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M U S E U M O F J E W I S H H E RI T AG E
A LI VI NG M E MO RIAL TO T H E H OLO CAU S T
2000 ANNUAL REPORT
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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: STUDENT VISITORS LEARNING IN THE GALLERY; DETAIL, PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE EXHIBITION CHILDREN OF A VANISHED WORLD:
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROMAN VISHNIAC . EASTERN EUROPE, 1935-1938. ROMAN VISHNIAC © MARA VISHNIAC KOHN; DETAIL, STAGE SET BY SAM LEVE FOR MIRELE
EFROS , NEW YORK CITY, 1969. GIFT OF THE ESTATE OF SAM LEVE IN HONOR OF BETTY L. HOOK; INTERIOR FOLD: RENDERING OF THE MUSEUM OF JEWISH
HERITAGE – A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST AND ITS NEW EAST WING (VIEW FROM NEW YORK HARBOR). ARCHITECT: KEVIN ROCHE JOHN DINKELOO
AND ASSOCIATES.
The past,
the present,
the future.
Vision: The ability to see, to imagine.To perceive what exists and, perhaps more
importantly, what does not yet exist.This faith and hope characterizes the Jewish
people. It shines through in precious survivors of the Holocaust who succeeded in
holding fast to life while facing an uncertain future. In anxious immigrants coming
to a new land, trusting that they will find a better life. In generations of families
optimism. As the Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the
Holocaust enters its fourth year of serving the public, we continue to draw on this
sense of vision. Our mission has always been to educate people about 20th century
Jewish life, remembering the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust by
honoring their legacy. We serve that mission effectively by reaching students and
teachers, tourists and residents of every faith and background. Today, the Museum’s
vision for the future takes tangible form in the development of our new East Wing.
Its ambitious design, scope, and programming aims will not merely expand our site,
it will expand our impact, our audience, and our ability to make a difference in the
community. In this very real sense, vision means being able to see clearly what we
have achieved as well as what remains to be done.
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE ■ A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST
overcoming hardship to rebuild communities, exploring new paths with hope and
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from the chairman and president
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The Museum has seen many advances and developments in its three years of operation. Its future continues to grow out of the vision of many people: our
patrons and donors, who recognized years ago the
need for a place of memory and learning; civic and
political leaders, who continue to view the Museum
as a source of understanding and teaching; and dedicated volunteers and professional staff, who envision
the great things we as an institution can and do
accomplish.The Museum will continue to tell the
stories of the Jewish people.Yet, in the years ahead,
our East Wing will enable it to explore innovative
ways to teach these lessons and to reach broader
audiences.This is our mandate and our mission.
In a year characterized by movement and planning, Museum Trustees met regularly to identify the
needs for the East Wing.Their foresight is laying the
groundwork for a capital campaign that will ensure
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the development needed to expand the Museum’s
role as both a memorial and an educational center.
The ceremonial groundbreaking on October 26
confirmed that this addition will be a reality in a
matter of years. Support from Governor George
Pataki, Mayor Guiliani, Speaker Peter Vallone,
Speaker Sheldon Silver and other public officials
remains steadfast on all fronts.
During this year of transition, we embarked on
several initiatives that brought the spirit of the
Museum to the forefront of academic enrichment.
We launched an oral history project devoted to
recording the experiences of those who served in
the Allied Forces during World War II, especially the
Jewish veterans.Their stories comprise a valuable
and unstudied chapter of 20th century Jewish history.
This project, generously funded by Irving and June
Paler, will provide the basis for the inaugural special
exhibition in the East Wing. In March, we hosted
Women in the Holocaust, a day-long symposium for
teachers and other educators, supported by Museum
Trustee Fanya Gottesfeld Heller. In April, Museum
Trustee Gerald Levin, Chairman and CEO of Time
Warner Inc., spoke eloquently about the importance
of preserving memory and hope at the Heritage
Dinner honoring him at the Waldorf=Astoria.
We also created new educational programs to
involve New York City high school students in the
day-to-day life of the Museum.The High School
Apprenticeship Program, generously funded by the
Streisand Foundation and the Manhattan Delegation
of the City Council, invited seven students of different
cultural backgrounds to apprentice with Museum
staff.They concluded their apprenticeships with
tearful descriptions of how important the experience
had been to them, citing deeper understanding of the
Holocaust and a newfound determination to keep
such events from happening again.
During the summer, Museum visitors were
treated to a number of innovative and memorable
events. On July 16, Harbor Nagilah, the Museum’s
LEFT: STAR OF DAVID NECKLACE MADE BY MARGIT (MANCI) RUBINSTEIN IN AUSCHWITZ, 1944-1945. GIFT OF SUGAR SIBLINGS IN MEMORY OF ROSENFELD &
SCHWARTZ FAMILIES. RIGHT: PAGES FROM HEBREW ALLIANCE OF BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS RECORDS BOOK, 1950-1964.
Robert M. Morgenthau,Chairman
Alfred Gottschalk, President
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first music festival, drew 1,800 people to the East
Lawn. Bringing lawn chairs and blankets, the crowd
enjoyed performances that featured klezmer, Jewish
jazz,Yiddish, Ghetto songs, cantorial, and Sephardic
music, all reflecting the vitality and diversity of
Jewish culture. The first-ever free “Neighborhood
Night” on July 13 welcomed hundreds of new faces
from Battery Park City, the five boroughs, and
beyond.The parade of ships on July 4 was a breathtaking, once-in-a-lifetime sight from the third floor
Overlook Gallery and Museum premises.
The Museum’s capital campaign for the construction of its new building is gaining momentum,
thanks to strong private and public support.At the
same time, the Museum’s schedule of educational
programming is increasingly busy, its academic
research intensifying, its collection expanding, and its
audience growing.As the Museum looks toward
tomorrow, we eagerly await the opportunity to build
on our strong, secure foundation in the community.
Our mandate to preserve and commemorate the
memory of the six million by creating a record of
Jewish life and by teaching the history and lessons of
the Holocaust is foremost in our minds as we plan
the new wing.At the start of the 21st century, we
look forward to working together with you to
realize our vision.
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vision in the
classrooms
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The Museum is a living classroom. In its galleries,
eloquent artifacts tell their stories and through
them, the visitors meet the real people whose lives
we remember. Exhibitions teach of courage and
hope, the power of memory, and the importance of
tolerance and justice. In our expanded facility, dedicated classrooms will enrich this educational message, enabling Gallery Educators and staff to work
closely with students before and after they tour the
galleries in an environment that encourages
exchange and dialogue.
State-of-the-art facilities, equipped with full
multi-media capabilities, will also provide the setting
for teacher training, academic conferences, and symposia. One classroom will be designed specifically
for elementary school-age students. On Sundays, the
Museum will use this space for family programs that
explore the themes of the Museum.
These new facilities will complement the
Museum’s ever-expanding role as an educational
center. Over the past year alone, Gallery Educators
welcomed more than 36,000 students representing a
diverse cross-section of schools.To better reach these
young visitors, we developed an array of new educational programs. Our latest workbook, Meeting
Hate with Humanity: Life During the Holocaust, will be
distributed to thousands of students, introducing the
themes and methods of learning that they will
encounter during their Museum visits. Another new
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program taught 45 New York City high school students how to promote heritage and culture in their
own school communities using museum methods.
At the end of the four-month-long program,
including a visit to our Museum, El Museo del
Barrio, and the Studio Museum of Harlem, five
schools received grants for student-created exhibitions.The office of Manhattan Borough President
C.Virginia Fields contributed generously to the
funding for this program.
Our educational mandate, however, demands a
broad definition of “student” that looks beyond
these traditional school groups. In the spring and
summer, more than 2,000 police recruits and senior
officers participated in a program developed jointly
with the NYPD Police Academy — an in-depth
tour of our core exhibition followed by dialogues
on prejudice reduction and diversity, as well as discussions of how different cultural groups perceive
authority. They gained new insights into democratic
ideals of tolerance, individual rights, and justice. So
valuable was the experience that a Museum visit is
now a part of police academy training.
