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AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY<br />
<strong>AFHU</strong> NEWS VOL. 22 PAGE 49<br />
Western Region<br />
An Evening with Nobel Laureate Professor<br />
Roger Kornberg<br />
Nobel Laureate and Hebrew University Professor Roger Kornberg spoke<br />
to 50 guests in Los Angeles on November 15, 2018. Kornberg shared<br />
his background and ground-breaking research in structural biology and<br />
macromolecules, for which he won the Nobel Prize in 2006. The event<br />
was hosted at Valentino restaurant by Western Region board members<br />
and spouses: Cindy and Gary Frischling, Abigail Goldman and Jonathan<br />
Anschell, Ellen and Mark Genender, and Jessica and Matt Babrick.<br />
Guests left the evening excited for future <strong>AFHU</strong> events and eager to become<br />
more involved.<br />
Nobel Laureate Roger Kornberg.<br />
Western Region Mission<br />
to Amsterdam and Israel<br />
From October 7-17, <strong>AFHU</strong>’s Western<br />
Region Mission, chaired by board<br />
members Patricia Glaser and Sharon and<br />
Mark Vidergauz, journeyed to Amsterdam<br />
and Israel for VIP tours, receptions,<br />
and meetings with dignitaries including<br />
Ambassador Aviv Shir-On, Israel’s<br />
Ambassador to The Netherlands and<br />
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.<br />
Mission attendees with the iconic “I Amsterdam” sign in front of the Rijksmuseum<br />
The Bel Air Affaire 2018<br />
Come Together for a Night to Remember<br />
The groovy vibes of the sixties came back to Bel Air<br />
on Saturday, September 15, 2018, as Brindell Gottlieb<br />
graciously hosted the 10thAnnual Bel Air Affaire at<br />
her home, “The Milton.” Nearly 200 guests were<br />
transported back in time to when the Beatles were<br />
king, singing along to an energetic performance by<br />
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles.<br />
Mission attendees enjoy a visit to Hebrew University’s Mt Scopus campus.<br />
Guests were welcomed by <strong>AFHU</strong> Western Regional<br />
President Mark Genender and the Hebrew University<br />
President Professor Asher Cohen, who brought warm<br />
greetings from Israel.<br />
Bel Air Affaire Event Chair Helen Jacobs-Lepor, HU President Asher<br />
Cohen, Host Brindell Gottlieb, 2018 Humanitarian Torch of Learning<br />
Honorees Hella and Chuck Hershson, Event Chair Renae Jacobs-Anson<br />
<strong>AFHU</strong>’s Humanitarian Torch of Learning Award was<br />
presented to Hella and Chuck Hershson in celebration<br />
and recognition of their devotion, passion, and<br />
commitment to the Hebrew University and the State<br />
of Israel. This remarkable evening raised $950,000<br />
for student scholarships at the Hebrew University.<br />
Bel Air Affaire Event Chairs: Regional Board Member<br />
Renae Jacobs-Anson and husband Dr. David Anson,<br />
Regional Board member Helen Jacobs-Lepor and<br />
husband Dr. Norman Lepor.<br />
Regional Chairman Richard Ziman and wife May Ziman with honorees<br />
Hella and Chuck Hershson<br />
Honorary Chairs: Regional Vice Chair Patricia L.<br />
Glaser and husband Sam Mudie, Regional Chairman<br />
Richard Ziman and wife May Ziman<br />
Mission attendees were honored to meet with Israel’s President, Reuven Rivilin, in his home.
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