New Year's Greeting Card from King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan, 2005-2006

This document is an invitation and program for the 2009 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal ceremony, hosted by President and Mrs. Obama at The White House on Thursday, February 25, 2010. The document lists the recipients of the National Medal of Arts, including notable figures such as Bob Dylan, Clint Eastwood, Maya Lin, Rita Moreno, Jessye Norman, Frank Stella, Michael Tilson Thomas, John Williams, and organizations like The Oberlin Conservatory of Music and The School of American Ballet, along with a brief description of their achievements. It also lists the recipients of the National Humanities Medal, such as Robert A. Caro, Annette Gordon-Reed, David Levering Lewis, William H. McNeill, Philippe de Montebello, Albert H. Small, Theodore C. Sorensen, and Elie Wiesel, detailing their significant contributions to the humanities. The program serves to recognize and honor individuals and organizations for their outstanding impact on American culture, arts, and intellectual life.

This document is an invitation from Yeshiva Beth Shearim - Ungvar and its spiritual leader, Ha'admor Rabbi Menashe Klein, to attend the inauguration of the Beth Shlomo Synagogue. The synagogue is named after Reb Shlomo Wiesel, father of Professor Elie Wiesel. The event is scheduled for February 10, 2000 (the fourth day of Adar 1, 5760), in Kiryat Ungvar, Ramot, Jerusalem. The program includes the completion of the writing of the Torah Scroll, a celebratory procession, placing the Torah Scroll in the Holy Ark, and the synagogue's official inauguration.

Rebecca updates her sister-in-law Maria about the family's recovery from varioloid. While discussing Isaac Leeser's latest publication and relating a Jewish acquaintance's efforts to strengthen the Jewish faith, she expresses her belief that God accepts all faiths.

A pink Valentine's Day greeting card featuring a large white heart in the center. The top of the card has the printed text "happy valentine's day". Inside the heart, a handwritten message in dark ink reads "Dearest Elie, You're always my Valentine!" and is signed "Oprah". The card expresses a personal message of enduring affection for Valentine's Day.

Rebecca continues to encourage her sister-in-law Maria to visit Philadelphia, updates her on the social scene in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., and informs her of the death of Ellen Etting Hays' premature baby. She also discusses the political upheaval in South Carolina.

Rebecca tells her sister-in-law Maria of her family's upcoming visit to Lexington, an inspirational sermon given by Reverend Channing, and her admiration for Harriet Martineau and Fanny Kemble.