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2012 Scopus Awards Gala
ROBERTA AND STANLEY BOGEN HONORED AT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW
UNIVERSITY GALA
PALM BEACH – American Friends of The
Hebrew University bestowed its highest
national honor on Roberta and Stanley
Bogen for their support of The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, when the
organization held its gala on January
28th at The Breakers Hotel. Over $1.5
million was raised at the event, which
was designated to advance pioneering
work at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of
Agriculture, Food and Environment at The
Hebrew University. The event also
featured a special performance by
musical icon and Grammy award winner,
Ms. Dionne Warwick.
The Scopus Award was presented by Hebrew
University President, Professor Menahem
Ben-Sasson, and American Friends of The
Hebrew University National President,
Martin E. Karlinsky.
The National Scopus Award is the
American Friends’ highest recognition
for humanitarian achievement and it is
awarded to individuals who are committed
to The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
and are involved with many humanitarian
causes on local, national and
international levels. Named for Mount
Scopus, where The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem’s first cornerstones were laid
in 1918, the award has come to symbolize
the University’s highest ideals.
The 2012 Scopus Award Gala, chaired by
Lori and Bruce Gendelman, Barbara and
Richard Rothschild, Judy and Robert
Snyder, and Nancy and Kenneth Stein,
began with a reception and was followed
by the awards ceremony, dinner, dancing
and a performance by
Ms. Warwick.
According to Professor Ben-Sasson, who
presented the award,
Mr. and Mrs. Bogen have a bond with the
worldwide Jewish community, and their
Jewish identity and love for Israel has
long been a defining force in their
lives.
“American Friends of The Hebrew
University was proud to bestow its
prestigious Scopus Award upon the Bogens,
whose commitment to making a difference
is visible in every facet of their
lives. As they continue their commitment
to The Hebrew University, the University
of the Jewish People, they are ensuring
the perpetuation of our unique history,
culture and intellectual traditions.
Through their generosity and support,
Mr. and Mrs. Bogen will ensure that
Israel’s finest students reach their
academic potential and dreams.”
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has
earned a stellar reputation as Israel’s
foremost center of higher education and
interdisciplinary research. It has been
repeatedly ranked in the top 100
worldwide, and generates one-third of
all civilian research in Israel.
Founders Circle supporters for the
Scopus event included: Diane Belfer,
Judith Ripka Berk and Ronald J. Berk,
Rita and Ernest Bogen, Sherry and
Kenneth Endelson, Patricia and Mark
Gordon, Susan and Roger Hertog, Michelle
and Joseph Jacobs, Joan and Myron
Kaufman, Barbara and Jack Kay, Barbara
and Morton Mandel, Tina and
Marvin Simner, May Flach and Richard
Ziman, Jane and
Ronald Zimmerman.
Scopus supporters included: Lorraine and
Richard Abramson, Meg and Jay Axelrod,
Sherry Norris and John Bauman, Luba and
Isaac Becker, Christine Ruppert and
Martin Karlinsky, Carol and Michael
Kurtz, Bernice Lieberman, Mitra and
Michael Margolis, Elaine and William
Miller, Susan and Darrell Ross, Laurie
Silvers and Mitchell Rubenstein, Ali and
Lewis Sanders, Ellen and George Schieren,
Ellen and Ira Lee Sorkin, Louise and
Michael Stein, Norma and William Tiefel,
Robbi and Bruce Toll, Lois and Martin
Zelman.
Also in attendance at the 2012 Scopus
Award Gala were: Linda and Peter Berley,
Mickey and Lawrence Beyer, Marjorie and
Robert Emden, Roberta and Paul Kozloff,
Bonnie and Senator Frank Lautenberg,
Ellen and H. Irwin Levy, Sondra and
David Mack, Phyllis and William Mack,
Alexandra and Scott Prosser, Fiona and
Michael Scharf, Amy and Robert Schlager,
Heidi and Scott Schuster, Gilda and
Alfred Slifka, among others.
The Hebrew University faculty includes
recent Nobel and Israel Prize winners,
as well as top grant recipients. The
University continues to attract the best
and the brightest students from Israel
and more than 50 countries, engaging
them in a community of open dialogue.
Distinguished alumni include former
Israeli Prime Ministers, the first
female Supreme Court President, 24% of
Knesset members and half of the Supreme
Court justices in Israel.
Forging a meaningful partnership between
American Jewry and the people of Israel,
American Friends of The Hebrew
University helps to ensure the nation’s
well being by nurturing Israel’s
greatest asset: the intellectual
strength of its people. More information
on American Friends of The Hebrew
University may be obtained by calling
Monica Loebl, Southeast Region Executive
Director at 561.750.8585.
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