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AFHU<strong>news</strong><br />
Volume 16 | Number 16 | Fall <strong>2014</strong><br />
MILESTONES<br />
A SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION
<strong>2014</strong><br />
AFHU NATIONAL<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
BoARd oF dIREcToRS oFFIcERS<br />
daniel I. Schlessinger<br />
President<br />
Michael S. Kurtz<br />
chairman of the Board<br />
Lawrence E. Glick<br />
Mark R. Gordon<br />
Frances R. Katz<br />
Richard S. Ziman<br />
Vice chairmen of the Board<br />
Michael J. Freed<br />
Executive committee chair<br />
Ernest Bogen<br />
Rita Bogen<br />
charles H. Goodman<br />
Kenneth L. Stein<br />
Ronald M. Zimmerman<br />
Vice Presidents<br />
Pamela N. Emmerich<br />
National campaign chair<br />
Joshua M. olshin<br />
Treasurer<br />
Frances R. Katz<br />
Assistant Treasurer<br />
Pamela N. Emmerich<br />
Secretary<br />
Richard d. Weinberg<br />
Assistant Secretary<br />
BoARd oF dIREcToRS<br />
HoNoRARy PRESIdENTS & cHAIRS<br />
Stanley M. Bogen<br />
Martin E. Karlinsky<br />
Harvey M. Krueger<br />
Barbara A. Mandel<br />
Keith L. Sachs<br />
George A. Schieren<br />
Ira Lee Sorkin<br />
Honorary Presidents<br />
Stanley M. Bogen<br />
Harvey M. Krueger<br />
Keith L. Sachs<br />
George A. Schieren<br />
Ira Lee Sorkin<br />
Honorary chairmen of the Board<br />
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN<br />
Daniel i. SchleSSinger<br />
The current issue of AFHU News is themed<br />
“Milestones” and heralds three anniversaries in<br />
2015: the 90th anniversary of The Hebrew<br />
University of Jerusalem, the 50th anniversary<br />
of the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for<br />
the Advancement of Peace and the 100th anniversary<br />
of Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. Each of these<br />
anniversaries deserves a celebration in its own right, and the confluence of all<br />
three makes 2015 a wonderful moment in history for The Hebrew University<br />
and its proud American Friends.<br />
The Hebrew University’s growth—from 140 students in 1925 to a current<br />
student body of 23,000—is a remarkable achievement. And when we consider<br />
other benchmarks such as seven Nobel Prizes for alumni and faculty in just<br />
one decade, or registering 8,300 patents for more than 2,300 HU inventions,<br />
we become even more impressed by the productivity and imagination<br />
of our university’s faculty and students.<br />
In addition to the university’s outstanding reputation in the fields of<br />
humanities and Jewish Studies, a status enhanced by the creation of the Mandel<br />
School for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, HU is Israel’s top-ranked<br />
university in large part due to its prowess in basic and applied sciences.<br />
AFHU News offers just a sampling of these myriad innovations.<br />
The 50th anniversary of the Truman Research Institute reflects another<br />
vital dimension of Hebrew University and highlights its commitment to<br />
multiculturalism and pluralism. In “Expanding Horizons of Hope,” Professor<br />
Menahem Blondheim, director of the Truman Institute, reminds us that<br />
pursuing peaceful coexistence in the Middle East and other parts of the world<br />
is integral to the university’s sense of mission.<br />
Albert Einstein, a founder of The Hebrew University, advocated vigorously<br />
and raised funds in support of the university’s establishment. A Zionist, Einstein<br />
wanted to provide an academic haven for scientists and scholars fleeing<br />
anti-Semitism in Europe. In these pages, we learn about Einstein’s legacy from<br />
Professor Hanoch Gutfreund, whose podcast about the 100th anniversary of<br />
the Theory of Relativity is available on AFHU’s website (www.<strong>afhu</strong>.org).<br />
In multiple ways, Einstein embodies the spirit of the university and its pursuit<br />
of miracles, whether in the realm of physics, cancer research or peaceful<br />
coexistence among peoples and nations.<br />
Please enjoy AFHU News, and I hope you will consider joining me and my wife<br />
Marcy for AFHU’s President’s Mission to Greece, Bulgaria and Israel this coming<br />
spring. We have major anniversaries to celebrate in Jerusalem. I promise you<br />
won’t want to miss our “miraculous year” when Hebrew University’s achievements<br />
and AFHU’s contributions to this world-class institution will be on full display.<br />
AFHU National President<br />
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NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S COLUMN<br />
Beth aSnien Mccoy<br />
This is my first column in AFHU News as national<br />
executive director of our organization. I would<br />
like to take this opportunity to express my<br />
deep appreciation to our entire AFHU–Hebrew<br />
University family from coast to coast. your<br />
commitment continues to inspire my desire to make<br />
AFHU the best organization it can be in the service<br />
of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.<br />
I have been with AFHU for 12 years, during which time I have developed<br />
a broad perspective on the needs of the university and the goals AFHU must<br />
achieve in order to fulfill crucial fundraising priorities and foster new<br />
generations of leaders and philanthropists.<br />
This past summer tested our organization’s need to be resilient and<br />
resourceful in light of the conflict in Gaza and the enormous challenges facing<br />
Israel. Partnering with our friends in Jerusalem, AFHU organized HU operation<br />
Protective Edge in support of the students, especially the 1,000 young<br />
women and men called to active duty in the Israel defense Forces. We are<br />
continuing to raise scholarship funds to propel their educations.<br />
When the sirens sounded due to Hamas-fired missiles, we raised funds<br />
for protective shelters for our Rehovot campus, home to the Robert H.<br />
Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Simultaneously,<br />
our dedicated staff and lay leaders pursued our goal of obtaining funding<br />
to assist Hebrew University’s recruitment of outstanding young faculty. We<br />
received vital forms of support for exciting medical research projects.<br />
We developed an alumni program that will enable us to reach out to<br />
thousands of Hebrew University and Rothberg International School graduates<br />
throughout the United States.<br />
Having spoken with our board members and supporters, I know that we all<br />
want AFHU to contribute to Jewish continuity and Israel’s strength. Together,<br />
we represent the values and ideals so many of us associate with our Jewish<br />
heritage and upbringing. We are determined to help Hebrew University<br />
expand its record of cutting-edge research, work that will turn the world’s eyes<br />
to Israel with admiration.<br />
AFHU News offers a glimpse of the regional events, educational programs<br />
and missions that we organized this year to keep American Friends informed,<br />
entertained and connected to The Hebrew University. We constitute a vibrant<br />
community of leaders and supporters.<br />
Please accept my thanks for your participation in AFHU’s mission and for the<br />
philanthropic engagement that makes American Friends so very special.<br />
Contents<br />
EXECUTIVE COLUMNS. . . . . . . . 2<br />
THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY<br />
77TH BOARD OF GOVERNORS . . . 4<br />
PLANNED GIVING . . . . . . . . . 10<br />
CELEBRATING 90 YEARS<br />
IN 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />
EXPANDING THE HORIZONS OF<br />
HOPE: THE HARRY S. TRUMAN<br />
RESEARCH INSTITUTE. . . . . . . 16<br />
AN EINSTEIN CENTENNIAL. . . . 19<br />
HEBREW UNIVERSITY:<br />
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS . . . . . 20<br />
ACCOLADES AND HONORS . . . . 22<br />
AFHU EVENTS:<br />
HONORING OUR OWN . . . . 24-30<br />
EDUCATIONAL FORUMS . . . . . 31<br />
ALUMNI NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . 32<br />
IN REMEMBRANCE. . . . . . . . . 33<br />
AFHU PRESIDENT’S MISSION . 34<br />
UPCOMING EVENTS . . . . . . . . 35<br />
AFHU National Executive director<br />
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The 77 th Annual<br />
HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM<br />
International Board of Governors Meeting<br />
honorary Doctorate anD Benefactor<br />
Patricia l. glaSer<br />
Patricia L. Glaser, a national Scopus Award recipient,<br />
has been a champion of The Hebrew University of<br />
Jerusalem for more than three decades. She is a<br />
governor of the university’s International Board<br />
of Governors and received an Honorary Fellowship<br />
from Hebrew University in 2008. dedicated to AFHU’s<br />
mission, Patricia Glaser provides exemplary leadership,<br />
currently serving on AFHU’s national board and as<br />
vice chairman of the Western Region board.<br />
chair of the litigation department of Glaser Weil Fink<br />
Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP, Patricia Glaser is among<br />
the short list of preeminent business trial attorneys in<br />
