the Be the Difference Journal

Annual Benefit
BE
DIFFERENCE
the
October 19, 2009
U P S TA N D E R
What is an Upstander?
An upstander is a rescuer.
An upstander sees a wrong and rights it.
An upstander does the right thing.
An upstander is not a bystander.
An upstander is YOU because you are here.
Thank you for being the Difference!
Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center
presents
BE
the
DIFFERENCE
Honoring
Lee Katz, Ph.D.
Featuring
Tovah Feldshuh
Golda’s
of
Balcony and
Irena’s Vow
Recognizing
Dr. Tina Strobos
October 19, 2009
Proceeds will benefit the the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center's Educational Outreach Programs
Committee & Contributors
BENEFIT CHAIRS
Emily & Eugene M. Grant
Lee & Richard Laster
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
BENEFACTORS
Yvette Finkelstein
Elise Flagg
Esther Glassman
Ellen Bachner Greenberg
Lee Laster
Shari Lidsky
Susan Rothschild
Lilly Singer, Chair
Barbara Tartell
Paula Yormak
Froma & Andrew R. Benerofe
Barbara & Paul Elliot
Barbara & E. Robert Goodkind
Rebecca & Arthur Samberg
GRAND BENEFACTORS
Emily & Eugene M. Grant
Micki & Gary Joseph
Lee Katz, Ph.D.
Lee & Richard Laster
Rita & Richard Lowenstein
Dolly L. Maass
Mindy & Howard Unger
Rahma & Bernard Rosenshein
SPONSORS
Scarsdale High School – School Government
Ellen & Joseph Kaidanow
PATRON
Judy & Dr. Elie Abemayor
LEADER
German School New York
Donors
SUPPORTERS
Carolyn Abramowitz
Rhonda Barnat
Peter M. Bartfeld
Dr. Caroline G. Bauman
Robin & Alan Bell
Gail Binderman
Carol Meyer & Chris Carstens
Sonja & Glenn Roy Cooper
DeAngelis Architectural Services, LLC
Hon. Janet DiFiore & Dennis Glaser
Hon. Sam Eisenberg
Elsa & Melvin Federbush
Hon. Samuel Fredman
Robert K. Freeland
Rita & Burton Goldberg
Anita & Stanley Goodman
Gloria Rosen & Sheldon Grebstein
Shirley & Henry Hackel
Hilda & Selmar Hubert
Deanne Fitzpatrick & Dr. Habibullah Jamal
Patricia & Scot Karr
Stuart B. Katz
Joanne Landau & Rabbi Fred Schwalb
Betsy & Donald Landis
Cookie & Harris Markhoff
Harriet Miller
Cheryl & Philip Milstein
Valerie & John O’Keeffe, Jr.
Louise & Gabriel Rosenfeld
Scarsdale Teachers Institute
Ann & Tom Scheuer
Vivian & Howard Sklar
Sheila Ann Crespi & Andrew Sparks
Nancy & Arthur Stampleman
Michael Strauss
Jacqueline & Arthur Walker
Wendy and Daniel P. Weinreb
Sherry & Robert Wiener
Board of Directors
HONORARY CHAIRMAN
Andrew J. Spano
CHAIRMAN
VICE CHAIRS
SECRETARY
TREASURER
Richard Laster
Andrew R. Benerofe
Gary Joseph
Lee Katz, Ph.D.
Gary Joseph
Andrew R. Benerofe
BOARD MEMBERS
Elie Abemayor, M.D.
Scott T. Baken
Richard A. Berman
Michael D. Blechman
Delores Scott Brathwaite
Brigid Driscoll, RSHM, Ph.D.
Paul Elliot
Melvin Federbush
Elise Flagg
Andrew Froehlich
Frances Ginsberg, Ph.D.
Eugene M. Grant*
Norman Adler
Jessica Bacal
Mayo Gregory Bartlett
Grace Bennett
Noam Bramson
Sel Hubert
Habibullah Jamal, M.D.
Joseph Kaidanow
Donald M. Landis
Lee Laster
Rita Lowenstein
Harris Markhoff
Judy Matson
Valerie Moore O’Keeffe
Jeremiah W. O’Connor, Jr.
Ernest S. Prince
ADVISORY BOARD
Judy Chriss
Sonja Muller Cooper
Janet DiFiore
Sheldon Grebstein, Ph.D.
Abigail Kirsch
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Donna Cohen
Gabriel Rosenfeld
Bernard J. Rosenshein
Michael L. Rosenthal
Lilly Singer
Irene A. Steiner
Barbara Berger Tartell
Howard Unger
Stefan Weinberg
Daniel P. Weinreb
Claudia Weisser
Paula Yormak
Joanne Landau
Michael Margulies*
Sumi Mitsudo-Koide, M.D.
Patricia M. Paz
Susan Rothschild
Seth Rutman
Sheila Stein
Irwin Winsten
Rabbi Amiel Wohl
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Marlene Warshawski Yahalom, Ph.D.
