Cocktail Reception benefiting The Fritz Ascher Society at the home of Gary Zimmerman Central Park South, New York, NY

We cordially invite you to a cocktail reception at the home of Gary Zimmerman on Central Park South in NYC benefiting the Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted, Ostracized and Banned Art. Join us for art, conversation and connection. *All food is certified Kosher Image above: Marc Chagall, Mockup for the backdrop of Stravinsky’s Firebird, 1945. Gouache, india ink, pastel, colored pencil, and gold paper collage on paper mounted on japanese paper, 14 13/16 x 24 7/16 in. (37.7 x 62 cm). Collection du Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris © 2026 Marc Chagall / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris BUY TICKETS HERE We look forward to seeing and discussing art, to honoring its makers, and to connecting with our heritage and with each other. Event Chair: Carol Prendergast Keynote Speaker: Bella Meyer Granddaughter of Marc Chagall Photo by Leanna Kearney, 2021 Keynote speaker Bella Meyer will share with us her insights about her grandfather Marc Chagall, and will speak about A Migrant’s Legacy – Marc Chagall’s Response. Bella Meyer was born in Paris and raised in Basel, Switzerland. As Marc Chagall‘s granddaughter, shegrewup immersed inart. She received her PhD in Medieval Art History from the Sorbonne in Paris. Living in New York City since her late twenties, Bella pursued her love for art, and after teaching Medieval Art History, focused on the oeuvre of her grandfather’s. She has written and lecturedon his work, while sharing responsibilities for his estate.Her professional life also led her to create and design stage decorations of all types, fromdance and theater costumes to puppetry, from masks and props, to her current passion for flowersfounding fleursBELLA, a floral design studio in NYC, to share the ever–inspiring beauty of each flower’s fleeting story with the world around.