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2007 AMIT ANNUAL DINNER
New York City, November 27, 2007...... More than 500 friends and supporters of AMIT gathered at the Grand Hyatt New York for the 2007 AMIT Annual Dinner. Honorees included Zelda and Solomon Berger, Deanne and Dr. Leonard Shapiro, and Robyn Price Stonehill and David Stonehill. All proceeds went to benefit the AMIT network, which now consists of more than 70 schools, youth villages, child care facilities and other programs serving over 20,000 children and young people in Israel.
Chaiki Feldman chaired the extremely successful event, and Rona and Ira Kellman served as the 2007 Tribute Journal chairs. Dinner co-chairs included Rachel and Martin Balsam, Elana and Aryeh Bourkoff, Miriam and Felix Glaubach, and Suzanne and Stuart Weilgus.
AMIT ANNUAL DINNER SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION
Guests were also graced by the presence of recent AMIT graduates Sara Dasta and Yonatan Dror, who were in the midst of a whirlwind tour of the United States. Sara delivered an inspirational speech and Yonatan wowed the crowd with a special singing performance.
It was a very special evening for the supporters and, most importantly, the children of AMIT.
AMIT enables Israel's youth to realize their potential and strengthens Israeli society by educating and nurturing children from diverse backgrounds within a framework of academic excellence, religious values and Zionist ideals.
AMIT educates and cares for Israel’s youth, including the most vulnerable. Some 70 per cent of AMIT students cope with educational, psychological, economic and/or social risk factors. AMIT approaches each child as an individual, maximizing his or her potential, and enabling our students to become vital, productive members of Israeli society. The AMIT schools promote religious tolerance, service to the state and the recognition that every child is blessed with unique talents and abilities. Founded in 1925, AMIT operates more than 70 schools, youth villages, surrogate family residences and other programs, constituting Israel’s only government-recognized network of religious Jewish education incorporating academic and technological studies.
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Media Contact:
Barbara Goldberg
Director of Communications
212-477-4720, ext. 127
barbarag@amitchildren.org
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