Jerry Cohen to be honored as 'Man of the Year'.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. , a partner for more than six years with 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., one of the largest and oldest real estate development organizations in the United States, has been named the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF ICRF Imperial Cancer Research Fund ICRF International Celestial Reference Frame ICRF Israel Cancer Research Fund ICRF Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequency ICRF International Coalition for Religious Freedom (since 1984; Falls Church, Virginia) ) 2004 Real Estate Man of the Year. "ICRF is proud to recognize a leader in the world of real estate, sports and philanthropy," declared S. Donald Friedman, ICRF founder, chairman emeritus and senior vice president, in making the announcement. Cohen will be honored at the ICRF Real Estate Luncheon 2004, Tuesday, October 26, at noon, at Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 80 Columbus Circle, at 60th Street, 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. . Larry A. Silverstein, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Silverstein Properties, Inc., will serve as Luncheon chairman; Arthur J. Mirante II of Cushman & Wakefield, who was the first ICRF Real Estate Man of the Year, as vice chairman, and Howard J. Rubenstein, as the Luncheon Tribute Journal chairman. Luncheon proceeds will benefit ICRF, the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. organization that underwrites outstanding, peer-reviewed cancer research by Israel's most gifted scientists. For information about reservations ($400 per person) and the Tribute Journal, please contact ICRF at 212-969-9800. "Jerry's commitment to cancer research and to strengthening the state of Israel is inspiring," Friedman said. "It has been my personal and professional pleasure to know him throughout his outstanding, highly successful and multi-faceted career. Jerry is a true renaissance man." Friedman, CEO of General Investors Corp., is campaign chair of the October luncheon. Mr. Cohen has been associated with Tishman Speyer since 1998 and has been involved with the company's acquisitions of Gateway Center in Newark, 666 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and the development of the Hearst headquarters building in Manhattan. Before joining Tishman Speyer, Cohen was vice chair and Board member of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., from 1992 to 1998. His illustrious endeavors have been recognized with many of the real estate industry's most distinguished awards, including the Real Estate Board of New York's "Most Ingenious Deal of the Year," which he received twice. A governor of the Real Estate Board of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and president of the Realty Foundation, Cohen's other prestigious honors include the Realty Foundation's "Man of the Year" award and New York University's "Madden Award for Distinguished Alumni." He has served as chair of the Real Estate Division of both UJA-Federation and Israel Bonds. He is a partner of the Yankee Global Enterprises and was previously president of the New Jersey Nets. Formerly chair emeritus of the Circle Repertory Theatre and currently a member of the Board of the Manhattan Theatre Club About Manhattan Theatre Club This season marks Manhattan Theatre Club’s 37th anniversary as one of the country’s leading nonprofit producers of contemporary theatre. , he is also a Board member of ORT. A member of the Board of Overseers of the New York University's Stern School of Business and of Long Island University's Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. , Cohen earned a B.S. Degree and an M.B.A. from New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the . He began his career after serving in the armed forces with the U.S. Infantry in Iceland. He joined Brown, Harris, Stevens in 1957 where he remained for eight years before becoming an owner of Wm. A. White & Sons. Mr. Cohen served as President of Wm. A. White/Grubb & Ellis and later as president of Grubb & Ellis International until 1992. Cohen and his wife of almost fifty years, Adrianne, who reside in Manhattan and Shelter Island, have three married children--Steven, Gary and Caralyn--three grandsons and four granddaughters. Founded in 1975, Israel Cancer Research Fund (www.icrfonline.org), the largest single source of private funds for cancer research in Israel, is devoted solely to supporting cancer studies by Israeli researchers at Israel's leading medical and science institutions. ICRF has awarded 1,466 grants valued at nearly $30 million. |
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