STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It was an evening filled with energy, laughter, engaging conversations and inspiring success stories — everything that would have brought a smile to the face of Allan Weissglass.
The Allan Weissglass Distinguished Leadership Award Gala at the Joan and Alan Bernikow JCC bears the name of the inimitable community leader, who died in 2019. Allan Weissglass (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel) Staten Island Advance The event also lauds individuals who’ve supported the mission of the JCC and who serve as leaders in the community. Weissglass enjoyed a special relationship with the borough and its countless not-for-profit and cultural institutions.
A successful businessman, husband, father, grandfather, mentor and friend, he presided over the Weissglass family business holdings, also applying his skills as a businessman to a legion of Island civic and cultural organizations. The Allan Weissglass Distinguished Leadership Award is presented to individuals who demonstrate dedication to improving the JCC by a lifelong commitment to enriching and strengthening the community, and who serve as agents for social change and human betterment. Jay Chazanoff introduces honoree, Gail Castellano.
(Staten Island Advance/Carol Ann Benanti) Staten Island Advance This year’s honorees, Gail Castellano and Solomon Chemo, have a long history of leadership within the JCC and embody the ideas exemplified by Weissglass. Honoree Solomon Chemo speaks from the podium. (Staten.
