BGU&U | SPRING 2022

SWITZERLAND Swiss Friends Make New Friends In November, Swiss Friends of BGU attended the annual gala of i24 News, with which it recently established a communications partnership. The gala featured a speech by i24 News CEO Frank Melloul.

USA Houston Gets Together in Honor of BGU A4BGU regional board

L-R, standing: Claire Winick, A4BGU CEO Doug Seserman, Mid-Atlantic Chairs Connie Katz and Sam Katz, author Seth M. Siegel, Tribute Chair David Cutler, A4BGU President Gary DeBode, Reiko Kayne , and Delaware Chapter Chair Dr. Barry Kayne; seated: Delaware Chapter honorees Dr. Neil Hockstein and Dr. Carolyn Glazer-Hockstein, Philadelphia Chapter Honorees Dr. Marcia Halpern and Jay Leistner. Photo: A4BGU

ISRAEL Marking Three Decades of Russian-Israeli Relations BGU hosted a Russian speaking conference in November in honor of three decades of diplomatic relations between Russia and Israel. The event was attended by leading Israelis from the former Soviet Union, scholars and diplomats. members Elizabeth and David Grzebinski hosted more than 40 members of the Houston Chapter for a November dinner and talk by A4BGU CEO Doug Seserman.

Frank Melloul, CEO of i24 News speaks in Geneva. Photo: Courtesy

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