the United States. She also provides general legal counsel<br />
to publicly and privately held companies in a variety<br />
of areas, including real estate, contracts, antitrust,<br />
entertainment, banking and securities.<br />
Born in charleston, West Virginia, she earned her<br />
Bachelor of Arts degree from The American University<br />
Patricia l. glaSer accepts her honorary Doctorate from hU PreSiDent, ProfeSSor MenaheM Ben-SaSSon and rector, ProfeSSor aSher cohen<br />
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and her Juris doctorate from Rutgers University.<br />
Esteemed within the legal community, Patricia Glaser has<br />
earned numerous accolades. chambers and Partners<br />
describes her as a “trial icon” and gives her top<br />
california rankings in both General commercial Litigation<br />
and Media & Entertainment Litigation.<br />
Widely honored by the Jewish community, she is<br />
the recipient of AFHU’s Harvey L. Silbert Torch of<br />
Learning Award and the Bruce I. Hochman Maimonides<br />
Torch of Justice Award from The Jewish Federation of<br />
Greater Los Angeles’ Legal division.<br />
devoted to many causes, Patricia Glaser serves on<br />
the UcLA Israel Studies Program Advisory Board, the<br />
Board of Trustees for The National Judicial college and<br />
the Board of directors of the Jewish Federation of<br />
Greater Los Angeles’ Legal division. She produces local<br />
plays in the california community where she resides<br />
with her husband Sam Mudie, an entrepreneur,<br />
and serves on the Board of directors of the Los Angeles<br />
Music center Theatre Group and the Geffen Theater.<br />
Patricia l. glaSer and SaM MUDie at the Benefactors Wall<br />
www.<strong>afhu</strong>.org<br />
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The 77th Annual Hebrew University International Board of Governors<br />
Morton l. ManDel<br />
The <strong>2014</strong> Samuel Rothberg Prize for Jewish Education<br />
Leading businessman and philanthropist<br />
Morton L. Mandel received the <strong>2014</strong> Samuel Rothberg<br />
Prize for Jewish Education during The Hebrew<br />
University of Jerusalem’s 77th International Board<br />
of Governors. The Samuel Rothberg Prize was awarded<br />
in recognition of Morton Mandel’s unparalleled<br />
contributions to education as exemplified by the<br />
recent establishment of the Jack, Joseph and<br />
Morton Mandel School for Advanced Studies in<br />
the Humanities at The Hebrew University.<br />
The Mandel School will spearhead a revival<br />
of the humanities across Israel and at The Hebrew<br />
University in particular, where it will anchor the Faculty<br />
of Humanities’ efforts to strengthen its five new<br />
disciplinary schools of History, Philosophy<br />
and Religion, Literature, Arts and Language Sciences.<br />
The Mandel School will be located on the northern<br />
edge of the Mount Scopus campus, proximate<br />
to the yitzhak Rabin Building, which houses the<br />
Mandel Institute of Jewish Studies.<br />
A transformative gift from the Mandel Foundation<br />
made the Mandel School possible, and is among the<br />
largest gifts in support of the humanities worldwide.<br />
afhU honorary PreSiDent, BarBara<br />
ManDel, became an honorary chairMan<br />
of the hebrew University Board of<br />
governors at its 77th annual Meeting.<br />
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honorary felloWShiPS<br />
lUcille aMSter<br />
arthUr gUtterMan<br />
lUcille J. aMSter and PreSiDent, ProfeSSor MenaheM Ben-SaSSon<br />
arthUr gUtterMan and PreSiDent, ProfeSSor MenaheM Ben-SaSSon<br />
Lucille Amster of Fort Lee, New Jersey, has been a<br />
lifelong champion of Israel and Jewish concerns<br />
worldwide. An active member of AFHU’s national Board<br />
of Regents, she serves as an associate governor of<br />
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.<br />
Lucille, along with her beloved husband of 56 years,<br />
daniel (z”l), a successful attorney and real estate<br />
developer, participated in AFHU missions to Israel. The<br />
philanthropic couple fostered medical research and<br />
quality healthcare at Hebrew University and have<br />
provided unwavering support for university students.<br />
HU Benefactors, the Amsters have generously provided<br />
support for animal welfare at the Koret School of<br />
Veterinary Medicine at the Robert H. Smith Faculty<br />
of Agriculture, Food and Environment. This year, Lucille<br />
graciously chaired the AFHU New Jersey Region’s<br />
scholarship luncheon to benefit students at the Koret<br />
School of Veterinary Medicine.<br />
A graduate of the New york University School of<br />
Education, Lucille Amster is an enthusiastic community<br />
leader and supports many causes in New Jersey and<br />
Florida.<br />
Arthur Gutterman was awarded an Honorary<br />
Fellowship at the 77th Annual Board of Governors.<br />
To read more, visit page 10.<br />
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The 77th Annual Hebrew University International Board of Governors<br />
honorary felloWShiPS<br />
Mark S. ViDergaUz<br />
Wall of life<br />
Bari anD SteVen gooD<br />
Mark S. ViDergaUz and PreSiDent, ProfeSSor MenaheM Ben-SaSSon<br />
Mark S. Vidergauz, a prominent investment banker<br />
and private equity investor, is an avid supporter of<br />
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an engaged<br />
AFHU leader whose efforts have advanced AFHU’s<br />
mission on the West coast. Mark has provided<br />
distinguished leadership to AFHU, previously serving as<br />
president of the Western Region and currently<br />
serving as a member of the national Board of directors<br />
and the campaign committee.<br />
A governor of The Hebrew University International<br />
Board of Governors, Mark is a university Guardian<br />
and national AFHU Scopus Award recipient along with his<br />
wife, dr. Sharon Hirschowitz, a professor of pathology at<br />
the david Geffen School of Medicine at UcLA. Mark and<br />
Sharon have long shared a commitment to philanthropy,<br />
the State of Israel and to Jewish communities worldwide.<br />
The founder and chief Executive officer of The Sage<br />
Group, a Los Angeles-based investment bank, Mark<br />
Vidergauz advises private and public companies<br />
on merger and acquisition and corporate finance<br />
transactions in branded consumer industries. A member<br />
of the State Bar of california and the American Bar<br />
Association, he received B.A. and L.L.B. degrees, as well<br />
as degrees in tax and business administration, from the<br />
University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South<br />
Africa, and an L.L.M. degree from the London School of<br />
Economics.<br />
SteVe and Bari gooD at the Wall of life<br />
Bari and Steve Good are dear friends of The Hebrew<br />
University of Jerusalem and driving forces in AFHU’s<br />
Western Region. In tribute to their philanthropic<br />
leadership and support for Hebrew University scholarship<br />
students, Steve and Bari received AFHU’s Humanitarian<br />
Torch of Learning Award during the Western Region’s<br />
Bel Air Affaire.<br />
Steve Good is a member of AFHU’s national Board of<br />
directors and helped develop the Western Region’s<br />
planned giving campaign. A certified public accountant<br />
and financial professional, he is a consultant to, and<br />
retired senior partner of, cohn-Reznick LLc.<br />
Steve Good is the founding president of the Santa<br />
Monica Synagogue. He is a director and past president<br />
of The Guardians of the Los Angeles Jewish Home for<br />
the Aging, the founding director of the ALS Association<br />
and a member of the chancellor's circle of UcLA, where<br />
he received his Bachelor of Science degree and attended<br />
graduate school.<br />
Bari Good is the former president of the National<br />
council of Jewish Women (NcJW), Los Angeles section,<br />
and previously served as an NcJW volunteer, counseling<br />
women and working with children to overcome learning<br />
disabilities. Bari’s dedication to the Jewish community<br />
was instilled in her by her parents, Minnie and Julian<br />
crystal (z”l). Bari Good has shared her passion for painting<br />
with elementary school children, volunteering as an art<br />
teacher at schools without an art program.<br />
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Wall of life<br />
foUnDer<br />
rUth reSnikoff<br />
Dr. allen h. Bezner<br />
in MeMory of hiS granDfather<br />
rUBin greenSPan (z”l)<br />
rUth reSnikoff at the Wall of life<br />
Ruth Resnikoff of Princeton, New Jersey, has lived<br />
in England, South Africa and in the United States during<br />
the past five decades, throughout which time her<br />
commitment to the Jewish community and to Israel has<br />
been steadfast. An enthusiastic Hebrew University<br />
supporter, Ruth received the Guardian Award from<br />
AFHU in November 2013.<br />
Ruth was born in London to a South African mother<br />
and British father. In 1941, during the German Blitz on<br />
London, Ruth and her mother sailed for South Africa<br />
