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The American Committee for the Tel Avio Foundation
cordially invites you to Celebrate the 90th Anniversary of
The
The City of Tel Avio-Jaffa at the
he Tel Aviv Foundation, founded in 1977, IS dedicated to supporting projects and
The Blue and White Ball
programs improving the quality of life of the residents of the city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Since
its inception, over $200 million raised has been used to establish more than 280
of Benefit for the Children of Tel. Avio-Jaffa
communal, educational, social, cultural and beautification projects. Supporters in Israel
and around the world in partnership with the THE lunicipality of the city have made these
projects possible.
Monday, October 25, 1999
The most precious resource of the city is our children. Our potential will depend on how
well we prepare the or younger generation for future. Problems of the disadvantaged are
The Puck Building
most acutely feltzina city like Tel Aviv laffa, the gap between rich and poor is greater
293 Lafayette Street, New York City
than in any otherpart of the country Of the many important children-focused programs
the Tel Aviv Foundation supports we wish to foc us two. symbolic of the
problems and challenges ahead
Children of Tel Avio-Jaffa Award to
Summer Camps Mayon Huldais goalin supporting the Summer Camps Program
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
is to assure that camp is IS available child living in,1 v-laffa regardless of ability
JANICE LEVIN
to pay or religious background in The Tel Aviv Fou indation tar to provide the subsidies
necessary to make summer rdable 50,000 uldren from disadvantaged
neighborhoods
yearly.
Presentations by Ron fluldai. Mayor of Tel Avio-Jaffa
Otzma (Empowerment) With the population split between Arab and Jewish residents.
and Mpule Kieelagebe. Miss Universe 1999
Jaffa is a microcosm of life the Middle East in ordergo gradually break- down existing
barriers. work-must begin in the formative fringe theater troupecalled Notzar IS
Dapfine Barak, Benefit Chair
teaching children inilaffa murual respect and rolerance. Creative thought, improved self-
Howard J. Rubenstein. Benefit Chair.
image and expansion of expressive ability can be naturally developed through the
medium of theater.
RECOGNITION OF UZI ZUCKER, RETIRING CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Proceeds of the Tel Aviv Foundations Blue and White Ball will go toward these and other
programs, aimed at enriching the lives BY of our children - the future of the city of
Tra D. Riklis, Dinner Chair
Tel Aviv-Jaffa.
Stuart Subotnick. Tribute Chair
Fred Kort, Ambassaders' Chair
Artists from the International Vocal Arts Institute of Tsrael
Performance by Notzar Theater of Taffa youth
RS VP card enclosed
Dictary Laws observed
Reception 6:30 pm followed by Dinner 7:30 pm
Suggested attire: Blue of White
The Tel Avice Foundation
RON HULDAI
Mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa
International Chairman
Israel Office
DAVID HARNIK
Director General
American Committee
UZ1 ZUCKER
Chairman of the Board
IRA D. RIKLIS
President
SHIMON TOPOR
Secretary/Tieasurer
JEANNIE GERZON
Executive Director
Board of Directors
BENY ALAGEM
JACK MANDEL
KOBI ALEXANDER
HELEN MARS
MICKY ARISON
ARNON MILCHAN
REBECKA BELLDEGRUN
LOWELL MILKEN
MAKS BIRNBACH
MICHAEL MILKEN
DANNY DIMBORT
ABRAHAM SPIEGEL
BENJAMIN DUHL
MICHAEL STEINHARDT
STEPHEN GREENBERG
ARLENE STRELITZ
RICHARD HIRSCH
STUART SUBOTNICK
FRED KORT
JOSH WESTON
BERNARD KOSSAR
HAIM WIENER
AVI LERNER
RABBI ISAIAH ZELDIN
THE WHITE HOUSE
OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY
Office of the Press Secretary
(Jerusalem)
For Immediate Release
December 13, 1998
REMARKS OF FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
AT THE HIPPY PROGRAM
YAD RACHEL, JERUSALEM
MRS. CLINTON: Thank you very much, Sara. I agree wholeheartedly
with what Sara said about our day. It has been a wonderful day. I have
personally enjoyed being with her and sharing our observations and our
thoughts, particularly about children and family and peace and what we all
want for those whom we love and hold dear. So it is a great pleasure for
me to be here with her and to thank her for her concern and her work on
behalf of children as well. It is true that I have a great friendship with both
Nan and Avima. But it is also true -- as those of you who have worked
with Avima know -- whatever Avima says, I do. She, within the last year
or so, visited me in the White House to bring me up to date on what was
happening with HIPPY both here in Israel and around the world, literally
from New Zealand to Holland, to many parts of the United States. This
program is one that is valued and respected. And I am just delighted that I
could so quickly, in relative terms, fulfill my hope when I saw her last, to
be able actually to come and see HIPPY in Israel, because I have worked
with it primarily in the United States. And that is because of the wonderful
commitment to this project that the National Council for Jewish Women
has brought to it since its inception. Nan Rich, my dear friend, is a tireless
and inspiring advocate for America's children, and a great spokesperson
for HIPPY and what it can do for families and children.
It was about twelve years ago now, I think, that, totally by coincidence, I
happened to be in Miami at a meeting that had nothing to do with children
at the time. I was in my hotel room getting ready to go to the meeting, and
I was leafing through the Miami newspaper and I saw a picture of Avima,
and I saw a picture of a mother and a child, and it talked about this
program that had originated in Israel and that was aimed at assisting
mothers to become the first teachers of their own children. It struck such a
chord with me because one of the challenges we face in my country, as in
any country, is how to help those parents without a lot of education
themselves -- who perhaps are immigrants for whom, in my case, English, in
your case Hebrew, would not be their first language. How do we help
them prepare their own children to be successful, not only in school but in
society? I was immediately taken with what I saw as the emphasis on
assisting the parent to be someone who could then in turn support her
child.
Sara and I talk about our children, and of course we try to do everything
we can to prepare -- in my case my daughter, in her case, her sons -- so
that they can be successful. But so many families don't have that support
and need that extra assistance that comes from other helping members of
the community. With the kind of structure that HIPPY brings so that
parents can quickly learn how to read to their children, how to interact
with their children. I saw transformations occur in the families that I
worked with in Arkansas. So many of the families there did not have a
mother or a father who had even finished what we call high school. They
were not very comfortable with education; they had not been successful;
they didn't know even how to read very well in many instances. Along
came HIPPY, which convinced them that they could not only feel good
about what they provided for their child, but also begin to feel good about
themselves, and to understand the importance of education for a better
future.
With the work that the National Council of Jewish Women has done all of
these years, Hebrew University and the Center there have been able to
disseminate the model of HIPPY literally throughout the world. So again I
want to thank Nan, my friend, and I want to thank NCJW, and I believe
that the President-elect of NCJW, Nan Schneiderman, is also with us. I
want to thank her and all of you who are here as part of the NCJW
mission.
Nan, Avima and I have talked many times, the three of us together, one of
us with the other, about the importance of providing support for families.