* Chairman Emeritus
A Message from the Chairman
Dear Friends:
Thank you for joining us this evening as we honor Dr. Lee Katz, a longtime board member and supporter of the
Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center with our Spirit of Humanity Award. Lee has demonstrated how to
“Be the Difference” for her entire life with her commitment to education, including posts with Purchase College and
American Associates of Ben-Gurion University. We are proud to have her as a Vice Chair for the HHREC while she
also devotes time to the board of the Rye Arts Center, among other causes.
You are all going to witness a memorable moment tonight as award-winning actress Tovah Feldshuh, who just portrayed
a rescuer in Broadway’s Irena’s Vow, will present real-life rescuer Dr. Tina Strobos with our Courage to Care Award. As
you will hear, Tina was a young medical student when the Nazis invaded Holland. She joined the resistance and along
with her grandmother and mother sheltered more than 100 Jews during the war.
As students and teachers learn about history-makers such as Tina and others in the HHREC’s programs, students and
teachers come to understand their own abilities to make a difference. These educational programs are becoming more
important as time passes and prominent figures on the world stage actually continue to deny the Holocaust. It is gifts
such as yours that help combat the deniers with education such as our Distinguished Lecture Series, Focus Seminars,
Human Rights Institute and workshops on the use of our curriculum and film, Testimony of the Human Spirit.
Your support for dinner this evening will allow us to continue these programs throughout the schools and our wider
community. Thank you all for Being the Difference when it matters the most. We cherish each and every one of you.
Truly,
Richard Laster
Chairman
Special Acknowledgements
Bernard Rosenshein, Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club
Frank Soriano, House of Flowers
Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
Ina & Jack Polak
Andy Cahn
Caroline G. Bauman
Benfield Printing and Promotion, Inc.
Laura Cacciato, Graphic Designer
Bradford Portraits
Brianna Hilfer, Student Volunteer
Stuart Kolbert
Betsy & Donald Landis
Suzanne & Ralph Newman, DOTT Communications
Diana Phethean, Student Volunteer
Susan Rothschild
Gerry Ruckhaus, HHREC Volunteer
Carly Scott, Student Volunteer
Charlie Seton & Lynne Crowley
Speakers Bureau Volunteers
Lilly Singer
The Westchester Chamber Music Society
Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center Staff
2900 Purchase Street • Purchase, NY 10577
Phone: 914.696.0738 • Fax: 914.696.0843
Email: hhrec@bestweb.net • Website: www.hhrecny.org
Spirit of Humanity Award
Lee Katz, Ph.D.
Vice Chair of the Holocaust and Human Rights
Education Center, Dr. Lee Katz has spent her life
pursuing her educational goals and helping others
achieve theirs. She graduated cum laude from the
University of Illinois with a B.A. in sociology and
continued on to receive her Masters in Education from
Syracuse University and her Ph.D. in Adult and
Continuing Education from the University of Michigan.
Throughout her career, Dr. Katz has worked closely
with grass roots populations and organizations to
develop programs designed to meet their educational
and related needs. Among her many professional
achievements, she helped develop a K-12 curriculum
for underachieving children in Syracuse, NY and she
was subsequently invited to serve as staff to the
Carnegie Foundation’s exploratory committee on
assessing the progress of education in the United
Spirit of Humanity Award
States. Later she was recruited to become head of sponsored research for Eastern Michigan
University and ultimately was invited to become Dean of Academic Development at the
University of Michigan-Dearborn.
In 1984 Dr. Katz became Vice President for External Affairs and Development at Purchase
College. In 1995 she accepted a position as the National Executive Vice President of the
American Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. During her tenure there
she worked with boards of directors throughout the U.S. to secure private support for the
university. Subsequently she served as National Executive of the Abraham Fund, devoted to
promoting co-existence among Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel.
Dr. Katz currently serves as an honorary board member of the 92nd Street Y, and an advisory
board member at the Rye Arts Center and the Medici Archive Project. She has been awarded
numerous honors and awards, including the 2008 Golden Harvest Humanitarian Award of
Westchester’s Public/Private Partnership. She was also an honoree at the Westchester Chapter,
National Association of Christians and Jews (1996).
Guest Speaker & Be The Difference Award
Tovah Feldshuh
Throughout her remarkable career as an actress,
singer, and playwright on stage, television and film, Tovah
Feldshuh illuminates the Jewish diaspora through her
portrayals of strong, complex women.
For her work on the New York stage, from Yentl to
Saravà! to Lend Me A Tenor to Golda’s Balcony, Ms.
Feldshuh has earned four Tony nominations for Best
Actress and won four Drama Desk Awards, four Outer
Critics Circle Awards, the Obie, the Theatre World Award
and the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Actress for Golda’s
Balcony, which became the longest-running one-woman
show in the history of Broadway. This year, the Drama
League nominated her for Distinguished Performance for
her searing portrayal of Irena Gut Opdyke on Broadway
in Irena’s Vow.
