PATRON PATRON PATRON Guest of Honor & Guest Speaker ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI CEO Skybridge Capital PATRON Guest Speaker RITA COSBY Television News Anchor and Correspondent PATRON Guest Speaker CONGRESSMAN RON DESANTIS United States Representative for Florida’s 6th Congressional District PATRON Guest Speaker STUART FORCE Father of Taylor Force ob”m PATRON Guest Speaker SANDER GERBER CEO of Hudson Bay Capital PATRON Master of Ceremonies DAVID DRUCKER Senior Editor of the Washington Examiner and CNN Contributor/Political Analyst PATRON Shofar Awardees KENNETH S. ABRAMOWITZ KENNETH S. ABRAMOWITZ is a Managing General Partner and co-founder of NGN Capital, a $250 million worldwide healthcare venture capital fund. He joined NGN from The Carlyle Group in New York where he was Managing Director from 2001 to 2003, focused on U.S. buyout opportunities in the healthcare industry. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Abramowitz worked as an Analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. where he covered the medical-supply, hospital-management and HMO industries for 23 years. He was voted as the Number 1 analyst in Medical Devices and/or Services for 15 years by the Institutional Investor magazine, which also added him to the Wall Street Analyst Hall of Fame in 2009, with a rank of 15 out of 20,000 analysts. Mr. Abramowitz has published several notable studies on healthcare service companies, major medical mergers and cardiovascular device innovation, among others. Mr. Abramowitz earned a B.A. in Chemistry from Columbia University in 1972 and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1976. Mr. Abramowitz currently sits on the Board of Directors of OptiScan Biomedical Corp., Valtech Ltd., Cerapedics, Akorn, Inc. and Entera Bio, Ltd. During the past twenty years, Mr. Abramowitz has published several notable studies: ÓHMOs, PBMs, Hospitals and Distributors Better Focused Than Ever On Controlling Pharmaceuticals CostsÓ (2000), ÓHealthcare Service Companies To Increasingly Benefit From Upgrading Quality Of CareÓ (1999), ÓHealth-Care Service Sector: Striving For Balance Of PowerÓ (1998), ÓMajor Medical Mergers Creating Powerful Agents of ChangeÓ (1997), ÓCardiovascular Device Innovation Offsetting A Challenging EnvironmentÓ (1996), ÓHMOs: Cycle Bottoming; Secular Opportunity UndiminishedÓ (1996), ÓFinancial Implications Of Regional Revolutionary Change In Health CareÓ (1995), ÓFinancial Implications Of Revolutionary Change In Health CareÓ (1994), ÓFuture Of Health Care Delivery In AmericaÓ (1993), ÓMedical Supply Company Diversification Into Pharmaceutical Products And Services Within A Cost- Containment EnvironmentÓ (1992). PATRON Shofar Awardees MORTY & ROZI DAVIS J. MORTON DAVIS is owner and Chairman of D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corp., a New York City investment bank established in 1904 and leading investor in and advisor to emerging entrepreneurial and growth companies, where he actively heads the day-to-day corporate finance activities. Investment banker, entrepreneur, investment analyst, economist, and venture capitalist, Mr. Davis is Wall Street personified. The over 400 companies for which he has raised more than $3 billion over the years have created a countless number of jobs and have added exciting new products including breakthrough drugs, unique electronic and telecommunications products and that have resulted in immeasurable productivity to the American economy. Few people on Wall Street possess his rare brand of financial expertise. Fewer still are as successful. Mr. Davis currently serves as the Chairman of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce and has served on the Boards of Research! America, Foundation for Future Generations, and the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. He also served on the Board of trustees of Yeshiva University and on the Board of Sy Syms School of Business. Mr. Davis is the recipient of a number of prestigious awards and honors, including the Synagogue Council of AmericaÔs Covenant of Peace Award, the Republican PartyÔs Distinguished Service Award, and the Intrepid MuseumÔs Freedom Award. In 2011, The International Center for Autism Research & Education honored Mr. DavisÔ lifetime of achievements in a special tribute luncheon in the U.S. Capitol. Young Israel has been instrumental in Mr. DavisÔ life and he loves the work the organization does. In fact, not only did Mr. Davis find his first job through a Young Israel placement agency, but he met his precious, magnificent wife Rozi at a social event at the Young Israel in Manhattan! Mr. Davis has written two books, the most recent of which, From Hard Knocks to Hot Stocks, received flattering reviews from some of America’s most prominent business and economic leaders, including Senator Bob Dole, Alan ÓAceÓ Greenberg, Carl Icahn, Donald Trump and Larry King. Mr. DavisÔ earlier book, Making America Work Again, was acclaimed by a number of notable economic scholars, in addition to being praised by President Ronald Reagan in a tribute to Mr. Davis where President Reagan recognized Mr. Davis’ long career of hard work and his support of the creative arts. