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Community Event

New York Benefit

We are Facing History: Choosing to Participate

April 19, 2023 | 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm EDT

New York, NY

Cost: $1,000

Co-Chairs Ceci Chan and Julia Pershan & Jonathan Cohen invite you to join us on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 for an immersive learning experience at the annual Facing History New York Benefit! Our teachers and students know what it means to step into history - and history in the making - and we’re thrilled to create that experience for you. Together, we’ll reconnect with our community, learn from educators and scholars, and witness how Facing History empowers students around the world to stand up against injustice and participate in civic life. Together, We are Facing History.

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When + Where

Wednesday, April 19, 2023
6:00-9:00 PM

New Location!
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024

Timothy Snyder

Richard C. Levin Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University

Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. His books include Marxism, and Modern Central Europe (1998); The Reconstruction of Nations (2003); Sketches from a Secret War (2005); The Red Prince: The Secret Lives of a Habsburg Archduke (2008); Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin (2010); Thinking the Twentieth Century (with Tony Judt, 2012); Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning (2015); On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (2017); Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America (2018); and Our Malady: Lessons on Liberty from a Hospital Diary (2020). Snyder’s work has appeared in forty languages and has received a number of prizes. He has appeared in documentaries, on network television, and in major films. His books have inspired poster campaigns and exhibitions, films, sculpture, a punk rock song, a rap song, a play, and an opera. His words are quoted in political demonstrations around the world. He is currently finishing a philosophical book about freedom.

Our advisory board furthers the organization’s mission by serving as ambassadors to their communities regarding local programs, projects, and partnerships.

Lori Fife, Chair

Jennifer Aubrey

Daisy Auger-Dominguez

Zoe Bernstein

Rob Beyer

Cecilia Chan

Lee Daniels

Fleur Fairman

Michael Feldberg

Mark Fife

Bjorn Haines

Joseph Jackson

Julie A. Leff

Tamara Levenson

Rachel Levin

Evan Meyers

Mark Najarian

Jane Och

Caren Osten Gerszberg

Julie Pershan

Heidi Rieger

Lisa Roth

Lisa Shamus

Michael Shuman

David Trower

Shai Waisman

Kate Waisman

Halle Wilf

Thank you to everyone who has made a gift in support of Facing History’s work, and to our Host Committee, which provides leadership and support that makes this event possible. List in formation.

Jennifer Aubrey and Jonathan Harries

Daisy and Christopher Auger-Dominguez

Richard, Pascale, and Isabelle Berner and Emmanuel Boursin

Zoe and Jon Bernstein

Ceci Chan

The Mark and Anla Cheng Kingdon Foundation

Theresa and Philip Cothern

Lee A. Daniels

Jill and Alex Dimitrief

Fleur Fairman and Timothy N. Wallach

Lori and Mark S. Fife

Melinda Fine

Caren Osten Gerszberg and Rich Gerszberg

Mark Gimbel and Dede Welles

Ruth Gitlin

Bjorn Haines and Emily Upshur

Heather Hillman and John Whalen

Joseph Jackson and Helena Kubicka

Rikki and Barry Kaplan

Ruth Lazarus and Michael S. Feldberg

Julie and Paul Leff

Tamara and Scott Levenson

Rachel and Jimmy Levin

Michael B. Lowenstein and Sheri Warshaw

Kim and Evan Meyers

Sarah and Mark Najarian

Jane and Daniel Och

Loren Pack and Rob Beyer

Lisa and Richard Perry

Julia Pershan and Jonathan Cohen

Jess Ravich and Lisa Shamus

Ellen Schapps and Richard Richman

Heidi G.C. and Richard O. Rieger

Lisa and Daniel Roth

Thomas A. and Georgina T. Russo

Wendy and Neil Sandler

Wendy Schwarz

Alex and Michael Shuman

Dorothy and Andrew Tananbaum

Carol and David Trower

Kate and Shai Waisman

Wilf Family Foundations

Abby Young and Jonathan Moses

Jan and Barry Zubrow

Our Work in New York

Facing History & Ourselves uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hate. We believe the bigotry and hate that we witness today are the legacy of brutal injustices of the past. Through our partnership with educators around the world, we are creating the next generation of leaders who will build a world based on knowledge and compassion, the foundation for more democratic, equitable, and just societies.

Founded in 1993, our New York office helps more than 17,000 educators create classrooms centered on critical thinking and empathy, reaching students in nearly 3,000 public, charter, independent, and religious schools throughout the tri-state area each year.

Learn More at the New York Office Page.

Contact Us

For more information please contact Emily Brostek at 646-998-5840 x423 or at emily_brostek [at] facinghistory.org.

Make a 100% tax-deductible donation today and you'll help us reach even more teachers and students around the world, giving them the tools to fight back against hatred and bigotry.

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