Film audiences recognize Ms. Feldshuh from such
movies as Kissing Jessica Stein; A Walk on the Moon;
Brewster’s Millions and Daniel. Most recently she
Guest Speaker & Be The Difference Award
appeared onscreen in O Jerusalem in which she played Golda Meir and Lady in the Water. On television, she received her first Emmy nomination for her portrayal of the Czech freedom fighter Helena
in Holocaust. She starred in The Amazing Howard Hughes, Citizen Cohn, The Cosby Mysteries and
The Cosby Show, and The Education of Max Bickford, to name a few. In 2004 she was nominated
for her second Emmy for her work on Law & Order as defense attorney Danielle Melnick.
Her one-woman musical show, Tovah: Out of Her Mind!, sold out in London’s West End and
culminated in a symphonic concert with Billy Crystal at Los Angeles’ Royce Hall. The Boston Globe
selected Tovah: Out of Her Mind! as the best one-person show of 2000. Ms. Feldshuh created a
new concert entitled Mining Golda: My Journey to Golda Meir which also played the West End at
the Savoy Theatre, as well as in major venues in Manchester, Leeds, Johannesburg, and Sydney.
Most recently she was the first artist ever to be asked to extend at the renowned Feinstein’s Nightclub at the Loews Regency Hotel in New York in her smash cabaret show, Tovah: In a Nutshell!
Ms. Feldshuh is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, won the McKnight fellowship to the
Tyrone Guthrie Theatre. She has taught at Yale, Cornell and New York Universities. This year, she
has been invited to join a think tank at Harvard University on Jewish life and leadership. She is a
supporter of Seeds of Peace, a non-profit, non-political organization that helps teenagers from
regions of conflict and is the recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award and the Israel
Peace Medal, among others.
Ms. Feldshuh is married to New York attorney, Andrew Harris Levy. They have two children,
Garson Brandon and Amanda Claire. Visit www.tovahfeldshuh.com.
Courage to Care Award
Dr. Tina Strobos
Tina Strobos was 19 years old and just beginning
her medical school studies when the Nazis invaded her
native Holland in 1940. Everyday life for all citizens was
transformed with the Nazi regime, including the sudden
requirement for identity papers, food ration coupons,
and loyalty oaths at the university, which Tina refused
to sign on principle. Immediately, Tina felt compelled to
join the resistance movement.
Tina, her mother and grandmother began hiding
Jews in her grandmother’s home almost without
reflection; the family had previously sheltered refugees
during World War I, and sheltering those in peril under
the Nazis simply seemed the right thing to do. The first
to be hidden in a quickly constructed closet was a close
family friend who was also a noted writer and outspoken
trade unionist. Over the next five years Tina and her
family sheltered and offered assistance to more than 100
Jews. Tina and her mother Marie Schotte usually hid
four to five people at a time and then moved them to
Courage to Care Award
another in a network of safe houses. Some stayed a few days, others for months. Tina developed
an expertise in falsifying Dutch passports and identity cards and often took Jews to safe houses
at great risk to her personal safety.
The Gestapo raided Tina’s home on eight separate occasions, and Tina herself was arrested
and interrogated nine times, but the Nazis never gained any meaningful information from her.
Other members of the resistance sometimes tipped off Tina’s family just before a Gestapo raid,
giving Tina or her mother just enough time to alert those in hiding so that they could jump to
an adjacent rooftop.
When the war ended, Tina resumed her medical studies, and in the 1950s she and her husband
Robert immigrated to the United States, settling in Westchester County. While running her
psychiatric practice, Tina also raised three children, Jur, Semon, and Caroline. It was only in the
1980s when the activities of the Dutch Resistance became more popularly known, that Tina began
to talk about her participation. In 1989 Yad Vashem recognized Tina and her mother as Righteous
Among the Nations, the official designation of the State of Israel for those who saved Jews from
the Nazis. While she is proud that her name is also in the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum, Tina emphasizes that many Dutch citizens who were never recognized also risked and
even lost their lives to save others. It is her fondest hope that all people can realize that rescue
can be learned and put into practice at any stage of life.
Tina is the proud grandmother of seven children.
October 19, 2009
Dear Friends:
I am delighted to send greetings to everyone gathered for the Annual Benefit of
the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center.
I am delighted
to delighted
send greetings
to greetings
everyone
gathered
forgathered
the ACenter
Since 1994,
the IHolocaust
and
Human
Rights
Education
(HHREC)
has
am
to send
to
everyone
for the
A
brought the lessons of the Holocaust to students and teachers in Westchester,
Fairfield, Sand Putnam
counties and has become a leader in the fight against bigotry
S
and prejudice in all forms. The Center’s comprehensive network of programs and
services highlights human rights atrocities of the past to foster awareness ofThe
the
C
C
critical
o importance of human understanding in a diverse global society.
The
o
I am proud to join in applauding tonight’s honoree, Dr. Lee Katz, recipient of the
Spirit of Humanity Award and long time HHREC Board Member, for her lifetime of
dedication to higher education and to encouraging bonds of fellowship and service to
am honored,
as honored,
well,
others. I am honored, as well, to recognize Dr. Tina Strobos forIher
role inI am
saving
theas well,
t
t
lives of a hundred
Jews during the Holocaust, and for providing us with an indelible
lesson
of altruism in the face of despair.
o of the power
o
On behalf of all New Yorkers, I applaud everyone affiliated with the Holocaust
and Human Rights Education Center for your history of important contributions to
the Empire State, and extend best wishes to all for a wonderful evening.
