Photo Courtesy of Rep. Meng
Meng and Greenspan during roundtable with local rabbis and Jewish community leaders at Queens College.
By Forum Staff
Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) announced Thursday that she arranged for the Biden administration’s new liaison to the American Jewish community to visit her congressional district in Queens last Wednesday.
Meng and Shelley Greenspan, who in July was tapped by President Joe Biden to serve as the White House Liaison to the Jewish community, began the visit with a roundtable conversation with Jewish women in Kew Gardens Hills. They then held a roundtable with local rabbis and Jewish community leaders on the campus of Queens College, a roundtable that also included a discussion with students who have been impacted by anti-Semitism.
Photo Courtesy of Rep. Meng
Visit to Tomchei Shabbos. L to R: Meng; Shimi Pelman, President of Tomchei Shabbos of Queens; Greenspan; David Greenfield, Chief Executive Officer of Met Council; and Aaron Katz and Isaac Katz, founders and proprietor of Tomchei Shabbos of Queens.
After the roundtables, Meng and Greenspan visited Jewish community organizations in the area. Their stops included Chazaq in Kew Gardens Hills, which provides a wide range of social services to residents of the Jewish community. They also visited Tomchei Shabbos, a food pantry in Kew Gardens.
In addition, Meng provided Greenspan with a tour of Main Street in Kew Gardens Hills.
“I want to thank Shelley Greenspan for spending the afternoon in Queens, meeting with local Jewish leaders, and engaging in a meaningful and productive discussion with them,” said Meng. “I was honored to have the opportunity to organize this visit so that the President’s White House Jewish liaison could see firsthand the wonderful and vibrant Jewish community that I am proud to represent in Congress. From fighting and advocating for the Jewish community to combating the rise in anti-Semitism, I look forward to continuing to work with Shelley on addressing crucial issues of mutual concern. I hope she comes back soon.”
