 122 years of educating millions of people in new skills and trades so that they and their families can earn a respectable living is a great accomplishment. Because of ORT, millions of people live in dignity and are self-sufficient." Mechanic holds a bachelor's degree from Brandies University with magna cum laude cum lau·de adv. & adj. With honor. Used to express academic distinction: graduated cum laude; 25 cum laude graduates. honors and received his J.D. from New York University School of Law The New York University School of Law (NYU Law) is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. , where he served as an editor of the Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif An unincorporated national scholastic honor society in law. Its purpose is to foster excellence in legal scholarship and to recognize those who have attained high grades in law school or who have distinguished themselves in the teaching of law. . Mechanic and his wife, Wendy, have two sons, Marc and Ross, and live in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Also contributing to the annual awards luncheon were, executive director of American ORT, Paul B. Firestenberg, chapter president Arnold Penner, and Jerry L. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. . of Tishman Speyer Properties Tishman Speyer Properties is a leading real estate building and operating company set up in 1978 by two founding partners, Jerry Speyer and Robert Tishman. Overview , L.P. Laskin also gave the closing remarks. |
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