The GA 11/22/2008
 

I was invited by the Hillel organization to be a representative for their Tel Aviv University chapter at this year's General Assembly of the United Jewish Communities in Jerusalem.  4000 delegates, lay-people and donors from around the world (especially North America) were there along with some very important people in Israel!  I had to wake up at 4:45 in the morning on Sunday to make it to Jerusalem in time for the festivities.  We spent some time at Yad vaShem (the Holocaust museum) and Ammunition Hill, and then we continued to the conference.  There were over 300 students represented from the 10 major universities in Israel.  
We had several rallies and seminars.  At each rally, we had the opportunity to hear many of the wonderful performing arts groups in Israel and also hear from various Jewish leaders in the world and many of the heads of state in Israel, including: Sir Shimon Peres - the 9th President of the State of Israel who was officially knighted by the Queen of England last week after the conference, Ehud Olmert - the current Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Barak - the former Prime Minister and Current Minister of Defense, Nachman Shai - the former spokesperson of the Israeli Defense Forces, Sherry Arison - Carnival Cruise Line heiress and the richest person in Israel, David Horovitz - the editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post, among others!
I don't exactly know how it happened, but I was able to meet/have pictures with all of the bolded names!  
I was able to meet several wonderful people... Overall it was a rewarding experience.

 


Comments

Caitlin

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:19:07

David, you are having the most amazing experiences there, and I have to admit that I'm jealous, but wow...so excited for you!
Love ya lots!

 



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