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The Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
is honored to commemorate the extraordinary life of
Max Heller (z”l)
and to extend a warm welcome to the many generations
of his family that are celebrating with us this evening.
Bruce C. Ratner, Chairman of the Museum
To Sharon, Roger, and Lisa
for Encouraging the Golden Flame
of Continuity to Glow
Within Their Children
Klara and Larry Silverstein
In tribute to the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
George Klein and Family
In memory of
my family who perished
during the Shoah
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
Memories can be painful and others bring us joy.
My beloved mother always taught me that joy and sorrow can go hand in hand.
In memory of those who will never be forgotten.
My beloved husband Abe
Bernard and Miriam Oster
Solomon Weisleder
Doris and Felix Urman
Galila Ben Artzy
Eyran Ben Artzy
Evelyn Cummings
Christopher Gallo
Ann, Avi & Jane Oster
In memory of
Sam Kliger and Stella Rose Kliger
Thank you to
Bruce Ratner,
Robert M. Morgenthau,
David G. Marwell,
and the wonderful staff
for allowing us to remember and never forget.
Mark and Minna Seitelman
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Thank you to all for supporting the
26th Annual Generation to Generation Dinner.
Shelley and Steve Einhorn
Thank you to
Robert M. Morgenthau, David G. Marwell,
and the wonderful staff
for allowing us to remember and never forget.
Mark and Minna Seitelman
Seitelman.com
With great love and respect for our
Popi Max Heller
who is always in our hearts
From his wife, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren
Trude Heller
Francie Heller and Frank Nestor
Steven and Maggie Heller
Susan Moses
Dave and Julie Friedland
Mike and Lynne Garfinkel
Andrew and Naima Heller
Elliot Heller
Rory Heller
Stuart and Shiva Hurvitz
Robert and Jaymee Kahn
David and Lauren Katz
Buzz and Sarah Koenig
Danny and Allison Moses
Olivia, John and Lily Friedland; Adam and Jami Garfinkel; Bee Heller; Ben, Jay and Carly
Hurvitz; Henry and Jake Hurvitz; Natalie, CC and Lila Katz; Leah Koenig; Jack and Charlie Moses
Best Wishes
to the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Peter and Mary Kalikow
In memory of my parents
Henny and Simon Gurko
whose legacy of
courage, strength, love and music
will live in our hearts forever…
We shall never forget…
and
In memory of
Matthew Zimmerman
Rita Gurko Lerner and Family
The Paler Family
Irving and June
Alan and Jill
David and Maura
Michael and Julie
Jaclyn, Bryan, Craig, and Jack
-We Will Never Forget-
In memory of
Milton and Dora Butnick
Our Loving
Parents and Grandparents
Their dream has become a reality
Howard, Elyse, Francesca, and Stephanie Butnick
Joel, Nancy Joshua, and Brian Butnick
To Deborah Zuckerman
Your hard work for the Museum of Jewish Heritage
has always made this dinner a shining success.
Love,
Wayne, Andrew, David, Michael, and Jacob
In loving memory of
Esther and Robert Born z”l
and
Lucia and Joseph Distenfeld z”l
Devoted parents and loving grandparents
Dedicated supporters of this great
Museum from its inception.
Rita and Fred Distenfeld
Deborah and Richard Born
In loving memory of our parents
Francis Gherdan
Rosalie Goldberger Gherdan
Adalbert Feig
Gabrielle Feig
Survivors of the Shoah
Marion and Peter Feig
May the stories of the Holocaust Survivors
be told from
Generation to Generation.
Never to forget.
Alice Kulick
To the continued success
of the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Joe and Suzi Wilf
Zygi and Audrey Wilf
Mark and Jane Wilf
In honor of the Associates and the Young Friends
of the Museum of Jewish Heritage
With respect and admiration,
Bruce C. Ratner, Chairman
Hon. Robert M. Morgenthau, Chairman Emeritus
Stephen E. Kaufman, George Klein, Senator Manfred Ohrenstein, Ann Oster,
Ingeborg Rennert, and Howard J. Rubenstein, Vice Chairs
In Memory of
Abraham Zuckerman z”l
The Zuckerman Family
We Shall Never Forgive and We Shall Never Forget
From Generation to Generation
From Strength to Strength
Best of luck to the Museum for their hard work
Rella Feldman
Louise Pantirer
Millie Zuckerman
Best wishes to
Deborah Zuckerman
for all your hard work for the Museum.