Warmest regards.
Sincerely,
David A. Paterson
“On behalf of all New Yorkers,
I applaud everyone affiliated
with the Holocaust and
Human Rights Education
Center for your history of
important contributions to
the Empire State, and extend
best wishes to all for a
wonderful evening.”
~ David A. Paterson
Governor of New York
“...HHREC has been unwavering in its support for people
to be treated with dignity and
respect and in encouraging
students to speak up and act
against all forms of bigotry
and prejudice. For all they do,
everyone associated with
HHREC can be very proud”
~ Andrew M. Cuomo
Attorney General, State of New York
“Your organization should be
proud of the efforts you have
made through the years to
remember both those who
were lost in the Holocaust and
those who survived. To further
your mission by advocating
for the humane treatment of
all peoples is a tremendous
gift to our society”
~ Nita M. Lowey
U.S. Congress, 18th District, New York
October 119, 2009
Holocaust and Human Rights
Education Center
2900 Purchase
hase Street
Purchase, New
N York 10577
Dear Frien
nds:
Friends:
I would like
likke to take this opportunity to recognize Dr. Lee Katzz as she is honored at this evening’s
Annual Ho
olocaust and Human Rights
Rightts Education Center’s Benefit
Bennefit Celebration and to congratulate
congratulate
Holocaust
her as she receives
r
the Spirit of Hum
manity Award.
Humanity
Lee has be
en an active member of the
thhe Holocaust and Human Rights
R
Education Center ssince
been
1997, and currently
c
C
becam
me Vice President for External
External
serves as Vice Chair.
In 1984, Lee became
Affairs and
d Development at Purchas
se College, and in 1995, sh
he accepted a position as th
he
Purchase
she
the
National E
o the American Associates
Associates of Ben-Gurion Universit
ty of the
Executive Vice President of
University
Negev in Israel.
Israel. Throughout her life,
life, Lee has dedicated much of her time in pursuing her
heer
educationa
al goals and in helping oth
ers to achieve theirs. She helped develop a K-12
K
cu
urriculum
educational
others
curriculum
for underac
chieving children in Syrac
cuse, New York, and has worked
w
closely with organizations
nizations
underachieving
Syracuse,
to develop programs designed to me
eet their educational needs.
needs. Lee has been recognizedd with
meet
many hono
ors and awards throughoutt her life and tonight she iss honored with receiving tthe Spirit
honors
of Humani
ty Award.
Humanity
Again, I w
he Holocaust and Human R
Rights
would like to recognize Dr. Lee Katz and join with th
the
Education Center in honoring her co
ommitment, dedication andd devotion to our community.
communnity.
commitment,
Sincerely
y,
Sincerely,
Senator Vincent
V
L Leibell
L.
40th Sena
ate District
Senate
“Lee has been recognized
with many honors and
awards throughout her life
and tonight she is honored
with receiving the Spirit of
Humanity Award.”
~ Vincent L. Leibell
40th Senate District
“Congratulations to Dr. Lee
Katz as you honor her with
the Spirit of Humanity
Award from the Holocaust
and Human Rights Education
Center. I extend my best
wishes to all of you gathered
and wish you continued
success.”
~ Suzi Oppenheimer
New York State Senator, 37th District
THE ASSEMBLY
STATE OF NEW YORK
ALBANY
ADAM T. BRADLEY
th
Assemblyman 89 District
Westchester County
CHAIR
Subcommittee on
Oversight of the Department of
Environmental Conservation
COMMITTEES
Children & Families
Election Law
Environmental Conservation
Insurance
Judiciary
Veterans’ Affairs
October 19, 2009
Dear Friends,
It is with great pleasure that I congratulate the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center as they
celebrate their Annual Benefit, and their Spirit of Humanity award recipient, Dr. Lee Katz. It is vitally
important that we recognize exceptional organizations and individuals who offer their ideas and work for
the primary purpose of benefiting others. Additionally, HHREC’s goals to enhance the teaching and
learning of the lessons of the Holocaust are central to pave the way for an understanding society.
Dr. Lee Katz has spent her entire life pursuing her educational goals and helping others achieve theirs.
Dr. Katz’s impact upon others is international. She helped develop a K-12 curriculum for underachieving
children in Syracuse, NY, served as staff to the Carnegie Foundation’s exploratory committee on
assessing the progress of education in the United States, was head of sponsored research for Eastern
Michigan University, became Dean of Academic Development at the University of Michigan-Dearborn,
was Vice President for External Affairs and Development at Purchase College, National Executive Vice
President of the American Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, served as National
Executive of the Abraham Fund where she devoted her energies to promote co-existence among Arab and
Jewish citizens of Israel, and currently serves as an honorary board member of the 92nd Street Y, and an
advisory board member at the Rye Arts Center and the Medici Archive Project. This level of involvement
and achievement is an exemplary model of working to benefit others which is worthy of recognition and
accolades.
