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     JNF-USA Breakfast                                                               IMAGINE A PLACE where the narrative of WORLD

     for Israel: Fauda Style                                                      JEWRY is not one of survival but one of CELEBRATION



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     nity and thousands of supporters across   ters and New York Times TV critics.”
     the country for the organization’s an-  Guests who attend  JNF-USA’s 2021
     nual Breakfast for Israel on Sunday,   Breakfast for Israel will hear from
     April 18 at 10:30 a.m. While partici-  Fauda celebs Tsahi Halevi, who plays
     pants may have to BTOB (Bring Their   Naor,  and  Rona-Lee  Shimon,  who
     Own Bagel) to the virtual “breakfast”   plays Nurit, live in studio. Yoav Limor,
     this year, JNF-USA promises to deliv-
     er the same high-quality, star-studded
     event  that community  members  have
     been  accustomed  to  since  the  first
     annual Breakfast for Israel dazzled
     eventgoers in 2003.
        “Jewish National  Fund-USA’s
     Breakfast  for Israel is sure to be a
     much-looked-forward-to event on the
     communal  calendar,” said  Toby Sie-
     gel,  JNF-USA Sarasota  Breakfast  for      Fauda star Rona-Lee Shimon
     Israel Co-Chair and JNF-USA Centu-            (photo credit: Eyal Nevo)
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     hosting a vibrant celebration in honor   has been covering the Middle East con-  G Gail Asper,  O.C., O.M., LL.D., President, The Asper Foundation
     of Yom Ha’Atzmaut  as we bring our   flict for the last 33 years, will moderate      M Moe Levy, Executive Director, The Asper Foundation
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     community together to ensure a bright,   the interview and Q&A session. Today,
     prosperous future for the land and peo-  Limor is the host of a morning show     IMAGINE an ARCHITECTURAL ICON, a symbol of the
     ple of Israel and Jewish people every-  on Israel’s Channel 2 Keshet, a defense   Jewish people in TEL AVIV fronting on the Mediterranean
     where. We’re thrilled to be able to host   commentator for the Israel Hayom dai-
     this event in the Sarasota community   ly newspaper and a regular contributor
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                                              “Whether  in  person or virtual-                 T TUESDAY APRIL 20   at 7PM
                                          ly, JNF-USA has seen attendance  at      REGISTER AT: https://www.sarasotatemple.org
                                          Breakfast for Israel events across the
                                          country skyrocket year after year, as
                                          hundreds of supporters from coast  to
                                          coast come together to support the land
                                          and people of Israel,” said Edie Chai-
                                          fetz, JNF-USA Sarasota Breakfast for
                                          Israel Co-Chair and member of JNF-
                                          USA’s Century Council and Sarasota
                                          Board of Directors. “This year, we’re
                                          expecting record high participation in
                                          Sarasota  and beyond.  After all,  who
             Fauda star Tsahi Halevi      doesn’t love Fauda?!”
            (photo credit: Dudi Hason)        To register for this free event, go
     hosting it in person in the coming years   to jnf.org/bfi and click the orange icon
     when life returns to normal after the   for “Sarasota.” For more information,
     pandemic.”                           contact Joshua Mellits, Director, West-
        According to The Wrap News Inc.,   ern Florida, at 941.462.1330 x865 or
     “Despite  the  language  barrier,  Fauda   jmellits@jnf.org.
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