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Museum of Jewish Heritage
A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
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2001 annual report
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M U S E U M O F J E W I S H H E R I TA G E : A L I V I N G
1. Photo, Hebrew gymnasium in Kovno (Kaunas),
Lithuania, 1939-1940. Gift of Fruma Dushnitzer,
Yaffa Eliach Collection donated by the Center for
Holocaust Studies. 2. Children in Gallery. 3.
Children participate in a family program in celebration of Passover. Cover, clockwise from top
left: Gallery Educator Ruth Keller speaks to
students on Yom HaShoah, Spring 1999 Lipper
Interns take a group photograph in front of the
Museum on a snowy day in January, 2001 High
School Apprentices, Lipper Interns Allison
Joseph and Arielle Turover study images of
French children deported during the Holocaust.
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“In seeking knowledge, the first step is silence,
the second listening, the third remembering,
the fourth practicing, and the fifth…
teaching others.”
Solomon Ben Judah Ibn Gabirol (1020–1057)
B OA R D O F
TRUSTEES
Robert M. Morgenthau,
Chairman
George Klein,
Vice Chairman
Manfred Ohrenstein,
Vice Chairman
Howard J. Rubenstein,
Vice Chairman
Harry W. Albright, Jr.
Judah Gribetz
Imre Hecht
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
Peter S. Kalikow
Stephen E. Kaufman
Patti Askwith Kenner
Rita G. Lerner
Gerald M. Levin
Joanna H. Lipper
Ernest W. Michel
Bess Myerson
Ann Oster
Morton Pickman
Bruce Ratner
Lily Safra
Irving Schneider
Larry A. Silverstein
Steven Spielberg
Bernard Spitzer
Edward Steinberg
Michael H. Steinhardt
Laszlo N. Tauber
Walter Weiner
Shalom Yoran
Rosa Strygler,
Trustee Emeritus
B OA R D O F
OV E R S E E R S
S. Daniel Abraham
Simon Bergson
Edgar M. Bronfman
Howard J. Butnick
Rosalind Davis
Ira Drukier
Rudolph Forchheimer
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
Ruth Mack
Sally Magid
Benjamin Meed
Robert Menschel
Israel Miller
Irving Paler
Leslie Peters
Burton P. Resnick
Hannah Sara Rigler
Howard P. Ronson
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 A. Silverstein, Chair
Bruce Ratner
Walter Weiner
Stephen E. Kaufman
Ernest W. Michel
Larry A. Silverstein
Rosa Strygler
Jerry Waldor
EDUCATION
COMMITTEE
Ann Oster, Chair
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
Nancy Fisher
Joanna Lipper
Sally Magid
Diane Millstein
Bess Myerson
Manfred Ohrenstein
Gladys Pickman
Martha Rich
Anne Spitzer
Ingrid Tauber
Elizabeth Wilen-Berg
Gary Zwerling
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 A. Silverstein
Steven Spielberg
Bernard Spitzer
Michael H. Steinhardt
Leonard Stern
Laszlo N. Tauber
COLLECTIONS 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
Howard J. Rubenstein
Robert Seltzer
Michael Steinhardt
Robert Sugerman
Walter Weiner
Shalom Yoran
DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
Walter Weiner, Chair
Steven L. Hammerman
Imre Hecht
Peter S. Kalikow
S TA F F
AS OF 08/21/01
DEVELOPMENT
Nikki Fish, Director of
Development
Lisa Lapidus
Shari Segel
Sharon Steinbach
Helene White
EDUCATION
Ivy L. Barsky, Deputy Director
for Programs
Ilana Abramovitch
Elizabeth Edelstein
Tracy Figueroa
Kenneth Goldsmith
Amy Graf
Julie Joseph
Alana Kulesa
Audrey Marcus
Judith Nysenholc
Jacob Perlmutter
Nili Schiffman
Leanne Tofell
Rachel Woursell
FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION
David G. Marwell, Director
Lisa Billings
Keira Dillon
Rina P. Goldberg
Sabine Ronelus
Polly Weiss, Director
of Human Resources
Reginald L. French, Chief
Financial Officer
LaShaun Cooper
Crystal Cummings
Rosemary Fernandez
Nilka Garcia
Vernon Giles III
Tatyana Khrapach
David Kong
Madeline Perez
Chloe Redman-Johnson
Alfred Gottschalk,
Senior Fellow
OPERATIONS
EXECUTIVE
COLLECTIONS AND
EXHIBITIONS
Louis D. Levine, Director of
Collections and Exhibitions
Lindsay Artwick
Zahava C. Bekelnitzky
Julia Bock
Esther Brumberg
Philipp Bulgarini
Jay Eidelman
Jonathan Garfinkel
Bonnie Gurewitsch
Jamie Hardis
Frieda Kanoff
Inbar Kerper-Saranovitz
Igor Kotler
Indrawati Mahabir
Matthew Peverly
Mark Steigelman
Timothy Stewart-Winter
Michael Minerva, Director
of Operations
Gerard Amyzial
Ron Braverman
Frank Camporeale
Samuel Floyd
Marie Guillaume
Dganith Katz
Holas Mahabir
Peter Mones
Judith Mortel
Warren Shalewitz
Michael Stafford
Joanna Welsh
SECURITY
Fredrick Saporito,
Director of Security
Dennis Bennett
COMMUNICATIONS
Abby R. Spilka, Director of
Communications
Allison Cooley
Andrea Rosenthal
Deborah Tropp
Matthew Weiser
PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: ALL MELANIE EINZIG, EXCEPT PAGE 7 PHOTO OF FALL 2001 LIPPER INTERNS, BY PETER GOLDBERG; AND PAGE 9 PHOTO OF WEST POINT
CADETS, BY ABBY R. SPILKA. DESIGN: GRAFIK MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS, ALEXANDRIA, VA.
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silence...
the first step is
The words of philosopher Ibn Gabirol, regarded as the major religious poet of Spanish Jewry, resonate as fully for
the Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust today as they did when he wrote them nearly
a thousand years ago.
For an institution founded on the principle that teaching the richness of Jewish culture and the lessons of the
Holocaust will prevent future tragedy, it is a fitting quotation that speaks to the innovative educational programs
fostered by the Museum. The Museum’s highly rigorous training programs teach people of varying ages and life
experiences about Jewish traditions, culture, and the Holocaust. Our programs infuse these multigenerational
Museum ambassadors with the value of learning, which, as they go on to teach others, leads to the power of teaching.
A 15-year-old West Indian girl from Brooklyn starting her junior year in a Manhattan public high school, a Jewish
history Ph.D. candidate at Brandeis, an African-American English major at Amherst, and a retired New York City
public school teacher who watched her house burn in 1939 during Kristallnacht are diverse examples of the 15
High School Apprentices, 117 Interns, and 199 Gallery Educators. These 331 students become 331 educators under
the tutelage of the Museum staff, with the common goal of teaching visitors, primarily students, about the rich
culture of the Jewish people, and the evil that nearly destroyed it. They teach within the Museum’s six walls and
in classrooms throughout the Northeast.
The key words in Gabirol’s quotation are the touchstones of the Museum’s pedagogical mission.
Knowledge is both that which we all seek as life-long learners, and that which the Museum imparts as an educational
institution.
Silence is the reverent and contemplative response that an institution of Holocaust remembrance evokes, as well as
the thoughtful reflection that comes when one encounters a new idea or concept.
Listening is how we engage our students and how the students are engaged. It is the first step in creating an authentic
dialogue, in which educators and students alike share experiences and ideas.
Remembering is not meant to be defined as rote memorization, but rather deep understanding of, and grappling
with, history and ideas. And as a Holocaust memorial, there is special meaning for the remembering that informs
what happens at the Museum everyday.
Practicing allows those who have been trained to rehearse, to refine, and to prepare for the task ahead.
Teaching others, simply stated, is the ultimate goal.
Robert M. Morgenthau
Chairman
David G. Marwell, Ph.D.
Director
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…the second
listening
“Now when I go to museums, I say,
‘Hey, that’s an artifact and
there’s a story behind it.’ Museums are for everyone
and are about everyone,
and the apprenticeship made me realize that.”
Ketsia Aristhene
HIGH SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIP
Within the apprenticeship program, teenagers hear from
Holocaust survivors, learn to give tours, and visit other
cultural institutions. After completing the eight-week
course, they give tours to their peers and ultimately
work in every department of the Museum. The program
provides a setting in which students “listen” in the
fullest sense of the word—listening not only to those
who have lived and experienced history, but also to
museum professionals, scholars and docents, their young
peers, each other, and the dramatic, powerful message
of our eloquent collection.