That is what I wrote about in my book, It Takes A Village, and to see that
in action here is particularly gratifying. The White House recently held last
spring a conference on early childhood development and learning, and
what we talked about at that conference is what many of us have always
known, because perhaps we had a parent or a grandparent
who either read to us or sang to us or told stories to us, and so it came as
something quite natural to those of us who had that experience to try to
pass that on to our own children. We knew it was something we enjoyed
doing. We thought it was something that was helpful. But now we have
actual scientific evidence that these kinds of activities with young children
are not only a nice thing to do, but they literally build brain cells. By reading
to babies, infants, toddlers, young children, you are helping to create more
connections in the brain. You are helping to create vocabulary. You are
stimulating the interest in and the ability for learning.
When you bring together the families, the mothers and children that I saw
upstairs, they may come from different languages, they may come from
different religious traditions, they may come from different ethnic or racial
groups. But as each of them learns what they can do for their own
children, they are helping to prepare better Israeli citizens. They are
helping to create boys and girls who will do better in school, and feel that
they have a stake in the future. That is certainly what I saw in the many
times that I have spent with HIPPY programs throughout the United
States.
It is not only that you help prepare children to do better in school, as
important as that is. I have also seen how it helps boost parents'
self-confidence, particularly mothers. In fact, one of the reasons I became
so interested in HIPPY is through Avima's description of how it became a
device for helping to integrate Ethiopians who had come to Israel. Many
of those women, many of those mothers themselves were not very
literate. They didn't have a tradition of going to school, and here they
found themselves in a very modern society needing to have new tools and
not knowing really where to turn, and feeling really quite lost about how to
do this. But what HIPPY does by structuring the relationship with the
mother and the child, it gives the mother confidence that she too can learn.
It boosts her sense that she can go out into the world. Not only here in
Israel but at home in the United States, I've heard many stories of women
who have gone back to finish high school, women who have gone on to
university, women who have been able to be employed and thereby
contribute to the family through raising the family's income, women who
were once illiterate who become literate and who understand the
importance of education in their children's lives.
I know that there was recently an official of a HIPPY program visiting a
neighborhood in Tel Aviv where the program first started, and a young
man walked up to her and asked her what she was doing and why she
was there, and she explained that she was interested in setting up a
HIPPY program in the local community center. The young many became
very excited, explaining that he was HIPPY graduate himself many years
ago, and that it had been a very important experience in his life and in the
life of his family. He is now an officer in the army. He runs an athletic
program for children in the neighborhood because he felt like the HIPPY
program that had come to his neighborhood had given him so much that he
wanted to give something back to the children there as well.
I want to thank everyone associated with HIPPY. Certainly I want to
thank Avima and her colleagues at Hebrew University. I want to thank
Nan and all of her colleagues at NCJW. But I particularly want to thank
the mothers who really take a leap of faith and participate in this program.
I want to commend and congratulate them. And I want to thank the
Ministry of Education and the various governmental groups that support
this program and the communities that welcome it because of the
difference that it can make in individual lives and in really changing the idea
of what we can do by living and working together. There's a wonderful
section from the Talmud that my husband, I think, quoted when he spoke
last year at the NCJW meeting that I wanted to repeat today. It says that
every blade of grass has an angel that bends over it and whispers "grow,
grow." When it comes to our children, we all have an obligation to be
those angels, to lean over, to whisper "grow and grow." And we also have
an obligation to help families do the best job they can in helping those
children grow.
So I thank you for giving such a gift to so many families here in Israel, in
my country and around the world.
Thank you very much.
Good evening everyone. I am so delighted to receive this very special award. I only
wish I could be there in person to thank The Tel Aviv Foundation and each of you for this honor.
I also want to congratulate Ms. Janice Levin and thank her for her outstanding generosity on
behalf of the citizens of Tel Aviv; Daphne Barak and Howard Rubenstein for putting together
such a wonderful event, and Mayor Huldai (Hool-Die) for his outstanding leadership.
There is a wonderful section of the Talmud that says each blade of grass has an angel that
bends over it whispering "grow, grow". For over two decades the Tel Aviv Foundation has been
that angel over the city. You have been that angel for communities, families and most
importantly children. You have helped young people grow in your health care centers, you have
helped them grow in your parks and playgrounds and you have helped them grow in your
libraries and kindergartens. Moreover, you have understood that it truly does take a village to
give our children the hope of a brighter tomorrow, that kids from all economic and ethnic
backgrounds hold the keys to a peaceful and prosperous future.
Over the past several years, I have had the opportunity to travel to Israel on a number of
occasions, and each time I am more inspired by what I see. Just this last December I visited the
Yad Rachel study center in Jerusalem, and saw parents learning the necessary skills they need to
help educate and raise their children. I visited the Hadassah medical center and met children
who were receiving some of the best medical care in the region, fighting to over come
threatening illness. And I have seen villages, where children of different religious backgrounds
were learning to play together and give each other the respect that every human being deserves.
I enjoy visiting places such as these, because they are as the Tel Aviv Foundation is, part
of the hope of Israel. The children of Israel have lived far to long with bombs and violence.
They have so much to offer the world, but if only there were more teachers than terrorists, more
community centers than bomb shelters. We must give them the gift of peace and security so that
they can grow up to achieve their full potential But while they are young we must give them
the chance to be just kids. I want to thank you again for being part of that hope.
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Tel Aviv 64162, Israel
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AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE TEL AVIV FOUNDATION
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
220 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1301
New York, New York 10001
Telephone: 212 447-6070
Fax: 212 447-9211 Home Phone for Tuesday: 718 476-8404
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FROM:
JEANNIE GERZON
SUBJECT: BULLETS FOR TEL AVIV FOUNDATION DINNER
DATE:
10/18/99
As per your request:
501.25
Background --
The dinner is being held on October 25th in celebration of the city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa's 90th
anniversary. The American Committee for the Tel Aviv Foundation is holding a benefit for the
children of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, with proceeds going toward programs for children in the underprivileged
neighborhoods of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Another focus is the betterment of overall conditions in Jaffa,
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especially with respect to relations between Arab and Jewish children.
Mrs. Clinton is being awarded the Children of Tel Aviv-Jaffa award for her work with children
Also receiving that award is Janice Levin a well-known philanthropist and patron of the arts who
donated a Music Center for Youth in Jaffa. She will probably be most disappointed that the First
Lady is not there in person (FYI).
Ira Riklis will be presenting the First Lady's video and is also the dinner chairman
Ron Huldai is Mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa - just finishing his first year in office, trying to create a
renaissance in the city instituting improvement in all downtrodden areas; is very keen on
improvement of Arab Jewish relations; sees the city's potential as an international hub with
progression of the peace process
Daphne Barak, International Interviewer, and a friend of the First Lady's, is the Benefit Chair
Howard Rubenstein, well known public relations guru is benefit co-chair
Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Universe 1999 is a presenter
Notzar actors will perform. They include to two teen-agers, one Arab, one Jewish who have
come together through this theater group.
Stuart Subotnick is Tribute Chair (co-owner with John Kluge of Metromedia)
Uzi Zucker is currently chairman of the board of the American Committee and will be
recognized for his generosity and years of service in that capacity (senior managing director at
Bear Steains).
