Indiana Welcomes
Ambassador Ron Dermer
Ambassador of Israel to the United States
Ambassador of Israel Ron Dermer Ambassador Dermer was born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida. He is the son of an American-born father from the Bronx and a Sabra (Israeli-born) mother from Gedera. He earned a degree in Finance and Management from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University. For three years, he was a columnist for the Jerusalem Post. In 2004, Ambassador Dermer co-authored with Natan Sharansky the best-selling book The Case For Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror, which has been translated into ten languages. From 2005-2008, he served as Israel’s Minister of Economic Affairs in the United States, and from 2009-2013, he served as Senior Advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Ambassador Dermer assumed office in October 2013 as Israel’s Ambassador to the United States. He is married to Rhoda and has five children.
You are invited to join the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis and the Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council for
A Jewish Community Briefing with the Ambassador of Israel Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. Hasten Hebrew Academy Cultural Arts Center 6602 Hoover Road
Doors open at 7:00 a.m. Doors close at 7:45 a.m. Continental breakfast served until 7:45 a.m. RSVPs are required for security purposes by Friday, March 21. Please RSVP to cburgess@JFGI.org or 317.726.5450. Dietary laws observed
OF GREATER INDIANAPOLIS
THE STRENGTH OF A PEOPLE. THE POWER OF COMMUNITY.