Masha Leon
By Masha Leon
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Israel News Israel Cancer Research Fund Luncheon Showcases Haim Werner
Israel Cancer Research Fund Luncheon Showcases Haim Werner At the Israel Cancer Research Fund luncheon, held August 10 at The Yale Club of New York City, ICRF-funded scientist Haim Werner gave a presentation on his research specialty: the connection among hormones, obesity and cancer. At the heart of his address was a discussion of what…
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Israel News Jewish Poverty on Menu at Met Council Luncheon Honoring Builder of the Year Jeffrey Levine
Jewish Poverty on Menu at Met Council Luncheon Honoring Builder of the Year Jeffrey Levine Few believe that Jewish poor exist,” New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said in his keynote address at the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty luncheon, held July 26 to honor Builder of the Year Jeffrey Levine. He described Levine…
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Israel News Eye Candy and Open-Space Connections: Spotlight on Hampton Designer Showhouse Interior Designers Gideon Mendelson and Keith Baltimore
Eye Candy and Open-Space Connections: Spotlight on Hampton Designer Showhouse Interior Designers Gideon Mendelson and Keith Baltimore One week after the Hampton Designer Showhouse Gala Preview Cocktail Party, held July 23 in Bridgehampton, N.Y., to benefit Southampton Hospital, I met with two of the 25 interior designers who had been chosen to decorate a room…
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Israel News "Sarah’s Key" Author Tatiana de Rosnay and Filmmaker Gilles Paquet-Brenner Sound Off
“Sarah’s Key” Author Tatiana de Rosnay and Filmmaker Gilles Paquet-Brenner Sound Off “I am not a person who scares easily, but of this scene I was scared,” said Gilles Paquet-Brenner, director of “Sarah’s Key,” during the interview at the Crosby Street Hotel in SoHo a few days before the film’s July 22 opening. He was…
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News Yivo and League for Yiddish Showcase “Other Zions: From Freeland to Yiddishland"
Yivo and League for Yiddish Showcase “Other Zions: From Freeland to Yiddishland” On July 6, it was a full house at the Center for Jewish History with the exhibition “Other Zions: From Freeland to Yiddishland,” sponsored by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Before the State of Israel became a reality, the Freeland League for…
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News His Royal Highness Prince Edward Charms the “Colonials” at Award Gala Held at The Pierre
His Royal Highness Prince Edward Charms the “Colonials” at Award Gala Held at The Pierre The guest of honor at the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award dinner, held June 23 at The Pierre, was Prince William’s uncle, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. Created by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1956, the award is dedicated to…
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News Illustrators Tomi Ungerer and Jules Feiffer Hold Court at Society of Illustrators
Illustrators Tomi Ungerer and Jules Feiffer Hold Court at Society of Illustrators The June 9 standing room only “An Evening With Tomi Ungerer and Jules Feiffer — A Conversation,” was hosted by the Society of Illustrators at its base on Manhattan’s East Side. Ungerer, world-renowned illustrator and author of more than 150 books, and Pulitzer…
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News Tanenbaum Holds Award Ceremony
Tanenbaum Holds Award Ceremony “At our headquarters… on 9/11 we lost people,” said Mark Wagar, president and CEO Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield and recipient of the Corporate Bridge Builder Award, at the annual Award Ceremony and Memorial Lecture of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, held June 15 at The Pierre. “We had the…
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