August 10, 2001
150 Leave for Israel on Joint OU/RCA Solidarity Mission
To demonstrate our unyielding support and solidarity with the people of Israel during these difficult times, the
Orthodox Union (OU) and Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) are sending 150 people on a solidarity mission to Israel leaving this Sunday, August 12 (returning August 19).
The week-long mission will include tours and visits throughout the country, a solidarity rally at the OU Jerusalem World Center in the presence of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and an opportunity to show the people of Israel that we are not abandoning them in their time of need.
Those attending the mission will have the opportunity to meet with key leaders including:
-
President Moshe Katzav;
-
Foreign Minister Shimon Peres;
-
Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau;
-
Chief Rabbi Eliyahu Bakshi Doron;
-
Daniel Kurtzer, U.S. Ambassador to Israel;
-
Ehud Olmert, Mayor of Jerusalem;
-
Miriam Feirburg, Mayor of Netanya;
-
Shaul Goldstein, Mayor of Etzion District;
-
Eli Suissa, Minister of Jerusalem Affairs;
-
Rechavam Zeevy, Minister of Tourism.
To contact the mission in Israel, call Rabbi Moshe Krupka at 011.972.5.090.2244, or call the OU Jerusalem World Center at 011.972.2.566.7787.
# # #
Comments?
Requests? Questions?
 Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations
of America
Department of Public Relations
Sharyn Perlman, Director
Main Office:
11 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-613-8321 Fax: 212-564-9058
E-mail: media@ou.org |
OUPR
Archives
Recent
statements to the press
Articles and statements from
2000
Articles and statements from 1999
Articles and statements from 1998
|
|