Yom HaZikaron: Day of Remembrance

Name: Yom HaZikaron: Day of Remembrance
Start: 2017-04-30T00:00:00
End: 2017-04-30T00:00:00
Location: Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center

Apr. 30, 2017

Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 53217

Mar. 29, 2017

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Event time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Israel’sDay of Remembrance honors veterans and fallen military personnel of the IsraelDefense Forces, other Israeli security services and victims of terror. Thisyear will commemorate 50 years since Jerusalem’s Reunification and the 6-daywar. Ceremony attendees are asked to wear white shirts.

■Guest speaker: Izzy Ezagui

■Bio: Izzy Ezagui, a decorated squad commander in the Israeli Defense Forces, isthe only soldier in the world who lost an arm in combat and returned to thebattlefield. While he continues to serve in an elite unit in the reserves, Izzyis an active and charismatic public speaker. The Algemeiner chose him as one of100 people positively influencing Jewish life. Izzy has helped raise millions ofdollars for hospitals and charities such as the Birthright Foundation. He livesin Brooklyn.

Visit www.MilwaukeeJewish.org/Yamim for complete details about Yamim 2017.

Yamim 2017 is a collaborative effort of the IsraelCenter of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, the Nathan & Esther Pelz Holocaust EducationResource Center of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation and the Harry& Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center.

Price: Free

Info

LocationHarry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 53217

Event Type Misc. Events

Date & Time Apr. 30, 2017