I offer my congratulations and appreciation to the Dr. Lee Katz and the Holocaust and Human Rights
Education Center for their many contributions.
Very truly yours,
Adam T. Bradley
Member of the Assembly
“It is vitally important that
we recognize exceptional
organizations and individuals
who offer their ideas and
work for the primary purpose
of benefiting others...HHREC’s
goals to enhance the teaching
and learning of the lessons
of the Holocaust are central
to pave the way for an
understanding society.”
ATB/ek
ALBANY OFFICE Room 656, LOB, Albany, New York 12248 (518) 455-5397, FAX: (518) 455-5041
DISTRICT OFFICE 4 New King Street, Town of North Castle, White Plains, New York 10604 (914) 686-0046 FAX: (914) 686-0046
~ Adam T. Bradley
Member of the Assembly
October 19, 2009
Dear Friends:
I am both pleased and proud to greet all of you as you join the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center on the occasion of their annual benefit and to congratulate their very deserving honoree, Lee Katz,
Ph.D. for her dedication to the HHREC Board since 1997.
The HHREC a not-for-profit organization has served Westchester,
Putnam and Fairfield counties by enhancing the teaching and learning
the lessons of the Holocaust and the right of all people to be treated with
dignity and respect.
My best wishes to all involved with this wonderful organization and a
very special congratulations to your honoree. I offer my hope that you
will find continued joy, fellowship and satisfaction in the months and
years to come.
“I am both pleased and proud
to greet all of you as you join
the Holocaust & Human
Rights Education Center on
the occasion of their annual
benefit and to congratulate
their very deserving honoree,
Lee Katz, Ph.D. for her
dedication to the HHREC
Board since 1997.”
~ Andrew J. Spano
Westchester County Executive
Best Wishes to
Richard Laster
Chairman of the Board
and
Donna Cohen
Executive Director
as the
Holocaust and Human Hights Education Center
Celebrates its Annual Benefit
Congratulations to Tonight’s Honoree,
Dr. Lee Katz, Ph.D.
Spirit of Humanity Award
Your commitment to Holocaust and Human Hights Education
is deeply appreciated and acknowledged
on this special occasion
Janet Di Fiore
Westchester County District Attorney
“I congratulate the Holocaust
& Human Rights Education
Center on the good work they
do in Westchester County and
thank them for the beautiful
Garden of Remembrance
located outside the
Michaelian Office Building.”
~ William J. Ryan
Westchester County Board of Legislators
Friends
Meryl & Stephen Adler
Helen Berger
Dale & Steve Bloom
Hilda & Gilbert Boas
Madeline B. Bronstein
Ruth Burger
Marcy & Stuart Cobert
Michael Dandry
Marjorie & Robert Feder
Lillian Feldman
Joseph Feldschuh
Dana & Bruce Freyer
Ellen & Joel Goldin
Brianne & Sanford Goldstein
Ina & Arthur S. Gordon
Janet & Harry Hohn
Lauren & Remy Issembert
Marcia & Arthur Jacobs
Denny P. Jacobson
Sandra B. & Richard Jacoby
Aleida Keesing
Estelle & Jerome D. Lebowitz
Amy & Richard Lipton
Leonard Lowy
Lola & Joseph Margulies
Deanne Molinari
Barbara O’Connell & George Halpern
Nancy J. Rieger
Nataly & Toby Ritter
Shirley G. Romney
Eva & Jerome Rossman, Jr.
Hank Roth
Frank C. Siegel
Alice Steinhardt
Ruth & Bernhard Storch
Adele Suslak
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Tartell
Toni Wyman
Thank You To Our
Grand Benefactors
Warmest Congratulations
to our dear friend
Dr. Lee Katz
Eugene & Emily Grant
In recognition of our dear friend
Dr. Lee Katz
Who is a valuable leader of this organization.
Thank you for sharing your gift of friendship
with all of us.
Love, Lee & Richard Laster
Congratulations to
Dr. Tina Strobos
Courage to Care Award Recipient
For those of us who lost family in the Holocaust,
we could never fully express our gratitude for your courageous
act in defying the Third Reich by saving Jewish lives.
Micki and Gary Joseph & Family
We Salute
Dr. Lee Katz
2009
Spirit of Humanity Award Recipient
For her dedication to education
Rita & Richard Lowenstein
Dolly L. Maass
Proudly supports the HHREC
and
Congratulates the 2009
Spirit of Humanity Award Recipient
Dr. Lee Katz
We are proud to be a part of the
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center,
for its continuing commitment to
Holocaust & Human rights education.
And
Congratulations to the 2009 Honoree
Lee Katz
Who has earned the
“Spirit of Humanity Award.”
Rahma & Bernard Rosenshein
THANK YOU
Dr. Lee Katz
For being a wonderful example to all on how to
Be the Difference!
Mindy & Howard Unger
Thank You To Our
Benefactors
To our dear friend
Dr. Lee Katz
We have known and loved you for many years.
Congratulations on this well deserved honor.
