Honorary Co-Chairs:
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman
Senator Charles E. Schumer
Introduction and Remarks by
Executive Vice President & CEO, UJA-Federation of New York
Dr. John Ruskay
Featuring:
Mike Burstyn
Fyvush Finkel
Sheldon Harnick
Andrea Martin
Eleanor Reissa
Freddie Roman
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Ian and Elliot Finkel
Vanessa Hidary
Robert Paul Abelson
Daniella Rabbani
Chorus of Heschel Students
the Folksbiene Troupe
with a special appearance by Bel Kaufman
and other special guests
Band:
Frank London - founding member of the
Grammy Award winning Klezmer
superband (The Klezmatics),
Zalmen Mlotek and Orchestra
Ensemble:
Booth Daniels
Motl Didner
Danielle Dorter
Rickie Golden
Michael Harris
Rich Kass
Rebecca Keren
Ilan Kwittken
Stuart Marshall
Sarah Mlotek
Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch
Reyna and Temma-Leeba Schaechter
Adam Shapiro
Miryem-Khaye Siegel
Ethan Sher and Rachel Yucht
The National Yiddish Theatre Heritage Hemshekh Award :
Dr. Eva Fogelman – 2nd Generation
Danielle Sarna – 3rd Generation
Co-Chairs:
Ludwig Bravmann
Eugen Gluck
Irwin Hochberg
Doris Schechter
Fred Zeidman
Journal Chair:
Jeanette Friedman
Host Committee:
Peggy & Paul Bernstein
Sam E. Bloch
Sandra & Stewart Cahn
Florence & Michael Edelstein
Cheryl Fishbein & Philip Schatten
Charlotte K. Frank
Feliks Frenkel
Fran Ginsburg
Chancellor Matthew Goldstein
Michael Jesselson
Uri Kaufthal
Patti Askwith Kenner
Roman R. Kent
Carol & Jerry Levin
Nina Libeskind
Max Liebmann
Audrey & Mark Mlotek
Ann Oster
Ruth & Sam Perelson
William Rapfogel
Judith Friedman Rosen
Anita & Mark Sarna
Beatrice Schreter & Charlie Rose
Arthur Shapiro
Sylvia & David Steiner
Sarah Sternklar & Marvin Davis
Betty Cooper Wallerstein
Jeffrey S. Wiesenfeld