Limmud FSU Global Leadership Summit Program, Sighet, Romania, 2013

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.

This document is a program for "An Evening with Elie Wiesel," an event held on May 6, 2012, at the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The program highlights the life and accomplishments of Elie Wiesel, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Holocaust survivor, author, and human rights advocate. Organized by The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education, the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati, and Xavier University, the booklet outlines the evening's schedule, provides a detailed biography of Wiesel, and acknowledges numerous sponsors and partner organizations. It also describes the various educational programs and initiatives offered by The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education, such as exhibits, awareness programs, educator training, and a student contest, all focused on promoting Holocaust remembrance, human rights, and social justice.

Rabbi Relles born in Skala, Poland June 2, 1908 lived in Italy from 1933 to 1944. He studied at a university and a rabbinical college. He explains how he managed to remain in Italy as a student. He describes Mussolini’s treatment of Jews and his changing attitude towards Hitler. Even after anti-Jewish laws were passed in1938, and his arrest and brief internment in June 1940 first in Campagna, then in Ferramonti, he was treated extremely well by the Italians.

In December 1943, after police warned Jews they would be arrested, Rabbi Relles tried to flee. He was arrested near the Swiss border and detained first at a Questara in Como, then at a barracks in Camerlata in Northern Italy.

He describes his escape to Milan, stays at various safe houses, and living in a rest home under a false name, using papers giving him a new identity, helped by individual Italians, nuns and a committee that worked to rescue Jews. He explains how he survived and gives a very detailed account of his escape to Switzerland in April 1944 - when he was brought to Como from Milan as part of a group rescue organized by a Mrs. Comelli. He cites many instances of help by non-Jews and kind treatment from Italians during this period. He arrived in the United States from Switzerland November 8, 1951.

Interviewee: RELLES, Rabbi Mayer Date: June 27, 1983

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.

This document is a program for a "Musical Evening" held in honor of Professor Elie Wiesel, featuring "Birthday Greetings" and a performance of "Hatikva." The program lists a diverse selection of musical pieces, including works by Felix Mendelssohn, J.S. Bach, Ernst Bloch, Pablo de Sarasate, Mitch Leigh, Rodgers & Hammerstein, and George Gershwin, along with various spirituals. The performers include soloists such as Sirena Huang (violin), Terry Cook (bass-baritone), Camellia Johnson (soprano), Laura Kennedy (piano), Justin T. Blackwell (piano), and the Boston University Chamber Chorus conducted by Dr. Ann Howard Jones. The program also provides detailed biographies of the main artists and the conductor, highlighting their significant careers and contributions to music globally, and lists the names of all individual members of the Boston University Chamber Chorus.

This document is an event program for "Elie Wiesel: 'To Life!' A Celebration of 180 Jewish Lectures at 92Y," held on Thursday, November 20, 2014. It commemorates Elie Wiesel's 47-year association with 92Y and his profound impact through lectures on civil dialogue, education, arts, and Jewish values. The program includes an appreciation of Wiesel's life and work, detailing his biography, including his birth in Sighet, Transylvania, his experience in Auschwitz and Buchenwald, his acclaimed memoir "Night," and his roles as chairman of the President's Commission on the Holocaust and the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, as well as his numerous awards, such as the Nobel Peace Prize. The event features musical performances by the Young People's Chorus of New York City and the Zukerman Trio, and speeches by Gary Rosenblatt, Joe Lieberman, Jeff Greenfield, and Eric Kandel. Brief biographies of the speakers and performers are provided, alongside a comprehensive list of 92Y's Board of Directors, honorary directors, and various individual and organizational donors and funders.