Steven Katz
and
Wayne Zuckerman
Best wishes to the
staff and volunteers of
the Museum of Jewish Heritage
Priscilla and Harold Grabino
Welcome to the Museum’s new Chairman
Bruce Ratner
and
in honor of
Ann Oster and Rita Lerner
for their years of
dedication to the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Harry Wittlin
Best Wishes for the
Continued Good Work of the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Beth and Leonard Wilf
We honor our dear friend
Ann Oster
for her unending devotion
to the Museum of Jewish Heritage
Janet and Bruce Adler
With Best Wishes
Marina P. and Stephen E. Kaufman
Best Wishes
from Generation to Generation
Jessica and Judah Gribetz
We are full of admiration for the wonderful and outstanding programs that the
Museum continues to produce.
Nina and Walter Weiner
This month we mark the beginning of our family’s
thirtieth year as members of the Museum Family.
We honor countless colleagues and friends with deep gratitude
and look forward with great hope.
David, Linda, Suzanne, and Jonathan Altshuler
In memory of our beloved Joe
You are always in our hearts.
We think of you and miss you so much each and
every day. Your smile, jokes, and warm love for
your family are the memories that keep us going.
Our world is not the same without you here.
Marilyn, Alison, David, Brian, Ayelet, Adam,
Erica, Dylan, Alexa, Ashley, David, Sam,
Judah, Joelle, Joe
In Memory of
Leon Finer and Moritz Goldfeier
Forever in our hearts
Evelyn, Harry, Eric, Jamie,
Andrew, Zoey, Camyrn, and Jack
In memory of our beloved Moritz, Poppy
You are in our hearts and thoughts everyday.
We miss your warmth and caring love.
Our world is not the same without you here.
Angie, Marilyn, Harry, Evelyn, Alison, David, Brian, Ayelet,
Adam, Erica, Jaime, Andrew, Eric, Dylan, Alexa, Ashley,
David, Sam, Judah, Joelle, Joe, Zoey, Camryn, Jack
In Memory of Our Beloved Brother, Brother-in-Law and Uncle
Moritz Goldfeier (z“l)
He was a kind, caring, honorable man; a man of highest personal integrity,
with a steadfast commitment to moral and ethical values.
His life will always be an inspiration to us.
Forever Missed and Forever Remaining in our Hearts.
Avi, Julia, James & Amy Goldfeier
To my darling Mark
on the occasion of our
25th Wedding Anniversary
I am delighted to celebrate
with you at the Museum.
Luv, M.
In memory of our beloved husband, father, father-in-law, and grandfather,
Joseph “Idel” Sarna.
His warmth, kindness, and sincerity touched everyone who knew him.
The Sarna Family
Mania, Rebecca, and David
Mark, Anita, Danielle, Ilana, and Ari
In memory of our beloved mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother,
Ella Zlotnik Perkiel.
Her kind nature, warm heart, elegance, beauty, and talent
made her shine in a light that was uniquely hers.
She remains forever in our hearts.
In memory of our beloved father, father-in-law, and grandfather,
Frank Efraim Perkiel.
He epitomized the human spirits of strength, defiance of evil, survival, and hope…
his forever enduring legacy.
Mark and Anita Sarna
Ilana and Ari
Danielle and Ron Praport
May We Never Forget
Michele and Steven Sweetwood
In honor of the wonderful work
of the Museum and
our dear friend Ann Oster
Shelley Erlich Holm and Paul E. Hammerschlag, M.D.
In loving memory of
Joe Rosen, Leon Finer, and Moritz Goldfeier
Forever to be remembered with unending love
Nancy and Howard Brown
In memory of
Leon and Anya Jolson
They are missed
but their legacy continues
Edward and Ronnie Grossman
In honor of
Judy and Uri Kaufthal
Bima and Bipa
Honoring the entire
Goldfeier and Rosen Families
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Katz
Best Wishes
Leslie and Bernard Friedman
In honor of
Ann Oster
For her extraordinary dedication to the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Chaiki and Ziel Feldman
To Wonderful, Committed
Loving Friends
Angie and Moritz
Lili and Bill (z”l) Goldberg
and Family
In honor of the dedicated work of Stacey Saointz
Sammy and Jeanne Feldman
Congratulations and appreciation to the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
and to
Stefany and Simon Bergson
for the years of dedication to this cause.
