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2012

The American Society for Yad Vashem’s Young Leadership Associates (YLA) engaged in warm-spirited conversation at the inaugural Dinner Event held on 16 November 2012 in New York City
The American Society for Yad Vashem’s Young Leadership Associates (YLA) engaged in warm-spirited conversation at the inaugural Dinner Event held on 16 November 2012 in New York City

Over 150 people attended the event, which was chaired by Erica and Michael Distenfeld and Laurie Kolin, YLA Co-Chairs Abbi Halpern and Jeffrey Wilf, and YLA Founding Chair Caroline Massel.

Yad Vashem Benefactors Marilyn and Jack Belz (left) unveiled a plaque in honor of the Belz family and their patronage of the Yad Vashem Library, the world’s most comprehensive collection of Holocaust-related publications
Yad Vashem Benefactors Marilyn and Jack Belz (left) unveiled a plaque in honor of the Belz family and their patronage of the Yad Vashem Library, the world’s most comprehensive collection of Holocaust-related publications

They were accompanied by their daughter and son-in-law, Yad Vashem Builders Jan and Andy Groveman (right)

Leon and Halina Kleiner brought their children and grandchildren to Yad Vashem to share with them their journey of survival during the Holocaust
Leon and Halina Kleiner brought their children and grandchildren to Yad Vashem to share with them their journey of survival during the Holocaust

The family visited the Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations to pay tribute to Hrytzai and Hania Tymush, who risked their lives to save Leon

Yad Vashem Builders Bernie and Hanna Rubinstein (third and fourth from left), President of the American Congress of Holocaust Survivors in Beverly Hills, visited Yad Vashem with their family
Yad Vashem Builders Bernie and Hanna Rubinstein (third and fourth from left), President of the American Congress of Holocaust Survivors in Beverly Hills, visited Yad Vashem with their family

The Yom Hashoah 2012 Young Leadership Associates Program at the United Nations on 23 May featured the Yad Vashem traveling exhibition, “With Me Here Are Six Mission Accusers: Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Eichmann Trial.”
The Yom Hashoah 2012 Young Leadership Associates Program at the United Nations on 23 May featured the Yad Vashem traveling exhibition, “With Me Here Are Six Mission Accusers: Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Eichmann Trial.”

Left to right: Event Co-Chairs Elliot Pines and Alexandra Lebovits; Israeli Minister Yossi Peled; Tamar Hausner-Raveh, attorney and daughter of Gideon Hausner, the Israeli prosecutor who tried Eichmann; American Society Chairman Eli Zborowski z”l; Caroline Massel, Co-Chair, Young Leadership Associates

Milton Maltz was accompanied by Director of the Museums Division Yehudit Inbar (right) during his visit to Yad Vashem’s Museum of Holocaust Art, where the two discussed Holocaust museum displays.
Milton Maltz was accompanied by Director of the Museums Division Yehudit Inbar (right) during his visit to Yad Vashem’s Museum of Holocaust Art, where the two discussed Holocaust museum displays.

Milton and his wife Tamar dedicated the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Cleveland, Ohio

Seated: Eli Zborowski z”l, Chairman of the American Society for Yad Vashem, with Honorees Sima Katz and Iris Lifshitz Lindenbaum at the 2012 Annual Spring Luncheon in New York on 16 May
Seated: Eli Zborowski z”l, Chairman of the American Society for Yad Vashem, with Honorees Sima Katz and Iris Lifshitz Lindenbaum at the 2012 Annual Spring Luncheon in New York on 16 May

Standing: Luncheon Co-Chair Rita Levy; Matthew Levy, grandson of Sima Katz; Luncheon Co-Chair Marilyn Rubenstein

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation recently became Benefactors of the International Seminars Wing at the International School for Holocaust Studies
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation recently became Benefactors of the International Seminars Wing at the International School for Holocaust Studies

