ZOA AROUND THE COUNTRY Allen L. Rothenberg is the founder of one of the nation’s leading multi-state personal-injury law firms. He has promulgated legislation and achieved record-breaking awards on behalf of victims of state-sponsored terrorism. For 35 years, he has served as president of the National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs. He is a staunch supporter of Jewish day school education in Philadelphia. Jonathan S. Tobin is the opinion editor of the Jewish News Service (jns.org) and a contributing writer for the National Review. He is a columnist for the New York Post, The Federalist, Haaretz, Israel Hayom, and other papers. He was formerly executive editor, senior online editor, and chief political blogger for Commentary. Rabbi Orimland is the religious leader of Young Israel of Margate. He lived in Israel for 15 years, where he ran a yeshiva for American youth who abused drugs, encouraging them to join the IDF once they were clean. He still owns a home in Tsfat and visits Israel at least twice a year. Jim Showers is executive director and president of the Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry (FOI), founded in 1938 by Christians determined to help Europe’s Jewish population. He has been with FOI since 2002. Jim authors “Inside View,” a regular column in FOI’s magazine, Israel My Glory. An office professional, Diane Showers has served in churches and evangelical Christian organizations. A committed Christian Zionist, she is involved in numerous efforts in support of Israel. 38 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS In honor of ZOA’s 120th anniversary, we created what we are calling The 120 Club. The focal point is a banner that will feature the names of 120 local Zionists who have made a contribution to The 120 Club. The banner will be displayed at our meetings, and an electronic version will appear on our website and be included in emails. Speaking of ZOA’s 120th anniversary, ZOA’s roots began in Philadelphia on Oct. 16, 1897, at Kesher Israel Synagogue, with a meeting of American Zionists. Kesher Israel still exists in that same building as an active congregation. We plan to meet there in November to commemorate the anniversary. We are considering having actors perform readings from Theodor Herzl, Justice Louis Brandeis, and other prominent Zionists. Also in November, we are planning a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, with British and Israeli government representatives in attendance. MEETINGS, MISSION, MEDIA We have had two quarterly meetings. The first featured Iran expert Omri Ceren of The Israel Project, who discussed “Iran: What You Need to Know.” The second featured three speakers on the theme of self-defense: Mireia Pons of the Israeli group Yatar, Six-Day War veteran Itzhak Nissim, and self-defense expert Ira Gelman. Honoree Allen Rothenberg has promulgated legislation and achieved recordbreaking awards on behalf of victims of state- sponsored terrorism. We are planning to commemorate the historic first American Zionist meeting in the synagogue where it took place. At a recent quarterly meeting (from left), Treasurer Len Getz, guest speakers Ira Gelman and Itzhak Nissim, and co-Presidents Lee Bender and Kevin Ross Greater Philadelphia ZOA Washington Mission delegates, from one of our two buses to the event
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