and Ruth completed her schooling in Johannesburg and<br />
cape Town. Upon returning to London, Ruth studied<br />
at the Royal Academy of dramatic Art (RAdA) and<br />
became a professional actor and drama teacher.<br />
Upon returning to South Africa as a RAdA graduate,<br />
Ruth met and married Edward Feit. Edward’s father,<br />
Leo Feit (z”l), was a major philanthropist who helped<br />
to shape Ruth’s perspectives on Jewish communal<br />
leadership and social responsibility. Ruth subsequently<br />
married Sam Resnikoff (z”l), with whom she lived<br />
in coconut creek and Boca Raton, Florida for 30 years,<br />
until Sam’s passing.<br />
Ruth has visited Israel on many occasions and feels a<br />
deep connection to the Jewish community worldwide.<br />
Dr. allen h. Bezner at the founders Wall<br />
dr. Allen H. Bezner, a prominent Palm Beach, Florida<br />
neurologist, is a member of AFHU’s Southeast Region<br />
Board and has supported numerous Palm Beach Scopus<br />
Award galas. dedicated to Israel, he participated in<br />
AFHU’s 2012 national President’s Mission and attended<br />
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 75th International<br />
Board of Governors.<br />
dr. Bezner dedicated his Founders recognition in loving<br />
memory of his grandfather, Rubin Greenspan (z”l), who<br />
greatly influenced his grandson’s life. In further tribute to<br />
Rubin Greenspan, dr. Bezner has provided generous<br />
scholarship support for Hebrew University students.<br />
dr. Bezner has maintained his private practice in Palm<br />
Beach since 1984. He earned his medical degree at the<br />
University of Miami School of Medicine and completed<br />
his residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital. He received<br />
his undergraduate degree from New york University.<br />
In addition to being active within the medical community,<br />
dr. Bezner is involved in Boca Raton’s Jewish communal<br />
sphere as a member of chabad.<br />
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PLANNED Charitable GIVING Giving<br />
Arthur Gutterman<br />
Making a Difference<br />
Some philanthropists<br />
develop longstanding<br />
relationships with a<br />
particular organization<br />
or institution over a span<br />
of decades. others fall in love with<br />
a charitable cause virtually “at first<br />
sight,” and become supporters<br />
and leaders almost immediately.<br />
Such is the case with Arthur<br />
Gutterman, who received an Honorary<br />
Fellowship during June <strong>2014</strong> and is a<br />
Benefactor of The Hebrew University<br />
of Jerusalem and an associate governor<br />
of the International Board of<br />
Governors.<br />
Arthur, a chicagoan who recently<br />
relocated to Florida, was introduced<br />
to AFHU through a mailing in 2003. After meeting<br />
professional staff and lay leaders, he became involved<br />
in AFHU’s mission. Arthur joined the national board<br />
and traveled on AFHU missions to Israel. Firsthand<br />
exposure to the university’s brain trust led Arthur<br />
to fund pioneering medical research and scholarships<br />
for medical students.<br />
“Leadership is rewarding. It feels good to be involved<br />
and go beyond just writing a check,” said Arthur,<br />
who is the chairman of Jelmar, LLc, a household cleaning<br />
supplies company that was founded by his father<br />
Manny and is headed by his daughter Alison. In 2012,<br />
AFHU’s Midwest Region celebrated Alison as a Leader<br />
of distinction. Arthur’s other daughter, Jamie Gutterman<br />
dann, established a meaningful career in the field of<br />
social work.<br />
Arthur credits his desire to “give back and do more for<br />
others” to Emalie Gutterman (z”l), his beloved late wife<br />
and mother of Jamie and Alison. Guided by Emalie’s<br />
wisdom, Arthur created scholarships at his alma mater,<br />
Roosevelt University. In 2010, Arthur established the<br />
Emalie Gutterman Memorial Endowed Fund for Medical<br />
Research in chronic Pulmonary disease at Hebrew<br />
University. Several generations of the Gutterman<br />
arthUr gUtterMan and Jeannie kohen at the Benefactors Wall in 2013<br />
family, along with Arthur’s dear friend Jeannie Kohen,<br />
attended the Wall of Life ceremony commemorating<br />
this benevolent gift. Arthur has provided support<br />
for HU Professor Eran Meshorer’s laboratory. Professor<br />
Meshorer is an outstanding young member of the<br />
Edmond and Lily Safra center for Brain Sciences and is<br />
conducting pioneering kidney research.<br />
Beth Asnien Mccoy, AFHU National Executive director,<br />
stated: “Arthur brings business acumen to his role<br />
on our board. At the same time, he cares so much about<br />
our cause. He believes in investment philanthropy that<br />
is directed toward achieving a positive outcome.”<br />
AFHU has a robust planned giving program, including<br />
AFHU Hebrew University Gift Annuities, which offer<br />
multiple benefits. The donor or a designee receives<br />
high fixed-rate income for the duration of his or her life.<br />
The residual of the gift annuity fosters AFHU’s mission<br />
and benefits The Hebrew University in future years.<br />
Arthur Gutterman recently established an AFHU Hebrew<br />
University Gift Annuity, and as he explains, “A gift annuity<br />
is a nice way of taking care of someone, and you can<br />
accomplish several goals with one gift: you can provide<br />
support for the university eventually while obtaining<br />
income for life and a tax deduction.”<br />
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LOOKING AHEAD: THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM<br />
Celebrating 90 Years in 2015<br />
The past informs our future<br />
The Mount of olives is the ancient name for the ridge of three towering<br />
peaks flanking the eastern edge of Jerusalem; the highest, renamed<br />
Mount Scopus in modern times, became the site of The Hebrew University<br />
of Jerusalem. This area has long claimed an important place in Jewish<br />
consciousness. It was from here that the universal symbol of peace, a dove<br />
holding an olive branch, spread its wings and returned to Noah’s ark, announcing<br />
the receding flood. Jewish scripture also associates these hills with the advent<br />
of a Messianic era. However, the choice of this location for the “University of the<br />
Jewish people,” explains President, Professor Menahem Ben-Sasson, was inspired<br />
by “a concept of a secular messianism that envisioned this university as a temple<br />
to education – grounded in Jewish precepts and Jewish teaching methods,<br />
and acting as a beacon of learning and achievement for the benefit of mankind.”<br />
It has been 90 years since Hebrew University opened. on April l, 1925, the<br />
occasion was marked by a ceremony on Mount Scopus, where some ten thousand<br />
visitors sat perched on the rocky outcrops of a natural amphitheater looking out<br />
across the Judean desert. dignitaries from all over the world attended, as did the<br />
local Jewish, Arab and christian leadership.<br />
BeloW: entrance to the<br />
hebrew University rehovot<br />
campus, home to the<br />
robert h. Smith faculty of<br />
agriculture, food and<br />
environment<br />
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aBoVe: the hebrew<br />
University – hadassah<br />
School of Dental Medicine<br />
founded by the alpha<br />
omega fraternity; etz<br />
Shalom, the tree of Peace<br />
sculpture<br />
right: the cornerstsone<br />
laying of hebrew University<br />
on Mount Scopus in 1918<br />
The nascent university had three fledgling institutes: microbiology, chemistry, and<br />
Jewish Studies. By the end of its first decade, Hebrew University established two<br />
faculties in the humanities and science. However, the world was beset by economic<br />
crises throughout the 1930s and the university struggled to survive financially.<br />
As World War lI drew to a close, Hebrew University made plans for large-scale<br />
expansion that would begin to address the devastation created by the Holocaust, and<br />
rebuild the legacy of the Jewish people. Those plans were curtailed when in 1948,<br />
the newly declared State of Israel found itself in an existential war with its Arab<br />
neighbors. The Mount Scopus campus, including Hadassah Hospital, was highly<br />
vulnerable to attack. on April 15, 1948, a convoy bringing supplies, doctors, nurses<br />
and patients to the hospital was ambushed. In the aftermath of the deadly assault,<br />
the campus was virtually abandoned, with only a small garrison remaining.<br />
Undaunted, the university, now with more than 7,000 students, relocated to<br />
buildings throughout Jerusalem. classes were held in teachers’ homes; monasteries<br />
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were rented for teaching and administrative purposes; scientific research continued<br />
in huts that lined the Mamilla Road. The university’s medical school and Hadassah<br />
Hospital were re-established in a forested area known as Ein Kerem. In 1954,<br />
a 70-acre site in the undeveloped neighborhood of Givat Ram was allocated to<br />
