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Former Acting Dean in Gracie Mansion 'Jewish Heritage Month' Celebration
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg welcomes James Goldman to Gracie Mansion in May during celebration of 350 years of Jewish life in America.
Former Acting Dean of Continuing Education James Goldman was among those participating in a "Jewish Heritage -- New York 2004" reception hosted by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg at Gracie Mansion in May. The event celebrated 350 years of Jewish life in America.
Goldman, who retired several years ago, remains active in both College and community affairs. He currently serves as vice president of the Jewish Historical Society of New York (JHSNY) and maintains a close relationship with City Tech through the Jewish Faculty & Staff Association (JFSA) and its Distinguished Speakers Series. Both JHSNY and JFSA work to foster awareness and appreciation of American Jewish life and culture through a variety of activities.
Goldman has spearheaded JFSA's Distinguished Speakers Series for more than a decade. Recent speakers include internationally acclaimed author and columnist Pete Hamill, Buchenwald liberation witness Leon Bass, and interactive design pioneer Edwin Schlossberg, whose firm designed the Ellis Island American Family Immigration History Center.
On April 7, 2005, the series will feature a presentation by world-renowned architect and Ground Zero master planner Daniel Libeskind, who will speak on "The Architecture of Memory." Libeskind first achieved prominence with his design for the Jewish Museum Berlin, which opened on the eve of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in September 2001.
"JFSA is looking forward to Mr. Libeskind's presentation
on the historical and other forces that helped inspire his master
plan for the reconstruction of Ground Zero," said Goldman
in announcing the forthcoming Libeskind event earlier this summer. "His
design philosophy, which views building design as a ‘civic
art,’ is serving to reinvent the field of architecture and
constitutes a major influence on a new generation of designers
and city planners worldwide."
Photo courtesy Office of the Mayor, New York City