TOP: NEW WORKBOOK, MEETING HATE WITH HUMANITY: LIFE DURING THE HOLOCAUST , COMPLEMENTS THE STUDENT’S MUSEUM EXPERIENCE; BOTTOM: STUDENTS
DISCUSS THEIR VISIT WITH GALLERY EDUCATOR IN THE THIRD FLOOR OVERLOOK GALLERY.
“As my eyes are now opened,
my heart is now broken,
yet my mind is determined
to make a difference.”
MISS DEE MARIE JOHNSON
vision in the
Our current range of public and family programs
enhances the themes explored in the core exhibition.A state-of-the-art theater planned for the East
Wing will attract additional visitors and accommodate more ambitious programs. It will allow us to
bring our film programming in-house, provide a
venue for performers, and a setting for academic
discussions and literary readings.
Over the past year, the Museum hosted an array
of programs.Author Tova Mirvis brought her tale of
Southern Jewish traditions, The Ladies Auxiliary, to
the Museum. Professional Jewish athletes joined a
discussion, Where Have You Gone Hank Greenberg?
Jewish Sports Stars of the Next Millennium, moderated
by New York Times sports columnist Ira Berkow. A
revival of music performed by the 1950s Yiddish
Swingtet introduced audiences to a band famous for
mixing jazz, klezmer, and swing arrangements.
Maggid, the Museum’s second annual Passover storytelling festival, was held in April. In commemoration
of Yom HaShoah, the Museum screened the film
What Fire Can’t Burn, the true story of a couple,
who despite the incredible events of the Holocaust,
remained hopeful. Internationally acclaimed clarinetist David Krakauer performed with his ensemble
Klezmer Madness!, and Yossi Harel, the commander
of four ships that helped bring Jewish refugees to
British Palestine in 1947, shared his story in an
engaging, matter-of-fact manner that never
acknowledged his own heroism.
The Bess Myerson Film & Video Collection
provides the basis for film programming at the
Museum.The Legacy Film Festival presented nine
films in March that examined the Holocaust
through the eyes of several generations, while our
12th Annual Film and Discussion Series explored
Jewish themes that resonate in the Museum ranging
from the life of an immigrant in the early part of
the century, to life in the ghetto, to life on a kibbutz
in Israel.
TOP: MAYOR FIORELLO LAGUARDIA, ALBERT EINSTEIN AND OTHERS WITH MEMBERS OF MAURICE SCHWARTZ’S YIDDISH ART THEATRE, NEW YORK CITY, C. 19371938. COLLECTION OF FRAYDELE OYSHER; BOTTOM: STAGE SET BY SAM LEVE FOR CAFÉ CROWN , NEW YORK CITY, 1964. GIFT OF THE ESTATE OF SAM LEVE IN
HONOR OF LOTTIE L. WEISS
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auditor ium
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vision in
exhibitions
Our new East Wing will increase the space available
for changing exhibitions, vastly improving our ability to offer perspectives that complement the core
exhibition. Major special exhibitions drawn from
the Museum’s own collection or organized by the
Museum, as well as traveling exhibitions from other
institutions, will help to attract new audiences while
encouraging repeat visits.
The inaugural special exhibition planned for
the new gallery will focus on Jewish GIs in World
War II.That groundbreaking exhibition will be
followed by an exploration of Jewish spiritual and
armed resistance during the Holocaust.These displays
will build on the Museum’s record of mounting
meaningful, stimulating special exhibitions using a
technique we pioneered: first-person narrative as told
through video testimony, artifacts, and photos—
precious memories in all their forms. Over the past
year, the Museum has been proud to present to the
public two unique special exhibitions.
Yiddish on Stage: Posters and Artifacts from the
World of Yiddish Theater premiered in October 1999,
co-sponsored by the American Jewish Historical
Society.The exhibition brought 100 years of Yiddish
theater to life through original posters, costumes,
sheet music, and photographs, including rare images
from the Museum’s collection of The Eternal Jew,
performed in the Vilna Ghetto.
Children of a Vanished World: Photographs by
Roman Vishniac replaced the joy of Yiddish theater
with the poignant images of children photographed
by Roman Vishniac between 1935 and 1938.
Sometimes using a hidden camera,Vishniac captured
children playing, studying, and working—offering
glimpses of a world about to change forever.The
Museum created a “Looking Guide for Families” to
accompany the exhibition, helping young visitors
contemplate the meaning of these vanished lives.
What can you learn from this
photograph about the homes
in which people lived?
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Why do you think all
of the people are wearing
layers of clothing?
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How is this house different
from yours and other homes
you are familiar with?
PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE EXHIBITION CHILDREN OF A VANISHED WORLD: PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROMAN VISHNIAC . EASTERN EUROPE, 1935-1938.
ROMAN VISHNIAC © MARA VISHNIAC KOHN
“It is the past that shows us
the future – this Museum is
a vivid message to all of us
now, for tomorrow.”
W. KOSS
vision for
At the heart of the Museum’s mission is the mandate to remember and to honor those who lost their
loved ones or their lives. Our six-sided building
stands as a physical monument to the six million
who perished. It also evokes the six sides of the Star
of David, a reminder of the enduring strength of the
Jewish people. Inside, the exhibition recalls their
legacy through an exploration of Jewish life,
learning, and experience before, during, and after
the Holocaust.
Forging personal connections has always been
at the heart of our effort to make the Museum a
“Living Memorial.” The East Wing will offer a
much-needed interactive facility in which visitors of
all ages can explore more deeply the material in the
exhibition.This facility will enable visitors to access
the Museum’s collections as well as full-length
survivor testimonies from Steven Spielberg’s
Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation
and the Museum’s own video archive. An enclosed
memorial garden overlooking New York Harbor
and the Statue of Liberty will provide a peaceful,
contemplative setting in which to reflect on the
joys, sorrows, and hopes that have shaped the 20th
century Jewish experience.
Already in place is a comment kiosk donated
by Vera and Imre Hecht. It allows visitors to reflect
on and respond to their Museum experiences.
Young visitors are encouraged to draw reflections of
their experiences, which are then displayed.Adults
sign their names in the book, often recording their
emotional responses. Many languages recorded in
the book reflect the variety of visitors from around
the world.
At the same time, the Museum continues its
commitment to teaching by recognizing the importance of oral history. In April and May 2000, our
Speakers Bureau commemorated Yom HaShoah by
sending out more than 70 men and women to
schools, synagogues, service groups, and other
organizations, reaching an audience of almost 7,000.
The New York Times featured this special program in
a May 3, 2000 article about Holocaust survivors
sharing their experiences.
At the Museum on Yom HaShoah, survivors
joined young people of all backgrounds in lighting
six memorial candles honoring children, parents,
grandchildren, rabbis, martyrs, and righteous
gentiles. Nearly 400 students from five schools
toured the Museum that day and listened with rapt
attention to the moving testimony of survivors—
a literal example of our dedication to creating a
“Living Memorial.”
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SURVIVORS NORBERT FRIEDMAN AND HANNAH SARA RIGLER WITH STUDENTS CARLOS CRUZ AND CHANA LANDES LIGHT MEMORIAL CANDLES ON YOM HASHOAH .
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as of 08/15/00
FOUNDERS
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The State of New York
The City of New York
Imre and Vera Hecht
Foundation in memory of
their Parents:
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Joseph and Sarah Leb
Anonymous in honor of
Stephen E. Kaufman
Anne and Bernard Spitzer
Leo and Julia Forchheimer
Foundation
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Mr. and Mrs. George Klein
Park Tower Group
Dr. Laszlo N.Tauber
and Family
Erica and Ludwig Jesselson
Republic National Bank of
New York
Bess Myerson
Peter and Mary Kalikow
Howard P. Ronson
Time Warner Inc.
Leonard Stern
S. Daniel Abraham
Bruce Ratner
Righteous Persons Foundation
in honor of Bruce M.
Ramer
Associates Division, Museum
of Jewish Heritage
Morton and Gladys Pickman
The Samuel Bronfman
Foundation
Edgar M. and Charles R.