the university. It immediately became a hive of construction activity, with the first<br />
campus buildings opening in 1965.<br />
Sadly, peace was short-lived. on June 5, 1967, war again erupted with neighboring<br />
Arab states. This time, triumph was swift and within four days the road to Mount<br />
Scopus was reopened. The campus was restored to the reunited city of Jerusalem<br />
and an extensive program of rebuilding was initiated. In 1981 the Faculties of Social<br />
Sciences and Humanities returned to Mount Scopus after an absence of more<br />
than 30 years. The expansion of the university has continued with dedication and<br />
determination, making it one of the great universities of the world.<br />
Hebrew University’s scholarly and scientific contributions have made a positive<br />
impact on every field of human endeavor. The university’s global reputation is<br />
resulting in a “brain gain,” explains Professor Ronnie Friedman, Vice President of<br />
Advancement and External Relations and former dean of the Robert H. Smith<br />
Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. outstanding Israeli academics who<br />
were working in prestigious institutes abroad are returning home to take up newly<br />
established positions at Hebrew University. This reversal of the “brain drain,” and<br />
its accompanying research achievements, depends on the university maintaining<br />
world-class research facilities, states Professor Friedman.<br />
BeloW: research at the<br />
faculty of Medicine<br />
toP right: early agricultural<br />
research<br />
BottoM right: Students<br />
between classes on the<br />
rehovot campus<br />
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Welcoming Outstanding<br />
Young Faculty<br />
He identifies three essential elements that make Hebrew University an<br />
exceptional academic community: highly motivated students exposed<br />
to a teaching system rooted in the Jewish tradition of asking questions; a<br />
commitment to maintaining advanced research facilities; and an atmosphere<br />
of community which supports and nurtures academics and students. Today,<br />
the university welcomes as part of its extended family hundreds of students<br />
from places such as Africa and china.<br />
“through education we invest in a future committed<br />
to excellence, for the benefit of humanity.”<br />
–ProfeSSor MenaheM Ben-SaSSon<br />
For President Professor Ben-Sasson the concept of family also encompasses<br />
generations of diaspora Jews who have shared and supported the university’s<br />
commitment to serving mankind. “As Jews, we look to our past to inform<br />
our future,” says Professor Ben-Sasson. “Through education we invest in a<br />
future committed to excellence for the benefit of humanity.”<br />
“It’s such a lively, open intellectual<br />
community,” says Dr. Inbal Arnon<br />
when asked about why she<br />
joined The Hebrew University’s<br />
Department of Psychology. A<br />
senior lecturer in the department<br />
and an affiliate member of the<br />
Language, Logic and Cognition<br />
Group in the Faculty of<br />
Humanities, Dr. Arnon is pursuing<br />
interdisciplinary studies on<br />
language acquisition. She is<br />
addressing the question of why<br />
children are better language<br />
learners than adults, a topic that<br />
was the subject of her doctoral<br />
thesis at Stanford University.<br />
Dr. Arnon explains, “My research<br />
is undermining traditional<br />
assumptions as to why children<br />
are better learners, and suggests<br />
practical ways to enhance<br />
language learning in adults.”<br />
Part of this work is being done in<br />
the new Living Lab: a collaborative,<br />
community-oriented initiative<br />
with the Bloomfield Children’s<br />
Science Museum in Jerusalem.<br />
Born and educated in Israel,<br />
Dr. Arnon yearned to build her<br />
career in Jerusalem. “I was<br />
fueled by a desire to be part of<br />
a community to which I feel a<br />
responsibility. This holds true<br />
for both Israel’s academic<br />
community and Israeli society<br />
as a whole.”<br />
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EXPANDING HORIZONS OF HOPE<br />
50th Anniversary of<br />
The Harry S. Truman<br />
Research Institute for the<br />
Advancement of Peace<br />
From the perspective of today’s headlines, conflict is<br />
growing, and militarism is on the rise. However,<br />
from the panoramic rooftop of The Harry S. Truman<br />
Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace on<br />
Mount Scopus, a new perspective – one that begins in<br />
Jerusalem and extends far beyond the horizon – is providing hope<br />
for a better future. combining top-level scholarship with real-world<br />
initiatives, the Truman Institute is a unique environment where coalitions<br />
of academics, policy makers and community leaders come together to alter<br />
the strategic calculus and to promote the trust that is necessary for peace.<br />
celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015, the Truman Institute was<br />
the first peace research institute in Israel and remains its largest,<br />
with more than a hundred research fellows. It sponsors an equal<br />
number of events, most open to the public, each year. According<br />
to Academic director, Professor Menahem Blondheim, the scope<br />
of institute activities has created a rich intellectual environment<br />
in which new ideas can take root.<br />
“the truman institute offers a powerful model<br />
for promoting dialogue and for working<br />
toward the resolution of regional conflicts.”<br />
– ProfeSSor MenaheM BlonDheiM<br />
“Truman scholars come from universities and colleges in<br />
Israel and from leading institutes around the world to pursue<br />
research related to the Middle East, as well as Asia, Africa,<br />
Latin America and Europe,” says Professor Blondheim, an<br />
expert in history, communication and media who studied at<br />
Hebrew University and Harvard. “We train young diplomats,<br />
and through our Abba Eban centre for Israeli diplomacy<br />
we host ambassadors, foreign ministers and policy makers<br />
for briefings. The Truman Peace Prize has been awarded<br />
to leaders who have made significant contributions to the<br />
pursuit of peace in troubled areas. Balancing academic<br />
research with a wide range of practical projects that require<br />
‘brainstorming’ among experts who would not otherwise<br />
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meet, the Truman Institute offers a powerful model for promoting dialogue and<br />
working toward the resolution of regional conflicts.”<br />
at left, aBoVe: PreSiDent<br />
harry S. trUMan<br />
at left, BeloW: hU PreSiDent<br />
eliahU elath at a ceremony<br />
inaugurating the truman<br />
institute<br />
aBoVe: Media coverage<br />
of war and terrorist<br />
activity was the focus of<br />
a conference held to<br />
mark the publication<br />
of Transforming Media<br />
Coverage of Violent<br />
Conflicts: The New Face<br />
of War. the book was<br />
authored by truman<br />
scholars Dr. zohar kampf<br />
and Professor tamar<br />
liebes.<br />
Promoting local dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians has long been a focus<br />
while some of the institute’s initiatives cast a wider net. “This past September we<br />
sponsored an international conference in crete in which Israelis and their colleagues<br />
from abroad discussed how the Mediterranean Basin’s natural gas reserves could<br />
be leveraged as a basis for economic partnership and regional stability,” says Naama<br />
Shpeter, Truman Institute’s administrative director. “Even in a time when tensions<br />
were high due to the Gaza war, this working group included experts from Lebanon,<br />
Jordan, Algeria and, for the first time, even Saudi Arabia. This shows the value of the<br />
bridge we create.”<br />
According to dr. Micha’el Tanchum, a Truman researcher who is an expert on Islam<br />
and politics in Turkey, Iran and central Asia, and who was a delegate to the energy<br />
conference, the idea of “peace economics” can promote stability. “The proposed Israeli<br />
sale of natural gas to Egypt has added to Egypt’s support for Israel,” he says, “and<br />
economic cooperation may eventually encourage countries like Turkey to restore full<br />
and friendly relations. This practical engagement incentivizes regional cooperation.”<br />
Ambassador William A. Brown, longtime chair and current Acting chair of the Board<br />
of Trustees, is proud to note that despite massive changes that have taken place in<br />
the geo-political realm, the respect given to the Truman Institute has remained<br />
constant. “Truman is highly influential because it is the only research institute for the<br />
advancement of peace in the entire Middle East,” he says. Ambassador Brown adds<br />
that while other organizations do important work, they tend to be based on advocacy<br />
rather than analysis. “By supporting the work of outstanding Ph.d.s and post-doctoral<br />
researchers and by bringing in important speakers, we make a unique contribution.”<br />