Equally important, the program enables the Museum and
its staff to listen. It allows us to hear the thoughts,
concerns, reactions, and perspectives of a younger generation that is a key audience for our message, an essential
he Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living
Memorial to the Holocaust was created as a place
of learning, a repository for artifacts and information. But our unique role as a living memorial also
inspires a very special commitment to encouraging
dialogue among generations. Our High School
Apprenticeship Program, now in its second year,
nourishes this dialogue by creating a rare opportunity
for listening and sharing.
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One participant spoke of having help teach other
young people “noble values, such as giving to the community and forgiveness.” Another felt a responsibility
to fulfill the expectations of the generation silenced by
the Shoah: “I know what’s expected because I have this
opportunity that those who perished will never have.
That’s why I do my work.”
link in the chain of memory. Each department assigns a
mentor to work closely with the apprentices, overseeing
assignments and exploring the department’s role.
At the end of the program, students look at museums in
general through new eyes. One intern vowed to “...visit
every museum in New York City.” They also come away
with a newfound sense of the mission, message, and
importance of the Museum, as well as a deeper understanding of the Holocaust and its impact.
The success and impact of the program is due in large
measure to the extraordinary enthusiasm, openness,
and talent of the students themselves. Participants,
chosen from a pool of more than 160 applicants
annually, are distinguished by their diversity. Of the
15 involved since the program began, only one is
Jewish. Three had fled fighting in Bosnia, Panama, and
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“The program has helped me grow. It has
changed my view of the world, and of myself.”
Nadia Rollins
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Sri Lanka. They bring first-hand knowledge of turmoil
and dislocation, adding a timely new dimension to the
lessons and impact of the Holocaust.
messages. Clearly, young people today recognize these
timeless issues as relevant and important to themselves
and their generation.
For many students, the program is their first taste of
Jewish culture, providing a very personal introduction
to a community and a history that may have seemed
remote. The experience also triggers in many apprentices a thirst for exploring their own lives and
traditions. One student, after guiding school groups
through the Museum’s “Family Tree” exhibit, decided
that she needed to learn more about her own family.
She phoned her grandmother, peppering her with question after question, surprised by all there was to learn.
The program also reaches a broad cross-section of
students beyond the apprentices themselves, giving
other young people an opportunity to listen and learn.
Kids involved in the Police Athletic League and Beacon
School programs, as well as day-campers, tour with
the apprentices. Their interaction with these talented
“peer docents” further enriches their visit.
The students’ sensitivity, curiosity, and eagerness to
listen are evident from the start. As part of the interview and selection process, candidates are asked
to write about one of the four quotations appearing in
the Museum’s rotunda, strong statements that reflect
core Jewish themes and values. With no prior formal
introduction to these statements, the high school
students respond with essays on racism, volunteerism,
and personal and global responsibility. Their words
show a clear appreciation of the Museum’s goals and
The High School Apprenticeship Program is made
possible this year, in part, through the generous
support of Erwin and Myrna Schimmel. Additional
funding is provided by the Manhattan Delegation of
the New York City Council through the Department
of Cultural Affairs.
1. High School Apprentices Nadia Rollins and Christine Boston.
2. The graduation photo of the first High School Apprentices with
Museum Education staff Dave Liebmann, Ivy Barsky, and Alana
Kulesa. 3. Jewish high school students participate in a day-long
conference on February 28, 2001 to address what it means to be
young and Jewish in America today.
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emember...never forget.” That injunction from
Deuteronomy greets visitors to the Museum.
Memory, the core of our mandate, is embodied by the
Gallery Educators. They play an indispensable role in
personalizing the exhibition—the lives and the events
that the Museum was created to recall and honor. If
listening is the first step in learning, Gallery Educators
represent its essential corollary: someone to listen to.
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The Museum’s Gallery Educator Program actually
predates the Museum’s galleries. The first class formed
in 1996, and volunteers gave generously of their time
and talent even before the Museum opened. Daily,
educators share their experiences and expertise to make
each student’s visit more meaningful. The newest class,
our fifth, just began its training in September.
Who are the Gallery Educators? They include
Holocaust survivors, hidden children, and refugees.
Many once worked professionally as teachers. At the
Museum, all have become teachers, a vital link in our
educational mission.
Why do they volunteer? Reasons vary. Some are motivated by a deeply felt need to ensure that the memory
and lessons of the Holocaust endure. Others welcome
an opportunity to immerse themselves in 20th century
Jewish history, to continue on a path of lifelong
learning. For many survivors, volunteering at the
Museum may be a way to fill holes in their family
histories or transform their own experiences into
a positive force. Sharing painful but important
memories can be cathartic. And of course, a great
many Gallery Educators are retired teachers, eager to
continue using their educational skills and training.
When Holocaust survivors relate their own experiences, students cannot help but listen. When educators
connect an artifact or photograph to their own
observations and their own stories, a group tour
becomes a personal recollection. When refugees or
hidden children describe their emotions, feelings, and
observations, they add a human dimension that no
textbook or display can duplicate.
The effect of this personal perspective is powerful and
clear. Jiali L. Lin, a student who visited this summer,
wrote: “It’s important to hear your story because now I
really understand what happened and how horrible
that time period was. You taught me so much and
that’s the reason I appreciate your courage.”
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remembering
…the third
“I feel privileged as an immigrant from Germany,
a survivor, and as a U.S. citizen to convey
my deep commitment to Judaism, its heritage and
history, and my love of the U.S. to the many people I teach.”
Chana Simckes
For Hannah Masser, another student, an educator’s
remembrance spurred a very personal reaction.
“Thank you for sharing your experience in the
Holocaust. I was inspired to love my siblings even
more. And to find a way to educate them about our
past. I admire you for your bravery...and for trying to
change your future, and our future.”
G A L L E R Y E D U C AT O R P R O G R A M
All volunteers are united by common goals. They join
to educate young people about Jewish life and history,
to make sure that the next generation never forgets
what happened, and to help all people recognize the
essential importance of speaking out and fighting
injustice and intolerance, in whatever form it may take.
survivor testimony, Israel, and museum pedagogy. An
The rigorous Gallery Educator Program defines the
concept of commitment. Volunteers attend at least
14 weeks of training in the classroom and in the
Museum—plus homework. The curriculum includes readings,discussions, and reports on a wide range of topics,
including Jewish history and theology, anti-Semitism,
extensive “practicum” period follows during which new
educators shadow experienced guides in the galleries
and practice giving tours to each other. After months of
learning and preparation, educators are ready to begin
greeting some of the nearly 40,000 students who visit
the Museum each year from across the country.
As important as the Museum’s training program is in
preparing the Gallery Educators, there is one invaluable
asset that they bring on their own: life experience.
Whether Holocaust survivors, war veterans, or simply
1. Gallery Educator Helen Rosenfeld-Shapiro leads a group of
public school students through the Museum’s core exhibition.
2. Sol Rosenkranz, Gallery Educator and Holocaust Survivor, shares
his experience on Yom HaShoah. 3. Gallery Educator graduation
photograph March 13, 2000.
men and women who have lived through the tumultuous
20th century, they carry first-hand knowledge. They are
not simply students of history, or teachers of history.
They are witnesses to history.
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practicing
…the fourth
“I’m glad to be a Lipper because
it means being able to work
with students, to answer their questions,
and to have an impact on how they view
history and the world.”
Matt Hoffman
LIPPER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The Lipper Internship Program brings together interns
from graduate and undergraduate schools in the Northeast
for a semester-long internship. Returning to their college
communities after their on-site training, the Lipper
Interns put into practice the Museum’s educational
mandate, reaching out beyond the exhibition to work
directly with local middle and high school classes. Interns
lead students through pre-visit lessons, Museum tours,
and post-visit discussions back in the classroom.
When students from Cherokee High School in Marleton,
New Jersey visited the Museum, their teacher, Karen
Dropcho, concluded the tour by handing over an envelope.
It was “just a little thank you” from the class, explained
Dropcho, a former Lipper Intern.
That “thank you” was in fact two cards signed by every
student in the class, along with a donation of $432.50.
The students, eager to express their gratitude for the program, wanted to help ensure that other schools would be
able to participate. If the Lipper Internship Program—and
indeed, the Museum itself—hoped to encourage young
people to believe that they might make a difference in the
world, clearly it had succeeded.
t starts with a 10-day immersion experience in
either the coldest month of the year (January), or
the hottest (August). College and graduate students
from across the Northeast gather at the Museum
for two weeks that have been described variously
as awesome, draining, transforming, exhausting, and
inspiring—and are indeed all that and more. Days
are filled with history lectures, discussions, survivor
testimony, role-playing exercises, practice teaching,
tours, homework, films, field trips, and maybe a few
hours of sleep squeezed in. Young men and women
arrive as strangers. They depart as friends and
colleagues, partners in education.
