Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame celebrates achievements of those who call borough home
Faith In Brooklyn
The first Hasidic woman to be elected to public office in U.S. history, the chairman of the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the longest-serving chaplain in NYPD history were among the stars being honored at the Fourth Annual BJHI Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame that took place Monday night. The Brooklyn Historical Society, a charter member of the Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative, hosted the event.
The Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame, known familiarly as BJHI, has as its mission the chronicling of the lives of Jewish Brooklynites, including oral and video histories. The BJHI works closely with the Brooklyn Historical Society, and they have partnered since the formation of BJHI 10 years ago.
Longtime Brooklyn Heights resident Henry B. Gutman is chairman of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the leading industrial park in New York City, housing more than 300 businesses and employing 7,000 people. He was instrumental in the Navy Yard’s revitalization. He was also involved in the creation of Brooklyn Bridge Park since his appointment to the original Brooklyn Bridge Park Local Development Corporation board in 1998. He has been a Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Board member and currently serves on the Board of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation.