Honorees

At the age of 21, Mr. Schottenstein founded Astor & Black, which quickly became the fastest growing custom clothing company in the US. In 2009, he was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year; 2010, Inc.’s 30 Under 30; and in 2011, Mr. Schottenstein sold a majority stake in Astor & Black to a private equity group. In 2012, Mr. Schottenstein and a childhood friend founded Viewabill, a cutting edge, rapidly growing cloud­based transparency tool that allows clients to view their legal work in progress in real time. In addition, Mr. Schottenstein has invested in several business ventures; Mizzen+Main, a men’s clothing company that focuses on performance material dress garments; Hilflint, a men’s clothing company specializing in higher­end collegiate and professional sports knitwear; Farm Hill, a food start up delivering healthy delicious meals directly to the customer; Mellow, a new robotic sous­vide cooking machine, made for the convenience of home cooking. Recently, David founded DSCN Capital Partners in partnership with the Nash brothers and actively manages its portfolio companies.

Eda Sirota Schottenstein grew up in Montreal, Canada in a home that was all about giving. Her parents run the Chabad Russian Community Center, a shul and organization that helps resettle and acclimate refugees from the Soviet Union. The Shul recently moved into a home of its own, bearing Eda and David's name. Aside from being a mother to four growing and lively children, Eda is actively involved with numerous community organizations and chairs many of their events. She is also working on her degree in psychology.

David and Eda's tireless philanthropic activities are affecting many parts of the world, including Washington Heights. The Schottensteins live in Florida.

Anatoly and Gisele Garelik first moved to Washington Heights in August, 2011. Gisele is a social worker in the Nazi Victim Program at SelfHelp Community Services, and is based in the Heights. The Gareliks loved the small-town feel of the neighborhood, and appreciated the diverse Jewish community. Anatoly was born in Belarus and immigrated to the United States as a teenager, while Gisele was born in New York City to a Sephardic, Egyptian born father and an Ashkenazi mother. They needed a Jewish community that would fit their unique religious and cultural backgrounds.

The Gareliks sent their older son, Boaz, to the Osher Early Learning Center when he was 18 months old. Immediately they found a warm, welcoming and accepting Jewish home. Elisheva, yacov and their children became like family. Boaz grew in leaps and bounds that first year at Osher, and continued to thrive at the school until he graduated in 2014. Their younger son Lior has been at Osher for three years, and delights in the joy of this incredible school every day. The Gareliks are honored to be part of the Chabad community, and grateful for what the shul and the school have done for our family.

Malka Lynn Gold considers herself an educator, a philanthropist, and most of all, a mother and grandmother. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from CCNY, she pursued a career as an Elementary Public School teacher for the city of New York while raising three sons. In the interim, Malka went back to CCNY to get a Masters Degree in Education, and soon after decided to get another Masters Degree in Special Education from Adelphi University, which began her new career as an educational evaluator.

After 15 years of administering psycho-educational testing for special needs children, Malka decided to retire — but not for long. She went back to working for the Department of Education as a mentor for new teachers.

Currently, Malka works part time as a Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT), which is a service provider for special needs students. She finds this position extremely gratifying and rewarding.

Malka came to Osher as a service provider and quickly became an educational consultant and director.

"Working at OSHER Early Learning Center as a service provider and educational director gave me an opportunity to combine three of my passions: education, philanthropy and being a "Mother" and "Grandmother" to future leaders. The wonderful children and the capable staff at OSHER Early Learning Center became my "spiritual children" and "grandchildren" which makes me proud to consider them as my legacy"

She is grateful to be honored by Chabad of Washington Hights and OSHER Early Learning Center, and congratulates them on their 10 year Anniversary.