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Students come to the program from such disparate
fields of study as Jewish history, computer science,
statistics, neurobiology, art history, French, and math.
What unites them? Their love of learning and their
devotion to educating other young people about Jewish
heritage and the Holocaust. As one intern put it, “The
program exemplifies the power human beings have
to touch one another’s lives and make a difference.”
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“My students have come to realize
that these issues transcend ethnic groups
and that each of us has a responsibility
to become informed about their impact on
all peoples and their consequences for humanity.”
Martin Galvin, University City High School, Philadelphia
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While many of the interns may be drawn to the
program as a way of connecting with their own Jewish
roots, or expanding their understanding of the events
that have shaped our world, the true beneficiaries
of their hard work are the kids they visit. As students
themselves, the interns have an extraordinary ability
to reach young people of all backgrounds.
A New Jersey history teacher echoed this theme, observing: “Few of our students are Jewish, but our classes are
packed with interested students. This tells us that we, as
educators, are making great inroads into Holocaust and
genocide education. Some of our current students have
expressed an immense interest to become Holocaust
educators themselves. The circle will continue! The
interns, trained under your program, will make fabulous
teachers. They are so excited about their work and also
in dealing with the students themselves.”
Lipper Interns establish relationships with nearby
classes and individual teachers, encouraging partnerships with the Museum that are renewed each year.
Equally important is the bond that members of each
Lipper Intern class form with each other. Through
alumni events, held twice each year, an e-mail list service,
and a newsletter published three times annually, interns
remain connected, able to continue sharing their
knowledge, experiences, and enthusiasm. They also
have enhanced their own understanding of Jewish
heritage and social responsibility. Said one intern,
“...I realize, with pride, that I am part of the chain of
remembering and never forgetting.”
Generously funded by the Gruss Lipper Foundation,
the internship program, now in its fourth year, has
forged a dedicated core of knowledgeable individuals
who carry out the goal of educating by practicing
what they teach: commitment and a determination to
reshape the future.
1. Mollie Gilbert and Aryeh Raucher practice giving tours in the
Museum’s Deception gallery. 2. The most recent and largest class of
Lipper Interns, standing 20 strong, pose in August 2001 in front
of the Museum.
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teaching others
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o teach others is to throw a stone in the water,
creating ripples of knowledge that spread outward,
ever-expanding. Each individual taught can in turn
become a teacher, passing on understanding and curiosity. In this spirit, the Museum sponsors an array of
symposia and teacher training sessions throughout the
year for public and parochial school teachers. Those
who attend then become Museum ambassadors, returning to their individual schools and communities, able
to share our message of memory, endurance, and hope.
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These diverse educational projects are varied both in
their scope and in their participants. In March, for
example, the Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Symposium
focused on “The Holocaust as Teaching Tool: The
Value and the Risk.” In August, teachers from the
Archdiocese of New York returned to the Museum
for their annual four-day conference, “Dialogues
About Teaching Judaic/Christian Heritage and the
Holocaust.”
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New adult tour programs further enhance the Museum’s
educational mission, that learning occurs at all ages,
and that the Museum must share its message, insights,
and unique collections with all who want to learn.
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Films at the Museum, sponsored by the Bess Myerson
Film and Video Collection, have always been a central
feature of our educational efforts. This year’s Legacy
Film Festival focused on the importance of bearing
witness to the Holocaust. The festival drew close to
2,000 people. Two temporary exhibitions allowed
us to broaden and supplement our core displays:
Cyprus to Haifa, 1949: Photographs by Paula Horn
Kotis and Citizens Betrayed: The Hungarian Forced
Labor Battalions 1939-1945. They were complemented
by academic symposia in which discussions and workshops sparked intellectual debate and passionate
discourse on a range of topics, from Jewish refugees held
on Cyprus in detention camps to Rudolf Kastzner’s
rescue of more than 1,600 Hungarian Jews.
The Museum’s expansion, now underway, promises
to add an exciting new dimension to our educational
programs. The greatest challenge we have faced
in teaching is the absence of classrooms and dedicated
educational facilities. The East Wing will offer venues
for both new and existing programs. These flexible
spaces will vastly increase our effectiveness as an
educational institution. Whether used for listening,
practicing, or teaching, they will allow the Museum
to continue exploring innovative ways to educate.
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1. Gallery Educators Ital Landau and Beverly Warmbrand. 2. Jewish
day school students sign the Museum’s comment book. 3. Gallery
Educator and Holocaust Survivor Bronia Brandman leads a group
through the second floor exhibit. 4. From Citizens Betrayed:
The Hungarian Forced Labor Battalions 1939–1945: Lajos Rubin in
a Hungarian Labor Battalion, 1944. From the Collection of Arthur
Rubin 5. From Cyprus to Haifa, 1949: Photographs by Paula Horn
Kotis: Mother and Child in Cyprus Detention Camp, 1949, Photograph
by Paula Horn Kotis, Collection of Michael A. Tye 6. Fifth grade
students, among them the 100,000th student visitor, part of
Ms. Ginsburg’s class from PS. 115 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 7. Annual
Archdiocese conference, August 2000. 8. Educator Ruth Starr
welcomes cadets from West Point. 9. Photo, children and teacher in
a Jewish school, Berlin, 1937. Gift of Hannah M. Weill
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H E R I TAG E
SOCIETY
AS OF 08/21/01
FOUNDERS
$1,000,000 and above
The State of New York
The City of New York
Imre and Vera Hecht Foundation
in memory of their Parents:
Ferenc and Berta Hecht
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
BENEFACTORS
$500,000 and above
Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Strygler
The Sheldon H. Solow
Foundation
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
Manhattan Beer Distributors, in
memory of Milton and Nadzia
Bergson, Survivors
PATRONS
$250,000 and above
Arie and Sam Halpern and
Family
Born, Barad, Krakowski Families
Ruth and H.B. Mack and Family
Frederick P. Rose, Daniel Rose
and Elihu Rose
Lotte and Ludwig Bravmann
The Zuckerman, Levenstein, and
Pantirer Families
Judith Wilf and Leonard A. Wilf,
in memory of Harry C. Wilf
Patricia and Jeffrey Kenner
Judith and Burton P. Resnick
In honor of Betty and Morris
Shuch, Survivors, and in
memory of family members
left behind
The Charles H. Revson
Foundation
Maria Salit-Gitelson Tell
Valerie and Frank Furth, in
memory of our beloved
parents
The Chase Manhattan Bank
Preston Robert Tisch
Panasonic
Joseph and Elizabeth Wilf and
Family
Pearl Resnick, in loving memory
of my husband Jack and my
daughter Susan
Charles and Toby Drukier
Sunny and Abe Rosenberg
Foundation
H. Dale and Elizabeth
Hemmerdinger
In memory of General Dwight D.
Eisenhower
Sally and Abe Magid
In honor of Benjamin and Helen
Menschel
Irving and June Paler
Julia Alexander Schwartz
The Nash Family Foundation
SPONSORS
$100,000 and above
Marriage contract uniting Joseph Solomon son of Abraham Yechiel of
Mantua and Lyokadia, known as Bisi, daughter of Shabbatai Ha-Kohen,
Modena, Italy, September 29, 1871.
Ernest Michel, in memory of
Otto and Frieda Michel
Nathan S. Ancell
Florrie and Herbert Tenzer and
Family
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Slade
William and Jerry Ungar
The Morris and Pepi Ginsberg
Family
Dr. and Mrs. Axel Stawski
Mr. and Mrs. Moniek Stawski
Ruth and Leonard Litwin
The Family of Philip and Matilde
Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis
Diane and Arthur Belfer
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zarucki
Harry and Linda Macklowe
Michael and Helen Schaffer
Foundation
In memory of Dora and Milton
Butnick
Mr. and Mrs. Eryk Spektor
Debra and Leon Black
Mortimer B. Zuckerman
Angie and Moritz Goldfeier
Rosen and Goldfeier Families
Diane and Martin Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leon Rennert
Congregation Emanu-El
of the City of New York
Edward S. Gordon
Meyer and Pepa Gold
The Levitt Foundation
In memory of Dr. Kenneth L.
Schaffel, Captain, USAF
M. Mac Schwebel
The Booth Ferris Foundation
Irene and Murray Pergament
Peter A. Cohen
In memory of Belle and Charles
Lewis
Leon and Toby Cooperman
Foundation
Howard R. Alper
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
Helen and Martin Kimmel
Aaron and Marjorie Ziegelman
Judy and Michael H. Steinhardt
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Fromer
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation,
Inc.
