USA

On 26 January, Yad Vashem’s Auschwitz Album exhibition was opened with a reception in the Field Museum in Chicago, hosted by Renee and Lester Crown and family. Since its opening, more than 10,000 visitors have viewed the exhibit, which will run until June 2006, supported by the American Society for Yad Vashem.
Speakers at the opening reception included: Lester Crown, Chairman of the American Society for Yad Vashem Eli Zborowski, Israeli Counsel General to the Mid West Ambassador Barukh Binah, and Auschwitz survivor and educator Zev Weiss.
Pictured, left to right: American Society Director of Development Shraga I. Mekel, Vice Chairman Mark Palmer, Lester and Renee Crown, Eli Zborowski

 
In December 2005, Yad Vashem hosted the Israeli Bonds Delegation.
Top, left to right: Ron Katz and Chairman of the Israel Bonds and American Society Executive Committee member David Halpern, son of Yad Vashem Benefactors Sam and Gladys Halpern. Bottom, second and third from right: Suzanne and Jan Czuker


Taibe Goldberg at the unveiling of a plaque in memory of her husband’s five-year-old son Moshe z”l murdered in Auschwitz


The Black, Frybourg, and Ressler families during their December 2005 visit to Yad Vashem


Director of the International Relations Department Shaya Ben Yehuda (left) greets Jeffrey Bogatin and family during their Chanukah visit to Yad Vashem.


Shaya Ben Yehuda hosted Chaya and Jimmy Aviram of Florida during their visit to Yad Vashem in January.


Tom Spiegel of California at the Children’s Memorial, endowed through the generosity of his parents Abe and Edita Spiegel, z”l


Deputy Director of International Relations Sari Granitza (left) accompanied Leslie Myerson and her daughter Julia during their visit to Yad Vashem in January.


David and Rachel Tessler (left), son and daughter-in-law of Yad Vashem “Guardians” Rudolph and Edith Tessler, visited the Pedagogical Center at Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies.


Shaya Ben Yehuda met with Yad Vashem “Builder” Benjamin Warren and his sister Helen Spektor, during their February visit to Yad Vashem


CANADA

The Zagdanski family of Toronto visited Yad Vashem in December 2005.


AUSTRALIA

Yad Vashem Benefactor Pauline Gandel with her son Ian, daughter-in-law Linda, and grandson in December 2005, by the Heroes’ Promenade, endowed by the Joan and Pauline Gandel and family


UK

In December 2005, the UK Society for Yad Vashem held an historic and moving ceremony in which surviving members of a Dutch and a Belgian family now living in the UK were honored as “Righteous Among the Nations.” The ceremony took place in the Moses Room in the House of Lords in the presence of people the honorees had saved. The Awards were presented by the Israeli Ambassador to the UK, H.E. Mr. Zvi Hefetz, who was joined by the Ambassadors of France and The Netherlands.


LIECHTENSTEIN

On 12 January, the art exhibition: “Private Tolkatchev at the Gates of Hell” was opened in Liechtenstein. The opening ceremony was attended by Members of Parliament, as well as politicians from Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Pictured, left to right: Russian Ambassador to Switzerland Dimitry Cherkashin and his wife; Chairman of the Friends of Yad Vashem Association in Liechtenstein Markus Buechel; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Culture of the Principality of Liechtenstein Rita Kieber-Beck; Chairman of the Swiss Friends of Yad Vashem Dr. Rolf Bloch; Ambassador of Israel to Switzerland H.E. Mr. Aviv Shir-On; Prince Wolfgang von Liechtenstein; Director of the Desk for German speaking countries and Switzerland Arik Rav-On


MEXICO

The new Mexican Society for Yad Vashem was opened in January 2006 at a gala ceremony in Mexico City. The event, which included the inauguration of the Society’s new offices, was attended by leaders of the Mexican Jewish community and members of the Second Generation.
Left to right: President of Mexico’s Sephardi Community David Ashkenazi; Yad Vashem supporter David Gorodzinsky; Rabbi Abraham Palti of Mexico’s Sephardi Community; Director of the Ibero-American Desk Perla Hazan; President of the Mexican Society Stephanie Fostlicht

Left to right: Vice President of the Mexican Society Marcos Metta, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev, Rabbi Abraham Palti


Nahum Gorodzinsky with his wife Annette and daughter Sharon during their visit to Yad Vashem


Yad Vashem Benefactor Daniel Jusidman (left) at the unveiling of the dedcation plaque in the Square of Hope, accompanied by Avner Shalev


VENEZUELA

Shaya Ben Yehuda and Perla Hazan with the Vainstein family from Venezuela during their visit to Yad Vashem. Vainstein


BRAZIL

Perla Hazan with Gustavo Halbreich, his family and friends during their visit to Yad Vashem

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