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50th Anniversary of the<br />
Harry S. Truman<br />
Research Institute for the<br />
Advancement of Peace<br />
continued from previous page<br />
Hebrew University Rector, Professor Asher cohen, points out that another<br />
factor in the institute’s success is its independence. “Rather than operating<br />
under the rubric of one of our academic faculties, Truman is administered<br />
jointly by the university and an independent board of trustees,” he says.<br />
“The Hebrew University is proud of its dual role as a leading research<br />
institution and as an active player in the promotion of the public good.”<br />
celebrating this double legacy will be at the heart of the upcoming<br />
50th anniversary festivities. While preparations for the Jubilee celebrations<br />
are under way, the Truman Institute community will continue with what<br />
Academic director Blondheim describes as “a humbling exercise in failure<br />
and fortitude.”<br />
“Every day, before I start work, I climb up to the roof of the institute,<br />
look out over Jerusalem, and say to myself: we have to bring all our energy<br />
and goodwill to bear, to find a peaceful solution for this amazing<br />
environment,” he says. “Just because we haven’t succeeded yet, doesn’t<br />
mean it’s not possible.”<br />
aBoVe: henry kiSSinger speaks with<br />
ProfeSSor ShloMo aVineri<br />
BeloW: the truman researchers of <strong>2014</strong><br />
are exploring vital topics, among these:<br />
speech acts of threats and condemnation<br />
in different conflicts; the role of popular<br />
narratives of homeland and identity in<br />
the resolution of international territorial<br />
conflict; the arab christian population<br />
of Jaffa, whose language is shifting<br />
from arabic to hebrew; the role of<br />
private peace entrepreneurs in conflict<br />
resolution; and ways in which women<br />
cross “borders” outside their personal<br />
and cultural territory.<br />
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A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION<br />
The 100th Anniversary of Einstein’s Discovery<br />
of General Relativity<br />
In 2015, the world will celebrate<br />
the anniversary of Albert<br />
Einstein’s greatest intellectual<br />
achievement: the 100th<br />
anniversary of Einstein’s<br />
discovery of general relativity.<br />
Professor Hanoch Gutfreund,<br />
director of the Einstein<br />
Archives and an eminent<br />
theoretical physicist, spoke<br />
with AFHU about Einstein. Visit<br />
AFHU’s discoveries podcast<br />
series and listen to Professor<br />
Gutfreund’s interview at<br />
<strong>afhu</strong>.org/discoveries/.<br />
Einstein’s theories<br />
apply to everyday<br />
life. For example,<br />
technologies such as<br />
the Global Positioning<br />
System (GPS) are<br />
only possible with<br />
the knowledge of<br />
relativity. The GPS<br />
satellites orbiting<br />
the Earth must be<br />
precisely synced<br />
with GPS receivers<br />
on the ground in<br />
order to function<br />
properly; their<br />
synchronization is<br />
achieved through<br />
a constant stream<br />
of radio signals<br />
hebrew University founders alBert<br />
transmitted back<br />
einStein and chaiM WeizMann<br />
and forth through<br />
space. With these<br />
transmissions, however, the earth’s gravitational field will<br />
distort the perception of time on a satellite compared<br />
with a GPS receiver on earth, causing GPS locators to<br />
significantly miscalculate positions. If scientists could not<br />
alBert einStein, who raised funds on behalf of the hebrew<br />
University, visited new york<br />
correct for gravity’s effect on time, the GPS would not<br />
be possible.<br />
Einstein’s contributions to humanity extend beyond<br />
revolutionary theorems of physics. Einstein was active<br />
in founding The Hebrew University of Jerusalem<br />
and authored Hebrew University’s mission statement,<br />
expressing his vision for the university as an<br />
international center of learning, “a place where the<br />
universality of the human spirit manifests itself.”<br />
(The Mission of our University, 1925)<br />
Albert Einstein remained committed to The Hebrew<br />
University throughout his life, bequeathing his intellectual<br />
legacy to the institution. Thousands of scientific papers,<br />
letters and personal journals have been compiled<br />
into the Albert Einstein Archives and can be accessed at<br />
alberteinstein.info/.<br />
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS<br />
Mobileye is the Biggest-Ever Israeli IPO in the U.S.<br />
Mobileye technology, with its patented EyeQ ® chip, prevents automobile<br />
collisions before they happen. The Israeli startup founded by Amnon<br />
Shashua, the Sachs Family Professor of computer Sciences at The Hebrew<br />
University of Jerusalem, raised a record-breaking $890 million in its initial<br />
public offering on NASdAQ on August 1, <strong>2014</strong>. Mobileye software is<br />
being installed in cars and trucks from BMW, Mercedes, Ford and other<br />
manufacturers, keeping drivers safe by alerting them to unintended<br />
lane departures or collisions. By 2016, Mobileye expects to produce a<br />
hands-free highway driving system.<br />
Crowdfunding Levels the Financial<br />
Playing Field for Women Entrepreneurs<br />
Crowdfunding is a recent form of fundraising that involves funding projects or<br />
ventures by raising small amounts of money from many people, usually via the<br />
Internet. Researchers from The Jerusalem School of Business Administration at The<br />
Hebrew University, dr. dan Marom and Professor orly Sade, along with colleagues<br />
from Uc Berkeley, studied a major Internet crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter,<br />
and compared the ability of men and women, respectively, to get their projects<br />
funded. Researchers found that although on average, men on Kickstarter asked for and received more business seed<br />
money than women, women enjoyed a 69.5% success rate in getting their projects funded versus 61.4% for men. The<br />
study results are encouraging for women entrepreneurs who have traditionally struggled to obtain business investment<br />
compared with their male colleagues. The project was cited in The New york Times (August 18, <strong>2014</strong>).<br />
Novel System Prevents Microbial Contamination of Food Packaging<br />
Water alone may not be enough to wash away the<br />
harmful germs clinging to the surfaces of the fruits<br />
and vegetables that we eat every day. Even after we<br />
wash produce, resilient germs called bacterial biofilm<br />
can survive and multiply on the surface of produce<br />
as well as on the packages growers use to ship their<br />
products. Kaye Prize Winner, Michael Brandwein, a<br />
graduate student mentored by Professor doron<br />
Steinberg at The Hebrew University’s Biofilm Research<br />
Laboratory at the dental faculty, discovered a new<br />
molecule that prevents bacteria biofilm from reproducing.<br />
Mr. Brandwein’s synthesized polymer called TZd<br />
l–r: Michael BranDWein and ProfeSSor Doron SteinBerg<br />
interferes with bacterial and fungal reproduction. yissum,<br />
Hebrew University’s technology transfer company, patented the design for the TZd anti-biofilm polymer and has<br />
partnered with B.G. Tech of Kibbutz Beit Guvrin for further development.<br />
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Technology to Help the Visually Impaired “Hear” Colors and Shapes<br />
New technology developed by Professor Amir Amedi<br />
from the Edmond and Lily Safra center for Brain<br />
Sciences allows the visually impaired to “see” the visual<br />
world with their ears. Using Sensory Substitution devices<br />
(SSds)—a special camera mounted to a headset—and a<br />
new app for the IPhone called EyeMusic, the visual world<br />
is scanned and translated into auditory representations.<br />
The EyeMusic app takes colors and shapes captured by<br />
the SSd camera and converts them into “Soundscapes,”<br />
with different instruments corresponding to colors<br />
and pitch corresponding to the height of the objects.<br />
Atox Bio Treats a Rare Disease with New Success<br />
Necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI)—commonly known as “flesh-eating” bacteria—is a frightening condition<br />
with few effective treatment options. doctors typically treat NSTI with powerful antibiotics and emergency surgery,<br />
but such methods are not always effective.<br />
Studies conducted by Hebrew University’s Raymond Kaempfer, the dr. Philip M. Marcus Professor of Molecular<br />
Biology and cancer Research, and dr. Gila Arad, have produced a promising new treatment to combat NSTI. Their<br />
new therapy, AB103, is an immunomodulator that does not directly attack the bacterial infection, as an antibiotic<br />
would, but which helps bolster the patient’s own immune system to fight the NSTI. AB103’s initial success in clinical<br />
trials has led to the establishment of a new startup, Atox Bio. Investors recently raised $23 million for further<br />
