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AFIPO New York Gala
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Nitzan Bartana, Pinchas Zukerman performing with the Israel Philharmonic.
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On
Monday, November 17, the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic
(AFIPO) held a gala benefit evening in New York. A sell-out
crowd at Carnegie Hall witnessed an electrifying performance of the
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gustavo
Dudamel, featuring violinists Pinchas Zukerman and Nitzan
Bartana, with two encores!
At the gala dinner, held at the Waldorf-Astoria, nearly 700 guests
dined and danced in the festively decorated Grand Ballroom.
Lily Safra was Patron Gala chairman, and the co-chairmen
were Patricia Cisneros and Gustavo Cisneros and
Elaine Wolfensohn and James Wolfensohn. Jason
Hirsch, Jeffrey Hirsch, Jared Kushner and Jillian
Merns were Associates Gala chairmen.
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Gustavo Dudamel and Gala chairman Lily Safra.
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Barbara Walters, Gala co-chairs Gustavo Cisneros and Patricia Cisneros, and Elaine Wolfensohn, AFIPO president and Gala co-chair.
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AFIPO Board member Lynn Syms, Sy Syms, AFIPO Board member Morton Ackerman and Jacquelyn Ackerman.
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Governor Jon Corzine, Sharon Elghanayan.
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Eloisa Dudamel and Gustavo Dudamel.
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AFIPO Board VP Lauren Veronis and John Veronis.
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Ambassador Gabriela Shalev and Elaine Wolfensohn.
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David Hirsch, AFIPO Board VP and Rochelle Hirsch.
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Fanya Gottesfeld Heller, Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
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Burton Resnick, AFIPO Board VP Judith Resnick and Clive Gillinson, executive director of Carnegie Hall.
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Lynn Syms, Gloria Miller, Susanna Vorst, AFIPO Board member Carol Schussler.
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Elaine Petschek and Charles Petschek, AFIPO Board VP .
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Martin Selig and Catherine Meyer.
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AFIPO Board members Stewart Colton and Claudio Pincus and guests.
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Ambassador Javier Perez de Cuellar, Gustavo Dudamel, Govenor Jon Corzine.
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Amanda Forsyth, Pinchas Zukerman, Ariana Zukerman.
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Elaine Wolfensohn, Gustavo Dudamel, Gustavo Cisneros.
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Chelsea Clinton, Jeffrey Hirsch.
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AFIPO Board member Jay Golan and Rabbi Barat Ellman.
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Susie Rose and IPO musician Miriam Hartman.
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| Photos: Chris
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