Blankfein Wins Laughs With WASP Joke at UJA Wall Street Dinner
- Event raises $31 million for Jewish programs in NYC, Israel
- BlackRock’s Barbara Novick receives Gustave L. Levy Award
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The job of entertaining 2,000 guests at Monday’s Wall Street Dinner benefitting UJA-Federation fell to former Goldman Sachs CEO, serial tweeter and Elizabeth Warren target Lloyd Blankfein.
The moment required levity. Remarks had been serious, emphasizing UJA’s support of initiatives in New York, Israel and dozens of other countries that foster Jewish identity and provide for the poor. The organization also is helping synagogues secure funding for security measures in a world where anti-Semitism and attacks driven by religious hatred are on the rise.