Representing all of the Foundation Trustees, including Donn Weinberg, Barry I. Schloss, the Hon. Ellen M. Heller and Alvin Awaya. Robert T. Kelly, Jr. (pictured, right) spoke on behalf of the Foundation at the dedication of The Jerusalem Vista, joined by the Foundation’s President, Rachel Garbow Monroe (pictured, left). More than 20 Weinberg Foundation Annual Israel Mission participants from Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC also attended the special ceremony on 11 May 2012

Leonard Feinstein (left), accompanied by his son Jeff Feinstein (second from right) and 16-year-old grandson Andrew Feinstein (right), touring the Children’s Memorial
Leonard Feinstein (left), accompanied by his son Jeff Feinstein (second from right) and 16-year-old grandson Andrew Feinstein (right), touring the Children’s Memorial

During a return visit to Yad Vashem, Leonard Feinstein (left), accompanied by his son Jeff Feinstein (second from right) and 16-year-old grandson Andrew Feinstein (right), toured the Children’s Memorial with Deputy Managing Director of the International Relations Division Sari Granitza (second from left)

On 25 April 2012, over 700 participants of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Mega Mission Israel 2012 visited Yad Vashem on Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s National Remembrance Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror
On 25 April 2012, over 700 participants of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Mega Mission Israel 2012 visited Yad Vashem on Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s National Remembrance Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror

The group had one of the last opportunities to hear firsthand the testimony of Holocaust survivor Eliezer Ayalon z”l, who also fought in Israel’s War of Independence

Rose Moskowitz (center) and her children, Sonia Gordon (left) and Mark Moskowitz (right), visited Yad Vashem on Holocaust Remembrance Day, 19 April 2012
Rose Moskowitz (center) and her children, Sonia Gordon (left) and Mark Moskowitz (right), visited Yad Vashem on Holocaust Remembrance Day, 19 April 2012

Mrs. Moskowitz was given the honor of rekindling the flame in the Hall of Remembrance during the memorial ceremony

Spring 2012. Yad Vashem's "No Child's Play" Exhibition, about children in the Holocaust, was displayed at The Rogers Center for Holocaust Education at Chapman University in Orange, California
Spring 2012. Yad Vashem's "No Child's Play" Exhibition, about children in the Holocaust, was displayed at The Rogers Center for Holocaust Education at Chapman University in Orange, California

Pictured here are Chapman University Students observing "No Child's Play". The Center includes The Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library, dedicated by Susan and Henry Samueli in honor of his parents, Holocaust survivors.

Photo © Jeanine Hill Photography

Left to right: American Society of Yad Vashem Board Member David Halpern, his wife Sharon and his son and daughter-in-law Jeremy and Abbi visited Yad Vashem on 8 April 2012 during Pesach
Left to right: American Society of Yad Vashem Board Member David Halpern, his wife Sharon and his son and daughter-in-law Jeremy and Abbi visited Yad Vashem on 8 April 2012 during Pesach

During the visit they walked along the Avenue of the Righteous Among the Nations, endowed by David’s parents Sam and Gladys Halpern and his aunt and uncle Eva and Arie Halpern z"l

On 28 March 2012, Larry Field (second from right) and his family came to Yad Vashem
On 28 March 2012, Larry Field (second from right) and his family came to Yad Vashem

They visited the Synagogue, which showcases restored Judaica from destroyed synagogues in Europe, testifying to the indestructible faith of European Jewry. The main, functioning Torah Ark’s façade is from Barlad, Romania

Over 700 people attended the 2012 American Society for Yad Vashem Young Leadership Committee Gala, held in New York on 27 March
Over 700 people attended the 2012 American Society for Yad Vashem Young Leadership Committee Gala, held in New York on 27 March

The Committee was chaired by Erica and Michael Distenfeld, Abbi and Jeremy Halpern, Laurie Kolin, Jaci and Gonen Paradis and Jeffrey Wilf

