BGU&U | SPRING 2022

For the NEGEV, From the WORLD SPRING USA A4BGU Rallies Americans Around a Remarkable Vision for Israel In April 2021, A4BGU’s more than 60 nationwide chapters participated in “Celebrating the Remarkable,” its largest virtual event to date. Hosted by the Israeli actress, producer, and Zionist activist Noa Tishby, the ceremony featured guest lecturer Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the recipient of a BGU honorary degree, and honored A4BGU immediate past president Toni Young and former Southwest Director Philip Gomperts. USA Behind the Scenes of Ben-Gurion, Epilogue A4BGU’s Portland, Oregon chapter and Israel 360 hosted a virtual screening in May of the award winning documentary Ben-Gurion, Epilogue , followed by a discussion with director Yariv Mozer and moderated by A4BGU CEO Doug Seserman and Rabbi David Kosak of Portland’s Congregation Neve Shalom. Support for the event was provided by the Jewish Federation

From the 1968 interview with David Ben Gurion by David Marks

of Greater Portland, the Mittleman JCC, the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest, Jewish Life in Oregon, t he Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University, and the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education.

Noa Tishby hosted A4BGU’s “Celebrating the Remarkable” virtual campaign launch

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