Invitation to the 15th Annual Starkey Hearing Foundation So the World May Hear Awards Gala

The document is an email from Radu Ioanid (from the USHMM) to Leslie Meyers, sent on June 18, 2012. The email forwards a message from Randy Herschaft of the Associated Press, which contains an AP news article co-authored by Verena Dobnik and Herschaft. The article reports that Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel is publicly repudiating a high state award he received from Hungary in 2004. Wiesel's action is a protest against the participation of top Hungarian officials, including the parliament speaker Laszlo Kover, in a ceremony honoring Jozsef Nyiro, a wartime parliament member whom Wiesel identifies as a "fascist ideologue." Wiesel, whose parents were deported to their deaths at Auschwitz by wartime Hungarian officials, found the event offensive and wrote a letter to Kover to reject the award.

This document is the program for the 56th Commencement Exercises of Spertus College of Judaica, held on Sunday, June 10, 1984, at Bederman Auditorium in Chicago, Illinois. The program details the order of events, including the processional, national anthems, invocation, valedictory addresses in both Hebrew and English, and various presentations and award ceremonies. It lists candidates for Bachelor of Arts in Judaic Studies, Master of Arts in Jewish Education, Master of Arts in Jewish Communal Service, and Certificate in Jewish Studies. The program also highlights the conferral of honorary Doctor of Hebrew Letters degrees upon Marion Wiesel and Samuel H. Dresner, providing short biographies for both, as well as for Chancellor David Weinstein. Other notable participants include Nathaniel Stampfer, Mazal Marili, Gladys Pollock Kane, Fred Bernheim, Emanuel Zippori, Deborah Maduff, Mollie Miller, Jeffrey Wagner, Byron Sherwin, and Warren Bargad. The event concludes with a reception sponsored by the Alumni Association.

This letter, dated April 14, 2014, is from Bill Greenberg of Watertown, MA, to Elie Wiesel. Greenberg writes as the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings approaches, sending Wiesel a "Watertown Strong" calendar created by the Watertown Police Foundation to foster community spirit. He notes that the calendar includes a poem by an 11-year-old Watertown resident, Hannah Marie MacDonald. Greenberg also offers a contribution to The Elie Wiesel Fund for Humanity and expresses anticipation for Wiesel's "Three Encounters" at Boston University in the fall. The letter mentions Jean Maras, with whom Greenberg has spoken, and concludes by sharing an anecdote about Becca Gilbert, a 9-year-old heart transplant survivor, who was thrilled by Wiesel's inscribed biography, "Open Heart." Becca's parents, Gary and Amy, teach her about Nelson Mandela and Wiesel's life lessons.

A letter from Elie Wiesel of The Elie Wiesel Foundation For Humanity to First Lady Laura Bush, dated January 29, 2007. The letter references the presentation of a Humanitarian Award to Mrs. Bush on October 7, 2002, praising her commitment to children's education. It also extends an invitation for Mrs. Bush to serve as honorary chair for an upcoming gala on May 20, 2007, which will honor Oprah Winfrey for her dedication to children's welfare and education. The letter expresses gratitude for Mrs. Bush's busy schedule and expresses understanding if she cannot participate in introducing Oprah. It concludes with a personal handwritten note from Elie Wiesel.

This document consists of two pages. The first page is a printed card featuring a striking image of Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park at night. The text on this page describes the lighthouse, its history (built 1872), its location south of San Francisco, and notes that the California State Parks Foundation is fundraising for its restoration, providing their address and website. The second page is a handwritten personal message addressed to "Dear Elie," wishing them a "Happy 85th!" and expressing hope that their "light of teaching, service, and creativity continue to burn brightly for many years to come." The message is signed "Love, Elie." This item combines a pre-printed scenic card with a personal, congratulatory note, making it a unique composite document.