development of AB103.<br />
Yissum and Lockheed Martin to Fly High<br />
in Joint Research Agreement<br />
Lockheed Martin, a global security and aerospace company, strengthened its relationship with Israel when it agreed<br />
to a long-term research deal with yissum, the technology transfer company of Hebrew University. While being known<br />
for its defense and weapons work, Lockheed Martin also has a large IT division and is the largest IT solutions provider<br />
to the U.S. federal government.<br />
Questioning the Jewish Identity of the Khazars<br />
It turns out that the ninth-century Khazars, whose kingdom spanned the caucus Mountains<br />
between the caspian and Black Seas, were not Jewish after all. Shaul Stampfer, the Rabbi<br />
Edward Sandrow Professor of Soviet and East European Jewry at The Hebrew University,<br />
argues in the Jewish Social Studies Journal: Volume 19, Number 3, that the Khazars never<br />
converted to Judaism despite popular myths suggesting otherwise. Professor Stampfer’s<br />
paper critiques various popular and academic literature supporting the Jewish Khazar<br />
conversion theory.<br />
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ACCOLADES<br />
A HIGH RANKING FOR HEBREW UNIVERSITY<br />
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is ranked first in Israel, third in Asia, and 70th worldwide in the <strong>2014</strong> academic<br />
ranking of top universities. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), is conducted annually by the center for<br />
World-class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and is considered the most objective and important ranking<br />
system in the academic sphere.<br />
THE <strong>2014</strong> RAPPAPORT PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH<br />
dr. yaakov Nahmias, director of Hebrew University's Alexander Grass center for<br />
Bioengineering, received the <strong>2014</strong> Rappaport Prize for Excellence in Biomedical<br />
Research. dr. Nahmias was recognized for his innovations and scientific leadership,<br />
including his discovery that naringenin, a grapefruit flavonoid, is capable of blocking<br />
virus production. dr. Nahmias also established Biodesign-Israel, a joint effort of the<br />
Hadassah Medical center, the HU School of Business Administration and the<br />
Alexander Grass center for Bioengineering, to spearhead innovative medical devices.<br />
QLIGHT NANOTECH WINS BEST NANOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD<br />
THE ISRAEL PRIZE, <strong>2014</strong><br />
Qlight Nanotech, developer of products based on semiconductor nanocrystals for use<br />
in flat panel displays and efficient LEd lighting, won the Best Nanotechnology company<br />
of the year Award at the NanoIsrael <strong>2014</strong> conference. Qlight Nanotech was founded<br />
by Professor Uri Banin, the incumbent of the Alfred & Erica Larisch Memorial chair<br />
at the Institute of chemistry. Professor Banin was the founding director of the Harvey<br />
M. Krueger Family center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.<br />
PROFESSOR JAACOV KATAN, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH<br />
Professor Jaacov Katan, the Buck Family Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology and a Hebrew<br />
University alumnus, was awarded the Israel Prize for his work in developing an environmentally safe,<br />
solar energy-based method to manage soil-borne pests.<br />
PROFESSOR HAIM LEVY, POLITICAL AND MANAGERIAL SCIENCE<br />
The Israel Prize for Political and Managerial Science was conferred upon<br />
Professor Haim Levy, the Myles S. Robinson Professor Emeritus,<br />
Jerusalem School of Business Administration.<br />
PROFESSOR MARTA WEINSTOCK-ROSIN, MEDICINE<br />
Professor Marta Weinstock-Rosin, the Leon and Minna deutsch chair of<br />
Psycho-pharmacology and Professor Emeritus of the School of Pharmacy –<br />
Institute for drug Research, received the Israel Prize for developing the blockbuster<br />
drug Exelon and other pharmaceutical treatments for diseases such as<br />
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.<br />
THE EMET PRIZE, <strong>2014</strong><br />
Professor Itzchak Zamir, an alumnus of The Hebrew University Faculty of Law, former faculty<br />
member and the faculty’s 12th dean, is the co-recipient of the <strong>2014</strong> EMET Prize in Law.<br />
The EMET prize is awarded by the AMN Foundation, under the sponsorship of Israel’s Prime Minister,<br />
to individuals whose academic and professional achievements have contributed to society.<br />
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WE CONGRATULATE<br />
Professor Amnon Shashua<br />
CONGRATULATE<br />
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Mobileye, invented by Amnon Shashua, The Sachs Family Professor of Computer Science and<br />
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in Israel’s history.<br />
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AFHU EVENTS: HONORING OUR OWN<br />
Scopus Awards<br />
SOUTHEAST REGION<br />
Ambassador Stuart Bernstein and Wilma<br />
Bernstein received the national Scopus Award on<br />
January 18, <strong>2014</strong>, at a gala held at the Breakers<br />
Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. The Bernsteins,<br />
prior Scopus honorees, were lauded for their<br />
dedication to Israel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,<br />
and AFHU’s mission.<br />
For more than five decades, Ambassador Stuart<br />
Bernstein has been a leader in real estate development<br />
in the Mid-Atlantic Region. He has served as ambassador<br />
to the Kingdom of denmark and as a commissioner of<br />
the International cultural and Trade center. Ambassador<br />
Bernstein is also a member of the National Finance<br />
committee for the George W. Bush Presidential center.<br />
Wilma Bernstein has maintained a lifelong commitment<br />
to cultural, philanthropic and political pursuits. A trustee<br />
of the Kennedy center for the Performing Arts, she serves<br />
on the Board of Foundation for Art and Preservation<br />
in Embassies. She has chaired and co-chaired events for<br />
the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, the Ambassador’s Ball<br />
for Israel Bonds, the 50th Anniversary of the State of Israel and the<br />
125th Anniversary of Adas Israel congregation.<br />
co-chairs of the gala were Roberta and Stanley Bogen, Suellen and<br />
Melvyn (z”l) Estrin, Barbara and Richard Rothschild, Judy and Robert<br />
Snyder, and Robbi and Bruce Toll. The elegant event supported Hebrew<br />
University’s Edmond and Lily Safra center for Brain Sciences.<br />
aBoVe: WilMa and aMBaSSaDor WilliaM<br />
BernStein<br />
BeloW l-r: Dinner chairs: SUellen eStrin,<br />
richarD and BarBara rothSchilD, roBBi<br />
and BrUce toll, roBerta and Stanley<br />
Bogen and JUDy and roBert SnyDer<br />
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GREATER NEW YORK REGION<br />
l-r: honoree Sir Martin Sorrell, charlie roSe and ronalD o. PerelMan, Scopus gala chairman<br />
Sir Martin Sorrell, founder and cEo of WPP, the discovery communications, Irwin Gotlieb of GroupM,<br />
world’s leading communications services group, christopher Graves of oglivy Public Relations, James R.<br />
received AFHU’s national Scopus Award on Heekin of Grey Group, donna Imperato of cohn & Wolfe,<br />
November 6, <strong>2014</strong> in New york. The successful Lois Jacobs of Landor Associates, Bob Jeffrey of JWT,<br />
gala was chaired by Ronald o. Perelman. Among Robert K. Kraft, Jack Martin of Hill+Knowlton Strategies,<br />
the evening’s highlights was a spirited conversation Avner Mendelson of Bank Leumi USA, daniel Morel<br />
between charlie Rose, the renowned journalist and of Wunderman, curt Myers of davis & Gilbert LLP, News<br />
broadcast anchor, and Sir Martin. Guests included many corporation, david Sable of y&R, Eric Salama of Kantar,<br />
leaders in the global media and communications industries. Jon Steinberg of daily Mail, Miles young of oglivy &<br />
Sir Martin Sorrell, who was recognized as “one of<br />
Mather, Time Inc. and condé Nast.<br />
the world’s most influential figures in<br />
business,” by TIME Magazine, is a dedicated<br />
philanthropist and humanitarian. “I am<br />
honored and extremely flattered to receive<br />
the Scopus Award,” said Sir Martin. “Through<br />
its Nobel Prize-winning research and history<br />
of academic success, The Hebrew University<br />
is one of the finest institutions of higher<br />
learning in the world.”<br />
The congenial event raised more than<br />
$1 million in support of The Hebrew<br />
University of Jerusalem.<br />
Vice chairmen of the Scopus gala were:<br />
donald A. Baer of Burson-Marsteller, Bank l-r: hebrew University Vice PreSiDent, ProfeSSor ronnie frieDMan, aMBaSSaDor ron<br />
of America, Phillippe dauman of Viacom, ProSor, roBert kraft and Sir Martin Sorrell<br />
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AFHU EVENTS: HONORING OUR OWN<br />
Humanitarian Torch of Learning Awards<br />
WESTERN REGION<br />
