Gala Awards Dinner Honoring James D. Wolfensohn & Dr. Jacob A. Frenkel

American Friends of The Hebrew University (AFHU) and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem paid tribute to James D. Wolfensohn, former World Bank Group President and current Chairman and CEO of Wolfensohn & Company, LLC,and Dr. Jacob A. Frenkel, former Governor of the Bank of Israel and current JPMorgan Chase International Chairman, at a Gala Awards Dinner on Monday, May 16, 2011. Mr. Wolfensohn received the Truman Peace Prize from the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace and Dr. Frenkel received the Scopus Award, AFHU's highest humanitarian honor. The evening, emceed by AFHU President Martin E. Karlinsky, featured a keynote speech by Professor Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel and former Chief Economist at the World Bank. Honorary Gala Chairs were Charles Bronfman, Michael Federmann, Dr. Henry Kissinger, Harvey M. Krueger, Barbara and Mort Mandel, General Colin Powell (ret.),and Mortimer Zuckerman.

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  Gala Awards Dinner Keynote Speaker, Professor Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel

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  Michael (Mickey) Federmann, Chairman of The Hebrew University Board of Governors

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  Scopus Award recipient Dr. Jacob Frenkel

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  Truman Peace Prize recipient James D. Wolfensohn

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  James D. Wolfensohn, Professor Stanley Fischer, Dr. Jacob A. Frenkel

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  AFHU President Martin Karlinsky, President of The Hebrew University Board of Governors, Michael Federmann, honoree James D. Wolfensohn, AFHU Honorary Chairman Ira Lee Sorkin, Hebrew University Vice President for External Relations Ambassador Carmi Gillon

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  AFHU President Martin Karlinsky, Iris Lavy, Honorary Gala Chair Charles R. Bronfman, Liorah Federmann, Scopus Award Recipient Dr. Jacob A. Frenkel, Chairman of The Hebrew University Board of Governors Michael Federmann, AFHU Honorary Chairman Ira Lee Sorkin, AFHU National Executive Director Peter Willner

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  Liorah Federmann, AFHU National Executive Director Peter Willner, Martin Karlinsky, HU Vice President for External Relations Ambassador Carmi Gillon, Honorary Gala Chair Charles R. Bronfman, Dr. Jacob A. Frenkel, Iris Lavy, Elaine Wolfensohn, James D. Wolfensohn, AFHU Chairman George Schieren, Michael Federmann, AFHU Honorary Chairman Ira Lee Sorkin

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  AFHU New York Region Executive Director Jacqueline Glodstein, Martin Karlinsky, AFHU New York Region President Pamela Emmerich, Dr. Jacob A. Frenkel, James D. Wolfensohn, Iris Lavy, Prof. Stanley Fischer, Liorah Federmann, Michael Federmann, George Schieren

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  Left to right: Stanley Bogen, AFHU Honorary Chairman of the Board and Governor of The Hebrew University Board of Governors; Sherry Norris, AFHU Board of Regents member; Michael Kurtz, AFHU Vice Chairman of the Board and Governor of The Hebrew University Board of Governors.

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  Iris Lavy, Jacob Frenkel and Charles Bronfman

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  Elizabeth Kabler, Joanne de Asis, Liorah Federmann and Iris Lavy

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  AFHU Honorary Chairman and Honorary President Ira Lee Sorkin and Harvey Feuerstein

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  Eliza de Sola Mendes, Mitchell Silverman, Stefani Greenfield, Libby Edelman, Neil Grossman, AFHU Greater New York Region Board memebr and Sam Edelman

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  Ambassador Josephine Ojiambo, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Mission of Kenya to the United Nations in New York and Ambassador Richard N. Gardner, Former U.S. Ambassador to Italy and Spain.

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  Left to right: Pamela Emmerich, President, AFHU Greater New York Region, Jacqueline Glodstein, AFHU Executive Director, Greater New York Region and Ambassador Carmi Gillon, Hebrew University Vice President for External Affairs and former Head of the Shin Bet.

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  Jacob A. Frenkel, Iris Lavy, Elaine Wolfensohn and James D. Wolfensohn

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  Left to right: Lawrence Glick, Vice Chairman of AFHU’s National Board of Directors, AFHU Midwest Region Board member and a Governor of The Hebrew University Board of Governors; George Schieren, AFHU Chairman and a Governor of The Hebrew University Board of Governors; and Nancy Glick.