Bronfman
Ann,Abe, Miriam, and
Daniel Oster
Dr. Ingrid Tauber
Varda and Shalom Yoran
Center for Holocaust Studies,
Brooklyn
Conference on Jewish
Material Claims Against
Germany
Gruss Lipper Foundation
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Strygler
The Sheldon H. Solow
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Klara and Larry Silverstein
Mr. Stephen Robert
In memory of Szmelko,Anna,
and Leopold Schwarz
Aszer and Frieda
Morgenthal
by the Schwarz Family
Dr. Leslie L. Peters, in memory
of Dr. Zoltan and Julia Peter
Semone Grossman
Helen and Irving Schneider
Marie and Gary Zwerling
and Family
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UPON HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE DISPLACED PERSONS CAMP IN FOEHRENWALD,
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Patricia and Jeffrey Kenner
Judith and Burton P. Resnick
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and in memory of family
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Valerie and Frank Furth,
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Pearl Resnick, in loving
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Froma and Andrew Benerofe
Meyer Berman
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Cable Systems Corporation
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Comedy Central
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Madison Square Garden
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NY State Department of
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Exchange
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& Co.
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The Hecht Foundation in
memory of their families:
The Hechts: Jeno and
Laszlo Steiner
The Lebs: Hanni Leb
Paneth, Moric, Juci Leb
Noe, Sari, Manci Leb Farkas,
Bandi
Marina P. Kaufman and
Stephen E. Kaufman
Nathan and Sima Katz
and Family
David J. Greene
Foundation, Inc.
Doree and Charles H.
Greenberg
Rita Gurko Lerner and Family
The Robert Sillins Family
Foundation
Felix and Peri Hirsch
Else David
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Samson and Sarah
Symchowicz, in memory of
family who perished
Meyer A. Berman in honor of
Robert M. Morgenthau
Lehman Brothers
Tom Margittai, in memory of
Bela Margittai
Barbara and Roy Zuckerberg
Ticketmaster
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Sophy Goldberg, in loving
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Mietek Furmanski
Bernice Manocherian
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Greta Landis
Celina and Thomas T. Hecht
Schwartz Family, in memory
of Lou Schwartz
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Stuart and Shirley Podolsky
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memory of Joan
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Picower Foundation
In honor of H Company
353rd Inf. Reg. 89th Div.
44-45
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Ticketmaster
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Turner Construction
Verizon
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The Charles B.Wang
Foundation, Inc.
Jerry Wartski
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S.Wien
and Family
The Maxine and Jack Zarrow
Foundation
The Zuckerman, Levenstein
and Pantirer Families
Deborah and Wayne
Zuckerman
Marie and Gary Zwerling
10
Barbara and Philip
Altheim
Marcia and Eugene
Applebaum
Atran Foundation
Anonymous
Bell Atlantic Foundation
Bloomberg Financial
Bloomingdale’s
Deborah and Richard Born
The Chase Manhattan Bank
Colgate-Palmolive Company
The Dorothy K. Commanday
Foundation
Congregation Emanu-El of
the City of New York
Consolidated Edison Co., of
New York, Inc.
Gail and Ira Drukier
Leonard and Ricky Eisen
Mr. and Mrs. Richard England
Estate of Hilde Stapelfeld
Fox Channels Group
Fox News Channel
Ann and Robert Fromer
Andreas Gal
Trudy and Robert Gottesman
Barbara Gould and William J.
Motto
Martin Granoff
Seymour Holtzman
Helen and Jeffrey Horowitz
Rosalie Goldenberg Katz
Helene Kener Gray and
Richard Gray
Kinray Inc.
Jan and Jack Kliger
The Nathan & Helen Kohler
Foundation
Kuala Healthcare Inc.
Emanuel Landsman
Ernest Michel, in memory of
Otto and Frieda Michel
Cheryl and Michael Minikes
Lynn and Fred Ohrenstein
Oristano Foundation
Daniel Oster
Pittman Family Foundation
Nancy and Roger Sachs
Susan P. Schutz and Stephen
Schutz
Herman Schwimmer
Francesca and Bruce Slovin
USA Networks
Wasserstein Perella &
Company
Jane and Mark Wilf
Mortimer Zuckerman
CURATORS’ CIRCLE
$1,000 – $4,999
Nira and Kenneth Abramowitz
Janet and Bruce Adler
Arthur S.Ainsberg
Joan and Harry Albright
Alpha Omega Foundation of
the Alpha Omega
International Dental
Fraternity
Harvey and Melody Alstodt
Linda and David Altshuler
Anonymous
Aon Risk Services, Inc. of
New York
Arthur Andersen
Mrs. Leonard Asher
Ari Astalos
Claudine Bacher
Ethel and Ulo Barad
Toby Bartosh
Battery Park City Authority
Helen and Roy Beck
Susan and Mark Beckerman
Lovey and Murray Beer
Alvin Begleiter & Binnette
Lipper
Diane Belfer
Norman C. Belfer & Elinor
Belfer
Carlos and Darel Benaim
Merri and Murray Benbasset
Ada and Mitchell Benerofe
Jane and Peter Berger
Andrea and Tom Bernstein
Jules Bernstein
The Richard A. & Amelia
Bernstein Foundation
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.,
Inc.
Randi and Marc Berson
Bertram Associates
Ann and Kenneth Bialkin
Abraham Biderman
Gloria and Mark Bieler
Carol and Frank Biondi
Birchwood Park Homes
Franciska and Michel Bittan
Cesia and Frank Blaichman
Mr. and Mrs. Reuven Blank
Anita and Howard Blatt
Joanna and Robert Blum
Marion and George
Blumenthal
In memory of Max and Else
Bohm
Susan and Jeffrey Bogatin
Esther and Robert Born
Lotte and Ludwig Bravmann
Cynthia and Edward Brodsky
Julian A. & Lois G. Brodsky
Foundation
Brookfield Financial Properties
Nancy and Howard Brown
Builders FirstSource Northeast Group Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Bunzl
Robin and Marc Byron
Cable Television Laboratories,
Inc.
Susan and Michael Castle
Debrah Lee Charatan
Mr. and Mrs. S. Chester
Jeanne and Daniel Chimes
The City of New York
Department of Finance
Seymour Cohn
Milton Cooper
Tanya and Sol Neil Corbin
Court TV
Joan and Joseph Cullman
Ellen and Stephen Danetz
Iris Dart
Dorothy and Howard
Denburg
Joseph Distenfeld
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette,
Inc.
Bernice and Donald Drapkin
Holly and David Dreman
DVD Media
East River Medical Imaging
Associates
Claire and Marc Edersheim
Mary Ann Ehrlich
Mitzi Eisenberg
Eisner & Lubin
Ambassador Edward E. Elson
Eleanor and Edward Epstein
Barbara and Scott Erlich
Estate of Elias Newman
Estate of Gertrude Weil
Estate of Irving Schinder
Estate of Mark B. Kupfer
Estate of Nathan Solomon
April and Joel Feffer
Dr. and Mrs. Norman
Feinsmith
Clara and Jerome Feldman
Rachel and Joseph Feldman
Vicki Cerenka-Feldman
Sidney Feuerstein
Lori and Mark Fife
Maria and Joel Finkle
Merle and Frederick Fish
Leo & Julia Forchheimer
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Forchheimer
Foremost Caterers
Forest Electric Corp.
Leslie and Bernard Friedman
Gail Furman, PhD
Don and Vicky Gabay
Golda and Wolf Gartenberg
Gelman/Farber Family
Foundation
Paul and Kellie Gersh
Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Gerson
Gayle and Mel Gerstein
Hermine and Julius Gewirtz
Elma and Milton Gilbert
Aaron & Betty Gilman
Foundation, Inc.
Allan Ginsburg
Susan Aurelia Gitelson
David Givner
Lili and William Goldberg
Terri and Michael Goldberg
Angie and Moritz Goldfeier
Evelyn and Harry Goldfeier
The Golf Channel
Richard Goodman
Stephen and Judith Goodman
Mona Gora Friedman
Betsy Gotbaum
William Gottlieb
Priscilla & Harold Grabino
Grafik Communications, Ltd.