Mrs. Rae Kushner and Family
Eugen and Gisella Gluck
Amy and Howard J. Rubenstein
In memory of Max and Else
Böhm
New York Mercantile Exchange
Heda Lieberman, in memory of
her mother, Gisela Adler
Stephen and Eleanor
Hammerman
Barry and Adrienne Gray and
Family
William B. Gach, in memory of
Edith and Istvanka Gach
Dr. and Mrs. Justin Lee Altshuler
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Wien
and Family
Jerome and Rita Waldor
George and Martha Rich
Marlene Brill, in honor of the
Brill and Dassa Families
Turner Construction Company
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
The New York Times Company
Foundation
Samson and Sarah Symchowicz,
in memory of family who
perished
2001
Photo, circumcision ceremony of Shlomo Bercovici, son of Lea (Lotziu) and Moshe Bercovici, Cyprus,
September or October 1948. Gift of Michael Surkis
Meyer A. Berman in honor of
Robert M. Morgenthau
Lehman Brothers
Tom Margittai, in memory of
Bela Margittai
Barbara and Roy Zuckerberg
Ticketmaster
Mrs. Myron Glassberg
Sophy Goldberg, in loving
memory of Perla, Pinhus,
Mietek Furmanski
Bernice Manocherian
Metropolitan Life Foundation
Greta Landis
Celina and Thomas T. Hecht
Schwartz Family, in memory of
Lou Schwartz
Jay and Sharon Podolsky
Stuart and Shirley Podolsky
AT&T
Adeline and Harold Kramer
Leon and Eva Rubach
Meshulam Riklis, Riklis Family
Foundation
Abby and Mitch Leigh
Lisa and Ivan Kaufman
The Constantiner Family, in
memory of Joan Constantiner
Irwin and Daryl Simon
The Hain Food Group-Kineret
The Jeffry M. and Barbara
Picower Foundation
In honor of H Company 353rd
Inf. Reg. 89th Div. 44-45
Marilyn and Marshall Butler
Froma and Andrew Benerofe
The Gloria and Sidney Danziger
Foundation
Joseph and Olga Garay and
Family
Isaac, Doris, and Nina Moinester
Erwin and Myrna Schimmel
Seryl and Charles Kushner
Deborah and Wayne Zuckerman
and Family
The Beatrice Snyder Foundation
In memory of Jakob Erlich
In memory of Rose and Bernard
Luks
Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation
Tina and Steven Price
Jerry Wartski
The Avery and Janet Fisher
Foundation and Nancy Fisher
In Memory of Leo Kaufthal z”l
dedicated by Judy and Uri
Kaufthal and children
Linda and Ilan Kaufthal and
children
H E R I TAG E
FUND
The Gloria & Sidney Danziger
Foundation – Robert E. Fischer,
Rabbi Benjamin Z. Kreitman,
Stanley T. Miller
Else David
Deutsche Bank Americas
Foundation
Estate of Chaim Diamond
The Dime Savings Bank of New
York, FSB
Vera and Joseph Eden
Anna Erlich
Jason H. Fane
Janet Fisher
Ms. Nancy Fisher
Theodore Furst
Joseph and Olga Garay
General Motors Corporation
The Horace W. Goldsmith
Foundation
A N N UA L R E P O RT
Jean and Eugene Gluck
Willie Mae Goldstein
Doree & Charles H. Greenberg
Katherine and Alan Greenberg
David J. Greene Foundation
Semone Grossman
Hachette Filipacchi Magazines
Gladys and Sam Halpern
Eleanor and Stephen
Hammerman
Celina and Thomas T. Hecht
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
H. Dale and Elizabeth
Hemmerdinger
Felix and Peri Hirsch
Israel Bonds
J.P. Morgan Chase & Company
Peter and Mary Kalikow
Sima and Nathan Katz and
Family
Ivan & Lisa Kaufman
Marina P. Kaufman and Stephen
E. Kaufman
Patricia and Jeffrey Kenner
Frances and Fred Klein
George and Adele Klein
Mrs. Rae Kushner and Family
Seryl and Charles Kushner
Lehman Brothers
Ruth and Leonard Litwin
Loews Corporation
Sally and Abe Magid
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
The Allan Morrow Foundation,
Inc.
The Nash Family Foundation
The News Corporation Limited
The New York Times Company
Foundation
Susan and Donald Newhouse
Ronald Perelman
Pfizer, Inc.
Gladys and Morton Pickman
Tina and Steven Price
Bruce Ratner
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leon Rennert
Denise Rich
George and Martha Rich
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
$10,000 and above
Ewa & Daniel Abraham
Estate of Else Adler
Marilyn Alper
Barbara and Philip Altheim
The Hon. and Mrs. Hushang
Ansary
Anonymous
AOL Time Warner
AT&T
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Belson
Froma and Andrew Benerofe
Abraham Biderman
Esther and Robert Born
Cynthia Brodsky
Marilyn and Marshall Butler
Elyse and Howard Butnick
The Chase Manhattan Bank
David Chase
Citizens Communications
Condé Nast Publications
Arturo Constantiner
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Sterling silver earring handmade by Zacharia Jamil in the Yemenite
style, New York, 1930’s. Gift of Ben Yishai and Marsha Jamil
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CURATORS’ CIRCLE
$1,000 – $4,999
U.S. Army-issue field surgical kit of Dr. Hyman Benjamin Copleman,
1942-1946. Gift of Rosalyn R. Copleman
Rosen Seymour Shapss Martin &
Co. LLP
Leo Rosner Foundation, Inc.
Stephen Ross
Eva and Leon Rubach
May and Samuel Rudin Family
Foundation
Lily Safra
William Schaffel
Myrna and Erwin Schimmel
Helen and Irving Schneider
Charles & Mildred
Schnurmacher Foundation
Margaret Schwartz and Family
Schwarz Foundation
Stephanie and Abram Shnay
Robert Sillins Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Slade
Judith and Edward Steinberg
Judy and Michael H. Steinhardt
Lynn and Sy Syms
Marilyn and Jeffrey Tabak
David Tendler
Preston Robert Tisch
Tishman Speyer Properties
Turner Construction
Viacom, Inc.
Jerry Wartski
Nina and Walter Weiner
Lois and Martin Whitman
Sygmund Wilzig
The Maxine and Jack Zarrow
Foundation
Aaron and Marjorie Ziegelman
The Zuckerman, Levenstein and
Pantirer Families
Deborah and Wayne Zuckerman
Marie and Gary Zwerling
GUARANTORS’ CIRCLE
$5,000 – 9,999
Allen & Company Incorporated
Stanley S. Arkin
Atran Foundation
Jane and Peter Berger
Bloomberg Financial
Bloomingdale’s
In memory of Max and Else
Bohm
Born, Barad, Krakowski Families
Boston University
Ann, Don, Cathy & Laura Brown
Family Fund
Margo and John Catsimatidis
Debrah Lee Charatan
Congregation Emanu-El of the
City of New York
Del Laboratories
Gail and Ira Drukier
Edison Park Fast
Gabriel Erem
FirstMark Communications
International
Ann and Robert Fromer
Paul and Kellie Gersh
Hermine and Julius Gewirtz
Trudy and Robert Gottesman
Emily and Eugene Grant
Andrew and Judy Green
Charles Gwirtsman
Helen and Jeffrey Horowitz
Robin and Brad Klatt
Jan and Jack Kliger
The Nathan & Helen Kohler
Foundation
Murray Koppelman
The Sheila & Henry Marcus
Foundation
Susan and Morris Mark
Ronay and Richard Menschel
Andrea and Edward Milstein
The Lizabeth and Frank
Newman Charitable
Foundation
Daniel Oster
Samuel and Rose Riemer Private
Foundation
Pilar and Stephen Robert
Elenore and Maurice Rosenthal
Jack and Anita Saltz Foundation
Eliane Sandler
Estate of Sidney Scham
Susan P. Schutz and Stephen
Schutz
Joseph F. Stein Foundation, Inc.
George Steinbrenner
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Rosa Strygler
Van Wagner Communications
LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Wien
and Family
Jane and Mark Wilf
A&E Television Networks
George and Frances Aaron
Arthur S. Ainsberg
Joan and Harry Albright
Anonymous
Deborah and Donald Aronson
Claudine Bacher
Dorothy and Joseph Bamberger
Ethel and Ulo Barad
The Barrington Foundation Inc.
Toby Bartosh
Battery Park City Authority
Stella Baum
Helen and Roy Beck
Susan and Mark Beckerman
Lovey and Murray Beer
Martin S. Begun and Louise M.
Sunshine
Carla Dreese Bell
Merri and Murray Benbasset
Connie Benesch
Bentley Capital Management,
Inc.
