Israeli Soldiers Speak at Lincolnwood Congregation

Two soldiers from Israel will speak at Lincolnwood Jewish Congregation
A.G. Beth Israel at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 18 at the
Congregation, 7117 N. Crawford, Lincolnwood, IL

Israeli Soldiers Speak Out is an innovative program featuring a
diverse group of reserve duty Israeli college students. Their mission
is to educate, inform, delve into conversation about the Israeli-Arab
conflict by putting a human face to the Israel Defense Forces uniform.
Meet these citizen soldiers with combat experience who served in the
IDF during missions in Gaza and Lebanon.  Come hear their stories from
the front lines that you won't find in the headlines. The two soldiers
are:

Jossi Herzog
Jossi is currently pursuing a LLB Law degree at Tel Aviv University
and has been involved in various missions representing Israel and
dealing with Israel Education including serving as the LGBT contact at
the Israeli consulate in Los Angeles, speaking on behalf of
StandWithUs and being active in the student body at Lester University
in the UK. Jossi served in the CoGat Unit of the IDF and dealt with
many international representatives

Itzik Yushuvaev
Itzik is an alumnus of The StandWithUs Fellowship of 2009 at
BarIlanUniversityand during his studies at Bar Ilan he has been active
in many bodies including serving as the CEO of the student Union of
Bar Ilan, taking part in Debate and being a part of the European
Students Union, representing Israel. He has a BA in Political Science
and Communications and in during his MBA at Bar Ilan and is currently
the head of the department for social involvement at the National
Union of Israeli Students. Itzik served in the 92nd Battalion of the
Shimshon unit of the IDF and served during the second Intifada.

Questions, please call Renie Schreiber @847-675-6736
schreiber.renie@gmail.com