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Remembering Frank Sinatra on his 100th Birthday - Longtime SWC Trustee & Supporter

Admin October 21, 2024

Frank Sinatra would have turned 100 years old tomorrow, December 12th. Of his many accomplishments, he was very proud of the years he spent, 1980 - until his death in 1998, as amember of the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Board of Trustees.
1981 with Simon Wiesenthal
and Rabbi Marvin Hier

1982 with Rabbi Hier at the
premiere of the Center's film,
"Genocide"

1982 with Elizabeth Taylor at the
premiere of the Center's film,
"Genocide"
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Mr. Sinatra was a major contributor to the Center and chaired three National Dinners, as well as the Kennedy Center's premiere of the Center's Academy Award®-winning film,"Genocide".

The video below shows Frank Sinatra - speaking about Simon Wiesenthal - at the 1981 Eddie Cantor Foundation's Susie Award, benefiting the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

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Autographed copies of the book areavailable exclusively through the Museum of Tolerance Gift Shop until February 1, 2016.

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