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Grapevine: Building strong foundations

11/08/2012 15:09 By GREER FAY CASHMAN

With all the negativity surrounding Israel in the media, it is important to focus on those who stand by and support the Holy Land.

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WITH ALL of the negative attitudes toward Israel that are making headlines in local and international media, it’s always a pleasant surprise to learn how many individuals and organizations continue to be not only well disposed toward the country, but also generous in their financial support of Israel projects.

A case in point is the Helmsley Charitable Trust, whose gift of $2.86 million to the Jerusalem Foundation has enabled the creation of a fully equipped International Press Club at Mishkenot Sha’ananim – not in the Konrad Adenauer Conference Center, but further down the stairs in what was once the elegant Mishkenot Restaurant. The facility has been completely gutted and is due to open in its new guise next year. Mishkenot director Uri Dromi, who is both a journalist and former diplomat in his own right, is heading the project, and happily showed it off to people attending the unveiling ceremony of the Winston Churchill bust at Mishkenot last Sunday.

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Grapevine: Building strong foundations

With all the negativity surrounding Israel in the media, it is important to focus on those who stand by and support the Holy Land.

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