We do not know at this point whether Senator Schumer will be attending. I will know
tomorrow.
Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
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Ron Huldai
Room 185.5 OEOB
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Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo and
International Chairman
Washington, D. C. 20500
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Israel Office
David Harnik
Dear Ms. Doyle:
Director General
American Committee
First, I apologize for not sending you this letter and material sooner. Unfortunately,
Uzi Zucker
I have been totally incapacitated by a back injury and been bed-ridden all week.
Chairman
Ira Riklis
President
1 very much appreciate your offer and efforts to provide us a two-minute back-up what
Shimon Topor
video of the First Lady for our dinner, October 25, 1999-in acceptance of the
And
Secretary/Treasurer
Award our Board and the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa wish to bestow upon her.
Beny Alagem
will he be the
Kobi Alexander
To provide you background on the Tel Aviv Foundation and the dinner, I am
Micky Arison
enclosing our latest brochure, the invitation and some information about Tel Aviv-
Rebecka Belldegrun
Jaffa's recently elected Mayor, Ron Huldai.
Maks Birnbach
Danny Dimbort
Benjamin Duhl
Most important to emphasize is Mrs. Clinton's commitment and closeness to
Stephen Greenberg
Israeli causes as our audience will be made up primarily of prominent leaders
Richard Hirsch
in the New York Jewish community. Since the award is in recognition of the
Fred Kort
Bernard Kossar
First Lady's work with children and the dinner is benefiting the Children of Tel
Avi Lerner
Aviv-Jaffa, it is important to emphasize her work with children.
Jack Mandel
Helen Mars
Mrs. Janice Levin a well-known philanthropist and donor of a music center for
Arnon Milchan
Youth in Tel Aviv-Jaffa will be the recipient of an award, as well. I am attaching
Lowell Milken
Michael Milken
her bio, for your information.
Abraham Spiegel
Michael Steinhardt
Ms. Doyle, if possible, we would appreciate receiving a similarly descriptive
Arlene Strelitz
biographical paragraph or two about the First Lady to put in our journal with her
Stuart Subotnick
photograph.
Josh Weston
Haim Wiener
Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin
It would be significant and equally appreciated if we could receive a short letter of
congratulations from the President with his picture, to be put in our journal.
Jeannie Gerzon
Executive Director
Thank you for your help and cooperation. I can be reached at home at
Barbara Harris
P6/(b)(6)
or fax me at 718-779-0447 or e-mail [email protected].
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Director of Operations
220 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1301
New York, NY 10001
212-447-6070
fax 212-447-9211
E-Mail: [email protected]
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As we are very close to our print deadline for the journal, I would greatly
appreciate receiving all material for this purpose, at the earliest possible
time. Again, I apologize for not getting this written request to you earlier
this week.
Sincerely,
Jeannie Gerzon (dictated but not signed)
P.S. Since the First Lady is planning to make a short appearance at our dinner,
I would very much appreciate hearing from you as to the timing so that we
can plan our program around hers. Thanks again.
Janie Levis
Mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Ron Huldai's Initiatives
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Brig. Gen. Ron Huldai has spent his life in the service of the State of Israel, as a commander in w/
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the Israeli Air Force, as an educator, as a high school principal and now as Mayor of the city of
Tel Aviv-Jaffa.
The responsibilities of being Mayor are challenging. With approximately 350,000 registered
residents in the city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, another one million people enter the city limits for
business and recreational purposes every day.
Huldai has presented many ambitious plans very early on in his administration. He has already
demonstrated a strong sense of purpose and commitment to both the growth and wellbeing of the
city and in encouraging a reciprocal relationship with the citizens of the city. He believes in
introducing a new social experience, one in which the residents are invited to participate in the
needed social change. Huldai is clear on his priorities:
Quality of Life
Quality of life of the residents of the city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa is at the top of Huldai's agenda.
Every major metropolitan area experiences transportation problems, and Tel Aviv-Jaffa is no
exception. With the aid of internationally acclaimed experts, the Mayor directs much time and
effort to resolving this problem. His goal is to create a transit system that will provide for an
underground train, efficient buses and inexpensive parking (somewhat resembling Manhattan) so
that traveling within the city becomes more convenient, reducing the need for use of private
vehicles.
Quality of life includes many other aspects such as efficient and courteous public service,
maintaining cleanliness in the streets and enforcing rules and law and order.
Jaffa
While the city is officially called Tel Aviv-Jaffa, it is many times referred simply as Tel-Aviv.
Jaffa, however, is very much a part of the city and holds a very important place in the hearts and
minds of all Israelis because of its history. Jaffa is the second oldest city in civilization after
Jericho, older even than Jerusalem. The port of Jaffa was also the first place Jewish immigrants
landed when they arrived in Palestine. It is also symbolically important to Israel's Arab
population.
Because conditions in Jaffa have so deteriorated and its population of over 48,000 residents
consists of both Arabs and Jews, the new Mayor has made improvement of conditions a top
priority of his administration.
The combination of infrastructure in dire need of attention, vast poverty across ethnic lines, and
conflict between ethnic minorities, has all captured Huldai's attention and led him to create a new
entity called the Governance of Jaffa. This groundbreaking initiative offers Jaffa a chance at
improving conditions by a more effectively coordinated administration, with the potential of
receiving more support, not only from municipal sources but also from the national government
and its respective branches. Mayor Huldai appointed Dr. Israel Peleg formerly of the Ministry of
Environment as Director General of the Governance of Jaffa.
Economy
Economically, Tel Aviv-Jaffa is the richest city in Israel, yet with some of the poorest
neighborhoods of the country making the challenge of Ron Huldai to close the gap that much
more formidable.
Huldai hopes to increase the earning potential of the city by promoting economic initiatives,
tourism, business and recreational development. He would also like to maintain the city's
position and reputation as one of the ten high tech capitals in the world. He would like this to
develop further and for Tel Aviv-Jaffa to be known as another Silicon Valley.
Education
With master plans, transportation problems and Arab-Jewish conflict resolution high on the
agenda, one cannot ignore the fact that because of his personal experience and history as an
educator, Huldai is especially committed to raising the level of education in the city. He sees the
institutionalization of providing a high quality education system a priority and especially the
teaching of democratic and humanistic ideals as integrally a part of it.
Making the schools' environment more conducive to learning is fundamental to achieving overall
goals. As one of Huldai's first initiatives, he addressed quality of life in the classroom. Due to
the hot climate in Israel, it is sometimes difficult to concentrate on teaching and learning. Thus,
air conditioning was installed in all schools and kindergartens in time for the start of the new
school year.
Janice H. Levin - Bio
We are honored to have as our guest of honor this evening. Mrs. Janice H. Levin, a great
humanitarian and philanthropist.
Mrs. Levin is the Principal and Chief Executive Officer of Levin Properties, a joint venture with
her children, initiated by her husband, the late Philip J. Levin, an attorney, banker and real estate
developer Mrs Levin is the President and CEO of The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation. In
1985, Rutgers University awarded Mrs. Levin a Doctorate of Humane Letters (LLD).
