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Entertainer Johnny Carson receives Scopus Award



Entertainer Johnny Carson receives Scopus Award

Entertainer Johnny Carson holds up the Scopus Award he received on January 15, 1989 in Beverly Hills from former Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Chancellor Avraham Harman, right. Carson’s wife Alexis is on the left, and former Scopus Award recipient Gregory peck, is in the rear. Carson received the award at a gala which will benefit over 1,000 young scholars of many ethnic and religious backgrounds. (UPI Photo/Ken Levine/Files)

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