Hecht, Emil, 1924-2010

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Eleven men, members of the Allied Jewish Federation, pose together in a library. Emil Hecht sits second from right and the other ten men are unidentified.

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Left to right Dr. Emil Hecht and Dr. Elie Wiesel sit at the head table at the Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner hosted by the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver.

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Several unidentified individuals at the Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner hosted by the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver. The head table can be seen in the background. Seated at the head table left to right Gary Antonoff, Carol Antonoff, Governor Roy Romer, Beatrice Romer, Larry Mizel, Eva Hecht, Emil Hecht, Elie Wiesel, Dr. Renee Rabinowitz, Chancellor Dwight Smith, Elfi Smith, and Senator Tim Wirth.

Abstract Several unidentified individuals at the Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner hosted by the Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver. The head table can be seen in the background. Seated at the head table left to right Gary Antonoff, Carol Antonoff, Governor Roy Romer, Beatrice Romer, Larry Mizel, Eva Hecht, Dr. Renee Rabinowitz, Elfi Smith, Senator Tim Wirth, and Barbara Altman. Standing behind the head table beside the podium left to right are Dr. Emil Hecht, Dr. Elie Wiesel, and...

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Left to right Eva Hecht, Dr. Emil Hecht, and Dr. Elie Wiesel sit at the head table during the Center for Judaic Studies Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner. Dr. Stanley Wagner walks behind them.

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Left to right Eva Hecht, Dr. Emil Hecht, and Dr. Elie Wiesel sit at the head table during the Center for Judaic Studies Elie Wiesel Tribute Dinner.

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Emil Hecht was born in 1924 in Czechoslovakia and died in Denver in 2010. He was a Holocaust survivor and a businessman, the co-founder with Larry Mizel of MDC Holdings. With his wife Eva he established the first endowed chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Denver.

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Proposal in Works for Self-Supporting DU Health Service. Major Fundraising Campaign Supports Reconfiguration. Hecht Chair for Judaic Studies Established.

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Program for the University of Denver doctoral, graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony, June 6, 1987. Honorary degrees recipients: Thompson Marsh, Doctor of Humane Letters; Emil Hecht, Doctor of Humane Letters; Elie Wiesel, Doctor of Humane Letters. Closing remarks given by: Dwight M. Smith, Chancellor of the University.