User:Peace Diplomacy

Biography

Emanuel C. Perlman is a lyric tenor, composer, lecturer, recording artist, therapist, cleric, and ambassador for world peace. He has showcased his talent with musical concerts throughout the world1.

Education

Emanuel earned a bachelor’s degree in music and voice from Rhode Island College and a master’s degree in psychiatric social work from Yeshiva University. He also attended the Cantors Institute at the Jewish Theological Seminary and received a doctorate in music honoris causa from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York1.

Advanced Studies

Emanuel has completed advanced studies at:


 * Oxford    University Said Business School’s Executive Leadership Program1
 * Oxford    University Department of Continuing Education course on Effective     Leadership through Emotional Intelligence1
 * Harvard    University Business School’s Sustainable Business Strategy1
 * Cambridge    Institute for Continuing Education in International Studies, including     Challenges to the Global Order, International Human Rights: War, Conflict     and the Responsibility to Protect, The Psychology and Neuroeconomics of     Decision Making1
 * United    Nations Institute for Training and Research Geneva-based Human Rights     Council Certificate Training Program1
 * United    Nations Immersion Programs held in The Hague and Geneva1

Career

Emanuel is the founder and CEO of Destination Peace International Inc. The organization’s mission is to create harmony throughout the world using the universal language of music and a peace curriculum to transcend differences in religious affiliation and culture to resolve conflict and bring people together1. In October 2020, Emanuel co-hosted “Hour of Peace” in collaboration with the Foundation for the Support of the United Nations1.

He co-created the Construct Institute, a think tank composed of an interdisciplinary group of distinguished professionals focused on improving the wellbeing of present and future generations1.

Notable Performances and Lectures


 * Lectured on the    Aleppo Codex at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. (2006)1
 * Sang for    Jewish communities throughout Cuba (2007, 2009)1
 * Performed    “A Life of Coincidences” at the Players Club in New York City (2010)1
 * Sang at the    U.S. Capitol     Rotunda for the National Day of Remembrance ceremony (2010)1
 * Performed    at the oldest Catholic Cathedral in the United States (2010)1
 * Performed    with his brother, Rabbi/Cantor Eli Perlman, at Arlington National Cemetery     and the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City (2013)1
 * Lectured    and performed concerts at Vicars Hall in Windsor Castle (2015, 2017, 2019,     2022)1
 * Featured artist    at St. George’s     Hall in Liverpool, England1
 * Performed    at the United Nations1

Awards and Honors


 * Pikesville    Chamber of Commerce Community Volunteer of the Year Award (2010)1
 * Governor’s    Citation for creating and participating in “Pikesville Responds” for     victims of Hurricane Katrina (2005)1
 * Cantor Emanuel    C. Perlman     Day, January 8, 1976, proclamation declared by Mayor Moon Landrieu, New     Orleans, LA1

Personal Life

Emanuel is married to Janice Jotkowitz, a former consultant to the State Department of Education in Maryland for Children with Special Needs. They have three children and five grandchildren1.

Filmography


 * Will You Be My    Father? (2024) -     Short, Drama, Family2

Discography


 * Father    and Son/Generations (1984) - Cassette and Record1
 * Spiritual    Ambrosia (1997) - Compact Disk, Arabesque Records1
 * Face to    Face (2008) - Compact Disk, displayed and catalogued in the Library of     Congress1
 * Destination    Peace (2018) - Compact Disk, Cala-Signum Records1

1: Destination Peace 2: IMDb