Mrs. Levin has been a major contributor in the fields of education and art. She is a Benefactor of
scholarship programs for Rutgers University Law School, New York University School of
Medicine and the American School of Ballet. She is also a principal contributor to the Janice H.
Levin Building at Rutgers University School of Business. Additionally, she has sponsored
documentary television programs shown on Channel 13, education television. A lover of the arts,
Mrs. Levin is a Benefactor of the Metropolitan Muscum of Art and a Patron of Lincoln Center of
the Performing Arts, the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera. She is the Donor
of the James Michael Levin Playground in Central Park.
The list of Mrs. Levin's accomplishments and generosity is considerable, but tonight, we honor
her for her dedication to and support of the city of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa and its children.
Mrs. Levin has been especially charitable in donating the Janice and Philip J. Levin Music Center
for Youth in Jaffa, Isracl. She later provided funds for its expansion. It is especially significant
that the Center's location is in Jaffa, an area of priority in the new Mayor's administration The
Center, for the first time this summer, in addition to providing a place for young people to express
their musical talent, is now home to Isracl Vocal Arts Opcra Workshops program.
The use of music in motivating children to create active and productive lives is vital to helping
them raise themselves above the circumstances they may endure as products of underprivileged
neighborhoods. We are grateful to Mrs. Levin for her generosity and are proud and privileged to
recognize her for her special contribution to the children of Tel Aviv-Jaffa
THE WHITE HOUSE
OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY
Office of the Press Secretary
(Jerusalem)
For Immediate Release
December 13, 1998
REMARKS OF FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON AT NEVE
SHALOM/WAHAT-AL-SALAM ARAB-JEWISH VILLAGE
MRS. CLINTON: I am very honored and personally privileged to be here
with you. Mrs. Netanyahu and I have both looked forward to my visit and
being able to spend time together, and my husband and I are delighted that
we are back here in Israel. I am especially pleased to be at this special
place with all of you.
Just a few minutes ago, when I was being given a short explanation of the
many different activities that go on here, I looked out across the Ayalon
Valley, and I know how often that valley has seen war and conflict going
back thousands of years. And it seems particularly fitting that your village
would sit here above that valley, looking down, being reminded of the cost
that violence and conflict takes on all of us, but particularly on children.
When Father Bruno had this idea to establish this village, I think he was
very wise to appreciate how important it is that people actually live
together and share experiences together to learn from and about one
another. As a young girl growing up in the United States, I lived in a
community that was all white. I knew no black Americans. And it was
because of another person of faith that I began as a teenager to meet
black Americans, Americans who came from Spanish-speaking countries.
And for the first time, to sit and talk with them, and to understand that we
had so much in common, that I had never understood before. When I was
in the classroom with the kindergartners and three of the children came
forward to light the Menorah, and the Christmas tree, and the Ramadan
lantern together, I felt as I felt as a young girl: that religion should not be an
instigator of war, but a bridge to peace. That children should learn to
respect their own traditions, and also to understand the traditions of
others. It is particularly appropriate that we would gather here, today, at
the beginning of Hanukkah -- a time of re-dedication for the Jewish
people and a reminder of how important it is to re-dedicate ourselves to
peace.
Israel was founded as a state that was committed to freedom and justice
and peace, and that is still a dream that is held by people here in this
country and in this region and around the world. But we know how
difficult that is. And we have to believe it is possible because we have to
believe that human beings will be able to overcome their pasts and live
together in peace.
I am very grateful that the hard work that the Prime Minister and
Chairman Arafat and my husband did at Wye helped move us closer to
fulfilling a dream of peace here in the Middle East, and particularly
between Israelis and Palestinians. Despite the set-backs that come any
time that any great challenges are being pursued, the strong belief that
peace will prevail must once again be reinforced. People who choose to
live free from violence, blessed with security and peace, must prevail. And
the way to prevail is not only through our leaders sitting down and
negotiating -- a process that cannot be imposed from the outside, but can
be nurtured and supported -- but also from the daily lives and interactions
of people like yourselves. As you, both the government and the people of
Israel, continue to take risks for peace, my husband has promised -- as he
promised again last night -- that the American people and the American
government will stand with you. And we know that that is the dream that
you share. In order for that to be real, however, people have to learn to
live and work and go to school together. You can't just sign an agreement
and by a signature change attitudes and values and beliefs and
experiences. Peace actually begins in our homes, in communities like this
and in our hearts. And it has to be nurtured between and among human
beings, and then passed on to our children. And that is precisely what you
are doing here. I have heard some of the stories about the children.
Children who work together and live together and visit in each other's
homes. And one young girl, I was told, picked up a newspaper not so
long ago and saw a picture of a Jewish child and an Arab child holding
hands, and that was news. And she went to her father, somewhat
confused, because she couldn't figure out why two children holding hands
would be in the newspaper -- why something so normal to her would be
considered newsworthy.
Well, I hope that we will move toward a time when it is not newsworthy,
when it is more as it is here, where children from three different faiths,
from different backgrounds, from different experiences, are living with one
another in such a normal way that they are not making news at all, but
living their lives. And of course in order to do that, we have to abolish the
stereotypes that keep people apart. And this is not just an issue for this
region of the world, it is an issue throughout the world. In my own country,
we still struggle with stereotypes. We still have to overcome those snap
judgments about what kind of person someone is because of how they
look, what their skin color is, what religion they pursue, and instead force
ourselves to get to know one another as individuals. I often say in my own
country that we are working toward a time when we will respect each
other. And we will learn to live with each other, totally in peace. And that
is what I know you are doing here. If all children -- Sarah and I were
talking about this in the kindergarten if all children could have this
experience, we would be that much closer to peace, where we would
respect and look at each other as individuals and not classify people
according to the group from which they come.
I would like to imagine a time when, as we heard the children singing in the
song called "A Time of Peace," that that will be a reality, here and around
the world. In Arabic and Hebrew, they sang "between the lightening, a
rainbow will appear and then I'll know that this is the time: a time for
peace , a time for peace, God willing." Well, God willing, that rainbow will
appear not just in the sky, but in our hearts and our minds, and God
willing, we will create peace and security, and justice and freedom, and
we will provide all children with the experience that you are giving them
here: to be looked at and judged as an individual, to learn to build trust
with one another. President Kennedy once said that on this earth, God's
work is our own, and certainly the work of building peace and building
trust is among the most important work we have to do. Thank you for
doing God's work -- the everyday work of peace.
Thank you very much.
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Cocktails, photographs
Informal Modeling of Tel Aviv Designer, Shoshana Ben-Zur Fashions
7:15 p.m.
Dim lights and have waiters direct people to dinner
7:35 p.m.
Encourage all to be seated
Ira Riklis
7:40 p.m.
Greetings, thanks and intros of VIP's
Im Riklis
(VIP's will be on index cards)
7:45 p.m.
Anthems (accompanied by Joan Domemann
on piano)
Shani Glantz
7:50 p.m.
Invocation
Rabbi Lookstein
7:53 p.m.
Remarks and introduction of video
Miss Universe
7:58 p.m.
Video
8:03 p.m.
Presentation to Mrs. Clinton
Ira Riklis -
8:06 p.m.
