Rosh Hashanah greeting card from Ambassador Michael and Sally Oren to Elie and Marion Wiesel

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".

This document is a program and informational booklet for a ceremony honoring Professor Elie Wiesel. The first page outlines the program for the conferral of an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Gdańsk and the Jan Karski Award upon Wiesel. The ceremony includes speeches by Rector Andrzej Ceynowa and Ambassador Andrzej Towpik, a laudation, and an acceptance speech by Professor Wiesel. The subsequent pages provide context for the Jan Karski Award. Page two is a detailed biography of Jan Karski (1914-2000), a Polish resistance hero who reported on the Holocaust to the West. It highlights his wartime courier activities, his post-war academic career, and the establishment of the Jan Karski Society, of which Elie Wiesel was the Honorary President. Page three lists the laureates of the Jan Karski Eagle Award from 2000 to 2006, recognizing figures for humanitarian service and contributions to democracy, including Jacek Kuron, Marek Edelman, and Adam Michnik. The final page contains the formal Latin text conferring the honorary doctorate on Professor Wiesel.

Rachel tells her cousin Rebecca about her visitors leaving, and that she fears they won't relocate to Philadelphia. Both she and her husband Solomon send their wishes for the Jewish New Year to everyone in the family.

The document is a New Year's greeting card from King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan for the year 2007-2008. The front cover features Arabic calligraphy by the artist Hassan Massoudy with an Islamic prayer for peace: "Oh God, you are peace and from you is peace, so greet us, our Lord, with peace." The inside of the card contains a family photograph of King Abdullah, Queen Rania, and their four children: Crown Prince Hussein, Princess Iman, Princess Salma, and Prince Hashem. Alongside the photo is a bilingual greeting in Arabic and English: "Wishing you a blessed New Year filled with love and peace." The card is signed by both King Abdullah and Queen Rania. The back indicates it is from "The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan" for "2007-2008".

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben about his travels to New York State and speculates where he may settle down.

A brief, handwritten personal note from Oprah to Elie, dated February 3, 2006. The note conveys affection, stating, "Dearest Elie, I'm sending you more kisses than I can count." It concludes with a warm closing and a signature from Oprah.