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  Jean Shafiroff Aisha Christian The Southampton African American Museum (SAAM) held its summer founder’s circle fundraiser which this year honored, Brenda Simmons, Founder and Executive Director of SAAM. The Museum’s Benefit was co-chaired by Jean Shafiroff, her husband, Martin Shafiroff, along with Aisha Christian and Michael Steifman at the Southampton Inn.  The aim of the benefit was to support the museum’s campaign to support its operations and endowment.   The Southampton African American Museum, a former Black barber shop opened on Juneteenth, 2021, and is the first African American site to be a historically designated landmark in the Village of Southampton, NY and the first Black barbershop to be transformed into a museum in the United States.   Aisha Christian With Jean Shafiroff, Rebecca Seawright & Michael Steifman   Jean Shafiroff With Ese Azenabor & Aisha Christian Among the many notable guests were: Jean Shafiroff, Martin Shafiroff, Ai...

  Jean Shafiroff Jean Shafiroff With Antwayn Hopper And Aisha Christian The Southampton African American Museum (SAAM) held a summer benefit which honored event co-chair and philanthropist Jean Shafiroff. The Benefit was co-chaired by Jean Shafiroff, Her husband, Martin Shafiroff, along with Aisha Christian & Michael Steifman at Main Prospect in Southampton, NY. Aisha Christian With Angela Boyer-Stump   Binh Douglas Robin Brown With Bianca Collins, Jean Shafiroff, Brenda Simmons & Georgette Grier-Key The aim of the event was to support the museum’s Campaign to support its operations and endowment.   The Southampton African American museum, a former Black barber shop opened on June 19, 2021, and is the first African American designated landmark in the Village of Southampton, NY. There was a special musical performance by Obie Award Winning actor Antwayn Hopper of Broadway hit “Strange Loop”.   Jeffrey Banks With Fern Mallis Senator Leroy Comrie With Brend...

Jean And Martin Shafiroff Power couple Jean Shafiroff and Martin Shafiroff will once again co-chair the Southampton African Museum's  Summer Benefit to be held on July 28, 2022 at Blu Mar in Southampton, New York.  They  will chair this along with Aisha Christian and Martin Steifman .   Last year's event was a sold out event and boasted a sophisticated group of supporters including public officials , business leaders , celebrities and those who wanted to show their interest in supporting the museum.  Tickets are now on sale on the museum's website and begin at $150 and go up to $10,000.  To purchase tickets  go to www.saamuseum.org About the Southampton African American Museum  The Southampton African American Museum first opened its doors  on Juneteenth  2021. The mission of the museum is to promote an understanding and appreciation of African American culture by creating programs that will preserve the past, encourage learning and enha...

  Jean Shafiroff   Aisha Christian The Southampton African American Museum (SAAM) held a summer party chaired by New York philanthropist, author, and TV host Jean Shafiroff, and her husband, Martin Shafiroff, along with Aisha Christian & Michael Steifman at the restaurant Blu Mar in Southampton, NY with a post-reception dinner at the restaurant 75 Main. The event was the official launch of the museum’s Founder’s Campaign to support its operations and endowment. The museum, a former Black barber shop opened on June 19, 2021, and is the first African American designated landmark in the Village of Southampton. Corporate sponsors included Bloomberg Philanthropies, Weight Watchers and Jet Blue and a silent auction that included Melissa Kaye Jewelry. Elizabeth Shafiroff And Richard Ballard   Jean Shafiroff And Bill Pickens  Among the many notable guests were: Jean Shafiroff, Martin Shafiroff, Aisha Christian, Michael Steifman, Exective Director - Brenda Simmons, Southa...

  Jean Shafiroff With Martin Shafiroff Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff and financier husband Martin Shafiroff are set to co-chair a Fundraising Party for the Southampton African American Museum   Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff , along with her husband  Martin Shafiroff,  a Vice Chairman of Stifel, will co-chair  a fundraising party  for the Southampton African American Museum on Thursday, August 12, 2021.  The event will take place at Blu Mar in Southampton, NY. The other co-chairs are Aisha Christian and Martin Steifman. The event is expected to draw an exciting crowd as the  newly opened Museum in Southampton has attracted a great deal of national attention.   The Southampton African American is the East End’s destination for preserving and promoting African American culture. To purchase tickets to the event, go to  Saamuseum.org   . About Jean Shafiroff: Jean Shafiroff is a philanthropist, humanitarian, TV host, writer, and the auth...

  Jean Shafiroff With Rebecca A. Seawright   The new Southampton African American Museum (SAAM) held a VIP reception and ribbon cutting to celebrate their historic opening. After sixteen years of planning, the transformed barbershop to Museum opened its doors for a community cultural experience highlighting incredible journeys of black people along unchartered paths from Virginia and the Carolinas north to Southampton, NY. Prior to the event, philanthropist, donor and volunteer fundraiser for the museum, Jean Shafiroff, donated $10,000 and raised another $20,000. The funds Jean helped secure is more than a third of their budget of $85,000 to run the museum on an annual basis. During her speech at the grand opening, she encouraged people to open their wallets and their hearts to contribute to the fundraising efforts which they graciously did. Brenda Stuart-Luke With Brenda Simmons And Jean Shafiroff Mr. Emanuel Seymore was one of the people involved in the renowned “Great Migra...