Response
Mrs. Clinton
8:15 p.m.
Presentation to Janice Levin
Joan Domemann
8:20 p.m.
Response
Mrs. Levin
8:24
Remarks & presentation to Uzi Zucker Ron Huldai
8:30
Response
Uzi Zucker
8:35
Introduction of Notzar
Ron Huldai
8:38
Presentation by Notzar
Irit, Jeannette & Reut
8:50
Dinner is Served (Hamotzi?- maybe Howard Golden)
9:30
Dessert and Entertainment - Joan Dornemann to take stage and introduce
4 vocalists from Israel Vocal Arts
9:45
Ira Riklis Closes with thanks to all who helped and those who came.
American Jewish Committee Dinner
Remarks by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Ronald Reagan International Trade Center,
Washington, D.C.
May 6, 1999
Thank you. Thank you very much. I am truly honored to join all of you for this 93rd Annual
Dinner of the American Jewish Committee. And I want to thank Bruce [Ramer, president of the
American Jewish Committee] for his leadership and tireless commitment to human rights around
the world, and for that very moving and unforgettable report and video about his experience in
the camps.
I want to thank Bob Goodkind and Jack Lapan, David Harris and the entire AJC leadership. I
know that there are a number of members of Congress here-and I'm pleased that they are able
to join us-as well as many members of the diplomatic corps, including a number of
distinguished guests whom you will hear from this evening.
As I was watching that video, I was grateful that we had pictures such as those we just saw to
make it clear to us what our obligations are. There is no better way to make the case for why we
must act on behalf of the Kosovars than what we have heard Bruce report and the images of the
people-particularly the children-we just saw.
It is fitting that this would be one of the primary highlights of this dinner. Just as with the trip
itself to see the camps and the full-page newspaper ad that elicited such an extraordinary
response, AJC has been leading the way on behalf of so many issues of importance to human
dignity and justice throughout this century that it cannot at all be surprising that-once again-
we find this organization on the front lines of caring about the Albanians who have been expelled
from their land. Because for 93 years, you have not forgotten many people and many causes
around our world. You have not forgotten-and you have helped the rest of us remember-the
evil that stalked this century and that so tragically and so vividly is still with us, even as we end
it.
Wherever human rights have been questioned, or religious freedom threatened; whenever the
dignity of Jews around the world or the security of Israel is under attack or in any way
endangered, you have made sure that we will never again remain silent.
I was very pleased to be asked to come here this evening. I know that the important work of the
President and the Secretary of State and all of the advisers that has gone on today and yesterday
in Europe brings us some pause for cautious optimism. But it is also true that even there, in the
inner circles of the American government, we can see the role that AJC leaders have played on
the President's foreign policy team-from the State Department to embassies all over the world.
I have many stories that I could share about how the feelings and attitudes and commitments of
the AJC-through the people who have been influenced and are part of this organization-have
played out on the world stage. But I will just share one of them.
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I remember going to Bucharest in 1996. Al Moses was then the energetic ambassador. We
should all be proud of the service that he provided-I certainly was. But it was not only on the
big issues of helping to represent the United States as Romania made a very difficult transition
into democracy, but it was also in the little, small ways that he was attentive to the needs of
people.
He and I together met a very sick young girl; her hands were deformed. Her father was carrying
her in his arms, and he had sought out Al and me. He knew that I was going to be in the country
and he tracked us down where we were meeting with officials. And he thrust a letter at us and
begged for help on behalf of his child. In a way, he was asking that we not forget that in so many
places around the world, there are so many children who have no hope of living the kind of lives
that we want for our own children.
In this letter, the father wrote asking that if it were at all possible, could our country help his
daughter. Well, many ambassadors would have just passed that on. It would have gone through
channels and I'm not sure much would have come of it. But not Ambassador Moses. He found
doctors at a hospital in North Carolina who were able to create new fingers for this child. He
made sure that the trip was sponsored by private Americans, and that the girl was treated not only
medically but humanely. And today I'm told she is back in Romania a much happier, well-
adjusted girl of 9.
I mention that story not just to brag about Al Moses, whom I admire, but to make a point: that it
is sometimes too easy to forget the faces behind the statistics; to forget about the stories of the
old woman who had to be helped out of her tent to the latrine; of the young children who were
separated from their parents and other family members when they were herded on to buses and
trains to be deported out of their homeland.
And you have helped us never forget that behind all of those statistics, all of those headlines, are
real people-little boys and girls, mothers and fathers and grandparents. You have worked to
make sure that human rights is not just a slogan but is a commitment and a mission that each of
us is obligated to help fulfill.
I want to thank you for that, because I have seen the results of your work. I've seen it in Geneva;
I've seen it in New York; I've seen it in Beijing, where all of us came together to make sure that
we stated clearly that women's rights were indeed human rights. And I want to thank you
especially for making it clear for the first time in history that the systematic rapes that have taken
place in Rwanda and in Bosnia, and now in Kosovo, are called by what they are: war crimes;
crimes against humanity. And they must be punished as such.
These, then, are the lessons that-both in the organization and through your individual efforts-
you have taught the rest of us by word and deed: lessons of tolerance, of justice and freedom;
lessons that are in many ways the very foundation of democracy. And you have given voice to
Jewish values that have been kept alive through Pogroms and the Holocaust, through famine and
exile for 3,500 years.
I know that tonight in this great hall we have people from countries literally across the globe.
And I know how hard you have worked to keep Jewish life alive, to keep synagogues open, to
keep Jewish heritage a part of the ongoing experience of communities throughout the world.
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I have also seen that. I have seen it in Ukraine. I have seen it in Poland. I have even seen it in
Uzbekistan, where Jewish communities once again are rebuilding, where I have seen for the first
time schools reopening.
I remember very well when I visited Ukraine and the Gilad Synagogue in L'viv where-some of
may know its history-the Nazis turned it into a horse stable and left a signature of bulletholes in
the ceiling. The Soviets use this holy place as a warehouse.
But because of the determination and support of those few who stayed behind and those who
migrated back, and with the help of so many American Jews, that synagogue is alive with the
sounds not just of worship but of children singing and laughing as they entertained me with their
songs that they had learned in school. After so many years, Jewish life is being rebuilt in those
places that were left behind the Iron Curtain.
In Warsaw, I have sat with young people who have just learned that they were Jewish. And I
have listened to them tell the stories of their newfound identity and their pride that is being
supported and helped by so many from here in America. And in a small, tiny synagogue off an
alley in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, I met the rabbi-who also doubles as the obstetrician/gynecologist
for the community-who told me that that small place had survived all those years of oppression
and atheism, and now it was coming back; it was flowering. And he asked me to thank all of the
friends in America that had helped to make that happen.
When I told a friend this morning that I'd be coming to this dinner this evening, he gave me a
copy of this week's Torah reading, as he often does. It captures, I think, the kind of timeless
vision of the future we want for our children and the children of the Ukraine, Poland, Uzbekistan,
the Middle East, the Balkans-everywhere throughout our world.
