New York City Council Speaker Christina Quinn and ten members of the City Council have returned from a trip to Israel organized by Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC).
At a meeting this week with Jewish officials, they discussed their visit which was headed by JCRC’s Micheal Miller.
All spoke of their being deeply affected by the people of Israel and the daily challenges they face and overcome, a press release said.
Amongst the sites the group visited was the Golan Heights and West Bank barrier built to stop terrorists attacks, acknowledging the strategic importance to Israel safety and security.
City Councilman Dr. Mathieu Eugene, who represents parts of Crown Heights and Flatbush, spoke highly of Israel’s tremendous help to Haiti in its time of need.
As the first Haitian-born elected official in City Council, Eugene said he was touched to meet a 4 year-old Haitian earthquake survivor that was in Jerusalem for a heart operation.
Dr. Eugene added that he was not surprised by the generosity of the Jewish people, being so familiar and representing such a large Jewish population in Brooklyn.
In attendance were other representatives of elected officials and civic leaders.
we have to show our best, and we can fuse and heal relationships with the Jewish and black community. But we have to think ahead and put out our best efforts. We need to choose people who really know how to do social relations. It can be really a positive thing. Some people really know how to let others see who we really are. For those people : great job, keep going!
The JCRC does great work and are friends of Crown Heights.