Shirley and Milton Gralla
Anne and Paul Grand
Laureine and David
Greenbaum
Lillian and Marvin Greenberg
Ruth and H. B. Mack and
Family
Sheila and Henry Marcus
Arnold Markowitz
Bernie and Roz Mann
Marvin Mass
Robert and Claire Mazer
Vladka and Benjamin Meed
Carol and David Mersky
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Diane and Ira Millstein
Michael and Ellen Monchick
Mary and Robert
Montgomery
Robert Morgan
Jenny Morgenthau
Lucinda and Robert M.
Morgenthau
Susan and Robert
Morgenthau
Belle and Alexander Moser
The Nash Family Foundation
National Hockey League
Brooke and Daniel Neidich
Alice and K. Fred Netter
Arnold Neustadter
Alvin L. and Frances S.
Newman
Newman & Leventhal
Pella Windows & Doors
Raymond and Ruth Perelman
JoAnn and Martin Perlman
Camila and Morris Pinto
Joseph Pinto
Bernard M. Plum and Sandra
M. Rocks
Manny Podhoretz
Abraham Podolsky
Fannie and Zenek Podolsky
Sally and Jack Pomeranc
Lois Pope
Cheryl and Ronald Portnoy
Propp Family
Puchowitzer Society, Inc.
Chaim Reich
Arlene Reisman and Edward
M. Fox
Bonnie and Richard Reiss
Mitchell Rieder
Rite Aid Corporation
The Ritz-Carlton, Downtown
NY/Millennium Partners
Marian and David Rocker
Marilyn and Joseph Rosen
Sara and David Rosen
Jayne and Richard Rosenhaus
Janis and Joel Rosenkranz
Sol Rosenkranz
Nina Rosenwald
Leo Rosner Foundation, Inc.
Laura and James Ross
Shereen and Howard Rutman
Trudy and Sy Sadinoff
Amanda and Michael
Salzhauer
Eliane Sandler
Carol and Lawrence Saper
Ira and Helen Sarasohn
Mania and Joseph Sarna
Savant Solutions
Irving Schaffer
Leslie and Paul Schoen &
Family
The Schoenheimer
Foundation
Nancy and Jeffrey Schondorf
Marvin and Donna Schwartz
Foundation
Doris and Herman Schwarz
Donna and David Schweid
Seevak Family Foundation
Barbara and Norman Seiden
Orna Shulman
Cylia and William Siedenburg
Carol and Morton Siegler
Brad Singer
Ann and Bernard Sklar
Alan B. Slifka
Barbara and Clifford Sobel
Joanne and Ronald B. Sobel
The Solomon-Page Group,
Ltd.
Soluble Products Company
SpectaGuard
Cheryl and Robert Sperber
Emily and Jerry Spiegel
Kate and Steven Spielberg
Nancy Steinhal
Harold L. and Marlene Strauss
Lee and Roger Strong
Robin and Warren Struhl
Rosa Strygler
Laurie Tisch Sussman
Michelle and Steven
Sweetwood
Morton Sweig
Samson Symchowicz
Marilyn and Henry Taub
Tiffany & Co.
Irving Tolkin Foundation, Inc.
Trugman Family Charitable
Trust
Arthur and Evelyn Udell
United Food & Commercial
Workers International Union
Rita Ungar and Nathan Moser
Marc and Mindy Utay
Rita and Jerome Waldor
The Waldorf=Astoria
Carla and Peter Warren
Nina and Walter Weiner
Norman Weisman
Claire Weisz
Lois Whitman
Lilyan Wilder
Beth & Lenny Wilf
Sygmund Wilzig
Barbara and Harry Wittlin
David Wotman
Varda and Shalom Yoran
Donald and Karen Young
Max Zankel Foundation
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CAUX, SWITZERLAND, 1945. GIFT OF DR. DAVID HERMANN
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE ■ A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST
Arlene and Martin Greenfield
Bonnie and Tod Greenfield
Jessica and Judah Gribetz
Andrew Grossman
Ronnie and Edward
Grossmann
Tzipporah and Jacob Gruber
Joseph Gurwin
Aaron Samuel Gurwitz &
Susan Abramowitz
Charles Gwirtsman
Sharon and David Halpern
Miriam & George Harkavy
Debra and Richard Heller
Diane and Robert Herzog
Frances Hess
IBM Corporation
HSBC Bank USA
ITOCHU International Inc.
Alan and Susan Jackowitz
Irwin Jacobs
Alan and Debbie Janoff
Ann and Leon Jolson
Junior Gallery, Ltd.
Max Kagan Family
Foundation
Adele and Edward Kahn
Myra F. Kaplan
Rita and Henry Kaplan
Morris J. & Betty Kaplun
Foundation Inc.
Rose Kasenetz
Ellen & Howard Katz
Ruth and Steven Katz
Sima and Nathan Katz and
Family
Susan and Michael Katz
Kauff, McClain & McGuire
LLP
Judy and Uri Kaufthal
Charlotte and John Kenney
Sylvia Cheres Klenicki Kier
Hyman Kindler
Charlette and Neil Klarfeld
Ludwig Klein
Ava and Bruce Kleinman
Sheila Kostrinsky
Dorothy and Abel Kowalsky
Elli and Israel Krakowski
Jeffrey Kroll
Jerome Kroll
Louis J. Kuriansky Foundation
Lee and Murray Kushner
Charlotte Lax
Julie and Paul Leff
Judith M. Leiber
The Lemberg Foundation, Inc.
Rita Gurko Lerner and Family
Louis D. Levine and Pat
Molholt
The Lewart Family Charitable
Trust
Lewco Securities
Lois and Leonard Lichter
Donald and Jackie Light
Joanna Lipper
Joseph and Ida Liskin
Foundation, Inc.
Harry & Ruth Lorch
Marc Lowenberg
11
Harry Zansberg
Rose Zarucki
Susan Kennedy Zeller
Tova Zifzider
Arthur Zinberg
Claire & Gilbert Zweig
Anne and David Zygelman
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BUILDERS’ CIRCLE
$500 – $999
12
Altman-Aronow Charitable
Foundation
Lillian and Carl Altshuler
Dr. Justin and Bernice Lee
Altshuler
Daniel and Lucille J.Amster
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence I.Atlas
Christina Baker
Sanford L. Batkin
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bauer
Stella Baum
Baumgart Restaurant, Inc.
Dorothy G. and Sidney B.
Becker
Carla Dreese Bell
Anne and Harold Bendell
Henrietta and Jerome Berko
Wendy and Mark Biderman
Aviva and Charles Blaichman
Jean Bloch and Menachem
Rosensaft
Lilly and Sam Bloch
Harriette Blum
Louis Blumengarten
David and Karen Blumenthal
Samuel Borenstein
Marie Brenner
Barbara and Paul Brensilber
Ella Brody
Nancy and Peter Brown
Marc and Michelle Buzin
CAI Benefits, Inc.
Carol Case
Sheila and Don Chaifetz
The Chase Manhattan
Foundation
The Coach Dairy Goat Farm
Stephen and Helen Colman
Esther and Herman Copelon
Dani Max LTD
RosaLee and Richard Davison
Valerie and Charles Diker
Rita and Fred Distenfeld
Dix Hills Jewish Center
Scott Domansky
Martha and Sol Eckstein
Florence and Abe Elenowitz
Bonnie S. Englebardt
Susan Erlich
Charlotte Falk
Leslie and Arthur Fass
Stephen H. Feinberg
Helene and Ziel Feldman
Esther and Jonas Feldzon
Morris Fellner
Gertrude Finkelstein
Frieda and Roy Furman
Phyllis and Seymour
Gartenberg
Edith and Michael Gelfand
Audrey and Richard Giddon
Sylvia and Abe Ginsburg
Judy and Ron Gold
Ellen and Morton Goldberg
Wendy and David Goldberg
Joan and Sheldon Goldstein
Goldstein Family Foundation
Mark Gordon
Rosalind and Mervin D. Gray
Jeri and Robert Green
Bruce and Karyn Greenwald
Barbara and Norman Gross
Laurie and Franklin Gutman
Joanne and Michael Halpern
Gilbert Helman
Ike and Ellen Sue Kier
Yoram and Yocobina Koby
Kol Israel Foundation
Joyce Koslow
Jutta and Jules Kramer
Mr. Ian and Dr.Andrea
Lagowitz
Irina and David Langer
Rabbi and Mrs. Eric Lankin
Linda and Murray Laulicht
Laurence Lazar
Kathy and Richard Leventhal
Rita and David Levy
US ARMY-ISSUE PRAYER SHAWL BELONGING TO RABBI JUDAH NADICH,
CHAPLAIN, C. 1942. GIFT OF RABBI AND MRS. JUDAH NADICH
Adrienne and Alan Henick
Michael & Harriet Hessdorf
Annette Heyman Foundation,
Inc.
