Photo Coverage: Elie Wiesel Foundation Humanity Dinner

Film, TV and theatre luminaries attended the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Award Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on May 20th.

In addition to Nobel Peace Prize-winning Holocaust survivor, author and activist Wiesel, the event was attended by talk show host, actress and The Color Purple producer Oprah Winfrey, film director Ron Howard (upcoming Frost/Nixon film), TV journalist Barbara Walters, and stage and screen stars Dustin Hoffman and Elizabeth Berkley, screen legend Sidney Poitier and supermodel Iman, among others. Winfrey was honored by the Elie Wiesel Foundation for her humanitarian work over the years.

"Elie Wiesel and his wife, Marion, established The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity soon after he was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize for Peace. The Foundation's mission, rooted in the memory of the Holocaust, is to combat indifference, intolerance and injustice through international dialogue and youth-focused programs that promote acceptance, understanding and equality. The Foundation runs multiple programs both domestically and internationally," state notes on the organization's website.

Visit www.eliewieselfoundation.org for more information on the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity.

Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.

Oprah Winfrey and Elie Wiesel

Oprah Winfrey

Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel

Barbara Walters

Dustin Hoffman

Gayle King

Sidney Poitier

Gabe Pressman

Raymond Kelly

Chuck Scarborough

Chuck Scarborough and wife

Ron Howard and wife

Iman

Anna Deavere Smith

Rachel Roy

Ron Howard

Damon Dash and Rachel Roy

Elizabeth Berkley

Greg Lauren and Elizabeth Berkley

Martha Stewart

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey, Elie Wiesel and wife

Oprah Winfrey and Elie Wiesel

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey and Elie Wiesel are interviewed

Oprah Winfrey

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After his life as an ingenue in Brooklyn & Queens, Walter spent the next 25 Years in a leading role as a Photographer / Photo Researcher in Manhattan. He is currently headlining in New Jersey with his partner Richard and children Dali & Gala. As a 14 year old youth, Walter was transfixed by his first Broadway Show, the original production of "GREASE". His journey on the path to celebrity photojournalism began that fateful night. Meeting, photographing and getting to know the cast inspired him to spend his professional life doing what he loved. His photography is syndicated worldwide through Retna Ltd. and Corbis.

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