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History and Education. Since then, the uni- Sandra Day O’Connor, Bono and Mikhail
versityhasbroadenedtheinstitute’smission. Gorbachev.TheMedalhasalsobeenaward-
The Foundation now intends to collect testi- edtoorganizations,suchasDoctorsWithout
mony from the survivors and witnesses of
Borders. Six recipients of the Medal won a
othergenocides,suchasinRwanda.
NobelPeacePrize,aswell.
Spielberg's impressive list of inspirational
Max&MeCatering,exclusivecatererforthe
and moving films include:The Color Purple,
NationalConstitutionCenter,puttogetherthe
Empire of the Sun,Schindler’s List,Amistad,
dinnermenufortheevent. ThechefsofMax
andSavingPrivateRyan.
THE 2009 LIBERTY MEDAL
& Me - John D’Amelio, Jean Marie Lacroix,
Guillermo Pernot, Louis Chabot and Luke
“The Founding Fathers called upon each of
Palladino-designedamenuthatincludedan
Philadelphia, PA October 8, 2009 - The
us to serve as active participants in our
entree of succulent short ribs along with
National Constitution Center recognized
democracy.Throughhisworkinfilmandphi-
sidesofspoonbreadandgarnishesofcarrot
three-time Oscar winning filmmaker Steven lanthropy, Steven Spielberg has heeded that
Spielberg with its prestigious 2009 Liberty
and turnip. Dessert included cookies, small
call by reminding us of the power that each
Medal in October. Presented by President
pastriesandcoffee.
of us has to make a difference,” noted
William Jefferson Clinton,Spielberg received National Constitution Center president and
the award for his artistic and personal com- CEO,LindaE.Johnson.
The Liberty Medal was first established in
mitmenttothepreservationofhumanrights.
1988 by We the People 200 to commemo-
President Clinton, who is also Chairman of
ratethebicentennialoftheU.S.Constitution,
Through his award-winning films, he pres- the National Constitution Center, said,
annually honoring men and women who
ents stories of the struggle and triumph of "Continuing in the National Constitution
strive to secure the blessings of liberty to
humanity over tyranny,informing and inspir- Center's rich tradition of honoring distin-
people around the globe. It was adminis-
ing millions to better understand the abiding guished leaders who have shown a commit-
tered by the National Constitution Center for
callofliberty. ment to change through action, we have
the first time in 2006 to Presidents George
onceagainchosenahighlydeservingcham-
H.W.BushandWilliamJ.Clintonfortheirbi-
Spielberg also established the Survivors of pionoffreedom."
partisanhumanitarianeffortsonbehalfofthe
theShoahVisual HistoryFoundationin 1994
victims of the tsunami in SoutheastAsia and
after filmingSchindler’s List to chronicle and Spielbergsaidthathewasthrilledtobehon-
thehurricanesontheGulfCoast.
preservevideoandoralhistoriesofsurvivors ored by the former President,and to be rec-
and witnesses of the Holocaust.The collec- ognized by the National Constitution Center.
The Liberty Medal ceremony was webcast
tion-thelargestarchiveofitskind-includes "It’strulyhumblingtobeaddedtothedistin-
live on
www.6abc.com and later broadcast
52,000 videos with 105,000 hours of testi- guished list of past recipients," he added,"a
on WPVI-TV. Ira Lubert, of Independence
monyin32languages. group of men and women whom I admire
Capital Partners, once again sponsored the
deeplyfortheircommitmenttoeducatingthe
2009 Liberty Medal Award. Citizens Bank
In 2006,the Foundation became part of the world about the importance of freedom and
was the presenting sponsor for the
College of Letters,Arts and Sciences at the theblessingsofliberty.” Presidents Reception prior to the ceremony.
University of Southern California in Los TheLibertyMedalwasalsosupportedbythe
Angeles, and its name was changed to the Among the past recipients of the Liberty City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth
USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual Medal are: Nelson Mandela, Shimon Peres, ofPennsylvania.
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