Leslie and Larry Hillel
Helen and Arnold Hoffman
Rose and Joe Holm
Shelley and Steven Holm
Arlene and Elliot Horowitz
Herbert Horvitz
ICF Industries, Inc.
Jill and Kenneth Iscol
Jericho Jewish Center
John Meyer Consulting
John-Platt Enterprises, Inc.
Kalisher Independent Society
Wendy and Harry Kantor
Barbara and Seth Kaplan
Beverly and Michael Kastner
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kelman
Sonia & Adam Lewenberg
Jayne and Mitchell Lewis
Evelyn & Bernard Lieberman
Martin Lipton
Nancy Maidman
Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin
Mary and Morton Maltz
Peggy and David Mann
Diana L. Mares
Mitchell Mekles
Henry Melin and Helen
Shabas Melin
Sandy and Edward Meyer
Suzanne and Joseph Michaan
Jan Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Moelis
Suzanne and Sheldon Nash
Caroline Newhouse
Office Equipment Company
Fritzi and Herbert Owens
Simon and Chaya Palevsky
Edy and Jerry Perelson
Lewis Perkiss
Perry Copy Center & Printing
Pierre Hotel
Linda and Melvin Polkow
Debbie and Larry Pomeranc
David Pulver
Dr. Jay M. Purvin
James Rapp
Julie Ratner
Honorable William and
Hannah Sara Rigler
Bonny and Marvin Rosen
Rosenhaus Family
Philanthropic Fund
Linda and Harold Rosenson
Mindy and Ira Rothbaum
Steven Rothman
Elizabeth and Joseph Rubach
Syril and Leonard Rubin
Cheryl and Stephen Rush
Phyllis and Albert Safdieh
Dolores Salzman
Renee and Ernest Samson
John Schepisi
Maybelle Schneider
Hildegard and Sidney
Schonfeld
Esther and William Schulder
Steven and Deborah
Schwarzberg
Mary and Phil Seeman
Marjorie and Mark Seidenfeld
Ysrael Seinuk
Susan Shmalo
The Silberstein Foundation,
Inc.
Ruth Gabriele Sarah Silten
Lillian and Lawrence H. Singer
Sylvia and Max Sittenfeld
Ruth Skydell
Nicole Slaven
Rhoda Raizel Spira
Rica & Harvey Spivack
Pola and Charles Sporer
Esta and Jamie Stecher
Susan Steinsapir
David Sterling
Bonnie and Thomas Strauss
Strong Capital Management,
Inc.
Barbara Swersky
Stanley Tate
William Teitelbaum
Fern and Lenard Tessler
Thaler Family Foundation
Susan Thomases
Travel Trends Inc.
Michael Tuch Foundation, Inc.
Tyler Publishing, LLC
William and Jerry Ungar
Universal Elevator Co., Inc.
Doris and Felix Urman
Mira Jedwabnik Van Doren
Etta and Irwin Walman
Joan Weberman
Charlotte and Herbert Wein
In memory of Joe & Celia
Weinstein
Michael and Leah Weisberg
Cammy and Harry Weisleder
CONTRIBUTORS’ CIRCLE
$250 – $499
Herbert and Caryl Ackerman
Judith and Alan Adler
Kathy Ales
Alixandre Furs
American International Group
Ansell Zaro Grimm & Aaron,
PC
Paula Armon
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Aronson
Sylvia Arnowich
Stephanie and Mitchell
Barnett
Ilene and Robert Barrack
Phillippe Bauman
David Begleiter
Robert Begleiter
Steven Begleiter
Jay Beilis
Shari and Drori Benmen
The Ben’s Foundation
Alan & Mimi Bercow
Robert Berg
Martin Bergen Orthodontic
Associates
Andrew Berman
Barry and Cheryl Berman
Lawrence P. Blenden
Edith C. Blum Foundation,
Inc.
Barrie and J. Robert
Blumenthal
Randy Gilman and Henri Boll
Esther Brandeis
Sandra Breakstone
Joshua and Sharon Brickman
Jean and Frederick Browning
Buchanan Ingersoll
Sara and Jon Budish
Gary and Jennifer Budlow
Professional Corporation
Lisa Jere and Ira Carlin
Mirtha and Paul Celler
Paula and Mitchell Chalfin
Richard Chesnoff
Nancy and Joseph Chetrit
Chmielniker Sick and
Benevolent Society
The Collector’s Teapot
Carole and Leslie Cohen
Eileen and Stephen A. Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Cohen
Michele and Martin Cohen
Consulate General of the
Republic of Poland in New
York
Ethel and Daniel Cooper
Toby and Leon Cooperman
Mel and Sue Coren
Susan and Mark Cwern
Ed & Cheryl Dauber
Sharon and Arthur Draznin
Madeline and Charles Dreifus
Arlette and Irving Drillings
Barry and Laurie Drucker
Benjamin Duhl
Sara and Moritz Dunietz
Marsha and David Edell
Edelman Public Relations
Worldwide
Fran and Lester Elias
Martin Elias
Marjorie Ellenbogen
Harold Engleman
Rachel and Melvin Epstein
Robin and Steven Epstein
Arlene and Irwin Ettinger
Fairlawn Dental Associates, PA
Mr. H. Feibelman
Sherry and Mark Fessel
Nina Fetner
Irwin Feuer
COVER OF A PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM GIVEN TO HENRY COHEN FOR HIS SERVICE
UPON HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE DISPLACED PERSONS CAMP IN
FOEHRENWALD, GERMANY, 1946. GIFT OF EVELYN COHEN
Regina and Herbert
Feuerstein
Alba Figueroa
Ruth and Jerome Firsty
Barbara and Aron Forem
Michael Frankel
Fraternal Order of Benoin
Sosnowicer
Bella Frutkin
Lenore and Arthur Fuhrer
Eva and Leo Gans
Adrienne and Stuart Garay
Stacey and James Garson
Herbert Geismar
Pearl Gelernter
Marcy L. Gilbert
Sandra and Arnold Gold
Joan and Howard Goldberg
Judith and Richard Golden
Leo Goldschmidt
Judy and Ted Goldsmith
Gerald and SaraJane Goldstein
Mrs. David Goldstick
Stephen Gordon
Brooke and Alexander Goren
Ruth and David Gottesman
Judy and Gill Grant
The Phillips-Green
Foundation, Inc.
Sheila and Saul Greenberg
Roslyn and Lawrence
Greenfield
Steve Greenseid
Jay and Sandi Greenwald
Jan and Andy Groveman
Marlene and Mark A. Haber
Walter Handelman
Debra Harris
Laurie and Maury Harris
Allison and Cory Hechler
Imre and Vera Hecht
Helen and Max Helfman
Francine Hermelin Levite
Fred & Suzanne Herriman
Gisela Herzl
David Hidary
Joyce Hirsch
Judith and Paul Hochhauser
Denise and Jonathan Holder
Agnes Hollander
Pamela Hut
Marjorie and Harry
Immerman
Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson
II, M.D.
Peter Jakes
Irene and Morton Jarashow
Roe Jasen
JAZ Apparel
Johnson & Johnson
K & S Industrial Corp.
Agnes Kalman-Whyte
Pat and Paul D. Kaplan
Isaak Karaeva
Karin Temple Israel of New
Rochelle
Dorothy Karp
Jerome and Susan Katz
Celia and Paul Kener
Robert Kern
Elise and Richard Kestenbaum
Alfred and Temma Kingsley
COMMEMORATIVE PLATE FOR 50TH
ANNIVERSARY OF MARCUS AND
SARAH LAGER, FIUME, ITALY, 1937.
