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The National Yiddish Theatre ­ Folksbiene
cordially invites you to our

2009 Annual Gala

Fun Dor Tsu Dor
(From Generation to Generation)
Honorary Chairman
Nobel Laureate Professor Elie Wiesel

Honoring
Ernest W. Michel

Monday, June 8
Doors open: 7:00pm     Curtain: 7:30pm     Program ends: 9:00pm

Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director
Georgia Buchanan, Managing Director
Larry Adelman, Event Producer
Eleanor Reissa, Director

The Town Hall
123 West 43rd Street
New York City

Honorary Co-Chairs:
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman
Senator Charles E. Schumer 

Introduction and Remarks by
Dr. John Ruskay
Executive Vice President & CEO, UJA-Federation of New York

Featuring:

Mike Burstyn, Fyvush Finkel,
Sheldon Harnick, Andrea Martin,
Eleanor Reissa, Freddie Roman,
Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Ian and Elliot Finkel, Vanessa Hidary,
Robert Paul Abelson, Daniella Rabbani,
Chorus of Heschel Students, the Folksbiene Troupe,
with a special appearance by Bel Kaufman
and
other special guests

Band:
Frank London - founding member of the
Grammy Award winning Klezmer
superband (The Klezmatics),
Zalmen Mlotek and Orchestra

Ensemble:
Booth Daniels, Motl Didner, Danielle Dorter,
Rickie Golden, Michael Harris, Rich Kass,
Rebecca Keren, Ilan Kwittken, Stuart Marshall,
Sarah Mlotek, Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch,
Reyna and Temma-Leeba Schaechter, Adam Shapiro,
Miryem-Khaye Siegel, Ethan Sher and Rachel Yucht

The National Yiddish Theatre
Heritage Hemshekh Award :
Dr. Eva Fogelman – 2nd Generation
Danielle Sarna – 3rd Generation

Co-Chairs: 
Ludwig Bravmann
Eugen Gluck
Irwin Hochberg
Doris Schechter
Fred Zeidman

Journal Chair: 
Jeanette Friedman

 

Host Committee: 
Peggy & Paul Bernstein
Sam E. Bloch
Sandra & Stewart Cahn
Florence & Michael Edelstein
Cheryl Fishbein & Philip Schatten
Charlotte K. Frank
Feliks Frenkel
Fran Ginsburg
Chancellor Matthew Goldstein
Michael Jesselson
Uri Kaufthal
Patti Askwith Kenner
Roman R. Kent
Carol & Jerry Levin
Nina Libeskind
Max Liebmann
Audrey & Mark Mlotek
Ann Oster
Ruth & Sam Perelson
William Rapfogel
Judith Friedman Rosen
Anita & Mark Sarna
Beatrice Schreter & Charlie Rose
Arthur Shapiro
Sylvia & David Steiner
Sarah Sternklar & Marvin Davis
Betty Cooper Wallerstein
Jeffrey S. Wiesenfeld

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