Spielberg celebrates Douglas, Shoah Foundation
By SANDY COHEN – Oct 23, 2008

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a starry night at the California Science Center as Steven Spielberg, Billy Crystal and Bette Midler celebrated Kirk Douglas and the Shoah Foundation for their humanitarian efforts.

Douglas, 91, was honored Wednesday with comedy from Crystal, music from Midler and kind words from Spielberg at the Shoah Foundation’s Ambassadors for Humanity benefit dinner.

“Kirk Douglas, in a way, has saved many lives — not just through his art, but through his humanitarian contributions to the planet,” Spielberg said. “We’re here to show how closely attuned Kirk Douglas is as a representative of our work and our vision at the Shoah Foundation.”

Crystal cracked jokes about John McCain, Jewish holidays and Douglas, who reaffirmed his Jewish faith and had a second bar mitzvah at age 83.

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