eSefarad Noticias del Mundo Sefaradi
23 August 2019
In Memory of Kenneth J. Bialkin, A”H, who was once described in a New York Times article as “one of the country’s foremost securities lawyers” and “a pillar in philanthropic and professional circles.” A friend of the American Sephardi Federation, Mr. Bialkin’s nine decades were distinguished by service in law and Jewish communal affairs, including terms as Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, New York County Lawyer’s Association, Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, American-Israel Friendship League, American Jewish Historical Society, Anti-Defamation League, and, for 30 years, as Vice Chairman of the Jerusalem Foundation. The Kenneth J. Bialkin/Citigroup Public Service Award at AJHS was created to honor those who, as Mr. Bialkin, “make a difference… ha[ve] passion for public discourse… and Jewish tradition” (then-Citigroup CEO Charles Prince).