The Bel Air Affaire<br />
l–r: honorees Barry and rhonDa liPPMan and Bari and SteVen gooD<br />
On September 13, <strong>2014</strong>, Bari and Steven Good<br />
and Ronda and Barry Lippman received the<br />
Humanitarian Torch of Learning Award at<br />
the glamourous Bel Air Affaire fundraising<br />
evening held in Los Angeles. The Goods<br />
and the Lippmans were recognized for their dynamic<br />
leadership and Jewish communal service. Both couples<br />
have strong connections to the LA Jewish community<br />
and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.<br />
Earlier this year, Bari and Steve Good were recognized<br />
as Guardians during The Hebrew University’s Board of<br />
Governors meeting. Steve Good is a consultant, a certified<br />
public accountant and a retired senior partner of<br />
cohnReznick LLc. Active in numerous local charities, he<br />
serves on AFHU’s national board of directors. devoted<br />
to many types of community service, Bari Good is<br />
the former president of the National council of Jewish<br />
Women (NcJW), Los Angeles section. She has worked<br />
with NcJW to counsel women and help children to<br />
overcome learning disabilities.<br />
Fellow Humanitarian Torch of Learning recipients,<br />
Ronda and Barry Lippman, have helped propel AFHU’s<br />
mission and fostered diverse philanthropic causes. Barry<br />
Lippman, president and founder of West coast Roofing,<br />
co., is a governor of Hebrew University’s Board of<br />
Governors and serves on AFHU’s national board. He is a<br />
past president of the Western regional board. Ronda<br />
Lippman, a professional travel agent with Plaza<br />
Travel/calig, serves as a board member of the Los<br />
Angeles chapter on the crohn’s and colitis Foundation of<br />
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l–r: event chairs Dr. DaViD anSon and renae JacoBS-anSon, Bel air affaire founder and sponsor BrinDell gottlieB, event chairs helen<br />
JacoBS-lePor and Dr. norMan lePor<br />
America and is a Lion of Judah with the Jewish Federation<br />
of Greater Los Angeles.<br />
This year’s Bel Air Affaire, the seventh such event, was<br />
themed “Architecture in Motion.” The evening raised a<br />
record-breaking $900,000 for student<br />
scholarships and was generously supported by<br />
Brindell Gottlieb. A national board member, Hebrew<br />
University Benefactor and recipient of an<br />
Honorary Fellowship, Brindell Gottlieb<br />
hosted the Bel Air Affaire for six years<br />
at her own lovely home, The Milton,<br />
named in memory of her beloved<br />
husband.<br />
The <strong>2014</strong> Bel Air Affaire provided a<br />
unique architectural experience for<br />
260 guests, who were welcomed to the<br />
beautiful and scenic hilltop home of<br />
Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker.<br />
Hebrew University special guest<br />
speakers were Professor Shy Arkin,<br />
Vice President for Research and<br />
development, and dr. daniel-Robert chebat, a<br />
post-doctoral fellow at the Edmond and Lily Safra center<br />
for Brain Sciences.<br />
co-chairs of the unique event were Renae Jacobs-Anson<br />
and dr. david Anson and Helen Jacobs-Lepor and<br />
dr. Norman Lepor. Honorary chairs were Western Region<br />
chair, Patricia L. Glaser and Sam Mudie, and May and<br />
Richard Ziman, former chair of the Western Region.<br />
RIGHT: Diavolo, a celebrated<br />
dance troupe, performed<br />
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AFHU EVENTS: HONORING OUR OWN<br />
Torch of Learning Awards<br />
GREATER NEW YORK REGION<br />
On May 20, <strong>2014</strong>, Susan E.<br />
Brune and Edward G.<br />
Turan accepted the 44th<br />
George A. Katz Torch of<br />
Learning Award before an<br />
audience filled with friends, colleagues<br />
and family. The prominent attorneys<br />
were recognized for their career<br />
achievements and civic involvement.<br />
Proceeds from the luncheon provided<br />
funding for the clinical Legal Education<br />
center at Hebrew University’s<br />
Faculty of Law.<br />
Susan E. Brune, a partner at Brune<br />
& Richard LLP, has been recognized<br />
for excellence in the practice of law by<br />
chambers USA and is the recipient of<br />
the Thurgood Marshall Award for<br />
outstanding Practitioner. In addition<br />
to representing clients in criminal<br />
and regulatory proceedings, and in<br />
commercial litigation, Susan Brune<br />
provides counsel for entities in<br />
the financial services and energy<br />
industries. She has served as an<br />
honorees SUSan e. BrUne and eDWarD g. tUran<br />
Assistant United States Attorney for<br />
the Southern district of New york.<br />
Susan is a member of the Board of Trustees of the criminal Justice<br />
Foundation and is active in the Mccarton Foundation, which seeks<br />
to empower autistic individuals through educational means.<br />
Edward G. Turan is among the most respected in-house attorneys<br />
on Wall Street, serving as Special counsel and a Managing director<br />
of citigroup. He previously served as Head of Litigation for<br />
citi’s Investment Bank. A member of the Securities Industry and<br />
Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), Edward Turan serves on<br />
the clearinghouse Litigation committee and on the Board of<br />
directors of the Urban Justice center, from which he received the<br />
community Justice Award.<br />
Guest speakers for the George A. Katz Torch of Learning Award<br />
luncheon were Bret Stephens, deputy Editorial Page Editor of<br />
The Wall Street Journal and Professor yuval Shany, dean of HU’s<br />
Faculty of Law. Event co-chairs were Barry H. Berke, Brad S. Karp,<br />
Andrew J. Levander, George A. Schieren, Jane c. Sherburne,<br />
Rohan S. Weerasinghe and Richard d. Weinberg.<br />
keynote speaker Bret StePhenS<br />
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SOUTHEAST REGION<br />
Prominent<br />
attorney Alan<br />
B. cohn was<br />
presented with<br />
the Torch of<br />
Learning Award on<br />
September 18, <strong>2014</strong>,<br />
at the Marriott Harbor<br />
Beach Resort & Spa in<br />
Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<br />
The notable event<br />
benefited The Hebrew<br />
University’s pediatric<br />
cancer research efforts.<br />
Mr. cohn is a<br />
shareholder at<br />
Greenspoon Marder<br />
Law in Fort Lauderdale<br />
and has extensive<br />
experience in tax, estate<br />
and probate law. He<br />
l-r: afhU SoUtheaSt region PreSiDent, Mitchell l. ShaDoWitz, torch of learning honoree alan B.<br />
has been named on cohn, esq. and afhU SoUtheaSt region PaSt PreSiDent, ShelDon hechtMan<br />
annual lists of Super<br />
Lawyers and selected as a “Top Rated<br />
Lawyer” by ALM and Martindale-Hubbell<br />
in Taxation since 2012.<br />
Highly regarded as a civic and Jewish<br />
communal leader, Alan cohn serves on<br />
the boards of the Broward Performing<br />
Arts Foundation, Nova Southeastern<br />
University, Rotary club of Fort<br />
Lauderdale/cypress creek, I care I cure<br />
childhood cancer Foundation, Jewish<br />
Federation of Broward county,<br />
Jewish community Foundation of<br />
Broward, Israel Bonds, Jewish Family<br />
Service, Inc. of Broward county, the<br />
Rose and Jack orloff central Agency<br />
for Jewish Education, Israel Elwyn,<br />
University of Florida Hillel and Temple<br />
Kol Ami Emanu-El.<br />
The award dinner was chaired by<br />
Gerald Greenspoon, Alan P. Fiske, and<br />
Sheri Fiske Schultz.<br />
l–r:Dinner chairs Sheri fiSke SchUltz, alan P. fiSke and aDrienne fiSke<br />
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AFHU EVENTS: HONORING OUR OWN<br />
Torch of Learning Awards<br />
MID-ATLANTIC REGION<br />
American Friends of<br />
The Hebrew University<br />
honored William J. Kilberg<br />
with the Torch of<br />
Learning Award on<br />
September 17, <strong>2014</strong>. The event<br />
supported the Aharon Barak<br />
center for Interdisciplinary Legal<br />
Research at HU’s Faculty of Law.<br />
Keynote remarks were provided by<br />
U.S. congressman Paul Ryan<br />
of Wisconsin’s First district.<br />
Mr. Kilberg is the most senior<br />
partner in the Labor and<br />
Employment Law Practice Group at<br />
Gibson, dunn & crutcher LLP,<br />
arguing significant matters before<br />
eight United States courts of<br />
Appeals and the United States Supreme court. In 1973, President Richard<br />
Nixon appointed him as the Solicitor for the U.S. department of Labor.<br />
He served as Associate Solicitor of Labor, General counsel of the Federal<br />
Mediation and conciliation Service and as a White House Fellow and<br />
Special Assistant to Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz. In 1982, President<br />
Ronald Reagan appointed Mr. Kilberg to the commission on White House<br />
Fellowships.<br />
Recently, Mr. Kilberg served as a co-chair of the National Finance<br />
committees for the John Mccain and Mitt Romney presidential campaigns<br />
and as chair of the Policy committee on Labor for the Romney campaign.<br />
A dedicated American Friend, William Kilberg serves on the AFHU<br />
