ANNUAL DINNER

On Tuesday, November 27, 2012, the JFR will reunite Wladyslawa Dudziak, a Righteous Gentile from Poland, with Rozia Beiman, the Jewish girl she saved more than 65 years ago. The reunion will be at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City. Wladyslawa and Rozia have not seen each other since 1946. The JFR will also celebrate 20 years of leadership by Harvey Schulweis, Roman Kent, and Stanlee J. Stahl.

Click here to see the invitation.

Click here to purchase tickets online.

Click here to download a reply card. Reply cards should be sent to:

The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous
305 Seventh Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10001-6008 

Click here if you are unable to attend but would like to make a donation in support of the dinner. 

2011 Annual Dinner

On Tuesday, November 29, 2011, the JFR welcomed over 600 guests to the grand ballroom of the Waldorf=Astoria to honor Eugene M. Grant. It was a beautiful and memorable event, raising more than $700,000! Past JFR Chairman, E. Robert Goodkind, presented the JFR’s Recognition of Goodness Award to Gene. Eugene M. Grant was recognized for his tireless passion for improving the lives of others and a commitment to repairing the world, tikkun olam. His enthusiasm and generosity have impacted the lives of so many people, and we thank him for his dedication to the JFR.

At the dinner, we also reunited Egle and Aurimas Ruzgys, brother and sister rescuers from Lithuania, with Mary Katz Erlich, one member of the Katz family that they rescued during the Holocaust. The Katz family was hidden by the Ruzgys family for more than three years. The JFR produced a documentary, Reunion 2011: The Widow and Her Angels, that tells their story. Until they met at JFK Airport on Wednesday, November 23, 2011, the three had not seen each other since 1945. We at the JFR have been fortunate over the years to meet a number of Christian rescuers. Whenever we meet rescuers like Egle and Aurimas, we are reminded of the impact that individuals can have on the world.

Another highlight of the evening was recognizing an outstanding teacher. JFR President Roman Kent presented the Robert I. Goldman Award for Excellence in Holocaust Education to Lerner Fellow Rosie Sansalone Alway from The Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati, Ohio.

It was a wonderful evening, and we are so grateful to all the supporters of the JFR for making the dinner such a huge success.