GIFT OF ELLA LAGER BRODY
Abigail Kirsch
Eric Chaim Kline
Martin Klotz
Russell S. Knapp
Rachel and William Knobler
Mr. & Mrs. Uri Kollnesher
Francine Ann Kono
Gerda Korngold
James Kraft
Roberta and Robert Krantz
Kraus Family Foundation
Helen Krieger
Elizabeth and Ronald Krinick
Naomi and Paul Kronish
Alice Kulick
Lewis Kuper
Lasser, Hochman L.L.C.
Julia & Ronald Latz
Leo & Trude Lemle Family
Foundation
Trudy Lenger
Donatella & Jacques Lennon
Lauren and Neil Lenok
Fred and Anne Levi
Janice Levin
Arthur Levine
Amy Levy
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome H. Levy
Ella Lidsky
Shelly and Jay Lipman
Norman and Sandra Liss
Barbara M. Urbach Lissner and
Michael Lissner
Harvey Litwin
Eric Livingston
Lisa and Gary Maier
Joan and Howard Maisel
Suzanne Maltz and Paul
Aronofsky
Risa Mandell
Maureen and Denis Manelski
Ruth and Arthur Maron
Barbara Mathes
Jayne Meiselman
Rita and Vincent Merendino
Merrill Lynch & Company
Foundation, Inc.
Delicia and Joseph Mevorah
Miroddi Imaging, Inc.
Ellen and Vernon Mosheim
Michael Moskowitz
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Natalie L. Myerson
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE ■ A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST
Selma and Daniel Weiss
Westchester Reform Temple
Inge and Dolph Wettreich
Marcia Wilf
Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam &
Roberts
Felix Wolkowitz
Norman and Cathy Yohay
Helen and Harold Yood
Diana and Eli Zborowski
Harriet Zimmerman
Audrey Zucker
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SUKKAH PANEL WITH GRACE AFTER MEALS HAND PAINTED BY ARYEH STEINBERGER, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, C. 1919. GIFT OF INEZ STEINBERGER LEWIN
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New England Motor Freight,
Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Olshina
Judy and Harold Oppenheim
Isaac & Sonia Orbuch
Aaron I. Osherow
H. Otterman
Nancy and Larry Pantirer
Josef Paradis
Paradise Inc
Rickie and James Peaslee
Carol and Aaron Peck
Gail and Berndt Perl
Brian Perman
Elisa and Alan Pines
Platinum Design, Inc.
Ann Pollack
Terri and Michael Pomeranc
Jean and Walter Porges
Lily Lieb Port
Helen Portnoy
Esther and Isaac Pulvermacher
George Radnoti
Gerald and Barbara Ranzal
Edith Ratner
Sybil and David Resnik
Emerich Ressler
Eleanore A. Reznik
Rita S. Gold Foundation
Sandra Rogol
Irving M. Rosenbaum and
Ruth Hockley
Nanette and George
Rosenberg
Helen Rosenblatt
Joseph Rosenblatt
Jane Dara Rosenbloom
Daniel Rosenblum Family
Foundation Inc.
Rosenthal Charitable Lead
Annuity Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Seymour A.
Rosenthal
Deborah & David Rosmarin
Daryl Roth
Elizabeth and Stuart Roth
Jeffrey and Michelle Roth
Nina and Russell Rothman
Lenore Ruben
Sherry and Henry Rutman
Marion and Michael Saffer
Peter and Ruth Safirstein
Lesley and Steven Sanders
Shari’s Place
Doris and Marvin Schechter
Fradelle and Harvey Schefren
Judy and Marty Scherzer
In memory of Joseph B.
Schnitzer
Mary Anne Schwalbe
Betty and Howard Schwartz
Jane & Martin Schwartz
The Schwartz Family
Foundation
Theresa and Ronald Schwartz
Sandra Scime
Shevaun and Steve Selvin
Roberta and Herbert Selzer
Sandra Serebin
Ellen and Robert Shasha
Jerome Shindelman
Iris Shokoff
Marc Siden
Ronny Jo and Joel Siegel
Dudi Silberberg
Andrea and Greg Silvershein
Melissa and Cary Silverman
Helen Silverman
David Solomon
Spear, Leeds & Kellogg
Mollie Speisman
Abby R. Spilka & John F.
Henderson
Bernice Staub Claymont
Robert Stein
Sharon Stein
Arnold Steinberg
Thelma and Fred Steiner
Richard Stern
Audrey Steuer
Randee and Brian Stolar
Leila and Melville Straus
Adam and Susan Stupak
Bella Sztul
Sztul Family
Marilyn and Jeffrey Tabak
Marcia and Lonnie
Tabatchnick
Dr. S. Jerome and Judith D.
Tamkin
Ruth N.Taub
Howard Teich
Temple Emanu-El of
Lynbrook
Temple Shaaray Tefila
Marv and Suzanne Tenenbaum
Michael J.Tierney
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Topfer
Tropham Foundation, Inc.
Herman Udasin, in loving
memory of Jack M. Ullman
Guy E.Vincel
Harold Walsky
Helene and Paul Wasserman
Barbara and Richard Weinberg
Edward Weiner
Michael and Sharon Weinreb
Abigail and Fred Weinshank
David Weinstein
Mr. & Mrs. Natan Wekselbaum
Samuel Wertheim
Anita White
David Wingate
Norman and Elaine Winik
Diane and Howard Wohl
Merle and David Wolff
Workmen’s Circle
Evelyn and George Wrubel
Dorothy and Jonathan York
Michael and Gloria Young
In memory of Marilyn S. Zall
Edythe and Sam Zaro
Alan Zekelman
Barry and Robyn Zeller
Alan and Susan Zelman
Jill and Gary Ziman
Carolyn Zimmerman
Amy and Mark Zusy
DONORS OF GOODS AND
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Weil, Gotshall & Manges LLP
Park Tower Realty
Forest City Ratner
Macro Consultants Inc.
GGMC Parking LLC
Campus Coach
Lissner and Lissner
Harry Whitlin, Pickwick Arms
Hotel
Stephen Lefkowitz, Esq.,
Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam &
Roberts
Gumley – Haft Inc.
DDB Worldwide
Rubenstein Associates
Jack Kliger, Hachette
Filipacchi Magazines
Gary Van Dis, Conde Nast
David Sultanik
Melanie Einzig Photography
EMDA Inc.
Eric Chaim Kline
HAND EMBROIDERED BLOUSE MADE
BY CHAYA PORUS AND WORN BY
HER IN THE NAROCZ FOREST WITH
THE MARKOV PARTISAN BRIGADE,
1943-1944. GIFT OF SIMON AND
CHAYA PALEVSKY
Independent Auditors’ Report
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST:
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
We have audited the accompanying statement of financial position of A Living Memorial to the Holocaust: Museum of
Jewish Heritage as at December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related statements of activities and cash flows for the years
then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Museum’s management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
A Living Memorial of the Holocaust: Museum of Jewish Heritage at December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the changes in
net assets and cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
New York, New York
February 16, 2000
EISNER & LUBIN LLP
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST:
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
Statement of Financial Position
DECEMBER 31,
1999
1998
Cash and cash equivalents
Unconditional promises to give
(less allowance for uncollectible amounts of
$452,285 in 1999 and $431,188 in 1998)
Other assets
Inventory
Buildings, furniture and equipment
(at cost, less accumulated depreciation
of $3,259,718 in 1999 and $1,811,128 in 1998)
Long-term investments
Contributions receivable from trusts
Unconditional promises to give - permanently restricted
(less allowance for uncollectible amounts of $29,442
in 1999 and $46,347 in 1998)
Board designated fund - depreciation reserve
Collections (Note A(6))
Short-term investments endowment fund
Total
$ 3,182,064
$ 2,227,521
5,825,867
289,346
116,073
7,252,227
232,571
149,829
14,989,995
114,404
1,652,592
16,090,588
124,494
1,349,284
380,888
4,111,071
—
511,417
$ 31,173,717
476,681
1,906,387
—
299,023
$ 30,108,605
$
917,819
29,040
946,859
$ 1,287,967
44,113
1,332,080
20,679,488
8,647,605
899,765
30,226,858
$ 31,173,717
18,770,857
9,193,206
812,462
28,776,525
$ 30,108,605
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Deferred revenue
Total liabilities
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
Total net assets
Total
The notes to financial statements are made a part hereof.