All our love,
Froma & Andy Benerofe
We honor
Lee Katz
for her devotion, dedication and
hard work in support of HHREC
Barbara and Paul Elliot
We Salute the work of the
HHREC
Barbara and Robert Goodkind
Best wishes to the
Spirit of Humanity Award Honoree
Lee Katz, Ph.D.
Rebecca & Arthur Samberg
Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center
Educators Planning Committee
2009-2010
Marlene W. Yahalom, Ph.D. – Director of Education
Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center
Helene Alalouf -Yonkers Middle & High School, Retired
Seth Altman - Yorktown High School
Mary Beth Anderson - Central Westchester Teacher Center
Beth Aviv - Mamaroneck High School
Loren Barone - Mount Vernon High School
Miriam Berk - Board of Jewish Education
Michael Bobkoff - Westchester Community College
Heather Brandon - Edgemont High School
Brett Bowden - Croton Harmon High School
Andy Cahn - HHREC, Retired
Grace Caporino - Purchase College, SUNY
Jeanne Caraley - The Summit School, Nyack
Patty Dempsey - Quaker Ridge Elementary
Michele Esterman - Mount Vernon High School
Neil Ginsberg - Scarsdale High School
Steve Goldberg - New Rochelle High School
Sheldon Grebstein, Ph.D., - HHREC, Retired
Stephanie Harley - Greenacres School, Scarsdale
James Jones - Manhattanville College
Virginia Mancini - Pleasantville High School
Nancy Petschek-Kohn - HHREC
Adrianne Pierce - Hackley School
Beth Quinn - Gorton High School, Yonkers, Retired
Harvey-Ann Ross - Mamaroneck High School, Retired
Julie Scallero - North Salem High School
Barbara Scaros - Edith Winthrop Teacher Center, Hartsdale
Robin Schamberg - Fox Lane High School
Marcie Schoenfeld - Greenwich High School
Susan Taylor - Scarsdale Teachers Institute
Edee Tenser - College of New Rochelle / Pace University
Patrice Womack - Carmel High School
Marlene W. Yahalom, Ph.D. - HHREC
Advisory Sub Committee
Rachel Hallote - Purchase College, SUNY
Beth Kava - Pace University
Pat Levy – Woodlands Middle/High School
Gail Robinson - Manhattanville College
Working to enhance the teaching and
learning of the lessons of the Holocaust,
to promote the right of all people to be
treated with dignity and respect, and to
encourage students to speak up and act
against all forms of bigotry and prejudice.
Thank You To Our
Sponsors & Patrons
In deepest gratitude for your many
years of commitment to the
Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center
Lee Katz, Ph.D.
2009 Spirit of Humanity Award Honoree
Judith Shandling & Dr. Elie Abemayor
Congratulations
to the
Spirit of Humanity Award Honoree
Dr. Lee Katz
and
Courage to Care Award Recipient
Dr. Tina Strobos
The Kaidanow Family
Dr. Lee Katz
Truly Deserving of this Honor
Joan & Bob Arnow
Elaine & Michael Blechman
Proudly support the HHREC
and
Congratulate the 2009
Spirit of Humanity Award recipient
Lee Katz, Ph.D.
Best Wishes
from
The Brout Foundation, Inc.
and
Joan & Alan Brout
Congratulations to this year’s award recipients
from Abigail Kirsch
Catering Relationships & Producing Exquisite Events Since 1972
ABIGAILKIRSCH.COM
Best wishes to My Friends at the
Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center
for an enjoyable and memorable evening
as you celebrate your annual benefit
and
Congratulations to Lee Katz. Ph.D.
for her commitment to Holocaust education.
Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey
Proudly Serving New York’s 18th Congressional District
Paid for and authorized by Lowey for Congress
Dr. Lee Katz,
Tovah Feldshuh,
and
Dr. Tina Strobos
you have expanded our universe with intelligence,
wisdom, and leadership - to keep the memories alive.
Judith and Michael Margulies
Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club
Congratulations To
The Spirit of Humanity Award Recipient
Lee Katz, Ph. D.
&
Special Award Recipients
Tovah Feldshuh & Dr. Tina Strobos
For continuing their work to inspire the next generation to be UPSTANDERS for human rights.
The Rosenshein Family
Congratulations
to the HHREC
and best wishes for continued success.
Lynn and Eric Sobel
and
Anita and Neal Pilzer
Creative and artistic approach in capturing
all your unforgettable magic moments
(914) 738-1552
www.magicmomentsvideo.net
Pelham Manor, NY 10803
Wishing much continued success
to the
To Lee Katz,
HHREC
Congratulations to a true leader.
Carolyn Abramowitz
Ellen & Scott Baken
Lee Katz
Thanks to
Bernard Rosenshein
And the Rosenshein Family
Our Mother…Our Grandmother…
For all of your efforts
Our Woman of Valor
Holocaust and Human Rights
on behalf of the
Education Center
Love,
Rhonda Barnat
Dara Barnat & Roi Tartakovsky
Jeremy Barnat
Peter M. Bartfeld, Esq.
Of Counsel
Salon Marrow Dyckman Newman & Broudy, LLP
292 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
646-843-1923 (direct phone)
646-843-1924 (direct fax)
pbartfeld@salonmarrow.com
legalcounselusa.com
Congratulations
Lee Katz
Tina Strobos
You have made a difference
In your dedication to the
Spirit of Humanity
Caroline Bauman, M.D.
