Invitation for Ruth Dayan's Lunch in New York City

This is a Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) greeting card sent in September 2012 by Michael Oren, then Israel's Ambassador to the United States, and his wife, Sally, to Professor Elie Wiesel and his wife, Marion. The card features the seal of the State of Israel and pre-printed greetings in English ("Wishing you a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year") and Hebrew ("Shanah Tovah U'Metukah"). The Orens added a personal, handwritten note expressing their "deepest wishes" and signed "Michael & Sally." Below the pre-printed names, there is another handwritten Hebrew phrase, "לשנה טובה תכתבו ותחתמו" (May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year). The item includes the original envelope, postmarked September 24, 2012, from Washington, D.C., with the return address of the Embassy of Israel.

This document is a program booklet for an inaugural dinner held on February 24, 2010, at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The event honored the 2009 recipients of the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal. The booklet includes a welcome message from the Co-Chairmen of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, George Stevens, Jr. and Margo Lion, and outlines the evening's program, featuring toasts, a keynote address by Tony Kushner, and concluding remarks by Mary Schmidt Campbell. Detailed biographies of all 2009 medalists are provided, highlighting their significant contributions across various artistic and humanistic fields. The document also includes a dinner menu and an essay, "The Case for the Arts and Humanities," by Iowa Poet Laureate Marvin Bell, underscoring the importance of these fields to the nation.

This document is a formal wedding invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Edward James Koppel. They are inviting guests to the marriage of their daughter, Andrea Frances Koppel, to Mr. Kenneth Michael Pollack. The ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, 2001, at half past four in the afternoon (4:30 PM). The wedding will take place at Cross Manor in Saint Inigoes, Maryland. The invitation also notes that a reception and dinner will follow the ceremony.

This document is an admission ticket issued by the United States Congress for a reception held in honor of His Excellency Binyamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel. The reception took place on March 3, 2015, at 12:00 p.m., in the Rayburn Room (H-207) of the United States Capitol. The ticket specifies that it is for the 114th Congress and is non-transferable. Guests are required to present a government-issued photo identification card along with the ticket for entry and re-entry.

This document is an email dated February 17, 2011, from Nina Rosenwald of American Securities Group, sent as a correction to a previous invitation. The email extends an invitation from Ingeborg Rennert to a private cocktail reception for the Open University of Israel. The event will feature Professor Hagit Messer-Yaron, President of the Open University of Israel, speaking on "New Frontiers in Education." The reception is scheduled for Monday, February 28, from six to eight PM, at the home of Nina Rosenwald at 800 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Guests are requested to RSVP by reply email or phone. The invitation notes that the event is non-transferable and requires business attire. Handwritten annotations include "Repes", "FYI", "(you'll be away)", and an underline on "Acceptances only please".

An invitation from the Office of Protocol, US Mission to the UN, on behalf of the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, Richard C. Holbrooke, and Kati Marton Holbrooke. The invitation requests the pleasure of the company of Mr. and Mrs. Elie Wiesel at a dinner held on Monday, June 12, 2000, at 8:00 p.m. at The Waldorf Astoria Towers in New York City. The dinner is held in honor of H.E. Mr. Jean David Levitte, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, and Mrs. Marie Cecile Levitte. The invitation includes RSVP contact details, notes "Business Attire", and has a handwritten annotation requesting "vegetarian" for E. Wiesel.