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campus, participants were recognized for their contributions
to the university, and invited to share their thoughts on what
TAU and Israel means to them. Their remarks encapsulated
the spectrum of their passions – of having the “privilege
to be able to contribute toward the growth of a dynamic
university;” “the opportunity to meet some of TAU’s most
inspirational, pioneering people;” and “the honor of paying
tribute to hard-working parents who couldn’t receive a higher
education yet made sure that their children did.”
Ayelet Tal, Director of TAU’s Development and Public
Affairs Division, thanked the group for “becoming part of
the Tel Aviv University family,” and for forging a new era of
closer ties between the university and British Jews. In recognition,
a wall of honor was unveiled by TAU President
Joseph Klafter, fittingly located opposite Beit Hatefutsot –
the Museum of the Jewish People. Hailing the participants’
generosity of spirit, Prof. Klafter paid tribute to their contribution
to advancing the university’s research endeavors, and
securing for it a thriving future.
The next UK Legacy Mission will take place in early June,
2012.
“An amazing and uplifting experience.
If you think you know Israel, this
mission will make you think again.”
– Ray & Anthony Zenios
SmuggLing JewS to freeDom
Jack Glenton
receiving his
certificate of
appreciation
At the Cymbalista ceremony, Marilyn Sheinman of London dedicated her bequest to her parents, Alec
and Malka Kesselman, who helped smuggle Jews out of Nazi Europe to pre-state Israel.
“It was the last few years of World War Two. Millions of Jews were being shot, starved and gassed in
Nazi-ruled Europe. Knowing that my late father had an interest in photography, one of his brothers-in-law
involved in ‘Aliyah Bet’ – the smuggling of Jews into Mandatory Palestine – asked for his help to create
fake passports. Using hard-to-come-by film, my father photographed real UK passports and developed
the film using chemicals provided by a pharmacist friend. He then cut out potatoes and, with special ink,
created forged British Home Office stamps for the passport negatives. Rolled up in waxed paper and put
into talcum powder tins, the forged material was sown into the lining of old fashioned brown suitcases by
my mother, an expert seamstress, together with money, weapons, clothes and other items. The suitcases,
carrying their ‘cargo of freedom,’ were then secretly transported by my uncle to Marseilles in France, and
the forged passports were eventually distributed to Jews entering pre-state Israel. It gives me a great sense
of pride that my family was instrumental in saving many lives of immigrants this way, and I was delighted to
be able to dedicate my Living Legacy to Tel Aviv University, where there may well be grandchildren of those
very immigrants studying today.”
2012 Issue TEL
AVIV UNIVERSITY REVIEW
Director of TAU’s
Development
and Public Affairs
Division Ayelet Tal
presenting
Dr. Michael Brown
with his certificate
of appreciation
Marilyn Sheinman
addressing the
audience at
the Cymbalista
ceremony
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