Attendees: NC Steve Zeitz PA; PNC Bob Zweiman NJ, Chairman; Allan Abramson PA; Jerry Alperstein NY; Al Bancroft NJ; Irwin Barath TX; Warren Brandt NY; Maxwell Colon CA; Pete Conaty CA; Elliott Donn CT; Gerald Elkan NC; PNC Sam Greenberg PA; Susan Haimowitz NY; Lee and Peggy Kirschner AZ; Joe Kraut SE; Barry Lischinsky MA; Gerard Marchand MA; Michael Menschel NY; Ed Robins OH; Steve Rosmarin CA; Steve Schwartz DC; Rollin Stevens TX; Carl Weinschenk PA
Staff: NED Herb Rosenbleeth; DOO Larry Richardson; Cheryl Waldman; Christy Turner
Subject: Allied Veterans Mission
- Allied Veterans and JWV Leadership Missions Oct. 7-17, 2010
- This year's trip will be 25th Allied Veterans Trip
- Allied Mission is a unique trip with JWV sponsoring a veteran from another veterans’ organization
- Allied Mission and Leadership Mission will go together, but will diverge at times as Allied Mission participants visit non-Jewish sites on certain days
- Trip will give all participants insight into the current political situation in Israel
- TZEVET 50th Anniversary dinner will include Israeli President, Defense Minister, and Chief of Staff
- Everyone on trip should have received neck pouch with full itinerary by now
- Check-in will be at Terminal B at Newark Airport at El Al counter 3 hours before 2:15 PM departure
- Itinerary will include visit to Rabin center and meeting with his daughter, TZEVET anniversary dinner, briefing with IDF intelligence officer, Caesarea, Haifa, Meggido, Sea of Galilee, among other highlights
- Optional trips on Sabbath to Jaffa, Masada, and the Dead Sea are included in price
- Guides in Israel need to know in advance if participants have any special physical requirements
- No need to change money
- Guide is retired LTC in the IDF, has led several JWV trips before, and has been widely praised by previous participants
- Cell phone information is on Avia Tours web site
- There are still two seats available for Allied Vets Mission; Leadership Mission is sold out
