Event Overview
Tuesday, June 18, 2024; 6:00–9:00 p.m. ET
The Lenox Hotel
61 Exeter St.
Boston, MA 02116
6:00 - 6:45 pm Cocktails
6:45 - 9:00 pm Dinner and Program
Cocktail Attire.
"Kosher-style" food will be served by The Lenox Hotel. For those requiring a full kosher preparation, kosher hors d'oeuvres and dinner will be available from Catering by Andrew by advance request.
"Kosher-style": Jewish dietary laws are observed in food preparation. Please note that The Lenox Hotel kitchen is not strictly kosher and will not be kashered ahead of the event.
Honoring Designer, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist Stuart Weitzman
in Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Sarna
Tzedakah Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Stuart Weitzman began his career in his father’s shoe business in Haverhill, Mass. He went on to build a global shoe brand that has dominated the red carpet and been worn by millions of women around the world, including such celebrities as Beyoncé, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, and Taylor Swift. He approaches his extensive charitable endeavors with equal dedication, supporting a wide range of hospitals and research centers, youth organizations, and cultural institutions, and mentoring students at several universities. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business at UPenn, which named its design and architecture school for him. Mr. Weitzman and his family have demonstrated their commitment to Jewish history through transformative support of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.
In Conversation With
Jonathan Sarna is University Professor and the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University. He is also Chief Historian of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, and he chairs the Academic Advisory and Editorial Boards of the American Jewish Archives. Among his many publications, he is author of American Judaism: A History, and Lincoln and the Jews. Born in Philadelphia, he attended Brandeis University and earned his doctorate from Yale University. Jonathan Sarna serves on the Advisory Council and the Research Fellowship Committee of the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center.
Community Preservation Award Recipient
A native of Chelsea, Mass., Carol Clingan is an avid genealogist and is both a board member and the head of research projects for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston. She serves on the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center's Advisory Council and has also been on the boards of Action for Post-Soviet Jewry, Vilna Shul, and Temple Beth Elohim. Carol has worked tirelessly to preserve and rehome historical Jewish artifacts, ritual objects, and architectural structures. Most recently she has worked to preserve a synagogue mural painted ca. 1898 in North Adams, Mass.
Stiletto Benefactor
Lionel and Vivian Spiro
Jerry Wyner
Parking and Directions
Parking and Directions
The hotel provides valet parking at a cost of $70 overnight, which includes unlimited in-and-out privileges. Oversized vehicles that do not fit in our valet parking garage will be charged to $140 overnight. The nearest self-park garage is just a few buildings up Exeter Street in the Prudential Center.
For more information, please visit: https://www.lenoxhotel.com/faq-boston-luxury-hotel/
Contact
Questions? Please contact Special Events Manager Kelly Neagle at kelly.neagle@nehgs.org or 617-226-1215.