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Champions of Choice 2010
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This video, directed by Sara Wolkowitz, was presented to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the legalization of abortion in New York State. |
This video, also directed by Sara Wolkowitz, profiles Rabbi Levine's dedication to leading the spiritual charge for a woman's right to choose. |
Kelli Conlin, President of NARAL Pro-Choice New York and the National Institute for Reproductive Health, delivered a riveting call to action to the pro-choice community. |
Rabbi Levine proved that spiritual leaders can lead the charge against anti-choice forces in protecting a woman's right to choose.. |
Mayor Michael Bloomberg opened the event by discussing how choice is a priority in New York City. |
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand talks about health care reform, equal rights, and how abortion access is a right that all women, regardless of economic status, should have. |
Event Photos and Press
New York Social Diary
Fame Game
The New York Times
The New York Post
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal "Washington Wire" blog
New York Daily News
Capital Tonight
Gothamist
Award Honoree
Rabbi Robert Levine
Senior Rabbi, Congregation Rodeph Sholom
For the past 20 years, Rabbi Robert Levine has served as the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Sholom. He is one of the most recognizable clergymen in New York City, having served as President of the New York Board of Rabbis and Vice-President and Chairman of its Interfaith Committee.
Rabbi Levine has always been an outspoken and passionate advocate for reproductive rights. Recognizing the need for a unified front against anti-choice beliefs, Rabbi Levine, along with members of his Congregation, created the One Voice to Save Choice Committee to demonstrate that people of faith can and do support a woman’s basic right to choose. The Committee also established a pro-choice, interfaith coalition with members from over forty synagogues, churches and other faith-based institutions to address the need for reproductive health rights.
Rabbi Levine is a longtime friend and supporter of the National Institute for Reproductive Health and NARAL Pro-Choice New York, and a true Champion of Choice.
Featured Speaker
Tina Brown
Editor-in-Chief, The Daily Beast
Tina Brown is one of the most widely recognized names in journalism today with a remarkable career spanning over 25 years in the industry. Tina rose to prominence as editor of Vanity Fair where she pioneered celebrity journalism and increased publication sales from 200,000 to over a million. In 1992, she became the first woman editor of The New Yorker.
Tina is the founder of and mastermind behind the wildly successful news and opinion website, TheDailyBeast.com. Since its launch in October of 2008, TheDailyBeast has built up a roster of high-profile blog contributors including Christopher Buckley, Tony Blair, Condoleezza Rice, Tucker Carlson and Tina herself.
Tina Brown is a truly inspirational female force in the world today, and we are thrilled and honored to welcome her to the Champions of Choice podium.