Mickey and Marcia Lyons
&
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In loving memory of Leo Zucker
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York
honors the Museum of Jewish Heritage
on the occasion of its
26th Annual Generation to Generation Dinner
Joshua M. Davidson
Senior Rabbi
In loving memory
of those who perished
and
In tribute to those who lived to
rebuild their communities
throughout the world
In memory of our martyrs of Treblinka
We will never forget
Charlette Klarfeld Jaffe
Herbert Jaffe
Karen and Milton Sonneberg
In memory of
In memory of
Ceil Benbasset
Abe Oster
Joseph M. Benbasset
Margie Fein
Allen Fein
Trudy and Sy Sadinoff
Joseph Rosen
Moritz Goldfeier
Leon Finer
The Benbasset Family
In memory of all we’ve lost and
in honor of all who have survived.
To the continued success of the
Museum of Jewish Heritage –
Congratulations on the 26th
Generation to Generation Dinner.
The Weinberg Family
Monica, Andrew, Alexander,
Jonathan, and Stephanie
In honor of our dear friends
Elyse and Howard Butnick
For all they have done to
help make the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
extraordinary
Adrienne & Alan Henick
Mel and Meryl Cherney thank
Congratulations to
Ann Oster
and the entire staff of the
Marc and Stacey Saiontz
Museum of Jewish Heritage
for their commitment to the
Museum and its mission
For their dedication and devotion
to this extraordinary institution
Bella Sekons
Aviva and Charles Blaichman
In tribute to the leadership of the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
and its promotion of memory
For all of my beloved friends
and the legacy of the Holocaust.
Charlotte Von Voght
Sam and Lilly Bloch
Best Wishes from
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“New York’s Finest Charter Service”
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Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
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Installation view of Against the Odds: American Jews
and the Rescue of Europe’s Refugees 1933-1941.
Courtesy of C&G Partners, photograph by au2026.
Best Wishes!
Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf
Dr. Perry Robins
Mr. Orin Wilf and Miss Kimberly Cooper
Alex and Harley Wilf
IN HONOR OF
SIMON AND STEFANY BERGSON
WITH LOVE AND RESPECT
We are proud to continue to support the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
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In memory of those lost
In honor of those who survived
With hope for future generations
In memory of
and our new grandson – Heath Austin
Philip R. Stetson
Love, Marilyn and Jeffrey Tabak
In Memory
of our
Loved Ones
Thomas and Celina Hecht
In loving memory of the Kedoshim
May their courage and heroism live on from
Generation to Generation
In honor of our dear friend Ann Oster for her
dedication to the Museum
Rabbi Irving and Selma Spielman
In memory of the six million who perished in the Holocaust
The Kaner Family
In memory of my beloved husband
Hon. William Rigler
and the
Massacred Lithuanian Jewry
including the
Matuson and Kutasov Families
Hannah Sara Rigler
To remember, educate, and celebrate…
In memory of the six million
With appreciation for the important work of the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Clara and Jack Nyman
In honor of our
daughter and son-in-law
Deborah and Wayne Zuckerman
and our son Wayne Firsty
And our grandchildren
Andrew, David, Michael, Jacob, Shay and Alana
Love,
Mom and Dad
Ruth and Jerome Firsty
Let us never forget!
Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg
In honor of our father
Werner Kolb
So future generations will
never forget
A kind loving man who
in spite of his tragic beginnings
taught us to embrace the beauty of living
Jennifer and Andrea Kolb
Congratulations to Lisa Oshman and Terry Katz.
Thank you to our dear neighbor Bruce Ratner
for all you do for the Museum and the
Metropolitan Area!!
Melinda Lowell Paltrow and Irving Paltrow
In tribute to all those who made the
Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
a reality.
Shared backgrounds…
Wonderful friendships.
