BP MARKOWITZ JOINS JEWISH LEADERS IN UNVEILING NEW JEWISH NEW YORK HISTORY AND HERITAGE MAP

2:00 P.M.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26
BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL
209 JORALEMON STREET
BETWEEN COURT & ADAMS STREETS
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

On Monday, November 26, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will join Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, the Honorary Chair of the Jewish New York History & Heritage Project, Rabbi Linda Henry Goodman of Union Temple of Brooklyn and other Jewish leaders to unveil the new Jewish New York: A History & Heritage Map.

The pocket-sized map was created by prominent historians with leaders of New York’s Jewish community, facilitated by the New York Board of Rabbis with grants from the City of New York. It highlights Jewish neighborhoods, museums, shopping, monuments, synagogues and childhood homes of Jewish celebrities, including Woody Allen and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Borough President Markowitz founded the Brooklyn Tourism and Visitors Center at Borough Hall in 2004, and the map will be a welcome addition to his ongoing commitment to promote cultural tourism in Brooklyn.

The cover of the edition being distributed in Brooklyn is customized with a message from BP Markowitz: “Greetings from the Yiddishkeit Capital of the USA, Brooklyn.” Brooklyn is proud home to the largest population of Jews outside of Israel, including the largest Orthodox, Hasidic and Sephardic communities.