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Leaving a Legacy: The Gaon Society
Named for the 18th-century Rabbi Elijah Ben Solomon Zalman – the Vilna Gaon – The Gaon Society was established to recognize and thank YIVO supporters who have created a legacy for YIVO in their wills or trusts. Like the Vilna Gaon, who was known for his intellect and for the importance he placed on tzedakah, these friends understand and appreciate the role YIVO plays in preserving our heritage for future generations.
Please let us know if YIVO is already included in your estate plans so we may invite you to join this select group. Gaon Society members receive twice-yearly mailings of YIVO News/Yedies exhibition catalogs and the Gaon Society Newsletter, preferred seating at public programs, and an invitation to Gaon Society gatherings.
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For more information, or to discuss your philanthropic options, please call Lorri Greif, Planned Giving Officer, at 212-294-8301 ext. 6108, or e-mail her at lgreif@yivo.cjh.org. You can also write to her:
Lorri Greif, Planned Giving Officer
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011-6301
| Gaon Society Members | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rosina Abramson | Sylvia Antonier-Scher | Mr. Harold Baron |
| Mr. William Begell | Mr. Roger Berkowitz | Mrs. Rhoda Berkowitz |
| Dr. Sylvia Brody Axelrad | Ms. Eliane Bukantz | Mr. Hyman Cohen |
| Mrs. Shirley Cohen | Ms. Eva Eckert | Mr. Sol Eldman |
| Mrs. Betty Eldman | Mr. Stanley Engelstein | Mr. Gene Forrell |
| Mrs. Mildred Forrell | Mrs. Shulamis Levin Friedman | Mr. Max Gitter |
| Ms. Vicki Gold | Mr. Nathan Goldstein | Dr. William Goldstein |
| Ms. Linda Grossman | Mr. Warren Grover | Mr. Edwin Hantman |
| Dr. Laura Hapke | Mr. George Hecht | Ms. Felice Itzkoff |
| Mrs. Louisa Johnston | Mr. Henry Kellen | Mr. David Levine |
| Mrs. Ruth Levine | Mr. Isaac Levine | Mrs. Liora Levine |
| Ms. Ella Lidsky | Mr. Leo Melamed | Mr. Herbert J. Maletz |
| Mr. Milton Ohring | Mrs. Ahrona Ohring | Mr. Louis Osofsky |
| Mr. Martin Peretz | Ms. Bathsheba Phillips | Ms. Ethel Roberts |
| Ms. Enid Sandri | Mr. Abraham Sherman | Mr. Bruce Slovin |
| Mr. Richard Stein | Mrs. Carole Stein | Mr. Jonathan Sternberg |
| Ms. Leora Klaymer Stewart | Dr. Robert Tartell | Mrs. Lottie Tartell |
| Prof. Franklin Toker | Mr. Milton Weiner | Ms. Edith Weiss |
| Dr. Chava Weissler | Dr. Joan Wertheim | Anonymous (9) |
| Matured Estates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Krum | Eta Taub | Jacob Waisbord |