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE ■ A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST
Assets
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A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST:
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
Statement of Activities
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
UNRESTRICTED
TEMPORARILY PERMANENTLY
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
TOTAL
Public support and revenue:
Public support:
Contributions
Government contributions
In-kind contributions
Special events revenue
Special events direct expenses
Total public support
$ 2,612,372
2,851,823
525,070
1,770,635
(373,795)
7,386,105
$ 1,909,173
101,000
$
2,010,173
87,303
87,303
$ 4,608,848
2,952,823
525,070
1,770,635
(373,795)
9,483,581
Revenue:
Admissions
Museum shop sales
Net unrealized and realized
investment gains (losses)
Interest income
Other revenue
Total revenue
Net assets released from restrictions
Total support and revenue
508,343
245,152
508,343
245,152
160,285
224,398
290,484
1,428,662
160,285
224,398
290,484
1,428,662
2,555,774
11,370,541
(2,555,774)
(545,601)
87,303
10,912,243
Expenses:
Program services:
Collections and exhibitions
Education
Marketing and public relations
Building operations
Total program services
1,799,986
1,097,389
773,392
3,182,242
6,853,009
1,799,986
1,097,389
773,392
3,182,242
6,853,009
Supporting services:
Management and general
Fund raising
Total supporting services
1,282,770
1,018,803
2,301,573
1,282,770
1,018,803
2,301,573
Auxiliary services - museum shop costs
Total expenses
307,328
9,461,910
307,328
9,461,910
Change in Net Assets
Net assets - beginning of year
Net assets - end of year
2000 ANNUAL REPORT
The notes to financial statements are made a part hereof.
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1,908,631
18,770,857
$ 20,679,488
(545,601)
9,193,206
$ 8,647,605
$
87,303
812,462
899,765
1,450,333
28,776,525
$ 30,226,858
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
$ 2,398,448
2,096,896
537,834
1,416,414
(258,109)
6,191,483
TEMPORARILY PERMANENTLY
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
$ 3,007,534
244,930
$
3,252,464
186,982
186,982
TOTAL
$ 5,592,964
2,341,826
537,834
1,416,414
(258,109)
9,630,929
709,765
320,685
709,765
320,685
(15,375)
97,318
247,435
1,359,828
4,000
4,000
(15,375)
97,318
251,435
1,363,828
3,422,423
10,973,734
(3,422,423)
(165,959)
186,982
10,994,757
1,389,357
729,002
714,713
3,038,673
5,871,745
1,389,357
729,002
714,713
3,038,673
5,871,745
1,248,623
1,055,798
2,304,421
1,248,623
1,055,798
2,304,421
399,322
8,575,488
399,322
8,575,488
2,398,246
16,372,611
$ 18,770,857
(165,959)
9,359,165
$ 9,193,206
$
186,982
625,480
812,462
2,419,269
26,357,256
$ 28,776,525
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UNRESTRICTED
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A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST:
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
Statement of Cash Flows
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
1999
1998
Cash flows from operating activities:
Change in net assets
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Provision for uncollectible promises to give
Straight-line rent adjustments
Decrease (increase) in:
Unconditional promises to give
Other assets
Inventory
Contributions receivable from trusts
(decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Deferred revenue
Net cash provided by operating activities
$ 1,450,333
$ 2,419,269
1,448,590
112,837
(47,301)
1,432,656
165,518
36,790
1,409,316
(56,775)
33,756
(303,308)
862,280
35,627
(30,215)
(188,182)
(322,847)
(15,073)
3,709,528
(2,208,733)
(32,613)
2,492,397
(347,997)
10,090
(212,394)
(2,204,684)
(2,754,985)
954,543
(409,523)
(25,425)
(299,023)
(1,195,357)
(1,929,328)
563,069
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures
Long-term investments
Short-term investments – endowment funds
Board designated fund
Net cash (used in) investing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year
2,227,521
$ 3,182,064
1,664,452
$ 2,227,521
The notes to financial statements are made a part hereof.
A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST:
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
Notes to Financial Statements
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
1.Organization and Nature of Activities - The purposes of A Living Memorial to the Holocaust: Museum of Jewish
Heritage are to operate “A Living Memorial to the Holocaust - Museum of Jewish Heritage” (Museum of Jewish
Heritage) which is located at Battery Park City, New York, develop exhibitions that travel to other museums, provide a
venue for exhibitions related to the mission of the Museum, provide facilities for the preservation of historical materials
for research, conduct lectures, seminars and other educational programs and to publish articles, papers and research
materials.
2. Cash and Cash Equivalents - The Museum has defined cash and cash equivalents to include unrestricted liquid shortterm investments with original maturities of three months or less.
2000 ANNUAL REPORT
3. Inventory - Inventory comprises items for sale in the museum shop and is recorded at cost.
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4. Public Support and Contributions - Contributions are considered available for unrestricted use unless specifically
restricted by the donor. Donations of securities and property are recorded at fair value when received.The Museum
recognizes contribution revenue for services received at the fair value of those services.These services principally include
legal and consulting services which expense is included in supporting services. Unconditional promises to give due in
subsequent years are recorded at the present value of their net realizable value, using risk-free interest rates applicable to
the year in which the promises are received to discount the amounts.Temporarily restricted net assets reflect unconditional promises to give which are due in subsequent periods, contributions receivable from trusts (substantially splitinterest agreements) and assets restricted by donors for various educational and operating activities.Temporarily restricted
net assets are reclassified to unrestricted net assets when a donor purpose restriction is accomplished. Permanently
restricted net assets comprise endowments.
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MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
5. Split-Interest Agreements - The Museum’s split-interest agreements with donors consist of irrevocable charitable
remainder trusts for which the Museum does not serve as trustee.The Museum’s beneficial interest in the trusts is
recorded at the present value of estimated expected cash flows to the Museum. Gains and losses resulting from changes in
actuarial assumptions and accretion of discount are recorded as changes in permanently restricted net assets.The discount
rate on split-interest agreements is approximately 7%.
6. Collections - Collections, which include artifacts of historical significance, are not recognized as assets on the statement
of financial position. Each collection item is cataloged, preserved and cared for and activities verifying the existence of
the items and assessing their condition are performed continuously.
7. Buildings, Property and Equipment - Buildings, property and equipment are recorded at cost and are being depreciated
using straight-line methods over their estimated economic useful lives. Expenditures for additions to buildings, museum
fabrication and equipment, and furniture and equipment are capitalized.
8. Income Taxes - The Museum has registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; accordingly, the financial statements reflect no provision for income
taxes.
9. Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
10. Functional Allocation of Expenses - The costs of providing various programs and other activities have been summarized on a functional basis in the statement of activities. Accordingly, certain costs have been allocated among the
programs and supporting services benefited.
Note B - Unconditional Promises to Give:
Unconditional promises to give at December 31, 1999, including amounts restricted to investment in Museum, are as
follows:
$ 3,691,474
3,459,667
187,500
7,338,641
650,159
481,727
$ 6,206,755
The discount rate used on long-term promises to give is 10%.
Two promises to give aggregated approximately 23% of promises to give at December 31, 1999 and three promises to
give aggregated approximately 32% of promises to give at December 31, 1998.
Two contributions aggregated approximately 28% of contributions income in 1999.Three contributions aggregated
approximately 43% of contributions income in 1998.