Randi and Marc Berson
Bertram Associates
Ann and Kenneth Bialkin
Naomi and Maks Birnbach
Franciska and Michel Bittan
Cesia and Frank Blaichman
Anita and Howard Blatt
Lilly and Sam Bloch
Isaac Blum
Joanna and Robert Blum
Deborah and Richard Born
Ben Brafman
William B. & Jane E. Bram
Foundation
Diane Brandt & Martin Lewis
Lotte and Ludwig Bravmann
Marlene Brill, in honor of the
Brill and Dassa families
Nancy Brown
Nancy and Howard Brown
Builders FirstSource - Northeast
Group Inc.
Arnold and Felice Burns
Robin and Marc Byron
Susan and Michael Castle
Century 21 Department Stores
Esta and Wallace Chavkin
City University of New York
Adrianne and Jerry Cohen
Stephen and Helen Colman
Albert and Selma Cooper
Milton Cooper
Tanya and Sol Neil Corbin
Iris Rainer Dart
Department of Youth &
Community Development
of the City of New York
Joseph and Mathilda Distenfeld
Domansky Development Group
The Dover Fund, Inc.
Photo, wedding of Lea (Lotziu) Surkis and Moshe Bercovici, Cyprus,
January 1948. Gift of Michael Surkis
2001
East River Medical Imaging
Associates
Harriet and Richard Ebers
Nathan and Rose Eisen
Mitzi Eisenberg
Eisner & Lubin LLP
Empire State Development
Lois and Richard England
Eleanor and Edward Epstein
Susan Erlich
April and Joel Feffer
Clara and Jerome Feldman
Joseph and Rachel Feldman
Diane and George Fellows
Lori and Mark Fife
Arlene and Robert Fischer
Leo & Julia Forchheimer
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Forchheimer
Leonard Frankel
Mona Gora Friedman
Andreas and Suzanne Gal
Adrienne and Stuart Garay
Golda and Wolf Gartenberg
Buzzy and Victoria Geduld
Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Gerson
Gayle and Mel Gerstein
Jerome Gillman
Aaron & Betty Gilman
Foundation, Inc.
Allan and Carolyn Ginsburg
Susan Aurelia Gitelson
David Givner
The Mildred Srulowitz
Glaubinger Charitable Lead
Annuity Trust
The Michel Glouchevitch Family
Lili and William Goldberg
Evelyn and Harry Goldfeier
Goldman-Sonnenfeldt
Foundation Inc.
Alfred and Deanna Gottschalk
Priscilla & Harold Grabino
Grafik Communications, Ltd.
Shirley and Milton Gralla
Helene Kener Gray and
Richard Gray
Laureine and David Greenbaum
Myrna and Stephen Greenberg
Arlene and Martin Greenfield
Bonnie and Tod Greenfield
Jessica and Judah Gribetz
Peter H. Grossman
Ronnie and Edward Grossmann
Martin Gruss
Sharon and David Halpern
Harvest Printing
Leonard H. Hecht
Robert Hormats
HRH Construction, LLC
IBM Corporation
ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Jill and Kenneth Iscol
Irwin Jacobs
Joan and Jerome Jakubovitz
Foundation
Alan and Debbie Janoff
Linda and Michael Jesselson
The Joelson Foundation
Ann and Leon Jolson
Junior Gallery, Ltd.
Mr. Rick and Dr. Anita Kaminer
Floy Kaminsky
Peter Kaufmann
Judy and Uri Kaufthal
Charlotte and John Kenney
Hannah and Roman Kent
Sylvia Cheres Klenicki Kier
Henry A. Kissinger
Charlette and Neil Klarfeld
Ava and Bruce Kleinman
Jules Knapp
Korn/Ferry International
Sheila Kostrinsky
Jerome Kroll
Louis J. Kuriansky Foundation
Lee and Murray Kushner
Evelyn and Leonard Lauder
Charlotte Lax
Andrea and Michael Leeds
Family Foundation
Rita Gurko Lerner and Family
David W. Levinson
Norman and Sandra Liss
Harry & Ruth Lorch
Bernie and Roz Mann
Bernice Manocherian
Morris Markowitz
Vladka and Benjamin Meed
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Ernest Michel, in memory of
Otto and Frieda Michel
Milford Plaza Hotel
Kathy and Michael Miller
Chase Mishkin
Modell’s Sporting Goods
Joan Morgenstern
Lucinda and Robert M.
Morgenthau
Doris and David Mortman
Belle and Alexander Moser
James R. Murdoch
Muss Development Company
National Hockey League
Brooke and Daniel Neidich
Harold Nelkin
Alice and K. Fred Netter
New York Bankers Association
Newman & Leventhal Caterers,
Inc.
Lynn and Fred Ohrenstein
Carole and Morton Olshan
Miriam Oster
Fritzi and Herbert Owens
Doris and Martin Payson
Pella Windows & Doors
JoAnn and Martin Perlman
Brian and Jerilyn Perman
Camila and Morris Pinto
Manny Podhoretz
Abraham Podolsky
Fannie and Zenek Podolsky
Sally and Jack Pomeranc
Laura and John Pomerantz
Powers Global Strategies, LLC
Propp Family
Arlene Reisman and Edward M.
Fox
Bonnie and Richard Reiss
Judith and Burton P. Resnick
Jerry and Gladys Rosen
Marilyn and Joseph Rosen
Phyllis and Jack Rosen
Sara and David Rosen
A N N UA L R E P O RT
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Mother’s Day card from Robert Goldfarb to his mother, Jente Goldfarb,
Budapest, Hungary, May 11, 1938. Gift of Ada More-Benarofe and Irit Aviv
Janis and Joel Rosenkranz
Elizabeth Rosenthal
Toni Ross
Elizabeth and Stuart Roth
Jennifer Roth
Sally Rubin
Rachel and Lewis Rudin
Andrew and Kari Lyn Sabin
Trudy and Sy Sadinoff
Toni and Jeffrey Salaway
Lesley and Steven Sanders
Carol and Lawrence Saper
Anita and Mark Sarna
Savant Solutions
Leslie and Paul Schoen & Family
Ian Schrager
Carol and Harvey Schulweis
Ruth and Fred Schwalbe
Donna and David Schweid
Herman Schwimmer
Sidney and Renate Shapiro
Cylia and William Siedenburg
Carol and Morton Siegler
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Singer
Daniel and Sheila Sitomer
Ann and Bernard Sklar
Selma and Leon Sloane
Barbara and Clifford Sobel
Joanne and Ronald B. Sobel
Emily and Jerry Spiegel
Kate and Steven Spielberg
Marilyn and Harry Spiera
Squadron Ellenoff Plesent &
Sheinfeld LLP
Irene and Jerry Steinman
StructureTone
Robin and Warren Struhl
Michelle and Steven Sweetwood
Samson Symchowicz
Harriet and Joseph Tabak
Zane Tankel
Temple Sholom
Marv and Suzanne Tenenbaum
Michael Tuch Foundation, Inc.
Arthur and Evelyn Udell
Estate of Ruth D. Ulman
William and Jerry Ungar
United Federation of Teachers
United Food & Commercial
Workers International Union
Rita and Jerome Waldor
Carla and Peter Warren
Estate of Gertrude Weil
Carl Weisbrod
Norman Weisman
Herbert Wetanson
Nina and Martin Wexler
Beth & Lenny Wilf
Lisa and William Wishnick
Barbara and Harry Wittlin
Felix Wolkowitz
Varda and Shalom Yoran
Michael and Gloria Young
Rose Zarucki
Diana and Eli Zborowski
The Frieda & George Zinberg
Foundation Inc.
Beverly Zucker
Mortimer B. Zuckerman
Anne and David Zygelman
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M U S E U M O F J E W I S H H E R I TA G E A L I V I N G M E M O R I A L T O T H E H O L O C AU S T
Poster intended to discredit the French resistance as a movement of
foreign terrorists, not French patriots. France, February 1944. Gift of
the Moldovan Family Collection
BUILDERS’ CIRCLE
$500 – $999
Altman-Aronow Charitable
Foundation
Daniel and Lucille J. Amster
Anonymous
The Bandier Family Foundation
Judy Baron
Ruth and Sanford Batkin
Baumgart Restaurant, Inc.
Alvin Begleiter & Binnette Lipper
Ada and Mitchell Benerofe
Herbert Bernard
Vicki and Richard Birdoff
Harriette Blum
Louis Blumengarten
Barrie and J. Robert Blumenthal
David and Karen Blumenthal
Marion and George Blumenthal
Sherman and Carol Boxer
Esther Brandeis
Nancy and Peter Brown
Michael and Karen Bukiet
Jilla and Gianni Cereda
Sheila and Don Chaifetz
Susan and David Chayon
Laura and Quint Chess
Chmielniker Sick and Benevolent
Society
The City of New York
Department of Finance
Clearbrooke Landscape
Contractors, Inc.
