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director when she met Zuritsky for
the first time. Working in develop-
ment and engagement, her first contact
with Zuritsky was on a cold call; she
“wanted to tell him a little bit about
who we are and what we do, because
he didn’t know.” Zuritsky agreed to a
meeting, and it was a fruitful one.

Bronstein was not yet AJC’s regional
director when she met Zuritsky for
the first time. Working in develop-
ment and engagement, her first contact
with Zuritsky was on a cold call; she
“wanted to tell him a little bit about
who we are and what we do, because
he didn’t know.” Zuritsky agreed to a
meeting, and it was a fruitful one.

The AJC “captured his imagination,”
Bronstein said, by dint of its impact on
local and national politics. Zuritsky,
with his interest in intergroup relat
“He’s a role model, a mentor and
innovator, someone not afraid to tackle
issues,” Bronstein said. “And Joe embod-
ies what AJC stands for. He is a centrist.

Zuritsky, for his part, sees the AJC
as a bastion of well-trained, intelligent
representatives of the Jewish people,
bringing a “diplomatic approach” to
sensitive, important issues for Jews
around the world.

“That’s something that the Jewish
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celebrated people students
really need:
really highly qual-
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world students
on Jewish had
and fun
Israeli learning
issues. And
that’s part what
AJC does,”
Zuritsky of the the Parkway
Council about Simchat Torah. 3 As
said. JE series, the Ken
Foundation’s “Parkway Presents”
ment and engagement, her first contact
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with Zuritsky was on a cold call; she
Holocaust Memorial Plaza on the Benjamin Franklin
“wanted to tell him a little bit about
Parkway City. 4 Beth Sholom Congregation
who we are and
what we in Center
do, because
member Ivonne
Mosquera and her family
he didn’t know.”
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to a
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Beth Sholom
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meeting, and it was a fruitful one.

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yet ’50s
AJC’s on regional
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director when Atlantic
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the first time. Working in develop-
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husband Scott
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meeting, and it New
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Bronstein was interested
not yet AJC’s
regional and genocide studies.

in Holocaust
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3 “wanted to tell him a little bit about
who we are and what we do, because
he didn’t know.” Zuritsky agreed to a
meeting, and it was a fruitful one.

Bronstein was not yet AJC’s regional
director when she met Zuritsky for
the first time. Working in develop-
ment and engagement, her first contact
with Zuritsky was on a cold call; she
“wanted to tell him a little bit about
who we are and what we do, because
he didn’t know.” Zuritsky agreed to a
meeting, and it was a fruitful one.

Bronstein was not yet AJC’s regional
director when she met Zuritsky for
the first time. Working in develop-
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oe Zuritsky, chairman and CEO
of Parkway Corp., will be hon-
ored with the American Jewish
Committee Philadelphia/Southern
New Jersey’s Human Relations Award
at the organization’s annual meeting
on JULY 73.

Zuritsky, a longtime AJC board
member and a key supporter, was an
obvious candidate to be this year’s
recipient, according to Marcia
Bronstein, regional director of AJC
Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey.

The Human Relations Award “is for
a person who’s near and dear to AJC,
like a family member,” Bronstein said.

“That really does mean Joe, to a T.”
“I am honored, very much honored,”
Zuritsky said. “It’s part of supporting an
organization that I hold in high value.”
Zuritsky, a patron of many local,
national and Israeli organizations, said
he is flattered he was selected for the
award, though he admits that, having
been honored in a similar fashion so
many times over the years, he looks
forward to when he won’t impose on
friends for their support.

“Hopefully, this is the last honor I’ll
get,” he laughed.

Per the AJC, Zuritsky “has been a
stalwart member of AJC’s Board and
Executive Committee for many years. He
is a passionate advocate for AJC’s mission
of protecting Jewish lives and commu-
nities, ensuring a safe and secure Israel,
and advocating for democratic values and
human rights for all. Joe has long been
a supporter of interfaith and intergroup
dialogue, and a lifelong learner.”
The 2021 annual meeting, AJC’s
77th, will feature a keynote address
from Drexel University President John
A. Fry in the virtual ceremony where
Zuritsky will receive his award.

Bronstein was not yet AJC’s regional
director when she met Zuritsky for
the first time. Working in develop-
ment and engagement, her first contact
with Zuritsky was on a cold call; she
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