USA
The American Society for Yad Vashem held its 21st Annual Tribute Dinner on 20 November at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, with over a thousand guests. Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev and Chairman of the American Society Eli Zborowski addressed the audience. IAF Commander Major General Elyezer Shkedy, the son of a Shoah survivor, was the guest speaker. The program was presided over by Dinner Chairmen David Halpern and Zygmunt Wilf. This year’s recipients of the Yad Vashem Young Leadership Award were Mindy and Ira Mitzner. The Mitzner family, together with Phyllis and William Mack, has funded the renovation of Warsaw Ghetto Square. The Yad Vashem Remembrance Award was presented to Marilyn and Barry Rubenstein, who endowed the new Synagogue at Yad Vashem.

Left to right: David Halpern, Ira and Mindy Mitzner, Fred Zeidman, Chairman, United States Holocaust Memorial Council, Washington, DC

Left to right: Avner Shalev, Maj.-Gen. Elyezer Shkedy, Eli Zborowski

Left to right: William Mack, Marilyn and Barry Rubenstein, Zygmunt Wilf

On 23 October, the renovated Avenue of the Righteous Among the Nations was dedicated in the presence of Minister for Tourism Avraham Hirschson MK and the donors Gladys and Sam Halpern (pictured here with members of the Halpern family) and Eva and Arie Halpern.

Yad Vashem “Builders” Trudy and Sol Englander in the Square of Hope during a visit in October

Linda and Murray Laulicht on a tour of the new Museum in November—the Laulichts have recently become Yad Vashem “Builders.”
 

Rochelle and Maks Etingin (second and third from right) visited Yad Vashem in the company of Dr. Dorota (left) and Noah Flug (right), member of the Yad Vashem Directorate and President of the Center for Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel, accompanied by Avner Shalev. The Etingins have endowed a panorama in memory of the Righteous Among the Nations who saved Maks and his brother.
 

Julie (right) and Steve Russo (third from left) and family endowed a garden at Yad Vashem in memory of Steve’s father Albert and in memory of members of the Kastoria and Saloniki communities in Greece who perished in the Shoah.
 

George Feldenkreis of Miami on a tour of the new Museum during a visit in November
 

Yad Vashem “Guardians” Cecile and Ed Mosberg in the Visitors Center


CANADA
The Canadian Society for Yad Vashem held a Gala Dinner on 20 November, co-chaired by Harry and Dora Kichler, Lou Greenbaum, Barry Zagdanski, Miguel Singer and Shelly Libfeld, at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Dinner Honorees were Tony and Elizabeth Comper (the founders of FAST — Fighting Antisemitism Together), new Yad Vashem Benefactors Joe Gottdenker and Ed Sonshine, and Benefactors Anna and Leslie Dan. Winston S. Churchill delivered the keynote address, which was attended by Director of Yad Vashem’s International Relations Division Shaya Ben Yehuda and Director of the English Desk Solly Kaplinski. Funds were raised in support of scholarships for Canadian teachers attending seminars Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies.

Left to right: Winston S. Churchill, Tony and Elizabeth Comper, Harry and Dora Kichler

Left to right: Barry Zagdanski, Tony Comper

Left to right: Shaya Ben Yehuda, Joe Gottdenker, Hank Rosenbaum, Solly Kaplinski

Left to right: Shaya Ben Yehuda, Leslie and Anna Dan



AUSTRALIA

Paul Summers of Canada (left) and Jack Smorgon (right) in conversation with Avner Shalev on a recent visit to Yad Vashem with members of the World Presidents’ Organization


VENEZUELA

Yad Vashem supporters Zygmunt and Annie Rotter visited Yad Vashem with their daughter Lilian.



UK

In recognition of his contribution to Holocaust remembrance and education, JNF UK and JNF Leeds honored Holocaust survivor Arek Hersh (pictured left, with President of JNF UK Gail Seal) by endowing a classroom in his name in the International School for Holocaust Studies.


MEXICO

Director of the Ibero-American Desk Perla Hazan (left) and then-Yad Vashem Director-General Ishai Amrami (center) presented supporters David and Jennie Serur (right) with the Yad Vashem album, To Bear Witness.

Salomón Marcuschamer (third from left) with his family, Rabbi Marcelo Rittner (right) and Avner Shalev during their visit to Yad Vashem. The Marcuschamers recently became Benefactors of Yad Vashem.


RUSSIA

Russian-Israeli businessman and the head of the Congress of Jewish Communities in Russia Arkady Gaidamak (right) toured Yad Vashem in November with Special Advisor to the Chairman Arie Zuckerman.


SPAIN

Yad Vashem supporter Esther Querub and Mrs. Borer during a visit to Yad Vashem


GERMANY

Chairman of the Board of the Deutsche Telekom Foundation Dr. Klaus Kinkel (center) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr. Karl-Gerhard Eick (left) toured the new Museum with Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Irena Steinfeldt (second from right).
 

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