050525 - A Salute to Israel and a Welcome Reception to the new Consul General in LA, Ehud Danoch, Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 7:30 pm at Adat Ariel

The CIC would like to invite the community to a
Salute to Israel and a Welcome Reception to the new Consul General in L.A.:

Ehud Danoch

Wednesday, May 25, 2005
7:30 pm
Temple Adat Ariel
12020 Burbank Blvd. in Valley Village
Free Admission - refreshments served

The program will include a "one on one" briefing with the Consul about the relationship of the local community and Israel and wonderful performances by:

Noa Dori - A talented singer starred in "Neshama".

Freddy Shiftan - An outstanding classic and Flamenco guitar player. Winner of Kinor David Prize in Israel.

Liz Shachar - Will lead a "Shira Betzibur" to commemorate Israel's Independence Day.

Zehirey L.A. - Will perform an act in honor of Yom Yerushalayim.

Event will be in Hebrew.

Help us better prepair ourselves - please RSVP Here.
For more information, please call the CIC office at: 818.342.7241

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Local Jewish-Israeli Community celebrating :

ISRAEL, JERUSALEM AND GREETING OUR NEW CONSUL

On Wednesday, 5-25-05 the CIC organized an event at Temple Adat-Ariel, titled:

Saluting Israel?s 57,Jerusalem Day Celebration, and welcoming Israel?s new
Consul General Mr. Ehud Danoh

The event that was hosted by Ztachi Tiber started with a beautiful performance of Tzehirey L.A. (directed by Erga Shiftan), it was than proceeded with Shira Be?zibur (sing along) with the talented Liz Shachar, and to conclude the artistic part of the evening, a touching performance by the acclaimed Israeli artist, Noa Dori, with the ?Kinor David? prize winner, Freddy Shiftan who accompanied her on his classic guitar.

Ehud Danoch, the new Consul General in Los Angeles, was greeted and introduced to the community by Moshe Salem, the President of the CIC. The new Consul, very pleasant and well spoken, pointed out the importance of the Israeli community in Los Angeles and the fact that he sees each one of us as ambassadors to the state of Israel. Mr. Danoch seemed very eager and committed to lead and support the community.

Mr. Salem presented the Consul with the result of the survey that was conducted by the CIC:
Hundreds of people, that were surveyed at the Israeli Festival at Woodley Park, were asked for their YES or NO answer, to the following question: Should Israel Grant its Citizens, That are Residing Outside of Israel The Right To Vote? The final count was 68% felt that Israelis who live outside of Israel should have the right to vote, and 32% felt that they shouldn?t. Mr. Danoch stated that as of today, the Israeli government does not have an official position on this matter, however he felt, that the Israeli community abroad, should be given the right to vote, mainly because it will reinforce the ties between the Israeli communities outside of Israel, and the state of Israel.

Vice Presidents of the CIC, Haim Linder, Arik Hezroni, and Nissim Kanizo bid a farewell to the consuls Zvi Vapni, Yariv Ovadia, and Avi Rusek, which will be returning to Israel upon the end of their term at the Israeli Consulate this summer.

Approximately 170 people, attended this well organized and delightful evening commemorating the re-unification of Yerushalayim.

Many thanks to all CIC Volunteers for their hard work