The Coach Dairy Goat Farm
Carole and Leslie Cohen
Dana and Michael Cohen
Corbin Silverman and
Sanseverino
Rita Cwern
Dorothy and Howard Denburg
Valerie and Charles Diker
Direct Cabinet Sales Inc.
Dix Hills Jewish Center
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Dresner
Eric Dugan
Edith and Joseph Dunietz
Martha and Sol Eckstein
Rachel and Melvin Epstein
In memory of Beth Erlanger
Linda A. Fairstein
Mr. H. Feibelman
Jacquin P. Fink
Albert and Myra Lee Fleischman
Leslie and Bernard Friedman
Micki and Robert Friedman
Estelle and Myron Funk
Garrick-Aug Associates
Phyllis and Seymour Gartenberg
Randy Gilman and Henri Boll
Giraldi Suarez Productions, Inc.
Mrs. Sunny Glassberg
Joseph Glasser
Ellen and Morton Goldberg
Judith and Richard Golden
Goldstein Family Foundation
Jeri and Robert Green
Lillian and Marvin Greenberg
Joanne and Michael Halpern
Hamilton House
Imre and Vera Hecht
Adrienne and Alan Henick
J. Gene Hochfelder
Shelley and Steven Holm
Richard and Elaine Horowitz
Herbert Horvitz
Mrs. Geri Jacobs and Family
Jericho Jewish Center
Debra and Jonathan Joels
Max Kagan Family Foundation
Darcy and Richard Katz
Joanne Katz
Robert A. Katz
Ruth and Steven Katz
Hyman Kindler
Neusa Kleinkopf
Arthur Korzec
Monica Rich Kosann and Rod
Kosann
Bernard M. Kottler and Marsha
Sanfilippo
Elli and Israel Krakowski
Irina and David Langer
Mildred and Philip Lax
Saul and Eleanor Lerner
Foundation, Inc.
Kathy and Richard Leventhal
Abner and Mildred Levine
Harold Levy
Sonia & Adam Lewenberg
Dr. and Mrs. Yale Lewine
Jayne and Mitchell Lewis
Marc G. Lowenberg and Joan
Levy Finkelstein
Nancy Maidman
Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin
Suzanne Maltz and Paul
Aronofsky
David and Judith Marwell
Mitchell Mekles
Jeff and Pam Moskowitz
MJS Architects
Erik Muller
Suzanne and Sheldon Nash
Rita O’Connor and Theodore
Schell
Barbara and Alvin E. Orlian
The Pace Collection
Page Consultants
D. Craig Palmer
Rickie and James Peaslee
Lewis Perkiss
Perry Copy Center & Printing
Pierre Hotel
Charles and Lily Port
Helen Portnoy
David Pulver
Julie Ratner
Ira Resnick
Christopher and Elizabeth Rile
Cliff Robinson
Florence and Robert Rosen
Joseph Rosenblatt
Mindy and Ira Rothbaum
Steven Rothman
Elizabeth and Joseph Rubach
Syril and Leonard Rubin
Ethel Rubinstein
Cheryl and Stephen Rush
Naomi and David Sacks
John Schepisi
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E.
Schimmel
Nancy and Jeffrey Schondorf
Doris and Herman Schwarz
Barbara and Norman Seiden
Ysrael Seinuk
Sandra Serebin
Jane A. Shallat
Ellen and Robert Shasha
Lillian and Lawrence H. Singer
Sheldon L. and Sydelle Sonkin
Spectragraphic, Inc.
Selma and Irving Spielman
Abby R. Spilka & John F.
Henderson
Rica & Harvey Spivack
Pola and Charles Sporer
Sharon Stein
Susan Steinsapir
David Sterling
Ellen and Jerome Stern
Louise Stern
Bonnie and Thomas Strauss
Judith and Herman Swartz
Barbara Swersky
Travel Trends Inc.
Trugman Family Charitable
Trust
Doris and Felix Urman
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel H. Usdan
Mira Jedwabnik Van Doren
Rebecca Cooper Waldman
David and Selma Walker Fund
Etta and Irwin Walman
Charlotte Wein
Eve and Harvey Weinstein
Cammy and Harry Weisleder
Marcia Wilf
Jacqueline Wizenberg-Olch
Diane and Howard Wohl
Cathy and Norman Yohay
Susan Kennedy Zeller
Tova Zifzider
Carolyn Zimmerman
James Zirin
CONTRIBUTORS’ CIRCLE
$250 – $499
Howard Abner
Lynn & Seth Abraham
Beulah and Joseph Adasko
Judith and Alan Adler
Edita Alexander
Alixandre Furs
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Alter
Linda and David Altshuler
American Express Foundation
Anonymous
Linda and Daniel Baron
Janet and Leonard Barsky
Doris and Felix Beck
Jay Beilis
Sarah and Philip Belz
Shari and Drori Benmen
Alan & Mimi Bercow
Joseph Blady
Nancy Blakeman
Melvyn Bleiberg
Abe and Sidney Block
Foundation
2001
Wooden mallet used by Zacharia Jamil to make silver and gold jewelry
in the Yemenite style, New York, 1930’s-1960’s. Gift of Ben Yishai and
Marsha Jamil
Sandra Breakstone
Alic and Edward Brickman
Sara and Jon Budish
Gary and Jennifer Budlow
Marc and Michelle Buzin
Lisa Jere and Ira Carlin
Carol Case
Mirtha and Paul Celler
Vicki Cerenka-Feldman
Paula and Mitchell Chalfin
Cherokee High School
Bernice Staub Claymont
Debra Cloud-Marcus
Diana Cohen
Eileen and Stephen A. Cohen
Emanuel & Anna Cohen
Foundation Inc.
Alan and Betsy Cohn
Toby and Leon Cooperman
Susan and Mark Cwern
Arnon and Cheri Deshe
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Donat
Alvin and Eleanor Donnenfeld
Sharon and Arthur Draznin
Mildred Dworetz
Helen Berglas Elbaum
Fran and Lester Elias
Martin Elias
Derek Enlander
Robin and Steven Epstein
Bayla K. Falber
Morris L. Feder
Elsa and Melvin Federbush
Samuel Field Family Foundation
Ruth and Jerome Firsty
The Ford Foundation
Fox Residential
Fraternal Order of BebdinSosnowicer Philanthropic
Fund
Thelma and Philip Fried
Eva and Leo Gans
Audrey and Richard Giddon
The Gitlitz Family Foundation
Pamela and David Glazer
Rita S. Gold Foundation
Joan and Howard Goldberg
Terri and Michael Goldberg
Alvin Goldfarb
Aviva and Michael Gottlieb
Steve Greenseid
Jonathan Gruber
Ida Halpern
Sol Hazan
Allison and Cory Hechler
Hellring Lindeman Goldstein &
Siegal LLP
Gisela Herzl
Hidden Child Foundation/ADL
Joyce Hirsch
Agnes Sugar Hollander
Rose and Joe Holm
Arlene and Elliot Horowitz
Paula and Joe Israel
J.P. Morgan
Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson II,
M.D.
Peter Jakes
Jewish Community Endowment
Foundation of Stamford
Joyce and Arthur Joseph
K & S Industrial Corp.
Tirva Kahana
Kalisher Independent Society
Wendy and Harry Kantor
Rhoda Raizel Kaplun
Ellen & Howard Katz
Jerome and Susan Katz
Susan and Michael Katz
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kelman
Gayle Kelmenson
Stefanie Kessler
Kurt & Phyllis Kilstock
Morris Kirschner Perpetual
Charitable Trust
Alice and Jacob Klein
Edward Koch
Gail J. Koff
Francine Ann Kono
Debra Korman
Susan and Jonathan Korn
Gerda Korngold
James Kraft
Betsy Kramer
Michael Kremer
David and Nanci Kushner
Sandra Landau
Dorothy Lang
Alan Langer
Lasser Hochman L.L.C.
Julia & Ronald Latz
Jeff and Marci Lefkovits
Leo Lemle
Fred and Anne Levi
Arthur Levine
Frances Levine
Deanna and Hirschell Levine
Mary Levinsky
Gary F. Lewis
Evelyn & Bernard Lieberman
Dawn and Amit Liebersohn
Joan Liebowitz
Shelly and Jay Lipman
Barbara M. Urbach Lissner and
Michael Lissner
Eric Livingston
Debbie and Gregg Lobel
Gary and Lisa Maier
Joan and Howard Maisel
John and Marta Marek
Ellen and Allan Mekles
Debra J. Millman
Miroddi Imaging, Inc.
