Andrew Friedman, president of Congregation Bais Naftoli on La Brea Avenue, has announced that the synagogue will host its 26th annual breakfast on Sunday, June 10, at 9:30 a.m.
The event will honor Morton A. Klein, national president of Zionist Organization of America, and Dr. David Frey, director of the Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Hungarian Consul General Tamas Szeles will be the special guest.
Under Klein’s leadership, the ZOA has expanded its advocacy for Israel in the United States.
Frey also serves as a history professor at West Point and is author of “Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary.” He spearheaded efforts to increase U.S. Armed Forces’ awareness and understanding of genocide and the Holocaust, and conducts annual workshops for academy students as a means of prevention. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has appointed Frey as a member of its Education Committee and Steering Committee.
Szeles will be a special guest in appreciation of his support in the Hungarian government for the United States establishing its Israeli embassy in Jerusalem. In the near future, the prime minister of Hungary will be the guest of the Israeli government at the invitation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Congregation Bais Naftoli provides charitable services throughout Southern California to people in need of food, clothing and shelter. The temple is located at 221 S. La Brea Ave. For information and reservations, call (323)931-2476.
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