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Nathan Bogle, Natalie Portman, Ohad Naharin, artistic
director Batsheva Dance Company.
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Daniel and Janice Gillerman.
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The
American Friends of Batsheva hosted a spirited benefit
dinner dance at The Pacha Club in New York City on
November 14 to celebrate the recent sold-out engagement
of the Batsheva Dance Company at the
BAM Next Wave Festival.
2007 Benefit Honorary chairs were Ambassador Dan
Gillerman and Mrs. Janice Gillerman. Benefit
Committee members included: Natalie Portman, Ralph
Fiennes, Zubin Mehta, Gil
Shiva, Nurit Kahane Haase and Werner
Haase, Ellen and Jerome
Stern, Liora and Menachem
Sternberg, Judy Bernstein Bunzl and Nick
Bunzl, Wendy and Harry
Kantor, Dalia and Eli
Hurvitz, Alain Coblence, Naomi and Maks
Birnbach, David Braunschvig, Rhoda and Stanley
Fischer, Nathan Hevrony, Gila and Chemi
Peres, Sara and Professor Michael
Sela, Limor Yoash and David
Grin and Yvonne and Barry
Cohen.
Other guests included Judy and Norris
Wolff, Hadassa and Meir
Shani, Dafna and Jerry
Cramer, Mira Sofer, Rita and Joshua
Angel, Naomi Honminer, Leon
Kalvaria, Tamar Sela, Michael
Scharf, Diane and Stephan
Volk, Angelica Berrie and Charles Bronfman,
Suzi Winson, Nina and Walter
Wiener Natalie Portman's escort, model Nathan
Bogle, Dean Stern, Jodi
Kantor, Dwayne Resnick, playwright Jason
Grant, Karen Erickson, Robert
Weil, Rivka Saker, Margaret
Dictenberg and controversial screenwriter Ayaan
Hirsi Ali.
Batsheva was formed in 1964 by Martha Graham and Baroness
Batsheva De Rothschild. Ohad Naharin was
appointed artistic director in 1990. With 250 performances
a year in t he world's most prestigious theaters
and festivals, Batsheva is celebrated for its bold
and innovative artistry. This acclamation has earned
the compact, dynamic company the reputation of a leader
on the global performing arts map. Batsheva has an
international corps, made up of unique dancers from
Israel and abroad. In fact, dancers are encouraged
to affirm their distinct creative gifts as creators
on their own.
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Michael Stern and Dean Stern.
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Jodi and Wendy Kantor.
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Walter and Nina Weiner and Liora and Menachem Sternberg.
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Barry Cohen and Rita and Joshua Angel.
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Rachael Osborne, Leo Lerus, Judy Bernstein.
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Dalia and Eli Hurvitz.
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Michael Scharf, Leon Kalvaria, Eli Hurvitz, Stephan
Volk.
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Robert Weil, Alain Coblence, Shani Garfinkel, Naomi
Bloch Fortis.
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Yvonne Cohen, Judy Wolff, Walter Wiener.
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Batsheva Dancer.
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Batsheva Dancer.
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Karen Erickson, Roger Webster, Margaret Dictenberg,
executive director Batsheva Dance Company.
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