An Evening with
Ehud Barak
• Former Prime Minister of Israel • Former Defense Minister of Israel • Most Decorated Soldier in Israel’s History
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2016 • 7 p m
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An Evening with Ehud Barak: February 8 – Tickets on sale now! By Federation Staff
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he Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee Barak also previously served his country as Minister is proud to present An Evening with Ehud of the Interior and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Barak, one of the most recognizable names in A global statesman, Mr. Barak plays a pivotal Israeli politics, on Monday, February 8 at 7:00 p.m. role in various Middle Eastern peace efforts. Last at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of year, Foreign Policy magazine named him 13th the Arts. Tickets to the lecture are $18 and are on sale among its “100 Global Thinkers.” The Wall Street the Family Jeweler 14276of Israel’s now. To purchase tickets, Name: call 941.371.4546 Journal declared ________________________________________________ Invoice him Ref #: “one ________________ or visit www.jfedsrq.org. towering military figures for much of the As Israel’s tenth prime minister (1999past two decades. He is seen as the ar2001), Mr. Barak led the country out of chitect of Israel’s air-power-heavy modprolonged recession and into an economic ern deterrence doctrine. Mr. Barak ended boom, record foreign investments, near zero Israel’s 18-year occupation of southern inflation, a halved deficit and significantly Lebanon in 2000, and his peace proposdecreased external debt. Before being elected als at the 2000 Camp David negotiations prime minister, Mr. Barak completed an ilwith the Palestinians remain a blueprint lustrious career for ending the conflict.” Ehud Barak This Proof must be signed36-year and returned beforein the Israel Defense GFA lettuce Forces as the most soldier in its history. He we can proceed with your order. Thisdecorated is your At his lecture in February, Mr. Barak will talk prior to was printing. Pleasearchitect examine allofspella key the June 1976 Entebbe Operaabout his life and service – and his upcoming book, helps toProof ing and information carefully. RFJD will not be tion for the rescue of passengers on the Air France My Country, My Life: Fighting for Israel, Searching feed animals held responsible for any unnoticed errors. Any aircraft hijacked by terrorists and forced to land at for Peace. printing will be customer’s sole at Moteerrors found after the Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Additionally, Mr. The event is co-chaired by Bunny & Mort Marine responsibility. Barak served as chief of the general staff of the IDF Skirboll and Hannah & Norman Weinberg. A conApproval where he was involved in the negotiation and impleversation will be moderated by David Chaifetz. Approvedmentation of the 1994 peace treaty with Jordan. Mr.
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