On 23 March 2012 Craig Snider (right) was accompanied by Sari Granitza, Deputy Managing Director of the International Relations Division, on a visit to the Yad Vashem Archives, where he saw documents regarding his family members
On 23 March 2012 Craig Snider (right) was accompanied by Sari Granitza, Deputy Managing Director of the International Relations Division, on a visit to the Yad Vashem Archives, where he saw documents regarding his family members

Left to right: Rebecca Massel, Caroline Massel, Eli Zborowski z”l, Dr. Marlene W. Yahalom, Tali Yahalom and Keynote Speaker Commissioner Salvatore Cassano, FDNY, at the ASYV Professional Development Conference held on 4 March in New York
Left to right: Rebecca Massel, Caroline Massel, Eli Zborowski z”l, Dr. Marlene W. Yahalom, Tali Yahalom and Keynote Speaker Commissioner Salvatore Cassano, FDNY, at the ASYV Professional Development Conference held on 4 March in New York

Left to right: Rebecca Massel; Chair of the Young Leadership Associates (YLA) Caroline Massel; Eli Zborowski z”l; Director of Education Dr. Marlene W. Yahalom; Tali Yahalom of the YLA; and Keynote Speaker Commissioner Salvatore Cassano, FDNY, at the ASYV Professional Development Conference held on 4 March in New York

On 31 January 2012 Yad Vashem Guardians Betty Breslaw (center) and Esther and David Mann attended the opening of the International Seminars Wing, in which they endowed a classroom through the Paul and Pearl Caslow Foundation
On 31 January 2012 Yad Vashem Guardians Betty Breslaw (center) and Esther and David Mann attended the opening of the International Seminars Wing, in which they endowed a classroom through the Paul and Pearl Caslow Foundation

Betty and Esther (nees Gitelman) are sisters who both survived the Shoah and dedicated the classroom in memory of their family members who were murdered

On 31 January 2012 Holocaust survivor Moses Gewolb and his sons Ira and Jay Gewolb attended the opening of the International Seminars Wing, in which the Gewolb Family, Yad Vashem Guardians, endowed a classroom
On 31 January 2012 Holocaust survivor Moses Gewolb and his sons Ira and Jay Gewolb attended the opening of the International Seminars Wing, in which the Gewolb Family, Yad Vashem Guardians, endowed a classroom

Left to right: Shaya Ben Yehuda, Jay Gewolb, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Moses Gewolb, Ira Gewolb, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev

The opening of the Yad Vashem exhibition "‘A Monument of Good Deeds: Dreams and Hopes of Children During the Holocaust"
The opening of the Yad Vashem exhibition "‘A Monument of Good Deeds: Dreams and Hopes of Children During the Holocaust"

Chairman of the American Society for Yad Vashem Eli Zborowski z”l joined UN Under Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Kiyo Akasaka at the opening of the Yad Vashem exhibition "‘A Monument of Good Deeds: Dreams and Hopes of Children During the Holocaust" at the UN Headquarters in New York on 26 January

General Martin E. Dempsey Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States (right), visited on 20 January 2012, accompanied by the IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz (left)
General Martin E. Dempsey Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States (right), visited on 20 January 2012, accompanied by the IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz (left)

The guests were guided through the Holocaust History Museum by Director of the Yad Vashem Libraries Dr. Robert Rozett (center)

Yad Vashem's Sara Pechanec, the daughter of Muslim rescuers during the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia, spoke to a large crowd at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County
Yad Vashem's Sara Pechanec, the daughter of Muslim rescuers during the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia, spoke to a large crowd at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County

The event coincided with the opening of the Yad Vashem traveling exhibition, "BESA: A Code of Honor". Pictured: Sara Pechanec and Peter J. Klein, Vice President at UBS and President of the Claire Friedlander Family Foundation, in front of the plaque honoring Yad Vashem Benefactor Claire Friedlander, z"l