Note C - Buildings, Furniture and Equipment:
Buildings, furniture and equipment comprises the following:
December 31,
Buildings
Museum fabrication and equipment
Furniture and equipment
Total
Less accumulated depreciation
Total
1999
1998
$ 10,187,452
7,346,602
715,659
18,249,713
3,259,718
$ 14,989,995
$ 10,155,304
7,274,503
471,909
17,901,716
1,811,128
$ 16,090,588
Life
(In Years)
15 - 40
5-7
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Receivable in less than one year
Receivable in one to five years
Receivable in more than five years
Total unconditional promises to give
Less discounts to net present value
Less allowance for uncollectible promises
Net
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MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
Note D - Museum Lease:
The Museum entered into a lease agreement with the Battery Park City Authority (Authority) expiring on June 17, 2069
for the rights and privileges to construct and thereafter operate a museum at Battery Park City. At the end of the lease
term, the Museum property, to which the Authority retains title during the term of the lease, is to be surrendered to the
Authority.
Rental payments to the Authority are due quarterly and are equal to the greater of either 10% of the gross entry or exit
receipts (as defined) or the Civic Facilities payment (as defined) due to the Authority for the Museum’s proportionate share
of Battery Park City. Rental payments were $47,921 and $67,626 for the years ending December 31, 1999 and 1998,
respectively.
Note E - Office Lease:
The Museum leases office space under an operating lease, which expires September 30, 2004.The lease provides for minimum annual rent of $510,000 plus escalations in real estate taxes and operating expenses.The future minimum annual
rental payments are as follows:
Year ending:
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Total
$
510,000
510,000
510,000
510,000
382,500
$ 2,422,500
Rent expense aggregated $360,799 and $461,790 for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
Note F - Retirement Plan:
The Museum has a defined contribution retirement plan covering substantially all employees. Under the plan, the Museum
matches employees’ contributions up to 5% of their regular salary. Museum contribution aggregated $99,947 and $70,875
for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
Note G - Board of Trustees Designated Fund:
The Board of Trustees designated that the Museum establish a fund equal to the replacement cost of the Museum to be
funded based upon depreciation expense. Such fund is included in unrestricted net assets and fund comprises the following:
December 31,
1999
1998
Short-term investments
Other investments
Donated apartment held for sale
1.3514% interest in limited liability company
Cash surrender value – life insurance
Artwork
Total
$
$
1,564,110
384,013
650,000
1,000,000
37,948
475,000
4,111,071
$
1,195,357
261,030
450,000
$
1,906,387
Short-term investments comprises certificates of deposits and money market accounts.
Note H - Concentration of Credit Risk:
2000 ANNUAL REPORT
Cash and cash equivalents and board designated fund short-term investments include investments in a money market fund
of $1,994,000 in 1999 and commercial paper of $1,690,000 at two commercial banks in 1998.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Robert M. Morgenthau,
Chairman
George Klein,
Vice Chairman
Manfred Ohrenstein,
Vice Chairman
Howard J. Rubenstein,
Vice Chairman
Alfred Gottschalk,
President
Harry W.Albright, Jr.
Judah Gribetz
Imre Hecht
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
Peter S. Kalikow
Stephen E. Kaufman
Patti Askwith Kenner
Gerald M. Levin
Joanna H. Lipper
Ernest W. Michel
Ira M. Millstein
Bess Myerson
Ann Oster
Morton Pickman
Bruce Ratner
Stephen Robert
Lily Safra
Larry Silverstein
Steven Spielberg
Bernard Spitzer
Edward Steinberg
Michael H. Steinhardt
Rosa Strygler
Laszlo N.Tauber
Walter Weiner
Shalom Yoran
BOARD OF
OVERSEERS
S. Daniel Abraham
Simon Bergson
Edgar M. Bronfman
Howard J. Butnick
Rosalind Davis
Ira Drukier
Rudolph Forchheimer
Frank Furth
Robert A.Garino
Susan A. Gitelson
Susan Rosenberg Goldstein
Helene Kener Gray
Irving Greenberg
Semone Grossman
Samuel Halpern
H. Dale Hemmerdinger
Erica Jesselson
Ray Kaner
Uri Kaufthal
Rita G. Lerner
Ruth Mack
Sally Magid
Benjamin Meed
Robert Menschel
Israel Miller
Irving Paler
Leslie Peters
Burton P. Resnick
Hannah Sara Rigler
Howard P. Ronson
Irving Schneider
Elan Schwarz
Alan Shuch
Harold Snyder
Preston Robert Tisch
Cynthia Wainwright
Joseph Wilf
Judith Wilf
Abraham Zuckerman
Gary Zwerling
AUDIT, BUDGET AND
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Larry Silverstein,
Chair
Harry W.Albright, Jr.
Bruce Ratner
BUILDING COMMITTEE
Peter Kalikow
Chair
Bruce Ratner
Co-Chair
Milton Esterow
Judah Gribetz
Stephen E. Kaufman
George Klein
Bess Myerson
Abe Oster
Morton Pickman
Howard J. Rubenstein
Larry Silverstein
Steven Spielberg
Bernard Spitzer
Michael H. Steinhardt
Leonard Stern
Laszlo N.Tauber
COLLECTION AND
EXHIBITIONS COMMITTEE
Judah Gribetz,
Chair
Rabbi Chaskel Besser
Henry Feingold
Susan A. Gitelson
Stephen E. Kaufman
George Klein
Rita G. Lerner
Ernest W. Michel
Manfred Ohrenstein
Ann Oster
Hannah Sara Rigler
Stephen Robert
Howard J. Rubenstein
Robert Seltzer
Shalom Yoran
DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
COMMUNICATIONS
Peter S. Kalikow,
Co-Chair
Stephen Robert,
Co-Chair
Stephen L. Hammerman
Imre Hecht
Stephen E. Kaufman
Jack Kliger
Ernest W. Michel
Ann Oster
Larry Silverstein
Rosa Strygler
Jerry Waldor
Walter Weiner
DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION
COMMITTEE
Ann Oster,
Chair
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
Joanna H. Lipper
Sally Magid
Bess Myerson
Gladys Pickman
Martha Rich
Anne Spitzer
Ingrid Tauber
Elizabeth Wilen-Berg
STAFF
AS OF AUGUST 31, 2000
EXECUTIVE
Yitzchak Mais,
Acting Director
Lisa Billings
Tammy Chiu
Rina Goldberg
COLLECTIONS AND
EXHIBITIONS
Louis D. Levine,
Director, Collections
and Exhibitions
Zahava Bekelnitzky
Julia Bock
Esther Brumberg
Dara Cohen
Ronit Frenkel
Jay Eidelman
Samara Enchin
Bonnie Gurewitsch
Frieda Kanoff
Matthew Peverly
Jamie Rosenfield
Inbar Kerper Saranovitz
Abby R. Spilka,
Director of
Communications
Allison Cooley
Andrea Rosenthal
Deborah Tropp
Suzanne Maltz,
Director of Development
Lisa Lapidus
Alexandra Sicotte-Levesque
Shari Segel
Sharon Steinbach
Helene White
EDUCATION
Ivy L. Barsky,
Deputy Director for
Programs
Ilana Abramovitch
Marybeth Berlemann
Alexandra Budabin
Kiera Dillon
Elizabeth Edelstein
Tracy Figueroa
Renee Ghert-Zand
Kenneth Goldsmith
Ellen Grossman
Alana Kulesa
Audrey Marcus
Leanne Toffell
Rachel Woursell
FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION
Reginald L. French,
Chief Financial Officer
Crystal Cummings
Rosemary Fernandez
Nilka A. Garcia
David Kong
Indrawati Mahabir
Kathryn Meza
Madeline Perez
Chloe Redman-Johnson
Sabine Ronelus
Polly Weiss
OPERATIONS
Michael J. Minerva,
Director, Operations
Frederick B. Saporito,
Director of Security
Gerard Amyzial
Zafrool Azeez
Robin Bruno
Frank Camporeale
Samuel Floyd
Marie Guillaume
Deganith Katz
Holas Mahabir
Robert Meltzer
Jessica Mendoza
Warren Shalewitz
Michael Stafford
Antonio Uceta
We welcome Dr.Alfred Gottschalk as president of the Museum, succeeding Dr. David Altshuler, founding director.
Bringing more than 40 years of experience in development of campuses and museums. Dr. Gottschalk provides valuable
guidance in the planning and shaping of the East Wing.
Our thanks to interim director Yitzchak Mais, the chief curator of the core exhibition, who has shared his knowledge as
we design the new wing.
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