In the reading, God is teaching his people the laws and commandments, and reminding us how to
honor our obligations not only to him but to each other. And it is at that point, toward the end of
Leviticus, where he envisions the kind of world that will be created if we honor these obligations,
in these words: "I will grant peace in the land and you shall lie down untroubled by anyone. No
sword shall cross your land."
I thought of that not only as I saw the video and I heard Bruce speak, but I thought of that in light
of my experience yesterday, when on behalf of the President and the government and the people
of the United States, I was privileged to go to meet the first group of refugees who arrived in our
country at Fort Dix in New Jersey.
I was able to welcome them because we had once again opened our arms and our hearts to this
first group of Kosovar refugees. There were grandmothers in shawls; there were students who
spoke perfect English. There were children, some in diapers, others sitting on their mothers'
laps. There was even one woman who, I think, has now given birth as of late last night or early
this morning. She had told the authorities, our American authorities, when she was loaded on to
the plane in Macedonia that she was seven months' pregnant. But, miracle of miracles, we now
have a new baby.
And I was especially touched by the partnership that existed among our military and our civilian
relief workers. The general who is running this operation, called "Operation Open Arms," told
us that he had instructed all of his personnel that they were to treat these people as guests.
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Because he said he remembered very well the story that was told to him of his grandmother
coming to this country from Ukraine. He said, "I know that when she came to our country she,
too, had a handkerchief on her head. She, too, was scared to death. She did not know what to
expect. But she was taken in."
The way he related his own personal story to what was happening with these refugees made me
very proud to be an American. And when I later went to the gymnasium and talked with the
refugees and shook their hands and looked into the eyes of those children, I knew exactly what
you meant in your advertisement. Because in that you said that the children have unanswerable
questions. They've endured unspeakable hardship and many have witnessed atrocities. And yet
we know that they hope to return home. The biggest cheers my remarks received were when I
told them on behalf of our country and the President that they would be returning home.
And we can take heart this evening from the fact that today, Russia agreed with us on the
fundamental conditions that Milosevic must meet in order to end this conflict. The G-8 stood
together in saying that yes, Milosevic must withdraw his forces from Kosovo, he must permit all
refugees to return safely, he must accept an international security presence, and the people of
Kosovo must have democratic self-government.
Those are the fundamental principles that should govern the final efforts to bring those principles
into negotiations that then result in agreements that can be enforced. And I know that is what the
President and Secretary Albright have been working very hard to achieve over the last two days.
If we ask ourselves, "How do we answer the unanswerable questions," then we must inevitably
think again about the horrors of this century. We did that not so long ago at the White House,
when we invited the Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel to address us as part of our
Millennium Lecture series. And he chose as his subject for the evening, "The Perils of
Indifference."
It was a very timely subject. When I asked him to speak to us a year ago, I could never have
guessed that we would be in the middle of our mission in Kosovo at the time. But in his address,
he talked about his own childhood and the unanswerable questions that his experience as a child
of the Holocaust meant. I think he reminded all of us that the evil that we hoped to see end in
this century is something we must remain constantly vigilant against.
At the end of his lecture, in the question-and-answer period, the very last question asked was by
a Catholic priest who wanted to know how, given the misery of the last century, Elie Wiesel
could talk about going into the next century with any hope at all.
Well, it's not an easy question to answer, particularly because he has such an incredible view of
the worst of human nature. But I think he gave the only answer anyone can give: "Well," he
said, "what alternative does one have? If we do not have hope, we must invent it."
And that is indeed what AJC and-I would argue-America really stands for: the invention and
propagation of hope. Not unrealistic, idealistic, blind hope, but hope tempered with realism, with
an understanding of human nature, with a full awareness of the evil that coexists in the soul of
humanity, but nevertheless hope.
Hope is what took your delegation to those camps. Hope is what put that ad in the newspaper.
Hope is what elicited that more than $1 million in contributions. Hope is what it means to spend
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some of that money on educating these children to give them an idea of their own possibilities-
yes, indeed, to give them hope.
If we look around the world today, we know that the only way we can create a better future is
through the combination that some would argue is paradoxical-of imagination and hope on the
one hand, and realism and practicality on the other. But they have to coexist and even merge if
we have any chance of making the 21st century what it should become.
As we move toward the end of this century, we certainly cannot be satisfied with our own
blessings here in the United States, as great as they are. We have to be constantly aware of how
to do more to make sure those blessings are available to all of our citizens and to generations to
come. But it is also true that if America is to remain the indispensable nation and the leader of
this very complicated world in which we live, then we also have to reach out, take risks for
peace, be willing to stand behind those who stand for human rights, and always, always to put a
human face on all of the problems we confront.
If we keep that commitment alive, if we continue to forge the kind of partnerships that only exist
in the United States between private organizations and individuals such as those of you here, and
our government and our private sector, then we will keep faith with our own best values. We
have a lot of work ahead of us, at this turning point in history, to learn from the past, not to be its
prisoner; to speak out often for the values we share; to recognize that where the dignity of any
one of us is threatened the dignity of all can be threatened as well.
In Elie Wiesel's Nobel Prize acceptance speech, he remembered as a boy asking his father how
the world could have possibly remained silent during the Holocaust. And he imagined that
perhaps at some point in the future a young boy would turn and ask him the same question.
"Tell me," this young child might ask, "what have you done with my future? And what have you
done with your life?" "And I would tell him," Wiesel said, "that I have tried to keep memory
alive and I have tried to fight those who would forget."
How will we answer that question? One hundred years from now, at the end of the next century,
perhaps at the 193rd annual AJC dinner, probably to be held in cyberspace somewhere, what if we
would be looked back upon by our descendants who would say, "What have you done with my
future?"
If we listen to the words of Leviticus, if we listen to our hearts, if we listen to the voices of the
children we saw in the film, I think we know what we should answer. Because if we join our
hands and hearts together on behalf of the refugees, on behalf of those who work for peace and
freedom and human rights, then we will never forget. We will keep alive all of those voices that
have perished in this century; all of those voices that call to us over the decades to remind us
what it means to be human, never to forget-but also to use our talents to make it possible for the
words of Leviticus and the promise that it represents to live today.
I imagine and I hope for a better future in the years to come. And I know that every one of you
who is part of this great organization will continue to do what you can to make such a future a
reality.
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HEADLINE: Turning around 50 years of neglect is hard to do
BYLINE: Heidi J. Gleit
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Second in a three-part series.
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"Where is this?" asks Ayada Abu-Nabud after examining a sketch of a
well-manicured boulevard lined with pots of flowers.
She shakes her head in disbelief when she's told that it's a sketch of what
Jerusalem Boulevard, which cuts through the center of Jaffa, is going to look
like when the Tel Aviv Foundation is done with the street.
"I hope so," she says, but adds that though she's heard a lot of talk about
plans to improve Jaffa during the 30 years she's lived here, she has yet to see
the improvements.
However, David Harnik, the foundation's director- general, is confident that
the plans for Jerusalem Boulevard and nearly a dozen other sites in Jaffa will
be carried out. Since Mayor Ron Huldai took office last November, the foundation
has been focussing on attracting donors to specific projects with concrete
benefits for the city, and Jaffa is a priority area, he explains.
