Lawrence Henry Summers

(November 30, 1954, New Haven, Connecticut-Alive). Economist. 71st U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1999-2001. President of Harvard University, 2001-2006.

Havel's House of History

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Marc Summers

(November 11, 1951, Indianapolis, Indiana-Alive). American television personality. Best known for his hosting the children's game show Double Dare and his hosting of Unwrapped on Food Network.

Jacqueline Susann

(August 20, 1918, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-September 21, 1974, New York, New York). American author of best-selling novels. Known for her books Valley of the Dolls, The Love Machine, and Once Is Not Enough.

Havel's House of History

Did you know that Jim Havel, the President of Havel's House of History, is the author of a two-volume reference work, U.S. Presidential Candidates and the Elections? It was published by Macmillan LIbrary Reference in 1996 and is now out-of-print but available in many libraries across the country.

Helen Suzman

(November 7, 1917, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa-Alive). South African politician. Born Helen Gavronsky. An anti-apartheid activist. United Party Member, South African Parliament, 1953-1959, Progressive Party Member, 1959-1989.

George Szell

(June 7, 1897, Budapest, Hungary-July 30, 1970, Chicago, Illinois). Hungarian-American conductor and composer. Born Gyorgy Szell. Music Director, Cleveland Orchestra, 1946-1970.

Henrietta Szold

(December 21, 1860, Baltimore, Maryland-February 13, 1945, Jerusalem, Palestine). American scholar and Zionist leader. Founder and President, Hadassah, 1912-1926.

Havel's House of History

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Arthur Szyk

(June 3, 1894, Lodz, Poland-September 13, 1951, New Canaan, Connecticut). Polish-American artist and illustrator. Noted for his anti-Nazis illustrations and cartoons during World War II and his brilliant Passover Haggadah (1940). Immigrated to the United States, 1940.