Terrorism expert speaks at Tree of Life award dinner.Steven Emerson, internationally recognized expert on terrorism and national security and author of American Jihad, addressed the impact of terrorism on real estate at the Jewish National Fund Tree of Life(tm) Award Dinner honoring real estate banker and philanthropist William C. McCahill for his exceptional contribution to the Jewish community and the land of Israel. Sen. Chuck E. Schumer (D-NY) served as honorary dinner chairman. The JNF JNF Jewish National Fund JNF Junior Non Fiction (library) Tree of Life(tm) Award Dinner was held April 8 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel 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. . Emerson is an internationally recognized journalist, authority on terrorism and national security and the executive director of The Investigative Project, the nation's largest archival data and intelligence on Islamic and Middle Eastern terrorist groups. Emerson established The Investigative Project in late 1995, following the broadcast on PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, of his award-winning documentary film, "Jihad in America," which exposed the clandestine operations of militant Islamic terrorist groups on American soil. He is most recently the author of the national best seller, "American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us" (Free Press) and currently serves as NBC's terrorism analyst. Since Sept. 11, 2001, Emerson has appeared frequently on network television and has been quoted or cited hundreds of times in the nation's top newspapers. Emerson and his institute have also given numerous briefings to Congress, the White House, the Justice Department and other federal agencies. JNF Tree of Life(tm) Award Honoree William C. McCahill, Jr. is responsible for a portfolio of $3 billion in commitments for Fleet Bank and for new business development throughout New York City and Long Island. Prior to joining Fleet Bank in 1993, he was senior vice president - 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 regional executive at Chase Manhattan Bank The Chase Manhattan Bank, now part of JPMorgan Chase, was formed by the merger of the Chase National Bank and the Bank of the Manhattan Company in 1955. The bank is headquartered in New York City. , N.A. He has been honored for his humanitarian and philanthropic efforts by the National Jewish Hospital, Albert Einstein College, the Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy The Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy is a coeducational Modern Orthodox Yeshiva Day School located in Livingston, New Jersey. The Academy is dedicated towards developmental education and religious growth, for both boys and girls from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8. , Lincoln Center and Israel Bonds. For the past 20 years, McCahill has been involved with Israel Bonds' Real Estate and Construction Division and Lincoln Center's Real Estate and Construction Council. He is governor of the Real Estate Board of New York, a director of the New York City Housing Partnership and a full member of the Urban Land Institute. In communal life, McCahill serves as treasurer of the Children's Hearing Institute, Director of Neighborhood Housing' Services and a Council member of Lincoln Center's Real Estate Division. The Tree of Life(tm) Award is a humanitarian award that INF INF interferon. presents to individuals in appreciation of their outstanding community involvement, their dedication to the cause of American-Israeli friendship, and their devotion to peace and the security of human life. The award recognizes leaders for their achievements and innovations in industry, government and education. Past honorees include Stephen M. Ross For other persons named Stephen Ross, see Stephen Ross (disambiguation). New York City-based real estate developer Stephen M. Ross is founder, chairman and CEO of The Related Companies, L.P. , Donald Trump, Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Secretary Thomas Ridge, Jeffrey E. Levine, Steven Goodstein, Benjamin D. Holloway, the late Isaac Stern, Mortimer Zuckerman, former vice president Al Gore, N. Richard Kalikow, and Peter S. Kalikow Peter S. Kalikow (b. December 1, 1942) is the present chairman of the Grand Central Partnership[1]S. Kalikow, having been appointed by New York Governor and fellow Republican George Pataki in 2001. Kalikow was reappointed in 2006 to serve a second term. . |
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