Eva and Irwin Hausman
Harry Weichsel
Best Wishes
and
Continued Success
Anita & Howard Blatt
Today’s children remember yesterday’s children who perished…
Ethan Ahdoot
Brianne Bergson
Isaac Claar
Alexander Gluckman
Seth Podolsky Ahdoot
Jeffrey Bergson
Lilly Claar
Joshua Gluckman
Tara Podolsky Ahdoot
Jennifer Bergson
Michael E. Feffer
Matthew Gluckman
Jonathan Altshuler
Leslie Bergson
Philip J. Feffer
Daniel Seth Gray
Suzanne Altshuler
Melissa F. Bergson
Robert G. Feffer
Jonah Andrew Gray
Corey Benbasset
Mitchel Bergson
Samuel E. Feffer
Samuel Marshall Gray
Easton Benbasset
Annabelle Juliet Case
Asher Feldman
Aviv Kaplan
Harlow Benbasset
Canaan Kenner Case
Brady Feldman
Jeremy Kaplan
Hope Benbasset
Sebastian Fisher Case
Jason Feldman
Leyla Kaplan
Jason Benbasset
Wyatt Hocking Case
Jolie R. Feldman
Melissa Kushner Kaplan
Maya Jade Benbasset
Camryn Ruth Ceitlin
Zachary Feldman
Raya Kaplan
Melissa Benbasset
Jack Nathan Ceitlin
Paula Forkosh
Avery Sloane Klein
Taylor Benbasset
Zoey Loren Ceitlin
Sophia Forkosh
Ethan Brody Klein
Alex Bergson
Benjamin Claar
Steven Forkosh
Lexie Meredith Klein
We will never forget.
Alexis Kushner
Tao Elizabeth Marwell
Sadie Podolsky
Jordyn Ava Weisleder
Aryeh Kushner
Tobias Julian Marwell
Samantha Podolsky
Andrew David Wilf
Emanuel Kushner
Amy Morgenthau
Simon Podolsky
Daniel Benjamin Wilf
Jonathan Kushner
Joshua Morgenthau
Adam Podolsky Rosen
Elana Beth Wilf
Joseph Kushner
Daniel Neiman
Erica Polosky Rosen
Jason Samuel Wilf
Kim Kushner
Sophie Neiman
Joseph Rosen
Jeffrey Daniel Wilf
Marc Kushner
Avi Oster
Eric Rosenberg
Jonathan Zachary Wilf
Milan Kushner
Jane Oster
Hailey Jo Rosenberg
Rachel Sarah Wilf
Rafaela Kushner
Colby Podolsky
Jessica Brandeis Rosenberg
Stephanie Ilyse Wilf
Jodie F. Leitner
Jenna Podolsky
Elliott Saiontz
Steven Harris Wilf
Josh Leitner
Jordan Podolsky
Jared Saiontz
Andrew Maxwell Zuckerman
Lindsay Leitner
Justin Podolsky
Amanda Lynne Sweetwood
David Alexander Zuckerman
Zoe Leitner
Lee Podolsky
Melissa Danielle Sweetwood
Jacob Adam Zuckerman
Anjali Raine Marwell
Lily Podolsky
Danielle Farah Weisleder
Michael Scott Zuckerman
Jen Marwell
Nathan Podolsky
The Young Friends Leadership Board of the Museum of Jewish Heritage thanks the Museum as we
celebrate the 26th anniversary of our Annual Generation to Generation Dinner. Because of the Museum’s
everlasting commitment to the Young Friends and its mission, we are able to touch the next generation of
friends and family.
The mission of the Young Friends is to promote awareness of the Museum throughout the metropolitan
area’s young professional community (ages 21-39) through social, educational, and philanthropic
programming; celebrate Jewish heritage; preserve Holocaust memory; and shape the next generation of
Museum leadership.
