NEW YORK — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York and New York Board of Rabbis are launching the Edward I. Koch Memorial Speakers Series later this month.
The first topic of discussion will be the former mayor himself.
Koch died in 2013. The brash, opinionated Democrat was credited with helping to save the city from its 1970s economic crisis.
Koch, who was Jewish, once co-wrote a book with Cardinal John O’Connor. He also was a regular attendee at Christmas Eve midnight Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
The inaugural event is Sept. 20. Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg and James Gill, a Koch confidant, will discuss Koch’s relationship with both the Catholic and Jewish communities.
It will be held at the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Center for Thought and Culture. Admission is free.