2012 Presenters

Leslie Gilbert-Lurie

Leslie Gilbert-Lurie is a lawyer, teacher, and former NBC executive. She is a member and former president of the Los Angeles County Board of Education. With her mother Rita Lurie, Gilbert-Lurie wrote the memoir Bending Toward the Sun, which explores the legacy of the Holocaust on three generations of their family; the two of them also serve as Holocaust educators through the nonprofit Facing History and Ourselves. Gilbert-Lurie is a member of the board of directors for several nonprofit organizations and the recipient of the American Jewish Congress's Tzedek Award for Outstanding Commitment to Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, and Justice, and the Alliance for Children's Rights Child Advocate of the Year Award.

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Leslie Gilbert-Lurie's website