It was a glamorous and glittering scene, as The Home Reporter and Brooklyn Spectator honored influential Brooklyn businesswomen whose major achievements and participation in many community activities throughout the years have helped the borough grow.
The papers’ first annual Top Brooklyn Businesswomen Networking Awards Dinner was held on Thursday, June 21 at the New York Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge in Downtown Brooklyn.
“Brooklyn is a place of extraordinary women, and we have them right here in this room tonight,” noted Victoria Schneps-Yunis, the co-publisher of the newspapers, of the 36 women chosen to receive the award this year. “This is what you call women power!”
Among the honorees was Lubavitcher Devorah Halberstam, who has been an activist and crusader against terrorism since her 16 year-old son Ari was murdered by a terrorist shooter on the Brooklyn Bridge in 1994.
Hlaberstam serves today as the Director of Foundations and Government services for the Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights, which is named for her son’s memory.
Halberstam was honored for her work in educating local, state and federal law enforcement agencies around the country on the threat of terrorism.
She deserves it !
to be your cousin 🙂
We love you Devori!!!
but u are my hero!!
The Rebbe is looking down w/ pride on the accomplishments of one of his great and courageous Chassidim. May you continue from Chayil el choyil
Keep on truckin……………………
she really deserevs this well done
Devori is truly one in a million !! She has taken the most unspeakable tragedy & poured her tremendous energy and talents into transforming the world. May Hashem bless her with the biggest award ever : The IMMEDIATE revelation of Moshiach so that she can be reunited with her beloved son !
Well deserved!