Turning around Jaffa is one of Huldai's two main goals, explained Israel
Peleg, the director-general of the governance of Jaffa.
While the foundation is working on finding donors to match funds provided by
the municipality for projects ranging from renovating sports facilities to
establishing an Arab-Jewish art center, the governance is working on solutions
to housing, infrastructure, and social problems in Jaffa.
The governance was formed in May to reverse 50 years of neglect in Jaffa,
Peleg explained, and he expects to present a blueprint of how to do this by the
end of next month. An initial blueprint released earlier this year contains
ambitious plans to renovate and build thousands of apartments, as well as
improve the roads, infrastructure, parks, and public buildings. The blueprint
also analyzed problems in previous building plans.
In the blueprint, Peleg emphasized that he does not believe there is a quick
fix for Jaffa's problems. In an interview, he said that it may take as long as
five years for residents to feel the results.
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Jaffa residents are skeptical that the governance will be effective.
Khamias Abouelafia, whose family owns Jaffa's most famous bakery and
restaurant, said that while the governance may have some good ideas, he's spent
five decades listening to the authorities talk, and that he'll believe them when
they "stop talking and start to work."
"We suffered and our children will suffer,' said Yassin Daka, who lives in
Jaffa's Pardess Daka slum with his children and grandchildren. He doesn't
believe that Huldai will do anything to help him, but hopes that Rifat Turk, a
Jaffa resident who turned into one of the country's biggest soccer stars, will
be equally successful in his new position as a city councilor.
Jaffa's Arabs didn't have a single representative on city council until
1993, and in this past election Turk (Meretz) and attorney Ahmed Balaha (the
Joint List for Jaffa) both won seats. Deputy Mayor Michael Ro'eh (Meretz) also
resides in Jaffa.
Balaha said he is optimistic they will be able to improve the situation,
especially since "other council members care about Jaffa and the mayor has good
intentions."
His list gained the support of religious and secular Christians and Moslems,
as well as Hadash supporters, by addressing the needs Jaffa's population, he
said. He believes that the governance can be successful if it involves residents
in the planning and, more importantly, is provided with a sufficient budget.
In presenting a draft of the municipal budget last week, city treasurer Anat
Keinan said the governance will have several hundred million shekels to work
with next year, since other municipal departments will transfer their budget for
services provided in Jaffa to the governance and various government ministries
also will supply part of its budget.
The municipality has not yet finalized the budget, and several city
officials have expressed skepticism that the governance will receive a large
enough budget to be successful.
The building plans in the initial blueprint were estimated to cost NIS 500m.
and take five to 10 years to complete.
Peleg, a former diplomat who has served as a board member of numerous public
and private companies, intends to stay on at the governance until the plans are
completed.
GRAPHIC: Photo: Israel Peleg, shown at Jaffa port, was recently appointed head
of the governance. Jaffa residents doubt that he can deliver on his promises to
upgrade thousands of apartments as well as roads, parks, and public buildings.
(Credit: Yossi Slobotzky/Israel Sun)
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ARISON-Ted. The American Committee for the Tel Aviv Foundation expresses
profound sorrow at the passing of our Founder, original Chairman, leader and
most generous donor, Ted Arison. Ted was a giant. Through his example, he
brought many other supporters and donors as well. He did more for the Tel Aviv
Foundation and the City of Tel Aviv-Jaffa than any other. Our heartfelt
condolences go out to his beloved wife, Lin, and his son and American Committee
Board Member, Micky Arison and his family, his daughter and generous supporter,
Shari Arison Dorsman and her family, his sister Aviva Tamir and his niece, our
dear friend Talia Glantz. American Committee for the Tel Aviv Foundation Uzi
Zucker, Chairman Ira Riklis, President Shimon Topor, Sec./Treasurer Jeannie
Gerzon, Exec. Director Ron Huldai, International Chairman and Mayor of Tel
Aviv-Jaffa David Harnik, General Manager, Tel Aviv Foundation
ARISON-Ted. It is with profound sorrow that the American Friends of Tel Aviv
University mourns the passing of its friend and supporter, Ted Arison. His deep
and abiding commitment to education, youth and Israel establishes him as a role
model for others to strive to follow. We owe him an immeasurable debt of
gratitude for his vision and generosity in making Tel Aviv University the
institution of higher learning in Israel that is setting the pace in terms of
excellence, diversity and creativity. He will be sorely missed. Our heartfelt
sympathy is expressed to his wife Lin, daughter Shari, son Mickey and the entire
Arison family. The American Friends of Tel Aviv University Alan L. Aufzien
Chairman of the Board Robert J. Topchik President Stephen Lecker Executive Vice
President
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ARISON-Ted. The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science
mourns the passing of our beloved friend and longtime generous advocate and
supporter, Ted Arison. His deep, personal involvement in the advancement of
brain research will continue for generations at the Arison Neurobiology Building
at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. His recent gift to the
Institute's Jubilee Endowment Drive creates the Arison Laboratory for Human
Brain Imaging. Moreover, his grant for science teaching allowed the Weizmann
Institute to help thousands of young children develop visual literacy and
sharpen their scientific thinking. Ted Arison, who received an Honorary Ph.D.
from the Weizmann Institute in 1996, supported a remarkable range of
institutions of the arts, education, historical heritage, science and medicine.
Through these causes, and especially through his close relationship with the
Weizmann Institute, Ted Arison leaves behind a magnificent legacy of caring and
contributing enormously to science for humanity. We express our deepest sympathy
to his wife, Lin; daughter, Shari; son, Micky; the grandchildren and to the
entire family. Robert H. Asher, Chairman American Committee Albert Wilner, M.D.,
President Martin Kraar, Exec V.P. Gershon Kekst, Chairman Weizmann Institute of
Science Haim Harari, President
ARISON-Ted. The board, staff, fellows and alumni of the New World Symphony
deeply mourn the passing of Ted Arison on October 1, 1999. We grieve his loss as
founder, leader, supporter and friend. The New World Symphony and the musical
world at large owe an immeasurable debt of gratitude to a man whose vision has
helped to ensure the vitality of orchestral life into the 21st century. His
timeless legacy will exist not only in the achievements of the New World
Symphony but in the lives of its musicians, and the lives they in turn enrich.
