Zalman Alenick - A Son Honoring his Mother by Giving Charity

[Music] I was born and raised in Brooklyn New York and cron Heights 1963 I had a special mom she guided us mentored us Tau us gave her whole life to helping people and I watched her do that I watched how she worked with children and then she worked with the elders and took care of people in need my mom got sick she was diagnosed with cancer so I needed to go out and support her because we were in a single parent home so at 14 and 1/2 years old is when I started my working career when I was about 17 18 years old had a uh store in Penn Station popcorn store my mom passed away obviously it was challenging times because I had a couple of young Brothers at home that I needed to take care of I was blessed to be able to give to start to give charity to the organizations that meant a lot to me which is organizations such as call kabad I think about my mom I do it in her name I do it in her honor and I do it because I think that's what she would want me to [Music] do when October 7th happened one of the first places I was looking to give charity to was a place that would be able to have a big reach and a big impact to the community that needs it I called up RAB Shalom dman and I said how how can I help I want to be a part of it so I became part of helping and what they're doing the great work that they do and they continue to do and I will continue to do with them now and in the future we need to stick together and we need to support Israel and its people as they're going through their most challenging time in the last 70 years are are unfort our Holocaust I've agreed to be an Honore because I think it's and I know it's for a great cause and a great [Music] organization I would like to call out mention a few people that are joining us for the dinner and thank you for seeing through my trying times start with my beautiful wife Tiffany my two daughters Randy and Rebecca and my son-in-law Dan Daniel I would like those who acknowledge and thank without them I wouldn't be here today Dr Joseph Marts my surgeon and Dr Izzy herfeld who was my oncologist and there I would also like to thank and acknowledge my two childhood friends that I grew up with Jack Yankee Roth and as you who love to be known [Music] bar and my son Griffin as well who have been there through thick and thin and we'll continue to stay close as a family and support now and the future things that I've done and my mother has done the best that we could do as I told my wife my kids my friends of the Charities that we need to continue support now and always as best as we can as we are in that position to do so thank you very much [Music]