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New Israel Fund’s Executive Director To Speak At WRT |
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Posted by Westchester.com
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Friday, 12 September 2008 |
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 Scarsdale, NY - Eliezer Ya’ari, Executive Director of the New Israel Fund in Israel, will be the featured speaker at Shabbat evening services on Friday, September 19 at 7:45 p.m. at Westchester Reform Temple (WRT) in Scarsdale.
Born in Jerusalem, Ya’ari joined the Israel Air Force following the 1967 war, serving as a combat pilot. Before retiring in 1976 with the rank of Major, he participated in hundreds of combat missions, served as an instructor in the Air Force Academy, and was a pilot with the acrobatic team of the IAF.
Ya’ari then joined the staff of the Israel Broadcasting Authority and in 1992 became Director of Programs, a position he held for three years.
Before joining the New Israel Fund in 1997, Ya’ari studied Public Administration as a Wexner Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
This event is free and open to the public at Westchester Reform Temple, which is located at 255 Mamaroneck Road in Scarsdale, NY. For directions or information, call the Temple at 914-723-7727, or email:
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