Laurie & Joe Brofsky - Hewlett E. Rockaway Jewish Center
Laurie & Joe Brofsky - Hewlett E. Rockaway Jewish Center
Laurie & Joe Brofsky - Hewlett E. Rockaway Jewish Center
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please join us<br />
Monday<br />
May 9<br />
7:30 pm<br />
Youe are cordially invited to attend the<br />
<strong>Hewlett</strong>-East <strong>Rockaway</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Centre<br />
Dessert<br />
Reception<br />
on behalf of<br />
UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK<br />
celebrating<br />
Yom Ha’atzmaut<br />
.<br />
and honoring<br />
Philip Engel<br />
OUR GUEST SPEAKER, LINDA SCHERZER, is a former Middle East correspondent for CNN and Israel<br />
Tele vision with extensive experience covering the Arab-Israeli conflict. As CNN’s correspondent in Jerusalem from<br />
1988-93, she covered the first Palestinian uprising or Intifada, the Gulf War and the Middle East Peace Process.<br />
During her years with CNN, Linda was probably best known for her interview with former Prime Minister<br />
Benjamin Netanyahu through a gas mask while Israel was undergoing a scud missile attack.<br />
At Israel TV she was Arab Affairs correspondent for Mabat, Israel’s Hebrew Language news program, becoming<br />
the first North American ever to work as an on-air reporter for the Hebrew news. While at Israel Television, Linda<br />
traveled to Damascus there she produced a series of reports on Arab attitudes towards Israel and the Peace Process.<br />
Linda has also produced a one-hour documentary called “Through the Eyes of Enemies: Is the Middle East<br />
Ready for Peace” that travels through Syrian, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt, exploring the Arabs’ readiness to normalize<br />
relations with Israel.<br />
“UJA-Federation is an organization that makes a real difference in the lives of people<br />
in need on Long Island, in the New York metropolitan area, and in <strong>Jewish</strong> communities<br />
around the world. It is a wonderful feeling to be honored by an organization that has<br />
a significant global impact.” —Philip Engel<br />
HAKOL www.herjc.org MAY/JUNE 2011 page 7