Martyrdom and Resistance, September/October 2013

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More than 755 acres of new parkland have been added. The Mayor's economic policies have helped New York City avoid the level of job losses that many other cities experienced during the national recession. Today, New York City has more private-sector jobs than at any point in history. Born on February 14, 1942, in Boston and raised in a middle-class home in Medford, Massachusetts, Michael Bloomberg attended Johns Hopkins University, where he paid his tuition by taking loans and working as a parking lot attendant. After college, he went on to receive an MBA from Harvard Business School. In 1966 he was hired by a Wall Street firm, Salomon Brothers, for an entry- level job. He quickly rose through the ranks at Salomon, overseeing equity trading and sales before heading up the firm's information systems. When Salomon was acquired in 1981, he was let go from the firm. With a vision of an information technology company that would bring transparency and efficiency to the buying and selling of financial securities, he launched a small startup company called Bloomberg LP. Today, Bloomberg LP is a global media company that has over 310,000 subscribers to its financial news and information service. Headquartered in New York City, the company has more than 15,000 employees worldwide. As his company grew, Michael Bloomberg started directing more of his attention to philanthropy, donating his time and resources to many different causes. He has sat on the boards of numerous charitable, cultural and educational institutions, including The Johns Hopkins University, where, as chairman of the board, he helped build the Bloomberg School of Public Health into one of the world's leading institutions of public health research and training. In 2001 he ran for mayor of the City of New York and, in a major upset, won the election. He was reelected in 2005 and 2009. During his three terms, Mayor Bloomberg has turned around a broken public school system by raising standards, promoting innovation and holding schools accountable for success. He has spurred economic growth and job creation by revitalizing old industrial areas and strengthening key industries, including new media, film and television, bio-science, technology and tourism. The Mayor's Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan has helped bring the City through the national recession as quickly as possible and helped avoid the level of job losses that many experts had forecast and that other cities experienced. He has also launched new, cutting-edge programs that encourage entre- preneurship, combat poverty and help people acquire the skills they need to build careers. His passion for public health has led to ambitious new health strategies that have become national models, including a ban on smoking in all indoor workplaces, as well as at parks and beaches. Today, life expectancy is 32 months longer than it was before Mayor Bloomberg took office. He has also created a far-reaching plan to fight climate change and promote sustainable development. His belief that America's mayors and business leaders can help effect change in Washington led him to launch national bipartisan coalitions to combat illegal guns, reform immigration and invest in infrastructure. And he has been a strong champion of the City's cultural community, expanding support for artists and arts organizations and helping to bring more than 100 permanent public art commissions to all five boroughs. Mayor Bloomberg is the father of two daughters, Emma and Georgina. HONORING THE MEMORY OF ELI ZBOROWSKI, Z""L Eli Zborowski was born in Zarki, Poland. He joined the Jewish underground, serving as a courier to the ghettos of western Poland. His father was murdered by Poles in 1943. Eli was then forced to take on the responsibilities for the family as an adult. His remaining family survived the war in hiding. Following the war, Eli met Diana Wilf in Feldafing, a displaced persons camp. She was a survivor from Drohobycz, Poland. They were married in Feldafing in December 1948. Diana stood by his side and was an equal partner with Eli for 57 years. She passed away in 2004. Eli Zborowski founded the American and International Societies for Yad Vashem in 1981 and served as the organization's Chairman from its inception, guiding it to raise over $100 million for the benefit of Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. He established the Diana and Eli Zborowski Interdisciplinary Chair for Holocaust Studies and Research at Yeshiva University. Eli also endowed the Diana Zborowski Center for the Study of the Aftermath of the Holocaust at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. In 2006, he married Dr. Elizabeth Mundlak, and they worked together to continue his dreams of Holocaust remembrance and education. Eli was the proud father of two children and seven grandchildren. IN THIS ISSUE ""Wanted"": Nazi hunters track war criminals in Germany. 2 70 years after liberation, Holocaust memorials continue to proliferate 3 Hollywood's pact with Hitler. 4 Auschwitz through the eyes of a child 5 The story of Dr. Mengele's delivery girl 6 Escape from Novogrudok. 7 After decades, family unravels Holocaust mystery. 10 Bearing witness evermore 12 Auschwitz Holocaust exhibition opened by Netanyahu 13 The Holocaust and ""Hatikvah"" 16 The American and International Societies for Yad Vashem cordially invite you to attend their ANNUAL TRIBUTE DINNER Sunday, November 10, 2013 8 Kislev, 5774 Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers 811 Seventh Avenue at 52nd Street New York City See pages 8-9 for more info "