Young Friends Leadership Board
Leslie Bergson, Julie Cohen, Gabriel Gershowitz, Jamie Hamilton, Robert Jordan (Chairman), Joshua
Mandel, Gillad Matiteyahu, Adriane Miliotis, Michele Pollack, Danielle Posner, Danielle Sarna Praport,
Heather Rosenberg, Jeremy Schreiber, Jennifer Scolnick, Meredith Shifman, Harris Sokoloff, Dustin
Stein, Jordana Reisman Stone, Keren Unrad, Scott Woller, Seth Weisleder (Emeritus)
On this 26th anniversary, the Associates Board of the Museum wishes to thank those who came before them and
are proud to continue the legacy of service to the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Stephen Berliner
Richard Born
Paul Brensilber
Marlene Brill
Pepper Brill
Howard Butnick (Emeritus)
Marian Klein Feldt
Gail Gluckman
Evelyn Goldfeier
Helene Kener Gray (Co-Chair)
John Hecht
Leonard Hecht
Susan Katz
Charlette Klarfeld
Jennifer Klein
Julia Kronenberg
Rita Lerner (Emeritus)
Nathan Moser
Robert Newhouse
Michael J. Roberts
Sophie Roberts
Marilyn Rosen
Ayelet A. Rosenfeld
Stacey Saiontz (Co-Chair)
Karen Waldmann
Seth Weisleder (Co-Chair)
Jessica Weiss
Deborah Zuckerman
Wayne Zuckerman
A group of the Museum’s 1988 mission participants during a memorial service in
front of Warsaw’s monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, from left: Riva
Jaffe, Gideon Nissenbaum, Joseph Rubach, Rabbi David Blumenfeld, Cantor
Joseph Malovany, Elizabeth Givner, Ann Oster, Rita Lerner and Lillian Toback.
(Photo: Jerzy Budziszewski)
In memory of those we lost
and in honor of those
still fighting to preserve our
Jewish heritage.
Danielle Posner
Heather Rosenberg
Meredith Shifman
For those who will never
be forgotten.
The Mandel Family
In memory of Grandpa
and his friend Harry
and their amazing
stories and experiences.
Jamie Hamilton
In memory of my grandfather,
Shalom Yoran,
for whom the Museum was a
very important part of his life.
As a member of the third
generation, I continue his legacy.
In loving memory of our
amazing and brave grandfather,
Pinchas
From your loving family
Kori Yoran
In loving memory of the
Dreisiger, Rotto and Brandl family
members who are no longer with us.
Their memories will remain in
our hearts forever and we will follow
the examples they have set in
demonstrating the importance of
family, love and embracing
the celebration of Jewish life.
Shari and Andrew Dreisiger
From strength to strength
In memory of
Saul and Helen Jurysta.
They are missed.
David and Deborah Feinstein
Adam and Ari Feinstein
Robert Jordan
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the following for their lead gifts in support of the
26th Annual Generation Dinner*
Gold
Table/Journal Ad
Bruce Ratner & Pamela Lipkin
Larry & Klara Silverstein
Silver
Table/Journal Ad
Stefany & Simon Bergson
Shelley & Steven Einhorn
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
Patti Askwith Kenner
George Klein
The Kliger Family
Charles & Seryl Kushner Family Foundation
Manhattan Beer Distributors
Chancellor James B. Milliken/CUNY
Ann Oster
Minna & Mark Seitelman
*As of November 13, 2014
Bronze
Table/Journal Ad
Deborah & Richard Born/Rita & Fred Distenfeld
The Butnick Family
ChemEx/Jerry Silva
The Erlich Family
Marion & Peter Feig
H&L Electric/Lloyd Sokoloff
Trude Heller/Frank Nestor
Mary & Peter Kalikow
Alice Kulick
Lee & Murray Kushner
Rita Lerner
Judy & David Marwell
June & Irving Paler
Stacey & Marc Saiontz
Sterling Risk/David A. Sterling
ZS&M Wilf Foundation
Wayne Zuckerman
We would like to express our gratitude to the following for their additional support of the
26th Annual Generation Dinner*
ABCO Maintenance
Del’s Pest Arrest, Inc.
Marny H. Shoham
Sonja and James Bartlett
Bernard Friedman
Simons Foundation
Lovey Beer
Jill Gottlieb
Supreme Building Messengers, Inc.
Bergen Boulevard Hardware & Supply Corp.
Sharon and David Halpern
Carol and Daniel Strickberger
Blance and Irving Laurie Foundation
Estelle R. and Alan N. Hodes
Fran and Joshua A. Weingast
Cynthia Brodsky
Marina and Stephen Kaufman
White Hill Restoration, Inc.
Coastal Waterproofing LLC
Legal Capital Corp.
Wilf Family Education Foundation
Helen and Stephen Colman
Fay Tusk Lehrer
William Goldberg Diamond Corp.
Collins Building Services, Inc.
Linda and Abraham Podolsky
Alexandra Yopel
DavEd Fire Systems, Inc.
Cheryl and Ronald Portnoy
Special thanks to Manhattan Beer Distributors for tonight’s beverages
*As of November 13, 2014