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MEDIA CONTACT: Andrew LaPlant
561-297-3022, alaplant@fau.edu
FAU Benefactor and
Curator to Receive Silver Medallion Award
Boca Raton, FL (March 2, 2004)
- Florida Atlantic University benefactor
and curator of the S.E. Wimberly Library
Jaffe Collection, Arthur Jaffe, has been
selected by the National Conference for
Community and Justice as a 2004 Silver
Medallion honoree. The 26th annual dinner
will be held on Saturday, March 20, at
the Broward County Convention Center,
1950 Eisenhower Blvd., in Fort Lauderdale.
The Silver Medallion Awards are presented
to individuals who have demonstrated leadership
in promoting diversity and inclusiveness,
either personally or in a corporate environment.
Jaffe is the Rabbi Ario S. Hyams Endowed
Library Professor at FAU. He and his late
wife Mata donated the Arthur and Mata
Jaffe Collection Books as Aesthetic Objects,
which is part of the S.E. Wimberley Library
special collections that now contains
more than 3,000 rare and unusual books.
The Jaffe collection is one of the largest
artists' book collections in the United
States. The collected works include one-of-a-kind
handmade books as well as artists' books
produced in limited editions. While the
collection primarily contains examples
from the late twentieth century, it also
includes some earlier pieces. The books
range in size from miniatures to large-scale
objects that stretch out to several feet
in display form.
Jaffe is a board member of the Florida
Humanities Council, the Jewish Federation
of South Palm Beach County and director
of Israel Bonds.
For more information about the Silver
Medallion Awards, please contact Jeanie
Stephens at (954) 749-4454 or jstephen@nccj.org.
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