Proud Supporters of the
HHREC
Robin and Alan Bell
May HHREC continue
to reach more young people
and inspire them to make a
difference in our world
Proud of the
HHREC mission
Janet DiFiore & Dennis Glaser
Gail Binderman
SOTHEBY'S
International Realty
We salute tonight’s
award recipients
Dr. Lee Katz - Spirit of Humanity
Dr. Tina Strobos - Courage to Care
GREGORY COOPER
Licensed Associate Broker
28 Chase Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583
t 914.713.2090 c 914.450.6947
f 914.682.3511 f 914.725.8109
gregory.cooper@sothebyshomes.com
sothebyshomes.com/westchester
Tovah Feldshuh - Be the Difference
Congratulations
Dr. Lee Katz
Carol Meyer & Chris Carstens
Our best to you,
Sonja Glenn and Gregory Cooper
Best Wishes to
With appreciation and encouragement
to the
Lee Katz
Holocaust & Human Rights
Education Center
and
In its teachings of the lessons
of the Holocaust
much continued success to
HHREC
Hon. Sam Eisenberg
Elsa and Melvin Federbush
We honor ourselves
when we honor
Lee Katz
Thank you,
Dr. Lee Katz
Always a lady, always a leader
For all that you have done
For the HHREC, for many years!
Hon. Samuel G. Fredman, J.S.C.
Robert Freeland
Arbitrator – Mediator
Retired New York State Supreme Court Justice
Congratulations
to
Congratulations
to our friend,
Lee Katz, Ph.D.
For her commitment to
Holocaust
and
Human Rights
Education
Susan & Ralph Freydberg
Dr. Lee Katz
Rita & Burton Goldberg
Anita & Stanley Goodman
Proudly support
the work of the
HHREC
Heartfelt congratulations
to our dear friend
Lee Katz
Honoree of the highest merit
Sheldon Grebstein & Gloria Rosen
Congratulations and best wishes
to our honoree
Lee Katz
and to
Tina Strobos
We remember with love Paula and Hyman Flancbaum,
survivors of the Shoah. They met and married in
the Bergen Belsen Displaced Persons Camp.
We honor the courage it took to rebuild their lives.
Their parents and siblings – eleven in total
– perished in Auschwitz and Treblinka.
and
Tovah Feldshuh
They made a difference.
Shirley and Henry Hackel
Hilda and Sel Hubert
Dear Mom,
HHREC
Thank you
for educating students
that they CAN
Be the Difference
Pat & Scot Karr
We are so proud of your contributions
to so many outstanding educational
and philanthropic organizations
such as HHREC.
We are inspired by your dedication
and accomplishments.
Love,
Suzanne, Stuart, Rachel,
Alexander and Harrison
Wishing the Center
many more years
of continued success!
Joanne Landau & Rabbi Fred Schwalb
Good wishes
to all who work to keep the
awful lessons of the Holocaust
in front of us.
Betsy & Don Landis
Wishing the
In honor of
Holocaust and Human Rights
Education Center
Dr. Lee Katz
Continued success
Tovah Feldshuh
Harriet Miller
And
Cheryl & Philip Milstein
Thank you Dr. Lee Katz
for your generosity of spirit
Thank you HHREC
and seriousness of purpose
For your commitment to
human rights education
and constancy in your life’s work.
Valerie M. O’Keeffe and
John J. O’Keeffe, Jr.
Harold Rosenson
Our continued appreciation
Best Wishes to
Lee Katz
On this most deserving honor
Louise & Gabriel Rosenfeld
to the
Holocaust and Human Rights
Education Center
HHREC
For providing valuable educational resources.
Scarsdale Teachers Institute
Vivian and Howard Sklar
With Admiration and Best Wishes
To
Lee Katz
The Classiest of the Class Acts
Wish to congratulate
Honorees
Lee Katz, Ph.D.
Tovah Feldshuh
And
Dr. Tina Strobos
Ann and Tom Scheuer
Upon receiving their
awards of recognition
on this special evening
the
Holocaust and Human Rights
Education Center
To All the Board Members and Staff
of the HHREC who work tirelessly
to keep the memories of the Holocaust alive
and educate the next generation about
the lessons that cannot be
forgotten, keep up the good work!
for your dedicated passion
towards education.
Your work is critical so history
never repeats itself!
Thank you to the
HHREC
Sheila Crespi & Alan Sparks
Stephanie and Lee Spiegel
Warmest wishes to
Congratulations
Lee
On a well deserved honor
Lee Katz, Ph.D.
On this well deserved honor as the
2009 Be the Difference Benefit
Spirit of Humanity Award Recipient
Nancy and Arthur Stampleman
Jacqueline and Arthur Walker
Congratulations to the 2009
We honor the work of the
HHREC
“Courage to Care”
Award Recipient
Tina Strobos
Sherry and Robert Wiener
Daniel & Wendy Weinreb
Second Generation of Holocaust Survivors
!
