(Courtesy of Van Cortlandt Jewish Center) On Sunday morning, December 19, the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center held a celebration of appreciation honoring Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz.

Jeffrey Dinowitz was elected to the New York State Assembly to represent the 81st Assembly District in the Bronx on February 15, 1994, and he’s been our assemblyman since. The district includes the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center (VCJC) in Van Cortlandt Village.

We were pleased to be able to show our appreciation for all the work Assemblyman Dinowitz has done for VCJC and our community. As Stuart Harris, president of VCJC, said, “I am happy that we’re finally able to honor Assemblyman Dinowitz after the year we’ve had due to COVID. He is a man that deserves to be honored, and I’m sorry we had to put it off last year.”

This event had a smaller than usual audience due to COVID and the omicron variant. In addition to the in-person audience, the event was carried on Zoom.