January, 2014 – American Friends of The Hebrew University Upcoming Season Events

January 18, 2014

American Friends of The Hebrew University, Southeast Region, will present the 2014 Palm Beach Scopus Award Gala at The Breakers on January 18 at 7:00 p.m.  An elegant and entertaining evening, this Gala includes a cocktail reception, followed by dinner, an awards presentation to those who have shown extraordinary support to Hebrew University, followed by a professional performance. The event gets its name from Mount Scopus , the historical site of The Hebrew University in Jerusalem . Honorees are Ambassador Stuart A. Bernstein and Wilma Bernstein. Chairpersons are Roberta and Stanley Bogen, Suellen and Melvyn Estrin, Barbara and Richard Rothschild, Judy and Robert Snyder and Robbi and Bruce Toll. Tickets are $1000. Please contact Monica Loebl at 561-750-8585 for reservations and information.

January 19, 2014

American Friends of The Hebrew University will present its Annual Leadership Education Forum (ALEF) on Sunday, January 19, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at The Four Seasons Resort in Palm Beach.  The forum brings together Hebrew University experts and other leading individuals to discuss a spectrum of vital issues. Among these are Middle East Affairs and national security, medical breakthroughs important to human health, and progress in brain science.  ALEF is hosted by American Friends of The Hebrew University (AFHU), a national, not-for-profit organization in support of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel’s foremost center of higher education and research.  Tickets are $150 and include breakfast and lunch at the Four Seasons.  More information may be obtained by calling Laura Gottlieb at 561.750.8585 or lgottlieb@afhu.org .