John Jay Justice Award Ceremony Honoring Elie Wiesel

This document is a formal invitation to a dinner hosted by François Delattre, Ambassador of France to the United States of America, and Leonard L. Silverstein, President of the French-American Cultural Foundation. The dinner is held in honor of Mrs. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. The invitation specifically requests the presence of Prof. and Mrs. Elie Wiesel. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, June 13, 2012, with cocktails at 7:00 p.m. and seated dinner at 7:30 p.m. It will take place at La Maison Française at the Embassy of France, located at 4101 Reservoir Road, N.W., Washington, D.C. The dinner is prepared by Chef Pascal Tingaud of Dom Pérignon. The invitation also provides RSVP details, including a phone number and email address, and notes that identification is necessary upon arrival, with a dress code of cocktail attire and valet parking available.

This document is a program for the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony held on Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at 1:00 p.m. in The Rotunda of the United States Capitol. The ceremony was held in honor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso. The program outlines the sequence of events, including a prelude by The United States Air Force Strings, welcome remarks by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, presentation of colors, the national anthem sung by J. Mark McVey, an invocation by Reverend Barry Black, and remarks on the resolution by various members of Congress. Dignitaries such as Elie Wiesel, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, and President George W. Bush were listed as speakers. The program concludes with the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal, acceptance and a word of thanks by the Dalai Lama, and a benediction by Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin. A brief history of the Congressional Gold Medal is also included.

This document is an announcement from the Fifth Avenue Synagogue for their Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) program, held on Sunday, April 27, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. The event marks the 70th anniversary of the deportation of Hungarian Jewry. The program features a keynote address by Nobel Laureate and Global Humanitarian Professor Elie Wiesel. It includes prayer, study, and reflection, with the participation of Holocaust survivors. A unique element of the program is the reading of Zachor from the community's Warsaw Ghetto Torah scroll, led by Rabbi Yaakov Y. Kermaier and Cantor Joseph Malovany. A reception is planned to follow the program, and attendees are advised that space is limited, with an RSVP contact provided via phone or email.

This document is an invitation from Dana and Yossie Hollander and the Chapman University Rodgers Center Board of Visitors. It invites recipients to a private reception and light dinner with Distinguished Presidential Fellow and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel and Marion Wiesel. The event is scheduled for Sunday, April 6, 2014, with a reception at 4 p.m. and dinner at 5 p.m., to be held at the Hollanders' home at 46 Blue Heron, Irvine, California. The occasion is generously underwritten by the Hollanders. Guests are requested to respond by March 28 via phone or email, and casual attire is suggested.

This document is an invitation from the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York, in cooperation with the Georgetown University Alumni Association. It invites recipients to the official designation of "Jan Karski Corner" at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 37th Street, followed by a panel discussion titled "Georgetown Professor Jan Karski: Giving Voice to the Holocaust." The event is scheduled for Thursday, April 16, 2009, at 2:30 PM, and will take place in front of the Consulate's residence at 233 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016. The invitation includes RSVP details. The first page features a photograph of Jan Karski and highlights his role as a "Legendary Polish Underground Courier in WWII," "The First to tell the Allies about the Holocaust," and a "Hero of the Polish and Jewish People," also recognized as "A Righteous Among the Nations."

This document outlines the program for the International Day of Peace Student Observance held on September 17, 2010, at the United Nations in New York, focusing on "Youth, Peace and Development." Organized by the UN Department of Public Information in association with Pathways to Peace, United Religions Initiative, and World Peace Prayer Society, the event included a pre-conference program with musical performances by a Japanese youth choir and a Peace Bell ceremony. The main conference featured introductory remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General Kiyotaka Akasaka and a welcome address by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Special guests included UN Messengers of Peace Jane Goodall, Elie Wiesel, and Midori, and UN Goodwill Ambassadors Yuna Kim, Goedele Liekens, Anggun, and Catarina Furtado. Students from various locations, including UN peacekeeping missions in Sudan and Liberia, participated via videoconference, presenting on topics like "Voices for Faith in Conflict" and the African Union Initiative's "2010 Year of Peace and Security in Africa." The program also included a flag ceremony, a minute of silence, and a closing performance. It lists numerous participating schools and organizations involved in peace and development initiatives, and details the eight Millennium Development Goals and the objectives of the International Year of Youth (2010).