Film Festival
Bnai Zion hosted two events to celebrate Israel in New York: Our benefit at the 24th Annual Israel Film Festival at which the film Bruriah was shown, and our Israel Cafe held in our ballroom, which featured the live Israeli band The Shuk.
Panel discussion FEATURES TWO ISRAEL ANALYSTS
On Tuesday, January 12 we held a panel discussion on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict at the Bnai Zion House, with author Alan Katz and advisor to the Israeli Consul General in New York, Hila Elroy.
September Sunset Party Held on Bnai Zion Terrace
The evening of September 9 was beautiful in New York and the crowd that turned out for our September Sunset cocktail party held on our terrace enjoyed the outdoor setting, the wine tastings and hors d’oeuvres until late into the night.
Asaf Selinger, Information Officer at the ISRAELI CONSULATE IN NY, gets rave reviews at presentation on june 18
Asaf Selinger was tremendously popular at his BZ SPEAKER SERIES presentation held in the Bnai Zion auditorium on a rainy June evening. After he concluded his talk, attendees lingered to ask Asaf questions and further the dialogue. With guests snacking on outstanding grilled corn-on-the-cob, Asaf generously stayed on to provide more insight on his perspective of Israeli-Palestinian relations.
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BNAI ZION HOUSE A BUSY VENUE FOR VARIOUS PRESENTATIONS
Bnai Zion events taking place in New York during Spring 2009 included a forum with author
Roman Kent, who discussed his book and signed copies for attendees, the continuation of our SPEAKER SERIES featuring Mideast analyst Yossi Olmert, and then a breakfast with former Israeli Consul General of New York Colette Avital.
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BNAI ZION packed the house for our prelude to summer
cocktail party on June 3
Although unfortunately the weather did not cooperate to allow us to hold our Prelude to Summer Cocktail Party on our magnificant terrace,we still had a packed ballroom on Wednesday evening, June 3. Lilach Koch, the Israeli jazz vocalist, sang American standards and guests enjoyed delectable sushi samplings from Darna Restaurant.
Gotham Wines provided a very fine selection of Israeli varieties for tastings, and the energetic, young crowd had a great time.
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Bnai Zion Participated in Salute to Israel Parade on May 31
Over 25 Bnai Zion enthusiasts marched in support of the organization in the Salute to Israel Parade on Sunday, May 31 up Fifth Avenue. Bnai Zion had a very vibrant, colorful banner truck and our participants wore BZ tshirts and hats. It was a wonderful celebration of Israel and very fine exposure for Bnai Zion.
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