Friday, June 20, 2014

Nishmat and the 2014 annual dinner

Stephen Flatow, Rab. Chana Henkin, Dr. Miriam Glaubach
Every photograph has a back story.  Here's one.

I've been a long-time supporter and board member of American Friends of Nishmat, Inc.  AFN provides funding for Nishmat, the Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Advanced Torah Study for Women in Jerusalem.  (My daughter Alisa was a student there from December 1994 until her murder by Palestinian terrorists in April 1995.)

Each year AFN hosts a dinner for the benefit of Nishmat and its programs.  This year's dinner was at the The Harmonie Club in New York City and was the "best dinner ever" according to the number in attendance and dollars raised.

In the photo above I'm standing with Rabbanit Chana Henkin, the dean of Nishmat, and to her left is Dr. Miriam Glaubach.  Dr. Glaubach and her husband Dr. Felix Glaubach are the indefatigable sponsors of several programs, domestic and international, headquartered at Nishmat.  Nishmat would not be what it is today without the support of the Glaubachs.

Back to the picture.  I was not able to stand up straight without the photographer either cutting off the top of my head or cutting off of Dr. Glaubach at mid-torso.  OK, she's short, very short.  So, to get the photo I actually had to lean on a table and then stick my legs out in front of me in quasi-crouching position.

OK, I think it was funny and since this blog is about such things, that's the end of this post.

If you would like to find out more about Nishmat and its programs, go here.

Well, that's what I have to say. Stephen M. Flatow