Mid-Atlantic Region Board. He is on<br />
the board of The Potomac School,<br />
the Virginia Israel Advisory Board<br />
and serves on the United States<br />
Holocaust Memorial Museum<br />
Lawyers committee.<br />
The lively dinner was chaired by<br />
Fred and Marlene Malek. Serving as<br />
honorary chairs were The Honorable<br />
dick cheney and The Honorable<br />
Lynne cheney, the Honorable<br />
George P. Shultz, Senator John<br />
Mccain, Senator Tim Kaine,<br />
The Honorable Mitt Romney, The<br />
Honorable Eric cantor, and<br />
The Honorable Joseph Lieberman.<br />
aBoVe: WilliaM J. kilBerg (c) accepts<br />
the torch of learning award<br />
presented by teD olSon (l) and<br />
freD Malek (r)<br />
BeloW l–r: congreSSMan PaUl ryan,<br />
BoBBie kilBerg, the honoraBle rUth<br />
BaDer ginSBUrg and WilliaM kilBerg<br />
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AFHU EVENTS<br />
l–r: Dr. gillian Dank, raMBo aMSter and lUcille<br />
Supporting Our Students<br />
ANew Jersey scholarship luncheon drew guests<br />
to Le Jardin Restaurant in Edgewater, New Jersey<br />
on June 18, <strong>2014</strong>. Hosted and chaired by<br />
Lucille Amster, Hebrew University Benefactor<br />
and AFHU Board of Regents member, the event<br />
provided scholarships for students at The Hebrew<br />
University’s Koret School of Veterinary Medicine.<br />
Dr. Gillian Dank, a Koret School alumna and<br />
Israel’s foremost veterinary oncologist, spoke about<br />
animal welfare. The luncheon was co-chaired by<br />
Yvette Tekel and Martha Zilbert.<br />
Annual Leadership Education Forum<br />
SOUTHEAST REGION<br />
On January 19, <strong>2014</strong>, more than 250 American<br />
Friends participated in AFHU's Annual<br />
Leadership Education Forum (ALEF) in Palm<br />
Beach, FL. Entitled “Advancing Israel’s Future,”<br />
the event featured Hebrew University faculty<br />
and speakers from other leading institutions. Topics<br />
ranged from Middle East affairs to interdisciplinary brain<br />
sciences.<br />
Hebrew University presenters included: Professor Shy<br />
Arkin, Vice President for Research and development;<br />
Professor Elie Podeh, former chair of the department of<br />
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies; Professor Hermona<br />
Soreq, the charlotte Slesinger Professor of Molecular<br />
Neuroscience; and dr. Zvi Granot, an outstanding young<br />
specialist in cancer research and biology. congressman<br />
Ted deutch of Florida’s 21st district offered opening<br />
l–r: Middle east affairs panel featuring Dr. Michael Doran, the<br />
roger hertog fellow at the Brookings institute’s Saban center,<br />
ProfeSSor elie PoDeh, aMBaSSaDor WilliaM BernStein (moderator),<br />
Stanley Bogen, afhU honorary PreSiDent and honorary<br />
chairMan, and aMBaSSaDor carMi gillon (at podium)<br />
remarks and William Kristol, founder and editor of The<br />
Weekly Standard, was the keynote speaker.<br />
A Weekend of Learning<br />
MIDWEST REGION<br />
ProfeSSor reUVen hazan<br />
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Nearly 500 guests attended a “Weekend of Learning” in and around cleveland<br />
from June 27-29, <strong>2014</strong>. Incisive discussions on Israeli politics and democracy<br />
were led by Professor Reuven Hazan, chair of the Faculty of Political Science<br />
at The Hebrew University. Event co-chairs Ellen cohn and Victor cohn, an<br />
AFHU Board of Regents member, hosted a cordial reception in their home.<br />
co-chairs for the Weekend of Learning were: carol and Scott Burg, Rina and Samuel<br />
Frankel, Elaine and Beno Michel, and Barbara and Norman Wain.<br />
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ALUMNI NEWS<br />
SEPTEMBER ALUMNI EVENT IN NYC<br />
Dr. Daniel-roBert cheBat shares how the “voice” technology<br />
aids the visually impaired.<br />
Dr. cheBat and alumni of hebrew University from the new york area<br />
This year AFHU launched a dynamic alumni<br />
outreach initiative. created to reconnect<br />
classmates, the alumni initiative helps keep<br />
alumni engaged and provides <strong>news</strong> and<br />
updates from our favorite alma mater, Hebrew<br />
University. To sign up and receive information about<br />
<strong>news</strong> and programs, visit alumni.<strong>afhu</strong>.org or email<br />
Alana cooper at acooper@<strong>afhu</strong>.org.<br />
INAUGURAL BAY AREA ALUMNI EVENING<br />
cliVe kaBatznik, chair, afhU alUMni relationS speaks with fellow<br />
alumni at the october event.<br />
ProfeSSor Shy arkin meets alumni before his presentation,<br />
“from research to application.”<br />
New york Governor Andrew cuomo<br />
visited Israel as part of a solidarity<br />
delegation that included several<br />
New york state legislative leaders.<br />
on Wednesday, August 13, <strong>2014</strong>, the<br />
governor met with overseas students<br />
from New york studying at The<br />
Rothberg International School of<br />
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.<br />
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In Remembrance<br />
We mourn the passing of<br />
Sylvia Amada<br />
Morton Amsterdam<br />
Yigal Arnon<br />
Harold Berry<br />
Sanfurd Bluestein<br />
Patte Bogen Roberts<br />
Leah Eisemann Conn<br />
Jennie “Jay” Coral<br />
Gisela Kohn Dollinger<br />
Daniel Drench<br />
Melvyn Estrin<br />
Leah Bornstein Franklin<br />
Herman Gelman<br />
Ralph I. Goldman<br />
Abner Golieb<br />
Sylvia K. Hassenfeld<br />
Anne Heyman<br />
Jacqueline Jubas<br />
Sara Hirsch Kaplan<br />
Richard M. Karp<br />
Eleanor Meyerhoff Katz<br />
Dr. Herbert J. Kayden<br />
Marjorie Kohrman<br />
David Btech Levy<br />
Ambassador Samuel W. Lewis<br />
Margit Lowenstein<br />
Robert L. Marcalus<br />
Irene Newman<br />
Jean Richek<br />
Helen C. Rowen<br />
Sara Sandler<br />
Dr. Wilbur Schwartz<br />
Esther Seiden<br />
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon<br />
Letty Stein<br />
Harriet Turan<br />
Gerhard J.Weir<br />
Helen Ziman<br />
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AFHU PRESIDENT’S MISSION TO<br />
GREECE, BULGARIA AND ISRAEL<br />
MAY 23– JUNE 3, 2015<br />
4 N I G H T S I N T H E S S A L O N I K I + 2 N I G H T S I N S O F I A + 5 N I G H T S I N J E R U S A L E M<br />
In Thessaloniki, Greece<br />
l Receive private tours of ancient and Jewish Thessaloniki;<br />
visit the central Synagogue, the Jewish Museum, the<br />
Holocaust Memorial<br />
l Journey through history at the Museum of Byzantine culture,<br />
the historic Rotunda and the ornate Arch of Galerius<br />
In Sofia, Bulgaria<br />
l discover the unique architecture of the Rila Monastery and<br />
explore Sofia’s magnificent Great Synagogue<br />
l Enjoy a VIP reception with the Israeli ambassador to Bulgaria<br />
at the National Archaeological Museum<br />
Jerusalem, Israel<br />
l Experience the festivities surrounding the 90th anniversary<br />
of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the 50th<br />
anniversary of the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for<br />
the Advancement of Peace<br />
l Learn from Israeli political dignitaries and international leaders<br />
during the 78th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors<br />
of The Hebrew University<br />
For more information, contact Judith Shenkman at<br />
(312) 329-0332 or jshenkman@<strong>afhu</strong>.org<br />
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SELECTED UPCOMING EVENTS IN 2015<br />
REGION DATE EVENT<br />
Southeast Region JANUARY 18 Palm Beach Annual Leadership Education forum (ALEF)<br />
Making a Global Impact<br />
The Four Seasons Palm Beach – Palm Beach, Florida<br />
Southeast Region JANUARY 18 Palm Beach Gala 10th Anniversary celebration, A Night in the Garden of Eden<br />
Honoring: diane Belfer, Wilma Bernstein, Roberta Bogen,<br />
Barbara Eichner, Sherry Endelson, Ellen Levy, Barbara Rothschild,<br />
Louise Stein (z”l), Joy Weinberger, Lois Zelman<br />
Mar-a-Lago – Palm Beach, Florida<br />
National JANUARY 19 National Board of directors Meeting<br />
The Four Seasons Palm Beach - Palm Beach, Florida<br />
Greater New York MARCH 12 45th George A. Katz Torch of Learning Award Luncheon<br />
Region<br />
Honoring Meredith E. Kotler, Partner, cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP<br />
cipriani, New york<br />
Western Region APRIL 20 Harvey L. Silbert Torch of Learning Award 2015 Law Society dinner<br />
Honoring Jonathan Anschell, Exec VP and General counsel, cBS Television,<br />
& dick Volpert, Sr. Partner, Glaser Weil LLP<br />
co-chairs: Patricia Glaser, chuck Hershson, Leslie Moonves,<br />
Lynne Silbert, Peter Weil<br />
The Beverly Hilton - Beverly Hills, california<br />
National MAY 3 AFHU Annual Board of directors Meeting<br />
New york<br />
Midwest Region MAY 23–JUNE 3 President’s Mission 2015<br />
Thessaloniki, Greece, Sofia, Bulgaria and Israel<br />
National MAY 29–JUNE 3 78th Hebrew University International Board of Governors Meeting<br />
Jerusalem<br />
Learn more about these and other events at www.<strong>afhu</strong>.org/events<br />
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