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16 Development News The Center for Jewish History thanks the many individuals, foundations, and government agencies whose generosity is essential to the growth of its dynamic programs. (A list of donors of $10,000 or more appears on pages 18–19.) Here are some of the new programs, grants, and developments at the Center and its five partners that are taking place due to the generosity of institutional and individual supporters. New Members Join Board of Overseers The Board of Overseers, established in December 2002, is charged with advising and assisting the Board of Directors in the development and fulfillment of the Center’s mission. It now comprises twenty-seven distinguished individuals with expertise in business, finance, law, medicine, philanthropy and scholarship. The Center is proud to welcome three new members to its Board of Overseers each of whom brings unique qualities and experience that will further the mission of the institution. William A. Ackman who is a Managing Member of the General Partner of Pershing Square, L.P., received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He was previously Chairman of The Jerusalem Foundation, and is involved with the Human Rights Watch and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, among many other philanthropic endeavors. A trustee of the 92nd Street Y since 1968, Joan Jacobson served as Chairman and President of the Board at which time she played a key role in restoring the Y’s classical music programs, in addition to developing new initiatives. A writer of fiction, Mrs. Jacobson is on the Board of Governors of the Poetry Society of America and the Board of the Hudson Review, a literary journal. She is a graduate of Smith College. Ira Jolles serves as Senior Counsel in the Energy, Utility and Infrastructure Group at Thelen Reid & Priest, LLP. He is a director of the Regional Plan Association, LRB, Ltd. (publisher of the London Review of Books), The Rashi Association, and the Cahnman Foundation. Mr. Jolles received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and A.B. from Columbia College. We look forward to the lasting and significant contributions from our three newest members. JOSHUA KESSLER Luminous Manuscript A detail of Luminous Manuscript, by Diane Samuels (above left); Joseph S. Steinberg, Benefactor and Arnold Lehman, Director of The Brooklyn Museum (above right) On April 1, the Center dedicated Luminous Manuscript, an outstanding work of large-scale art, commissioned and generously underwritten by Joseph S. Steinberg, a member of the Center’s Board of Overseers, and his wife, Diane. On permanent display in the Center for Jewish History’s Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Great Hall, Luminous Manuscript is the creation of conceptual artist Diane Samuels and serves as an artistic gateway to the breadth and depth of the partners’ extensive archival collections and its unique cultural programs. Containing 80,500 pieces of glass, 112,640 alphabetical characters from 57 writing systems, and 170 documents taken from the partners’ archives, Luminous Manuscript serves as a magnificent representation of the multifaceted aspects of the Center and will stimulate thought and reflection for years to come. Visitors to the Center are encouraged to touch the sculpture, take advantage of the informative, interactive kiosks, and pick up a copy of the catalogue, which was underwritten by John W. Jordan in honor of Mr. Steinberg. Far left: Manhattan Borough President C. Virgina Fields; Left to right: Center Chairman Bruce Slovin with Council Speaker Gifford Miller and Council Members Eva Moskowitz, David Weprin, and Christine Quinn. The Center held a breakfast for members of the City Council on October 20, 2004; The Center Expands In June 2004, the New York City Council approved an additional $1 million grant (support from the New York City Council now totals $3.5 million), to be applied to the expansion of six new archival floors for the Center. This is the latest milestone in the building campaign, with a goal of $6 million, begun in the fall of 2003 under the leadership of Center Chairman Bruce Slovin. Additionally, through the determined efforts of the Center’s long-time friend and supporter, Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields, the Center was also awarded a grant of $600,000 (support from the Borough President totals $1 million). Bruce Slovin and the Center’s Board of Overseers deeply appreciate the efforts of Borough President Fields, as well as the continued support and enthusiasm of New York City Council Speaker Gifford Miller and New York City Council Members Eva Moskowitz, Christine Quinn, and David Weprin. SIMONA ARU
Cahnman Preservation Laboratory The Center recently received a generous grant of $250,000 from The Cahnman Foundation to support the Preservation Laboratory, which has been renamed to reflect the generous gift of this magnanimous donor. Serving as the central hub for safeguarding the irreplaceable documents and artifacts of Jewish history, the Werner J. and Gisella Levi Cahnman Preservation Lab assures the longevity of memoirs, communal documents, photographs, objects, and films which would otherwise be in peril from the damaging effects of time. Clockwise from above: Rare excerpts from El Lyssitsky’s illustrated Chad Gadiah. Warsaw 1923. (YIVO Archives) Posters restored by the Cahnman Preservation Laboratory, YIVO archives. Left: The opening of Rabbi Dr. Silber, a drama in three acts by Shalom Asch, presented on August 4, 1931 in the Dramatic Theater. City unknown. Below: Appeal to Jewish Women: With the upcoming local elections in Pinsk, we urge the women to vote on the list of Jewish women. Date unknown. (The appeal is repeated on the poster many times.) Above: Stage Design by Hugo Steiner-Prag (1880 -1945) for Leppin’s The Grandson of the Golem. (Leo Baeck Institute) 17
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