award



Jan Zwartendijk award









Gene accepting on behalf of Giovanni Palatucci


Gene greeting all the guests


Gene with friends from left to right:
Richard Gerson, esq., Steve Sidewater and his brother Tony De Simone


Gene with webmaster and Palatucci researcher John Costa


Gene and his wonderful family, his wife Joanne and daughter Nicoletta


Gene accepts the award from Barry Magarick



Boys Town Jerusalem chose as the recipient of the 2005 Jan Zwartendijk Humanitarian Award, Giovanni Palatucci. The award was presented to Gene De Simone at the Gala at the Union League of Philadelphia on October 30, 2005. Present were dignitaries from Israel and Italy. The event was attended by over 400 people