titans of industry the history of jewish involvement in building america featuring sam zell chairman, equity group investments

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1 titans of industry the history of jewish involvement in building america featuring sam zell chairman, equity group investments a special evening for the real estate and finance communities

2 event chairs William A. Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management Bruce Berkowitz, Fairholme Capital Management Steven J. Kumble, Corinthian Capital Group Joseph S. Steinberg, Leucadia National Corporation Simon Ziff, Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group event co-chairs Lawrence Ackman, Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group Jeffrey J. Feil, The Feil Organization Andrew L. Farkas, Island Capital Jonathan Gray, The Blackstone Group Jeffrey Gural, Newmark Knight Frank Jared Kushner, The Observer Media Group Sidney Lapidus, Warburg Pincus Daniel S. Loeb, Third Point David Polen, Polen Capital Management Michael Ronen, Goldman Sachs Charles J. Rose, Yield Capital Appreciation Partners Ivan Ross, Goldman Sachs Bernard Selz, Selz Capital Management Bruce Slovin, 1 Eleven Associates Michele C. Tocci, The David Berg Foundation sam zell is chairman of Equity Group Investments LLC (EGI), his private investment firm. His investments span industries and continents, and include interests in real estate, energy, logistics, transportation, media, and health care. Mr. Zell is recognized as a founding father of today s public real estate industry after creating three of the largest real estate investment trusts (REITs) in history. Mr. Zell is also co-founder and chairman of Equity International, a private investment firm focused on real estate-related companies outside the U.S. He maintains substantial interests in, and is the chairman of, five public companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange: Equity Residential (EQR); Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS); Capital Trust (CT); Covanta Holding Corp. (CVA); and Anixter (AXE). He is also the chairman of Tribune Company, a media company. Mr. Zell serves on the JPMorgan National Advisory Board; the President s Advisory Board at the University of Michigan; the Visitor s Committee at the University of Michigan Law School; and with the combined efforts of the University of Michigan Business School, established the Zell/Lurie Entrepreneurial Center. Mr. Zell s continual assistance to Michigan s MBA program has also enhanced the Business School s Polish Studies Program. He was appointed a DeRoy Visiting Professor in Honors at the College of Literature, Science and the Arts at the University of Michigan. He is a long-standing supporter of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Real Estate Center, and has endowed the Samuel Zell/Robert Lurie Real Estate Center at Wharton. Mr. Zell has also endowed the Northwestern University Center for Risk Management. breakout sessions An Empire Rises in Gotham: The Story of George Farkas and the Building of Alexander s presented by Andrew L. Farkas, Island Capital Too Big to Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Bank of the United States presented by Rebecca Kobrin, Columbia University Jewish Exceptionalism: The Pursuit of Material Success presented by Anthony E. Michels, University of Wisconsin at Madison Capitalism and the Jews: Myths, Stereotypes and Realities presented by Jerry Z. Muller, Catholic University Navigating Empires: Sephardi Merchants of North Africa presented by Joshua Schreier, Vassar College

3 Please join the center for jewish history for a Special Evening for the Real Estate and Finance Communities titans of industry the history of jewish involvement in building america Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Featuring sam zell Chairman, Equity Group Investments 15 West 16th Street New York City 6:00 p.m. Cocktails 7:00 p.m. Featured Remarks 8:00 p.m. Dinner and Breakout Sessions $1,250 Individual Ticket $2,000 Couple Dietary laws observed Business attire

4 The Center for Jewish History is one of the great public Jewish historical and cultural institutions in the world. Opened to the public in October 2000 and now celebrating its 10th anniversary as the campus to its five Partner organizations American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research the Center has achieved recognition as a venue of unrivaled historical documentation and scholarship, imaginative exhibitions of Judaic art and artifacts, and vital public dialogue. The collections of its Partners total more than 500,000 volumes and 100 million archival documents, and include thousands of pieces of artwork, textiles, and ritual objects, as well as music, films, and photographs. They comprise, taken as a whole, the largest repository of the modern Jewish experience outside of Israel. board of directors Bruce Slovin, Chairman William A. Ackman Michael A. Bamberger Joseph D. Becker Norman Belmonte Kenneth J. Bialkin Leonard Blavatnik Eva B. Cohn David E. R. Dangoor Amy P. Goldman Joseph Greenberger Michael Jesselson Ira H. Jolles Daniel R. Kaplan Steven J. Kumble Sidney Lapidus Ruth Levine Joel R. Marcus Theodore N. Mirvis Jonathan I. Mishkin Robert S. Rifkind Bernard Selz Mary Smart Joseph S. Steinberg Michele C. Tocci Simon Ziff Michael S. Glickman, Chief Operating Officer academic advisory council Elisheva Carlebach, Chair, Columbia University Jeffrey Shandler, Co-Chair, Rutgers University Jane S. Gerber, Graduate Center, CUNY Jeffery S. Gurock, Yeshiva University Debra Kaplan, Yeshiva University Marion A. Kaplan, New York University Samuel D. Kassow, Trinity College Arthur Kiron, University of Pennsylvania Paul North, Yale University Derek Penslar, University of Toronto Riv-Ellen Prell, University of Minnesota Paul A. Shapiro, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Mark Slobin, Wesleyan University Sarah A. Stein, UCLA Steven J. Zipperstein, Stanford University center for jewish history 15 west 16th street new york, new york For reservations or additional information, please contact Sharon Frank at or sfrank@cjh.org titans.cjh.org

5 center for jewish history wednesday, october 13, 2010 I/We would be delighted to reserve at the following level: underwriting support: Chairman s Circle $100,000 Founder $50,000 Benefactor $25,000 Sponsor $10,000 Patron $5,000 participant tickets: Couple $2,000 Individual $1,250 titans of industry the history of jewish involvement in building america I/We are unable to attend, but would like to support the Center for Jewish History with a gift of $. Please mark your preferred choices of Breakout Sessions with 1 and 2. While we will make our best attempts to honor all requests, seating will be limited: An Empire Rises in Gotham: The Story of George Farkas and the Building of Alexander s presented by Andrew L. Farkas, Island Capital Too Big to Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Bank of the United States presented by Rebecca Kobrin, Columbia University Jewish Exceptionalism: The Pursuit of Material Success presented by Anthony E. Michels, University of Wisconsin at Madison Capitalism and the Jews: Myths, Stereotypes and Realities presented by Jerry Z. Muller, Catholic University Navigating Empires: Sephardi Merchants of North Africa presented by Joshua Schreier, Vassar College over

6 payment information: Check is enclosed (please make your check payable to: Center for Jewish History) Please charge my credit card: Visa Mastercard American Express Account Number Exp Date Signature contact information: Name (as you wish to be listed in the evening s program) Company (as you wish to be listed in the evening s program) Address City / State / Zip Tel / Register now at titans.cjh.org or contact Sharon Frank at or sfrank@cjh.org center for jewish history 15 west 16th street new york, new york 10011