Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty Award 2010

On Wednesday June 2, 2010, the American Jewish Historical Society presented its highest honor, the Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty Award, to Seth Lipsky, founding editor of the New York Sun and the English edition of the Forward. Peter Kann was the Master of Ceremonies for the evening, which included toasts from businessmen Michael Steinhardt, Tom Tisch, and Roger Hertog, to journalists Philip Gourevitch (The New Yorker), Paul Gigot (The Wall Street Journal), and Seth's wife, Amity Shlaes (Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations). Photographs from the event can be seen below.

L to R:
- Flora Lipsky, Seth Lipsky, Elie Wiesel
- Norman & Sandra Liss

L to R:
- Anne Bialkin, Sylvia Hassenfeld, Kenneth J. Bialkin (Chairman Emeritus of AJHS), & Sue Ann Weinberg
- Nancy & Skip Karetsky with Police Commissioner of New York City, Ray Kelly

L to R:
- Kenneth J. Bialkin, Seth Lipsky, Peter Kann, and Daniel R. Kaplan (President of AJHS)
- George & Sandra Garfunkel

L to R:
- Kenneth J. Bialkin, Sidney Lapidus (Chairman, Board of Trustees), Seth Lipsky with daughter Flora, and wife, Amity Shlaes
- Seth Lipsky accepts the 2010 Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty Award Dinner

PAST WINNERS OF THE EMMA LAZARUS STATUE OF LIBERTY AWARD

Dr. Abraham L. Sacha, 1986
Armand Hammer, 1987
Edgar M. Bronfman, 1989
Sylvia Hassenfeld, 1994
Aaron Feuerstein, 1996
Beverly Sills, 1998
Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, 1999
Sanford I. Weill, 2000
Ambassador Felix G. Rohatyn, 2001
Elie Wiesel, 2002
Mortimer B. Zuckerman, 2003
Hon. Edward I. Koch, 2005
Hon. George P. Shultz, 2007
Sid Lapidus, 2008
Kenneth J. Bialkin, 2009
Seth Lipsky, 2010