Evening of Holocaust Remembrance Program

This document is the program for the Limmud FSU Global Leadership Summit, held in Sighet, Romania, from July 19-21, 2013, with initial activities in Mukachevo and Uzhgorod, Ukraine, starting July 17. The summit featured Nobel Laureate Prof. Elie Wiesel and a comprehensive schedule including morning prayers, visits to significant Jewish historical sites (such as the Jewish ghetto, cemetery, and Wiesel Museum), concerts, and various panel discussions. Key themes addressed in the panels included the Holocaust, the contemporary meaning of Judaism, the transition from "Jews of Silence to Jews of Hope," Prof. Wiesel's life journey, "The Jews of Romania and the Land of Israel," and "Zionism and Anti-Semitism." Notable participants and speakers included Dr. Julius Berman, Prof. Aaron Ciechanover, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, Prof. Alan Dershowitz, Prof. Deborah Lipstadt, along with a range of cantors, rabbis, and community leaders. The program also highlighted messages from Presidents Barak Obama and Shimon Peres.

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.

Mary Riggs, a distant niece through marriage, writes Rebecca about her recent illness, and her wish to visit Rebecca. She also enquires about friends and family, and tells her of her latest readings.

Rebecca writes to her brother Ben, describing in detail the consecration service of the newly built Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia and gives him updates on family and friends.

Rebecca expresses her excitement to her sister-in-law Maria about the family's plan to visit Philadelphia and updates her on the education, travels, and activities of family and friends.

This document is a program for a "Remembrance" event held on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue in New York City, honoring the late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. The program outlines a series of tributes, musical performances, and prayers. It includes segments such as a performance of "Kaddish," words of tribute from notable figures like Ambassador Ido Aharoni and Malcolm Hoenlein, and a rendition of Natan Alterman's poem "The Silver Platter." Personal reflections are offered by Professor Elie Wiesel, Gilad Sharon (Ariel Sharon's son), and Ira Rennert. The program also features memorial prayers, including the Mourner's Kaddish, Prayer for the State of Israel, and Hatikvah. Several prominent Jewish American organizations, alongside the Consulate General of Israel in New York, are listed as participating organizations. The document concludes with an invitation to a reception sponsored by Ingeborg and Ira Rennert, celebrating Sharon's life and legacy. Full texts of "The Silver Platter" and the Hebrew prayers are provided in both English and Hebrew.