2019 Spirit of Courage Benefit 

Simon Wiesenthal Center Midwest Region
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Cocktails 6:00pm, Dinner 6:45pm
Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
160 E Pearson
Chicago, IL 60611

Simon Wiesenthal Center Midwest Region 2019 Spirit of Courage Benefit

Humanitarian Laureate
Nikki Haley
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2017 – 2019)

Community Leadership Award (Posthumously): 

Dominic DiFrisco (Of Blessed Memory)
An active and well-known leader of the Chicago-area Italian-American community, Dominic will be posthumously awarded the Community Leadership Award; he dedicated his life to building bridges between communities, supporting tolerance education, and fighting against discrimination in all its forms.

Medal of Valor Award:

Mohammed Al Samawi
Megan Hallahan
Justin Hefter
Daniel Pincus
As featured in the best-selling memoir, "The Fox Hunt", Mohammed’s life is saved from the brutal civil war in Yemen with the help of a daring plan engineered on social media by a small group of interfaith activists, Megan, Justin, and Daniel.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 

Cocktails 6:00pm
Dinner 6:45pm
Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
160 E Pearson 
Chicago, IL 60611

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For more information: 312.981.0105 or swcmidwest@wiesenthal.com