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PAGE 12 85TH ANNUAL BOARD OF GOVERNORS DEDICATIONS OF INSCRIPTIONS WALL OF BENEFACTORS In loving tribute to Dr. Lawrence and Sheila Pakula Robert I. Schattner Foundation Henry Schein Cares Schwartz Family in Loving Memory of Dr. Harold & Judy Wittman Skolnick Family Charitable Trust Barry Skolnick WALL OF LIFE Family of Paula Blumenfeld & Joe Gantz Steve Frankel & Dan Ricketts Robert Elliot Friedman & Family Elliot S. & Faye Deborah Gershon Patricia Hewitt & Sarah Ellin Siegel Rhoda E. Kaufman Bill and Bobbie Kilberg The Sanford and Gabriella Kuvin Foundation Norman, Helen, and Marissa Lepor Maurice Amado Foundation Stacy Mandel Palagye and Keith Palagye Schwartz Family in Loving Memory of Dr. Harold & Judy Wittman WALL OF FOUNDERS Mintz & Gold LLP Gideon Goldstein and Dr. Nirit Goldstein Peer in memory of Sara Nissenbaum Goldstein In loving memory of Esther & Bension Spack by Monica Loebl Dr. Samuel and Miryam Tarica LEGACY TREE Dennis & Beth McCoy in memory of Barbara Mandel Annette E. Pakula Patricia Hewitt & Sarah Siegel Dr. Wallace N. Weber M.D. and Cheryl Weber
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY AFHU NEWS VOL. 29 PAGE 13 Hebrew University Awards an Honorary Fellowship to Evie Wechsler On June 15, 2022, in a ceremony held in New York City, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem presented celebrated artist, photographer, and philanthropist Evelene (Evie) Wechsler with an Honorary Fellowship. Evie earned her bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University and, following careers in fashion and interior design, became a celebrated artist and photographer. Her photographs are held in numerous private collections and by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She became involved with American Friends of the Hebrew University in 2005 and continued funding for the Wechsler Student Dormitory that had been established by Abraham and Pauline Wechsler, parents of her then-husband. Recognizing the importance of the university’s leading role in Israeli higher education, Evie’s commitment to Hebrew University has been expressed by donations made through the Wechsler Foundation and membership on the AFHU Board of Regents and Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Board of Governors. She generously sponsors annual scholarships for international graduate students at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food. and Environment, has contributed to the Professor Menahem Ben-Sasson Chair for the Study of Judaism and Islam, and is an avid supporter of the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine. In recognition of her many contributions to the university, her name was inscribed on the Wall of Life in 2012. with gratitude for her meaningful support and maintenance of the Wechsler School dormitories; in recognition of her sponsorship of annual scholarships at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment for international graduate students; in acknowledgment of her generosity towards human rights, animal rights, and environmental organizations in the U.S., connecting her passion for animals with her concern for improving the well-being of people.” AFHU extends warm congratulations to Evie and thanks her for her leadership, dedication, and generous support. L-R: HU Chancellor Menahem Ben-Sasson and Evie Wechsler Paying tribute to Evie, HU Chancellor Menahem Ben-Sasson welcomed her into the elite group of Honorary Fellowship members “in sincere appreciation of her long-term commitment and devotion to the Hebrew University alongside her success as a celebrated artist and photographer;
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