The
American Friends of the Open University of Israel (AFOUI) held their
annual gala celebration on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at The Pierre in
New York City.
The night’s honorees were Chancellor of the New
York State Board of Regents Dr. Merryl H. Tisch and NYC Police Commissioner
Raymond W. Kelly. The event rose over $1 million with 200 guests in attendance.
Hosts of the evening were Ingeborg Rennert, Malcolm
Thomson, and Baron
Robert de Rothschild. Gala chairmen included Ambassador
Dore Gold, Professor Elie Wiesel, Nira and Kenneth Abramowitz,
Malcolm Hoenlein, Basya and Andrew Lowinger, and Adrianne
and William Silver.
Proceeds from the event
benefit educational programs and scholarships for Israel’s largest
university, The Open University of Israel, and its 45,000 students.
