MHS Holiday Celebration 12-09-2020

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Front of card (5x7 inches)

An Evening of Light & Inspiration Please use the enclosed reply envelope to send your gift, or donate online at www.masshist.org/support.

Then grow your gift even more with a match from your employer.

You can check eligibility online at www.masshist.org/matching.

Remember—gifts of $500 or more receive FREE membership too!

If you would like to purchase an MHS membership during this gift-giving season, please do so at www.masshist.org/members.

For further assistance, contact the Development Department at 617-646-0518 or development@masshist.org.

MHS HOLIDAY CELEBRATION Lights and gatherings are an especially meaningful symbol of hope, celebration, warmth, and remembrance for many at this time of year.

Cover image: U.S. Army LTC Rabbi Shmuel Felzenberg lights the Menorah during a Hanukkah reception Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.)

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A GIFT FOR YOU

A GIFT FOR THE MHS

In this historic presidential election year, be inspired through an exploration of how the holidays come alive at the White House.

This season also bears a strong value around giving to others and sharing abundance. Our annual fund greatly depends on your generosity at this tax-year end. Please consider increasing your commitment to help us counter the challenges of a year facing economic uncertainty and adjustment.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | 6:00 pm All are welcome to join us for this FREE virtual event!

Register at www.masshist.org/events.

Dr. Jonathan Sarna, the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University, will discuss the tradition of Hanukkah celebrations at the White House.

Stewart McLaurin, President of the White House Historical Association, will discuss the 2020 White House Christmas ornament commemorating President John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Our goal is to raise a crucial $400,000 for the MHS Fund by the New Year. You can be instrumental in our collective success!

Please support the Massachusetts Historical Society with a sustaining donation to enrich the world through historical inquiry, dialogue, understanding, and civic formation.

THANK YOU! You are important. Your gift is important. History is important.

Each makes the next powerful as well!

Wishing you light and inspiration this season,

As an added bonus, the 2020 ornament will be available to purchase at a discount from December 1 to 10. Details will be sent with event registration confirmation.

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Dr. Catherine Allgor President

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Inside left panel (5x7 inches)

Inside right panel (5x7 inches)

A GIFT FOR YOU

A GIFT FOR THE MHS

In this historic presidential election year, be inspired through an exploration of how the holidays come alive at the White House.

This season also bears a strong value around giving to others and sharing abundance. Our annual fund greatly depends on your generosity at this tax-year end. Please consider increasing your commitment to help us counter the challenges of a year facing economic uncertainty and adjustment.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | 6:00 pm All are welcome to join us for this FREE virtual event!

Register at www.masshist.org/events.

Dr. Jonathan Sarna, the Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University, will discuss the tradition of Hanukkah celebrations at the White House.

Stewart McLaurin, President of the White House Historical Association, will discuss the 2020 White House Christmas ornament commemorating President John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Our goal is to raise a crucial $400,000 for the MHS Fund by the New Year. You can be instrumental in our collective success!

Please support the Massachusetts Historical Society with a sustaining donation to enrich the world through historical inquiry, dialogue, understanding, and civic formation.

THANK YOU! You are important. Your gift is important. History is important.

Each makes the next powerful as well!

Wishing you light and inspiration this season,

As an added bonus, the 2020 ornament will be available to purchase at a discount from December 1 to 10. Details will be sent with event registration confirmation.

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Dr. Catherine Allgor President

11/5/2020 10:28:26 AM

Back of card (5x7 inches)

Front of card (5x7 inches)

An Evening of Light & Inspiration Please use the enclosed reply envelope to send your gift, or donate online at www.masshist.org/support.

Then grow your gift even more with a match from your employer.

You can check eligibility online at www.masshist.org/matching.

Remember—gifts of $500 or more receive FREE membership too!

If you would like to purchase an MHS membership during this gift-giving season, please do so at www.masshist.org/members.

For further assistance, contact the Development Department at 617-646-0518 or development@masshist.org.

MHS HOLIDAY CELEBRATION Lights and gatherings are an especially meaningful symbol of hope, celebration, warmth, and remembrance for many at this time of year.

Cover image: U.S. Army LTC Rabbi Shmuel Felzenberg lights the Menorah during a Hanukkah reception Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.)

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11/5/2020 10:28:24 AM