Tenement Museum Gala
Generation to Generation: A Nation of Grandchildren
Generation to Generation: A Nation of Grandchildren
Our goal is to offer visitors an unprecedented opportunity to meet their own great-great-grandparents.— Tenement Museum Co-Founder Ruth Abram on WNYC, 1989
The Tenement Museum’s Gala on Thursday, May 2nd will celebrate Generation to Generation: A Nation of Grandchildren. During this festive, one-of-a-kind evening, we will honor family histories, commemorate our 35th anniversary, and invest in the Museum’s future.
This year, we are delighted to honor our long-time Trustee and Gala Co-Chair, Merryl Snow Zegar and her family. Over the years, Merryl and her family have been extraordinary leaders and generous supporters of the Museum. Their diverse and intergenerational family embodies our Gala theme and the Museum’s mission to build a more inclusive and expansive American identity.
The evening will celebrate our tenement family descendants and highlight the importance of bringing diverse family stories into the broader conversation on American identity. Speakers and special guests will include Jelani Cobb, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Tony Michels, Mae Ngai and more!
All are invited to be a part of our biggest fundraising event of the year!
On behalf of our Gala Co-Chairs Merryl Snow Zegar and Michele Mirman, we’re grateful for your generosity and friendship. Whether you plan to join us in person or virtually, your support enables us to use the stories of diverse historic tenement families to build knowledge, empathy, and connection in the world today.
Merryl Snow Zegar and Family
Co-Chair, Tenement Museum Board of Trustees
Merryl Snow Zegar
Tenement Museum Trustee
Executive Director, Zegar Family Foundation
Michele Mirman
Tenement Museum Trustee
Senior Partner, Mirman, Markovits & Landau, P.C.
Ahsia and Mohammed Badi
Kathy and Andy Berkman
Tom Dye and Candice Baseden
Alice and Bruce Geismar
Suk Han and Andrea Vittorelli
Gary and Kathleen Handel
Kenneth and Marjorie Horn
Sara Langbert and Thomas Donofrio
Anna and Peter Levin
Helene Liss
Michele Mirman and Joseph Sprung
Ron Moelis and Kerry Sperling
Nancy and Stuart Nachmias
James Newlands and Lizelle Cilliers
Sandra Panem and Dale Jenkins
Eleanor Pelta
Jill Totenberg and Brian Foreman
Evan and Shara Wagowski
Christopher P. Willcox
Alice F. Yurke and Robert H. Davis
Merryl Snow Zegar and Charles Zegar