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AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
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of Chicago, is widely recognized for
his work in the field of Group Theory.
David Grossman, a Hebrew
University alumnus, is a novelist and
nonfiction author whose works have
been translated into more than
30 languages. Acclaimed for his
intellectual contributions to Israeli
society, Grossman received a Hebrew
University Doctor Philosophiae
Honoris Causa degree in 2017. He
is the first Israeli recipient of the Man
Booker International Prize for Literature.
The Israel Prize winners will be
celebrated at a reception hosted by
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin during
the Hebrew University’s 81st International
Board of Governors Meeting.
David Grossman
AN EVENING
IN ANCIENT
JERUSALEM
(L to R) Andrea Stark, Lori Gendelman, Judy Snyder, Robbi Toll, Barbara Rothschild,
Roberta Bogen, Marjorie Emden, Michelle Jacobs, Sherry Endelson
O
ur community of dedicated
philanthropists came together
to celebrate American Friends of the
Hebrew University at The Breakers in
Palm Beach on January 13th. Guests
were treated to a special performance
by Michael Bolton and the proceeds
from the event benefitted the Palm
Beach Memory and Cognitive Research
Fund. Dinner Chairs were Roberta and
Stanley Bogen, Barbara and Richard
Rothschild, Michelle and Joseph
Jacobs, Lori and Bruce Gendelman,
Robbi and Bruce Toll, and Judy and
Robert Snyder.
The Event Chairs were Marjorie and
Robert Emden, Andrea and John Stark,
and Sherry and Kenneth Endelson.
Save the date for the 2019 Palm
Beach Gala: Saturday, January 19, 2019,
honoring Marjorie and Robert Emden.