seen on the scene
6 9t h A n ni versar y of t h e Stat e of Isra el
Writt e n b y H ei di P o well- Pr era
O n Ma y 1st, 2 0 1 7, t h e C o ns ulat e G e n eral of Isra el h el d a c o m m e m orati o n
a n d r e c e pti o n at t h e Ba y o u Cit y E ve nt C e nt er. Ms. Kar e n N e u ma n, assista nt
t o t h e C o ns ul G e n eral, dir e ct e d b ot h t h e c o m m e m orati o n a n d t h e r e c e pti o n.
I n att e n da n c e wer e s e veral el e ct e d of fi cials a n d ot h er c o ns uls a n d f or ei g n
r e pr es e ntati ves, i. e. Al Gr e e n, C o n gr ess ma n, L e e C ul b erts o n, L e gislat ur e, a n d
ot h ers. Ma y or S yl vest er Tur n er ga ve his c o n grat ulati o ns t o t h e Stat e of Isra el
b y m ea ns of a vi d e o.
T h e e m oti o nal c o m m e m orati o n was o p e n e d wit h t h e si n gi n g of t h e Isra eli
a nt h e m i n H e br e w b y a s ol oist, a n d s h e als o sa n g t h e U. S. nati o nal a nt h e m
a Ca p ella. T h e C o ns ul G e n eral Eat o n L e v o n s p o k e gl o wi n gl y of his e x p eri-
e n c e wit h his f a mil y i n H o ust o n. T h e ma y or was t o si g n a n a gr e e m e nt f or a
tra d e missi o n t o Isra el i n J u n e. Mr. L e v o n a n n o u n c e d t hat h e a n d his f a mil y
wer e r et ur ni n g t o Isra el i n J ul y a n d h e w o ul d r e c ei ve a n e w assi g n m e nt. H e
e x pr ess e d si n c er e r e gr ets t hat h e w o ul d miss t h e h os pitalit y a n d fri e n ds h e
ha d ma d e h er e a n d l o o k e d f or war d t o c o nti n u e d b usi n ess a n d fri e n ds hi p i n
t h e f ut ur e.
T h e S e cr etar y of Stat e fr o m M e xi c o f or bi nati o nal r elati o ns, w h os e of fi c e is
i n A usti n, att e n d e d a n d s p o k e a b o ut a n a gr e e m e nt wit h Isra el f or tra d e. T h e
hist ori c a gr e e m e nt was t o b e si g n e d i n El Pas o t h e f oll o wi n g da y.
Dr. C or bi n, t h e dir e ct or of a classi cal q uart et of Isra eli m usi cia ns bas e d i n
N e w Yor k br o u g ht 2 si n g ers, a Fr e n c h H or n pla yer, a pia nist a n d a bas e pla yer.
T h e y sa n g t y pi cal J e wis h s o n gs w hil e a vi d e o of di gital art was s h o w n i n t h e
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