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2008 Gala Highlights (200 dpi)
Caption: Pianist Leon Fleisher, left, and New York Philharmonic Music Director Lorin Maazel, right,
look on as Emanuel Ax and Jonathan Biss perform in their honor at the America-Israel Cultural
Foundation's 69th annual gala concert, Sunday, Dec. 7 2008 at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
(Gary He/ AP Images for America-Israel Cultural Foundation)
Caption: Emanel Ax, front, and Jonathan Biss play Dvorak's Slavonic Dance as part of their Aviv Award
presentation to New York Philharmonic Music Director Lorin Maazel and Pianist Leon Fleisher at the
America-Israel Cultural Foundation's 69th annual gala concert, Sunday, Dec. 7 2008 at Jazz at Lincoln
Center. (Gary He/ AP Images for America-Israel Cultural Foundation)
Caption: Emanel Ax, front, and Jonathan Biss play Dvorak's Slavonic Dance as part of their Aviv Award
presentation to New York Philharmonic Music Director Lorin Maazel and Pianist Leon Fleisher at the
America-Israel Cultural Foundation's 69th annual gala concert, Sunday, Dec. 7 2008 at Jazz at Lincoln
Center. (Gary He/ AP Images for America-Israel Cultural Foundation)
Caption: The Israeli Allstar Jazz Band perform at the America-Israel Cultural Foundation's 69th annual
gala concert, Sunday, Dec. 7 2008, at Jazz at Lincoln Center. (L to R: Gilad Hekselman, Rafi Malkiel,
Omer Klein, Avishai Cohen, Uri Gurvich, Anat Cohen, Itai Kriss, Yaala Ballin, Tal Ronen, Dan Aran)
(Gary He/ AP Images for America-Israel Cultural Foundation)
Caption: The Israeli Allstar Jazz Band perform at the America-Israel Cultural Foundation's 69th annual
gala concert, Sunday, Dec. 7 2008, at Jazz at Lincoln Center. (L to R: Gilad Hekselman, Avishai Cohen,
Omer Klein, Rafi Malkiel, Uri Gurvich, Itai Kriss, Anat Cohen, Tal Ronen, Dan Aran, Yaala Ballin) (Gary
He/ AP Images for America-Israel Cultural Foundation)
Caption: The Omer Klein Septet performing at the America-Israel Cultural Foundation's 69th annual
gala concert, Sunday Dec. 7 2008, at Jazz at Lincoln Center. (L to R: Guy Figer, Omer Klein, Semion
Gavrikov, Amelia Hollander, Yoed Nir, Tal Ronen, Daniel Freedman) (Gary He/ AP Images for America-
Israel Cultural Foundation)
Caption: Renowned young pianist Benjamin Hochman, left, with philanthropists Charles and Elaine
Petschek at the America-Israel Cultural Foundation's 69th annual gala concert, Sunday, Dec. 7 2008, at
Jazz at Lincoln Center. (Gary He/ AP Images for America-Israel Cultural Foundation)
Caption: At their 69th annual gala concert, Sunday Dec. 7 2008 at Jazz at Lincoln Center, America-
Israel Cultural Foundation leaders pose with a photo from their 1982 gala at Carnegie Hall with Isaac
Stern, Itzhak Perlman, and Pinchas Zukerman. (L to R: Orit Naor, Ronnie Ackman, Bill Schwartz,
David Homan) (Gary He/ AP Images for America-Israel Cultural Foundation)
Caption: Dr. Ruth Westheimer with devoted AICF supporters Mary Delbanco and Blanche Shapiro at
the America-Israel Cultural Foundation's 69th annual gala concert, Sunday, Dec. 7 2008, at Jazz at
Lincoln Center. (Gary He/ AP Images for America-Israel Cultural Foundation)
Caption: David Homan, left, Executive Director of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation (AICF) with
Yoram Morad, Israeli Cultural Attaché, and guitarist Nadav Lev at AICF's 69th annual gala concert,
Sunday Dec. 7 2008, at Jazz at Lincoln Center. (Gary He/ AP Images for America-Israel Cultural
Foundation)
Caption: Philanthropists Sandy Batkin and Rosalind Devon, left, with David Homan, Executive Director
of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation at their 69th annual gala concert, Sunday, Dec. 7 2008, at
Jazz at Lincoln Center. (Gary He/ AP Images for America-Israel Cultural Foundation)
Caption: David Homan, left, Executive Director of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation with Larry
and Ronnie Ackman, board members at their 69th annual gala concert, Sunday, Dec. 7 2008, at Jazz at
Lincoln Center. (Gary He/ AP Images for America-Israel Cultural Foundation)
Caption: Orit Naor, Executive Director in Israel of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation speaking at
their 69th annual gala concert, Sunday, Dec. 7 2008, at Jazz at Lincoln Center. (Gary He/ AP Images for
America-Israel Cultural Foundation)
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