"#
) * )*+ ,,( " ---.
-
$ %& '('
.
German School New York is proud to
support the work of the
Holocaust and Human Rights
Education Center.
The Sarah Lawrence College community
congratulates alumna
Tovah Feldshuh
on receiving
the Holocaust and Human Rights
Education Center’s
Be the Difference Award
German School New York
50 Partridge Rd White Plains NY 10605
914 948 6513 www.dsny.org
Sarah Lawrence College: Preparing students to
become the trailblazers of their times.
www.sarahlawrence.edu
P.O. Box 7, 273 Lakeview Avenue, Valhalla, NY 10595
(914) 949-0347 • 1-888-KENSICO (1-888-536-7426
Fax: (914) 949-0803
www.sharongardens.com • Email: kensico@kensico.org
Congratulations and
Best Wishes to
the Honorees
Spencer B. Rosman,
Senior Vice President – Wealth Management
4 Manhattanville Road
Purchase, NY 10577-9998
www.fa.smithbarney.com/rosman
(914) 701-7634 or (800) 423-0494
From
Westchester Audiology and Hearing Aid
Specialist, P.C.
14 Rye Ridge Plaza, Suite 247
Rye Brook, New York 10573
(914) 253-9160
Deanne Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., CCC-A, FAAA
President
Anthony Macera, M.A., CCC-A, FAAA
Dispensing Audiologist
THE WORLD’S FIRST 100%
INVISIBLE, EXTENDED WEAR
HEARING DEVICE.
In honor of Emily & Gene Grant
A special couple who always
find new ways to make a
difference in this world.
Lynn Thommen
To our dear friend Lee Katz
Wishing this event every success
Who always challenges us to think broadly,
Question freely, and speak our minds honestly.
With love from
Patricia and John Carey
In Honor of
We love you, Lee
Caron and Geoffrey Johnson
With love,
We are pleased to support HHREC
and
Congratulate Lee Katz, Ph. D.
on a most deserving honor.
Judith Spanier &
Arthur Glauberman
Barbara & Julian Juster
Melvin & Elsa Federbush
Kenneth M. Legunn, D.M.D.
Periodontist Dental Implants
430 Manville Road
Pleasantville, NY 10570
Ph: 914.747.1620
Fax: 914.747.5156
Email: tooth99@aol.com
The work of HHREC is very important
and I support all the great efforts you
are making to keep history alive.
Hon. Cheryl Winter Lewy
&
Glen S. Lewy
Congratulations to the HHREC
on their excellent work
- Anonymous
Our congratulations to
Lee Katz and Tina Strobos
You are the Difference
Hannah & Walter Shmerler
´%HWKHFKDQJH\RX
ZLVKWRVHHLQWKHZRUOGµ
*DQGKL
!
!
""
#
President
Board of Trustees
Stephen K. Dishart
CONGRATULATIONS TO
Executive Director
Janet T. Langsam
EMILY & EUGENE GRANT
AND
HONOREE LEE KATZ
31 Mamaroneck Ave.
White Plains, NY
914.428.4220
artswestchester.org
FROM ARTSWESTCHESTER
& THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
&RQJUDWXODWLRQVWR
++5(&DQG
'U/HH.DW]
IRULQVSLULQJFKDQJH
<RXUIULHQGVDW
&R&RPPXQLFDWLRQV
0DLQ6WUHHW
0W.LVFR1<¬¬¬
ZZZFRFRPPXQLFDWLRQVFRP
¬
ARTSWESTCHESTER
your connection to the arts
0DNH\RXUVHOISHUIHFWO\FOHDU
Reliable,
Responsive,
Respectful
TRC Engineers, Inc.
Civil, Site, Traffic, Transportation and
Environmental Engineering Consultant
Rosenthal Memorial
Chapel is independentlyowned and operated.
With care and compassion,
we offer a full range of
Jewish funeral services.
7 Skyline Drive
Hawthorne, NY
Phone
Phone (914)
(914) 592-4040
5 92-4040
Fax
(914)
592-5046
Fax (914)
592-5046
www.trcsolutions.com
Michael L. Rosenthal
914.773.0030
Affiliated offices in Millburn, Mount Laurel and
Princeton, NJ — New York, NY and other locations
throughout the U.S.and other locations
t
117 Washington Avenue
Pleasantville, NY 10570
www.rosenthalmemorial.com
Available in Educator Set
for Grades 8 - College
and on DVD for
general audiences.
To order, and for more
information, Call the
Holocaust and Human Rights
Education Center
800-696-2044
or visit
www.hhrecny.org
Six Survivors tell the history of the Holocaust
Our Mission
The Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center is an interfaith, not-for-profit
organization, serving Westchester, Fairfield, and Putnam Counties.
Our mission is to enhance the teaching and learning of the lessons of the Holocaust
and the right of all people to be treated with dignity and respect. We encourage
students to speak up and act against all forms of bigotry and prejudice.
HHREC
Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center
www.hhrecny.org
HHREC Student Institute Program
Preventing discrimination through education
2008-2009 The Speakers Bureau
Program reached over 12,000 people