To save an
innocent life
at the risk of
one's own is as
if to save
all of mankind

(Motto of the UHM)


Leonid Nakhodkin
Founder, Chairman and President

Board of Directors

Daniel Usikov, Ph.D.,
Vice President
Roman Polyak, Ph.D.
Lubov Pitina, Ph.D.
I
nna Polnar
Svetlana Kaff, Esq.
Vasyl Warvariv, M.D.
Michael Braude
I
nna Morozova
Arkady Uchenik

Advisory Committee

Gavin Newsom,
Mayor of San Francisco
Willie L. Brown Jr.,
Former Mayor of San
Francisco
Michael McFaul, Ph.D,
Professor Stanford
University
Paolo Fazioli, "Fazioli
Pianoforti srl"
Founder and Director, Italy


Honorary Members

Franco Perlasca,
Assesor Comune di
Padova, Italy
Michael Wagner,
Writer, Italy

Treasurer

Arcady Uchenik

Secretary

Michael Braude

Bosnia & Hercegovina, Hadzici Branch
Svetlana Broz, M.D.,
Coordinator

Programs
Education & Research
Media & Arts


PROFILE


The United Humanitarian Mission (UHM) is a non-profit 501(C)(3), non-partisan, non-religious organization that maintains the goal of improving society's moral health by combating the loss of universal human values. UHM was established in 1998 and is based in San Francisco.

ACHIEVEMENTS:
Opened a big memorial complex "Commander N. P. Rezanov" at the square near the Big Concert Hall in Krasnoyarsk
(September 6, 2007).

Placed a plaque to commemorate the burial of Russian Sailors on Russian Hill in San Francisco, and to educate the public about the historic origins of this historic neighborhood (June 6, 2005).

Initiated a resolution passed by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, that the first day of October of each year be declared the official "Day of Humanitarians" in the City and County of San Francisco
(June 23, 2004).

Placed a bronze plaque at 6th Avenue and JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park to commemorate all Humanitarian Heroes (February 6, 2003).

Created the "Garden of Humanitarians" in Golden Gate Park of San Francisco in honor of Humanitarian Heroes
(March 1, 2003).



EVENTS:
Arranged Art Exhibitions in Honor of Humanitarian Heroes

Tall Ship "Pallada", August 1, 2005
Art People Gallery in San Francisco (October 3, 2003).
Washington DC Residence of the Russian Federation's Ambassador (February 23, 2000).
Arranged events commemorating Humanitarian Heroes who saved Jews in World War II:
Royal Danish Consulate & Consulate General of Sweden in San Francisco
(Annual event held on every October 1st since 1997).

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