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Mr. Davis received his A.B. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Brooklyn College in 1957 and his M.B.A, with distinction, from the Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1959. He resides in Lawrence, New York with his wife Rozi, and is never very far from his four daughters, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. PATRON Shofar Awardees MICHAEL & SUSAN GROSS SUSAN AND MICHAEL GROSS are long-standing and active members of the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst (ÓYILCÓ), and live with their 4 children - Akiva, Rafi, Ariel, & Shira - in Cedarhurst, New York. Michael is also a YILC board member, and was a key member of the NCYI Board Nominating Committee in 2017. Susan and Michael found their roots in the Young Israel movement after years of sampling and drawing from their many other flavors of orthodox shuls, ranging from shteebles, to yeshivas, to university Hillels, to Hasidic shuls, to modern orthodox shuls in AmericaÕs second cities. But YILC became their true home, as it embodied the best of the Young Israel movement in its strong support of and participation in local charitable organizations, international scholarship, religious Zionism, modern orthodoxy, and international consciousness, and which are best personified by YILCÕs leadership, especially its rabbinic leaders, Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum and Rabbi Yaakov Trump. Susan, after years of sacrificing her early career to be a stay-at-home mom to their 4 wonderful and fascinating children, and to help further MichaelÕs career, has finally resumed her professional work as a health coach specializing in behavioral and lifestyle change and nutrition. Michael is an attorney who largely consults for commercial and residential real estate management companies, and serves as of-counsel and advisor to clients and other law firms in employment and electronic discovery matters. Michael is also a former state prosecutor, civil litigator, as well as a co-founder and general counsel of a New York City computer forensics firm. He and Susan are also active members of various professional associations. Susan and Michael are also active in local and national charitable organizations, as well as active supporters of the national Tourette Syndrome Association. Michael has helped coach his sonsÕ Little League and hockey teams. Normally working behind the scenes, Susan and Michael agreed to accept the NCYIÕs Shofar Award after pressing by NCYIÕs president, Farley Weiss, whom they have long known and admired as a passionate and fearless activist looking to bridge Jews and Young Israels across the country, and who inspired them to help further support the Young IsraelsÕ exciting rejuvenation. And, Susan and Michael have accepted this award mostly to give their esteemed parents, attending here tonight, a little extra nachas which they so richly deserve. Mazal tov to all the honorees. PATRON Shofar Awardees DRS. ROBERT & JENNIFER LEBOVITS DR. ROBERT LEBOVITS AND DR. JENNIFER RUDIN came to Pittsburgh over 35 years ago just as he was completing his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and she was beginning her residency in Internal Medicine. After trying out all the shuls in the community, they chose to join the Young Israel of Greater Pittsburgh because it truly lived up to its billing as "the warmest shul in town". Since then, they have been actively involved in all aspects of the Jewish community and the city at large. Dr. Lebovits has been a president of the Young Israel, president of the Kollel Jewish Learning Center, on the board of both day schools, as well as running a full time private practice and being an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Rudin, a full time Infectious Disease specialist, has been on the executive board of the Mikvah Association of Pittsburgh and currently serves as its president. She was vice - president of the Pittsburgh Marathon, the first woman president of her hospital's medical staff in over 20 years, and the first Chair of the Squirrel Hill Health Center, a local FQHC. Together Jennifer and Robert also chaired the Young Israel's 25th anniversary dinner and have been active in numerous fund-raising efforts. Dr. Rudin and Dr. Lebovits are also blessed with 7 children and a slew of grandchildren. PATRON Shofar Awardees STANLEY SVED PATRON Young Leadership Award RABBI DUVI HONIG PATRON Rabbinic Leadership Award RABBI YOSEF SINGER RABBI YOSEF SINGER, the spiritual leader of the Young Israel of Potomac, and his wife, Rebbetzin Miriam Singer, bring devotion and passion to their work. Each teach classes and make visible role models for everyone in our community. They have six children and five grandchildren. Rabbi Singer was a student of Rabbi Shlomo Twerski zt"l, the Hornesteipler Rebbe, and of Rabbi Chaim Schmelzer zt"l, Rosh Yeshiva at the Telshe Yeshiva in Chicago. He has a PhD in Electronic Materials from MIT and currently works full time as a director of a research laboratory for a major government contractor. The Rabbi and Rebbetzin constantly work to develop strong relationships with all congregants as well as support the needs of the Greater Washington religious community.