Influential, thought-provoking, humorous, and not to mention, connected.
Jeffrey Goldberg will join the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) for its 2014 Annual Event on Sunday, June 8th.
Goldberg is a National Correspondent for The Atlantic magazine and a columnist for Bloomberg View. Goldberg's reporting has taken him across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. He has reported from Gaza, the West Bank, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, where he lived for a month in a Taliban madrasa.
For more details about the JCRC's 2014 Annual Event or for sponsorship or ticket opportunities, please e-mail: [email protected].
Jeffrey Goldberg is a columnist for Bloomberg View writing about the Middle East, U.S. foreign policy and national affairs. He is the author of "Prisoners: A Story of Friendship and Terror" and a winner of the National Magazine Award for reporting. He has covered the Middle East as a national correspondent for the Atlantic and as a staff writer for the New Yorker. Goldberg began his career at the Washington Post. He later wrote a column for the Jerusalem Post, covered the Mafia for New York magazine, and wrote for several years for the New York Times Magazine. He has been a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and a fellow of the Jerusalem Foundation. He was born in New York, and now lives in Washington with his wife and three children.”
Leon Frankel, a native of St. Paul, served as a pilot during WWII flying 25 missions as a carrier-based naval aviator in a torpedo bomber. Leon was awarded the Navy Cross and Distinguished Flying Cross for his aerial bravery in sinking a Japanese cruiser and for engaging in a running battle with Japanese Zeros protecting his squadron commander who was flying a damaged plane.
In 1948, Leon left Minot, ND, to volunteer for Israel's first air squadron - the 101 - and protect the newborn state against almost impossible odds in its War of Independence. As a "Machalnik," Frankel flew 25 missions for Israel before returning to the United States. Leon is featured in Nancy Spielberg's documentary, Above and Beyond, which tells the story of the 101 Squadron and the birth of the Israel Air Force. Click here to watch the Above and Beyond trailer.
Please join us in honoring Leon as a pilot hero of the United States and Israel. Leon has been married to Ruth Kozberg for 63 years and they have two children, Robbi and Mark, and two grandchildren, Jacob and Rebecca.
Event Agenda:
5:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception and JCRC 75th Anniversary Retrospective
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m.Program
Minneapolis Marriott Southwest
5801 Opus Parkway, Minnetonka, MN 55343
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jason Rose at the JCRC at (612) 338-7816 or [email protected].
The board of directors and staff of the JCRC thank the following 2014 JCRC Annual Event sponsors:
Gold:
Affiance Financial
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Sheldon and Lili Chester
Tankenoff Families Foundation
Silver:
Brian and Sandra Kamin/UBS
GE Foundation
Hogan Lovells US, LLC
Steven Roth
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. and the Barry Family: Charles and Melanie Barry; Michael and Etta Barry; Ron and Shari Barry; and Leslie and Jered Hahn
Bronze:
Ambient Consulting
Andrea Kaufman and Jim Jacobson
Aronson & Associates, P.A.
Baldinger Bakery / Wendy and Steve Baldinger
Briggs and Morgan, P.A.
Carlson
CBIZ
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (advertiser)
Dobie and Richard Hunegs
Dorsey & Whitney
Filmstrip, Inc.
Fredrikson & Byron P.A. (advertiser)
Israel Bonds
Janny and Alan Silver
Jewish Housing and Programming (J-HAP) Board of Directors
Kim and Cliff Greene
Lerner Publishing Group
Living Word Christian Center
Lockridge Grindal Nauen
McEwen & Kestner, PLLC
Mike and Linda Fiterman Family Foundation
Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Vikings (advertiser)
Nilan Johnson Lewis, P.A.
Paster Enterprises, LLC
RBC Wealth Management
Representative Steve Simon
Rhoda and Don Mains
Sari and Brian Lipschultz and William Lipschultz
Sholom
Sholom Foundation
Stinson Leonard Street, L.L.P.
Susan and Gary Rappaport
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Advertisers:
A Minnesota Without Poverty
Adath Jeshuran Congregation
Adath-Yeshurun Cemetery Assoc.
Aish
American Israel Chamber of Commerce
American Jewish World
Amos and Celia Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School
Anthony Construction
Benchmark
Berance Management
Best Wishes Floral
Bet Shalom Synagogue
Beth El Synagogue
Beth Jacob Synagogue
Bloom Health Clinic
Breadsmith
Byerlys Lunds
Carlson, Martin Law Offices
Cecil’s
Chestnut & Cambronne
Condor Air
Crave
Crossroads Deli
Cub Foods
Emil Gustafson Jewelers
Falafel King
Fink Insurance
Fischbein Insurance
France 44
Fredrikson and Byron
Jeff Goldetsky
Herzl Camp
Hodroff-Epstein
Hoggards
JCC of Greater St Paul
Jewish Community Action
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis
Jewish Federation of Greater St. Paul
Kafe 421
Krengel Dental
Laurel Village
Leder Bros
Lexus of Wayzata
Lonespur Grill
Max's
Miller Hanson
Minneapolis Jewish Federation
Minnesota Catholic Conference
Minnesota Vikings
Mount Zion Temple
Myron Greenberg, LLC
National Choice Bakery
Nation Council of Jewish Women
Northwood Dental
Oberman Thompson, LLC
Otogawa-Anschel Design
Park Chrysler
Park Tavern
Pinstripes
Results Real-estate
Richfield Flowers
Sabes JCC
Savitt Law Office
Schechter Dokken Kanter
Sears Imported Autos
Sheri Fine
Signature Bank
T2 Cleaning
T4
TCO Tony Moldo
Temple Israel
Temple of Aaron
Twin Cities Monument
Twist
University of North Dakota
United Transportation Union
Update Services
Jeffrey D. Upin Attorney at Law
Wallace Carlson
West End Shops
West River Dental
Zel Skin and Laser
For Further information on the JCRC's 2014 Annual Event, please contact:
Jason Rose
Director of Development
Jewish Community Relations Council
of Minnesota and the Dakotas
[email protected] - 612-338-7816