THE SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER (SWC) WILL HONOR AWARD WINNING ACTRESS, COMEDIAN, AND TV PERSONALITY WHOOPI GOLDBERG AT THEIR ANNUAL TRIBUTE DINNER ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH AT 7:00 PM AT THE PLAZA (FIFTH AVENUE AT CENTRAL PARK SOUTH). CHARLES GIBSON, ANCHOR OF ABC’s WORLD NEWS TONIGHT, WILL BE THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES. FINANCIER NELSON PELTZ, CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER WILL SERVE AS DINNER CO-CHAIRMAN ALONG WITH LARRY A. MIZEL, MARC A. UTAY, AND MICHAEL FUCHS, WHO WILL PRESENT WHOOPI GOLDBERG WITH THE CENTER’S HIGHEST HONOR, THE HUMANITARIAN LAUREATE AWARD. GUESTS WILL INCLUDE NICOLE FISCELLA, STAR OF THE CW’S GOSSIP GIRL AMONG OTHERS. THE SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER IS A IS AN INTERNATIONAL JEWISH HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST BY FOSTERING TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND SOCIAL ACTION. EACH YEAR THE CENTER’S EASTERN OFFICE HONORS AN INDIVIDUAL FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF TOLERANCE AND DIVERSITY. PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE HUMANITARIAN LAUREATE AWARD INCLUDE RUPERT MURDOCH; U2’S BONO; SENATOR GEORGE MITCHELL; LADY MARGARET THATCHER AND VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE. MEDIA COVERAGE INVITED. RSVP REQUIRED. DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH TIME: 7:00PM LOCATION: THE PLAZA FIFTH AVENUE AT CENTRAL PARK SOUTH NEW YORK *