Mr. Arison's generosity not only enabled the creation of this unique
institution, but guaranteed its future as a nexus of musical exploration and
innovation. His vision and leadership have set an extraordinary standard for
those entrusted with the stewardship of the New World Symphony, and his loss
will be profoundly felt. We will always look to his memory as an exemplar of
vision, commitment and impassioned advocacy. Our heartfelt condolences go to the
entire Arison family. New World Symphony
ARISON-Ted. The American Committee for the Tel Aviv Foundation expresses
profound sorrow at the passing of our Founder, original Chairman, leader and
most generous donor, Ted Arison. Ted was a giant. Through his example, he
brought many other supporters and donors as well. He did more for the Tel Aviv
Foundation and the City of Tel Aviv-Jaffa than any other. Our heartfelt
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condolences go out to his beloved wife, Lin, and his son and American Committee
Board Member, Micky Arison and his family, his daughter and generous supporter,
Shari Arison Dorsman and her family, his sister Aviva Tamir and his niece, our
dear friend Talia Glantz. American Committee for the Tel Aviv Foundation Uzi
Zucker, Chairman Ira Riklis, President Shimon Topor, Sec./Treasurer Jeannie
Gerzon, Exec. Director Ron Huldai, International Chairman and Mayor of Tel
Aviv-Jaffa David Harnik, General Manager, Tel Aviv Foundation
ARISON-Ted. An unusual man of exceptional warmth, kindness, humanity, and
courage-a friend above all-has passed away and we are devastated. His modesty
and simplicity were exemplary. His unlimited generosity will continue to enhance
lives with sustenance and beauty. Our love to his beloved Lin, Micky and
Madeleine, Shari and Mickey, Michael and the grandchildren. All Birnbachs, Hafts
and Uzi Zucker
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ARISON-Ted. The American Committee for the Tel Aviv Foundation expresses
profound sorrow at the passing of our Founder, original Chairman, leader and
most generous donor, Ted Arison. Ted was a giant. Through his example, he
brought many other supporters and donors as well. He did more for the Tel Aviv
Foundation and the City of Tel Aviv-Jaffa than any other. Our heartfelt
condolences go out to his beloved wife, Lin, and his son and American Committee
Board Member, Micky Arison and his family, his daughter and generous supporter,
Shari Arison Dorsman and her family, his sister Aviva Tamir and his niece, our
dear friend Talia Glantz. American Committee for the Tel Aviv Foundation Uzi
Zucker, Chairman Ira Riklis, President Shimon Topor, Sec./Treasurer Jeannie
Gerzon, Exec. Director Ron Huldai, International Chairman and Mayor of Tel
Aviv-Jaffa David Harnik, General Manager, Tel Aviv Foundation
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STEINHARDT, SOL
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STEINHARDT-Sol, at age 85. Died on August 3, 1999. Beloved partner of Susanne
Gyuro. Loving father of Michael. Caring uncle of Marsha. Cherished grandfather
of David, Daniel and Sara. Adoring great-grandfather of Jacob. Shiva will be
held Thursday, August 5th, 2-9PM and Friday, August 6, 12PMuntil sundown. 1158
5th Avenue, apt 16A.
STEINHARDT-Sol. Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, mourns the
passing of Sol Steinhardt, beloved father of our dear friend and Co-Chairman of
Hillel's International Board of Governors, Michael Steinhardt. We extend our
condolences to Michael and Judy, grandchildren David and Daniel, Sara (David
Berman), cherished great-grandson Jacob and to family and friends. May the
Steinhardt family be comforted among the Mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Edgar
M. Bronfman Chairman, International Board of Governors Charles Schusterman
Co-Chairman, International Board of Governors Chuck Newman Chairman, Board of
Directors Richard M. Joel President & International Director
STEINHARDT-Sol. The Board of Directors, faculty and staff of CLAL-The
National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, extend deepest condolences
to Michael Steinhardt, his wife Judy and the entire family on the passing of
Michael's beloved father, Sol Steinhardt. May his inspiration enhance the life
of his family and may they be comforted by his loving memory. Barbara B.
Friedman, Chairman Charles R. Bronfman, Honorary Chairman Rabbi Irwin Kula,
President Donna M. Rosenthal, Executive Vice Chairman
STEINHARDT-Sol. The National Jewish Outreach Program mourns the passing of
Sol Steinhardt, father of Michael (and Judy) Steinhardt. The Steinhardts have
played a vital role in NJOP's efforts to assure a Jewish future for American
Jewry, and their visionary leadership and philanthropy is recognized throughout
the Jewish community. The Steinhardts' devotion to Jewish causes and to the
Jewish people undoubtedly reflects the values Sol Steinhardt taught his family.
Yehi Zichro Baruch. Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald, Dir
STEINHARDT-Sol. The Solomon Schechter High School of New York family mourns
the death of Sol Steinhardt, father of our kind and generous benefactor, Michael
Steinhardt. We extend our heartfelt condolences to Michael and Judy Steinhardt
and to the entire Steinhardt family. The Solomon Schechter High School of New
York Meryl E. Wiener Chair, Board of Trustees Rabbi Judd Kruger Levingston
Principal
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STEINHARDT-Sol. The Friends of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design deeply
mourn the passing of Sol Steinhardt, beloved father of our esteemed Board Member
and colleague Michael Steinhardt, and cherished father-in-law of our friend
and colleague Judy Steinhardt. We extend our deepest condolences to the entire
family. May his memory be a blessing to us all. Romie Shapiro, Chairman of the
Board Harry Bauer, President Eillene Leistner, Executive V.P.
STEINHARDT-Sol. The Tel Aviv Foundation mourns with deep sorrow the passing
of Sol Steinhardt and expresses its deepest sympathies to his family. The
Honorable Ron Huldai, Mayor of Tel Aviv Jaffa David Harnik, Director General
Tel Aviv Foundation, Israel Uzi Zucker, Ira Riklis, Shimon Topor, Jeannie
Gerzon, Tel Aviv Foundation, USA
STEINHARDT-Sol. The Abraham Joshua Heschel School community extends
condolences to Michael Steinhardt, a communal leader and a friend and supporter
of the School, on the loss of his father. Our sympathies are extended to the
entire family. Terry Krulwich, President Roanna Shorofsky, Director
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January 21, 1998, Wednesday
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HEADLINE: Judges look at court's role in domestic violence
BYLINE: Catherine Cohen
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A group of Tel Aviv District Court judges heard from Na'amat officials about
the important role the court plays in combating domestic violence, following a
tour yesterday of the Glickman Center for Family Violence Prevention.
According to Glickman Center manager Ronit Lev-Ari, the meeting between
Na'amat and the group of 12 judges was called in order to try to establish a new
order for tackling the growing phenomenon of violence in Israeli homes.
Na'amat Chairperson Ofra Friedman said yesterday that the decisions courts
make in domestic violence cases are pivotal in fighting the problem.
"The court must issue severe punishments for domestic violence offenders to
act as a deterring force for others, " Friedman said. "If a man is jailed for
only seven months, this is not enough to deter others from violence.
"Every stone must be overturned to ensure that abused women and their
children are taken care of, a woman who is sent back into (a violent) home is a
victim not only of her husband, but of the system as well."
While Tel Aviv District Court Judge Amnon Strashnov said he agrees that the
court system is important in combating domestic violence, he added that it
should be viewed "as the last stage in a long and complex series of systems,
like education and the family."
Strashnov added that "the court often finds itself in a dilemma when it
comes to punishing the accused, if the abused chooses to drop the charges or if
the prosecution fails to prove abuse, there is nothing the court can do but
close the case without punishment."
The Glickman Center, which Na'amat Canada and the Tel Aviv Foundation
established a year ago, presently houses 14 battered women and their children.
The shelter, which is located in Maoz Aviv, also offers legal and social
counseling for both men and women.
"There are 50 men enrolled in social counseling once a week," Lev-Ari said.
"These men will probably need help for the rest of their lives and it is thanks
to sanctions from the court that these men are getting help."
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