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WEIZMANN
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
After
4 Decades Of Service,
Gershon Kekst Gets A Dinner
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American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS)
honored its devoted supporter of four decades, Gershon Kekst,
at a national gala at the Regent Hotel in New York.
For nine years Kekst, an
eminent corporate and financial communications expert, has been
board chairman of the world-renowned institute, based in Rehovot,
Israel.
Dr. Maxine F. Singer,
president for 14 years of the Carnegie Institution of Washington,
D.C., was also honored for her leadership as immediate past
co-chair of Weizmann’s scientific and academic advisory
committee.
A corporate award was
bestowed upon Motorola for its contributions to Israel’s
economic development. Chairman and CEO Christopher B. Galvin
represented the company.
CNN’s Jeff
Greenfield was emcee and Secretary General of the United
Nations Kofi A. Annan was keynote speaker.
Gala chairs were Lester
Crown of Chicago and Helen and Martin S. Kimmel
of New York.
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