Joan and Sheldon Misher
Susan Neshick
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Olshina
Orangetown Jewish Center
Debra Oremland
Michelle Ores and Charles
Schorin
Alice M. Padawer-Singer
Simon and Chaya Palevsky
Nancy and Larry Pantirer
Josef and Shelley Paradis
Judy Paulen
Gail and Berndt Perl
Charles and Elaine Petschek
Elisa and Alan Pines
Charles and Lilly Port
Sheila and Mark Pruzansky
Esther and Isaac Pulvermacher
Gerald and Barbara Ranzal
Arlene and Lawrence Reed
Hon. William and Hannah Sara
Rigler
Brian and Louise Rind
Bonny and Marvin Rosen
Irving Rosenbaum and Ruth
Hoekley
Joseph Rosenbaum
Nanette and George Rosenberg
Lyn & Bruce Rosensweig
Joan Rosenthal
Mitchell and Kelly Sacks
Marian and Michael Saffer
Peter and Ruth Safirstein
Gloria and Henry Salm
Mania and Joseph Sarna
Fradelle and Harvey Schefren
Judy and Marty Scherzer
Debbie and Kenneth Schindler
Maybelle Schneider
Betty and Howard Schwartz
Iris and Jeff Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Schwartz
Theresa and Ronald Schwartz
Shevaun and Steven Selvin
Roberta and Herbert Selzer
Jerome Shindelman
Susan Shmalo
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Dani Siegel
Nancy Lind Silberkleit
Ruth Gabriele Sarah Silten
Martin and Laura Silver
Melissa and Cary Silverman
Marcy Slaven
Henry Solan
Mollie Speisman
Lisa Spivack
Estate of Rose C. Stern
Audrey Steuer
Randee and Brian Stolar
Leila and Melville Straus
Marjorie and Bernard Sunshine
Bella Sztul
Marcus Tepper
Herman and Shelly Udasin
Merle and Steve Udwin
In memory of Jack M. Ullman
Rita Ungar and Nathan Moser
United Jewish Appeal-Federation
of Jewish Philanthropies
Carol Vesely
Karen Waldmann
Seth Weisleder
Samuel Wertheim
Harold and Rose Wharton
Lilyan Wilder
Audrey and Zygmunt Wilf
Woodlands Community Temple
Helen and Harold Yood
Yorktown Electric Company, Inc.
Edythe and Sam Zaro
Barry and Robyn Zeller
Devorah Zlochower
DONORS OF GOODS AND
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Forest City Ratner Companies
Macro Consultants, Inc.
Weil Gotshall & Manges LLP
Atlas Floral Decorators, Inc.
Park Tower Realty
Campus Coach
Jack Kliger, Hachette Filipacchi
Magazines
Gary Van Dis, Condé Nast
GGMC Parking LLC
Rubenstein Associates, Inc.
Pillsbury Winthrop
EMDA, Inc.
DDB Worldwide
Melanie Einzig Photography
Basket in which Abraham Trop brought his belongings to the
United States, 1907. Gift of Cynthia Lewis-Berry
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Independent Auditors’ Report
A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST:
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST:
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
Statement of Activities
We have audited the accompanying statement of financial position
of A Living Memorial to the Holocaust: Museum of Jewish Heritage
as at December 31, 2000 and 1999, 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 U.S. 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, 2000 and 1999, and the changesin net assets and
cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles.
New York, New York
February 27, 2001
EISNER & LUBIN LLP
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Public support and revenue:
Public support:
Contributions
Government contributions
In-kind contributions
Special events revenue
Special events direct expenses
Total public support
Revenue:
Admissions
Museum shop sales
Holocaust Claims Commission
Net unrealized and realized investment gains
Interest income
Other revenue
Total revenue
Net assets released from restrictions
Total support and revenue
Expenses:
Program services:
Collections and exhibitions
Education
Marketing and public relations
Building operations
Total program services
Supporting services:
Management and general
Fund raising
Total supporting services
Auxiliary services—museum shop costs
Total expenses
Change in Net Assets
Net assets—beginning of year
Net assets—end of year
The notes to financial statements are made a part hereof.
2001
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000
UNRESTRICTED
TEMPORARILY
RESTRICTED
PERMANENTLY
RESTRICTED
$
$
$
802,479
439,891
668,619
2,114,084
(426,424)
3,598,649
3,441,664
1,963,246
57,727
142,500
5,547,410
57,727
450,315
257,429
435,778
13,776
385,922
113,443
1,656,663
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$
TOTAL
UNRESTRICTED
TEMPORARILY
RESTRICTED
PERMANENTLY
RESTRICTED
4,301,870
2,403,137
668,619
2,256,584
(426,424)
9,203,786
$
$
$
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
TOTAL
$
4,608,848
2,952,823
525,070
1,770,635
(373,795)
9,483,581
450,315
257,429
435,778
13,776
385,922
113,443
1,656,663
508,343
245,152
140,305
160,285
224,398
150,179
1,428,662
10,860,449
2,555,774
11,370,541
1,870,057
1,348,353
925,665
3,276,222
7,420,297
1,870,057
1,348,353
925,665
3,276,222
7,420,297
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
1,804,654
947,287
2,751,941
1,804,654
947,287
2,751,941
1,282,770
1,018,803
2,301,573
1,282,770
1,018,803
2,301,573
333,997
10,506,235
333,997
10,506,235
307,328
9,461,910
307,328
9,461,910
354,214
30,226,858
$ 30,581,072
1,908,631
18,770,857
$ 20,679,488
4,265,100
9,520,412
(985,823)
20,679,488
$ 19,693,665
(4,265,100)
1,282,310
$
1,282,310
8,647,605
9,929,915
57,727
$
57,727
899,765
957,492
508,343
245,152
140,305
160,285
224,398
150,179
1,428,662
(2,555,774)
(545,601)
$
(545,601)
9,193,206
8,647,605
87,303
$
87,303
812,462
899,765
10,912,243
1,450,333
28,776,525
$ 30,226,858
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A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST:
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
Statement of Financial Position
DECEMBER 31,
2000
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Unconditional promises to give
(less allowance for uncollectible amounts of
$393,615 in 2000 and $452,285 in 1999)
Inventory
Other assets
Apartments held for sale
Buildings, furniture and equipment
(at cost, less accumulated depreciation
of $4,761,971 in 2000 and $3,259,718 in 1999)
Long-term investments
Contributions receivable from trusts
Unconditional promises to give—permanently restricted
(less allowance for uncollectible amounts of
$17,045 in 2000 and $29,442 in 1999)
Board designated fund—depreciation reserve
Collections (Note A(6))
Short-term investments endowment fund
Total
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Deferred revenue
Total liabilities
Net Assets
Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
Total net assets
Total
$
1,812,901
1999
$
3,182,064
5,251,789
99,662
579,554
2,000,000
5,825,867
116,073
289,346
15,394,778
238,486
1,458,973
14,989,995
114,404
1,652,592
271,318
4,762,454
—
689,067
$ 32,558,982
380,888
4,111,071
—
511,417
$ 31,173,717
$
$
1,957,469
20,441
1,977,910
19,693,665
9,929,915
957,492
30,581,072
$ 32,558,982
917,819
29,040
946,859
20,679,488
8,647,605
899,765
30,226,858
$ 31,173,717
The notes to financial statements are made a part hereof.
A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST:
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
Notes to Financial Statements
0Note A—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:
01. 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.
02. Cash and Cash Equivalents—The Museum has defined cash
and cash equivalents to include unrestricted liquid short-term
investments with original maturities of three months or less.
03. Inventory—Inventory comprises items for sale in the museum
shop and is recorded at cost.
04. 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 split-interest 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
principally comprise endowments.
2001
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MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
Statement of Cash Flows
DECEMBER 31,
2000
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 adjustment
Apartments received as contributions
Temporarily restricted contributions for Museum East Wing
Decrease (increase) in:
Unconditional promises to give
Other assets
Inventory
Contributions receivable from trusts
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Deferred revenue
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures
Long-term investments
Short-term investments—endowment funds
Board designated fund
Net cash (used in) investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities—proceeds from
temporarily restricted contributions for Museum East Wing
$
1,450,333
1,542,918
111,222
(47,301)
(2,000,000)
(75,000)
1,448,590
112,837
(47,301)
572,426
(290,208)
16,411
193,619
1,409,316
(56,775)
33,756
(303,308)
1,086,951
(8,599)
1,456,653
(322,847)
(15,073)
3,709,528
(1,947,701)
(124,082)
(177,650)
(651,383)
(2,900,816)
(347,997)
10,090
(212,394)
(2,204,684)
(2,754,985)
75,000
(1,369,163)
3,182,064
Net increse (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents—end of year
354,214
1999
$
1,812,901
954,543
2,227,521
$
3,182,064
The notes to financial statements are made a part hereof.
