New York names street after late Jewish media mogul and philanthropist

On Tuesday, New York City named a street in honor of his life and legacy Sumner Redstonethe late global media executive and a Jewish philanthropist who made significant contributions to the media and entertainment industry as head of Viacom, CBS and Paramount.

Sumner Redstone Trail It’s on the corner of 44th Street and 7th Avenue, outside Paramount Global’s Manhattan headquarters.

Red stone He was CEO of Viacom until 2005 and oversaw some of the company’s high-profile acquisitions, including Paramount Pictures, Blockbuster Entertainment, DreamWorks SKG and CBS. Red stone He was the chairman of Viacom and CBS until 2016, and when the two merged in December 2019 and became ViacomCBS, he assumed the role of chairman emeritus of the combined company. He died at the age of 97 in August 2020.

A street naming ceremony was held on Tuesday and the family attended Red stoneSenior managers, New York City Counsel Erik Bottcher and others.

“My father was one of the great champions of the media industry,” said Shari Redstone, daughter of the honoree, president of Paramount Global and president and CEO of the Redstone Family Foundation.

“By taking smart risks, not making decisions out of fear and doing things his way, he always moved the business forward,” he said. they live today in countless ways, including Paramount’s commitment to creating content that inspires, informs and educates audiences and keeps them coming back for more. “I want to thank the city for honoring my father and the incredibly talented people who bring his vision to life.”

Red stone was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 27, 1923, the son of Belle Ostrovsky and Max Rothstein. After that his father changed his name to Michael Redstone.

Red stone He served in World War II as part of a US Army intelligence unit whose mission was to break Japanese military and diplomatic codes. He served in the army unit until the end of the war and received many honors, including the Army Recognition Award and two differences from the Department of Military Intelligence for their service, contribution and devotion to duty.

After his military service, he graduated from Harvard Law School and began his career as a law clerk at the United States Court of Appeals and then as a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General He left law degree in 1954 and took over and expanded the movie theater chain founded by his father that is now called National Amusements, according to The Algemeiner.

Through the decades of career, Red stone He was a member of numerous entertainment industry organizations, including the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation Advisory Council and the Paley Media Center Board of Trustees. He was the first president of the board of directors of the National Association of Theater Owners of the United States, he has a star in the Walk of Fame Hollywood and the Sumner Redstone building on the Paramount Pictures lot is dedicated to his memory.

Sumner Redstone went from military cryptographer to media mogul (NYT)

In addition, he held positions on the Board’s board of directors Jewish Philanthropy Together in Greater Boston and he was previously president of the Metropolitan Division of Associated Jewish Philanthropies. He joined Boston University Law School as a faculty member in 1982 and later created one of the first entertainment law classes in the US.

Corey Johnson, speaker of the New York City Council then introduced and supported joint naming Sumner Redstone Trail on December 15, 2021. The Council accepted and signed the bill on that same date, and it was officially adopted into the Town Charter on January 15, 2022.

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