05. 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%.
08. 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.
09. Advertising costs are charged to expense as incurred.
Advertising expense was $271,493 and $166,653 in 2000
and 1999, respectively.
06. 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.
10. Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements
in conformity with U.S. 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.
07. 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.
11. 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.
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A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST:
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
Notes to Financial Statements
(continued)
Note B—Unconditional Promises to Give:
Unconditional promises to give at December 31, 2000, including
amounts restricted to investment in Museum, are as follows:
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
$ 3,924,482
2,258,360
241,750
6,424,592
(490,825)
(410,660)
$ 5,523,107
The discount rate used on long-term promises to give is 10%.
Two promises to give aggregated approximately 25% of promises
to give at December 31, 2000 and two promises to give aggregated
approximately 23% of promises to give at December 31, 1999.
Three contributions aggregated approximately 63% of
contributions income in 2000. Two contributions aggregated
approximately 28% of contributions income in 1999.
December 31,
Buildings
Museum fabrication
and equipment
7,369,082
Furniture and equipment
990,205
Construction-in-progress
1,524,022
Total
20,156,749
Less accumulated
depreciation
4,761,971
Total
$ 15,394,778
Life
1999
(In Years)
$ 10,187,452 15–40
7,346,602
715,659
Year ending:
2001
2002
2003
2004
Total
$
510,000
510,000
510,000
382,500
$ 1,912,500
Rent expense aggregated $440,860 and $360,799 for the years
ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, 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
contributions aggregated $114,840 and $99,947 for the years
ended December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
Note C—Buildings, Furniture and Equipment:
Buildings, furniture and equipment comprises the following:
2000
$ 10,273,440
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 rental payments are
as follows:
5–7
5–7
18,249,713
3,259,718
$ 14,989,995
During 2000, the Museum began construction of an East
Wing. The expansion will contain additional museum and
office space and completion is expected for fall 2003. The
estimated cost is approximately $60 million. Costs incurred
through December 31, 2000 of $1.5 million are included in
buildings, furniture and equipment. The East Wing will be
funded by loans, pledges and grants.
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 $59,785 and $47,921 for the
years ending December 31, 2000 and 1999, 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 comprises the following:
December 31,
2000
1999
$ 2,065,835
$ 1,564,110
361,029
384,013
650,000
650,000
Short-term investments
Other investments
Donated apartment held for sale
1.3514% interest in limited
liability company
1,000,000
Cash surrender value
—life insurance
41,538
Contribution receivable from trust
169,052
Artwork
475,000
Total
$ 4,762,454
1,000,000
37,948
475,000
$ 4,111,071
Short-term investments comprises certificates of deposits and
money market accounts.
Note H—Concentration of Credit Risk:
Cash and cash equivalents and board designated fund short-term
investments include investments in a money market fund of
$2,191,000 in 2000 and of $1,994,000 in 1999.
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1. Photo, Hebrew gymnasium in Kovno (Kaunas),
Lithuania, 1939-1940. Gift of Fruma Dushnitzer,
Yaffa Eliach Collection donated by the Center for
Holocaust Studies. 2. Children in Gallery. 3.
Children participate in a family program in celebration of Passover. Cover, clockwise from top
left: Gallery Educator Ruth Keller speaks to
students on Yom HaShoah, Spring 1999 Lipper
Interns take a group photograph in front of the
Museum on a snowy day in January, 2001 High
School Apprentices, Lipper Interns Allison
Joseph and Arielle Turover study images of
French children deported during the Holocaust.
1
3
2
“In seeking knowledge, the first step is silence,
the second listening, the third remembering,
the fourth practicing, and the fifth…
teaching others.”
Solomon Ben Judah Ibn Gabirol (1020–1057)
B OA R D O F
TRUSTEES
Robert M. Morgenthau,
Chairman
George Klein,
Vice Chairman
Manfred Ohrenstein,
Vice Chairman
Howard J. Rubenstein,
Vice Chairman
Harry W. Albright, Jr.
Judah Gribetz
Imre Hecht
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
Peter S. Kalikow
Stephen E. Kaufman
Patti Askwith Kenner
Rita G. Lerner
Gerald M. Levin
Joanna H. Lipper
Ernest W. Michel
Bess Myerson
Ann Oster
Morton Pickman
Bruce Ratner
Lily Safra
Irving Schneider
Larry A. Silverstein
Steven Spielberg
Bernard Spitzer
Edward Steinberg
Michael H. Steinhardt
Laszlo N. Tauber
Walter Weiner
Shalom Yoran
Rosa Strygler,
Trustee Emeritus
B OA R D O F
OV E R S E E R S
S. Daniel Abraham
Simon Bergson
Edgar M. Bronfman
Howard J. Butnick
Rosalind Davis
Ira Drukier
Rudolph Forchheimer
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
Ruth Mack
Sally Magid
Benjamin Meed
Robert Menschel
Israel Miller
Irving Paler
Leslie Peters
Burton P. Resnick
Hannah Sara Rigler
Howard P. Ronson
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 A. Silverstein, Chair
Bruce Ratner
Walter Weiner
Stephen E. Kaufman
Ernest W. Michel
Larry A. Silverstein
Rosa Strygler
Jerry Waldor
EDUCATION
COMMITTEE
Ann Oster, Chair
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
Nancy Fisher
Joanna Lipper
Sally Magid
Diane Millstein
Bess Myerson
Manfred Ohrenstein
Gladys Pickman
Martha Rich
Anne Spitzer
Ingrid Tauber
Elizabeth Wilen-Berg
Gary Zwerling
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 A. Silverstein
Steven Spielberg
Bernard Spitzer
Michael H. Steinhardt
Leonard Stern
Laszlo N. Tauber
COLLECTIONS 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
Howard J. Rubenstein
Robert Seltzer
Michael Steinhardt
Robert Sugerman
Walter Weiner
Shalom Yoran
DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
Walter Weiner, Chair
Steven L. Hammerman
Imre Hecht
Peter S. Kalikow
S TA F F
AS OF 08/21/01
DEVELOPMENT
Nikki Fish, Director of
Development
Lisa Lapidus
Shari Segel
Sharon Steinbach
Helene White
EDUCATION
Ivy L. Barsky, Deputy Director
for Programs
Ilana Abramovitch
Elizabeth Edelstein
Tracy Figueroa
Kenneth Goldsmith
Amy Graf
Julie Joseph
Alana Kulesa
Audrey Marcus
Judith Nysenholc
Jacob Perlmutter
Nili Schiffman
Leanne Tofell
Rachel Woursell
FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION
David G. Marwell, Director
Lisa Billings
Keira Dillon
Rina P. Goldberg
Sabine Ronelus
Polly Weiss, Director
of Human Resources
Reginald L. French, Chief
Financial Officer
LaShaun Cooper
Crystal Cummings
Rosemary Fernandez
Nilka Garcia
Vernon Giles III
Tatyana Khrapach
David Kong
Madeline Perez
Chloe Redman-Johnson
Alfred Gottschalk,
Senior Fellow
OPERATIONS
EXECUTIVE
COLLECTIONS AND
EXHIBITIONS
Louis D. Levine, Director of
Collections and Exhibitions
Lindsay Artwick
Zahava C. Bekelnitzky
Julia Bock
Esther Brumberg
Philipp Bulgarini
Jay Eidelman
Jonathan Garfinkel
Bonnie Gurewitsch
Jamie Hardis
Frieda Kanoff
Inbar Kerper-Saranovitz
Igor Kotler
Indrawati Mahabir
Matthew Peverly
Mark Steigelman
Timothy Stewart-Winter
Michael Minerva, Director
of Operations
Gerard Amyzial
Ron Braverman
Frank Camporeale
Samuel Floyd
Marie Guillaume
Dganith Katz
Holas Mahabir
Peter Mones
Judith Mortel
Warren Shalewitz
Michael Stafford
Joanna Welsh
SECURITY
Fredrick Saporito,
Director of Security
Dennis Bennett
COMMUNICATIONS
Abby R. Spilka, Director of
Communications
Allison Cooley
Andrea Rosenthal
Deborah Tropp
Matthew Weiser
PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: ALL MELANIE EINZIG, EXCEPT PAGE 7 PHOTO OF FALL 2001 LIPPER INTERNS, BY PETER GOLDBERG; AND PAGE 9 PHOTO OF WEST POINT
CADETS, BY ABBY R. SPILKA. DESIGN: GRAFIK MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS, ALEXANDRIA, VA.
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2001 annual report