DESPITE THE financial crisis that has hit the United States, Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, will stand by all its financial commitments to Israel, Hadassah national president Nancy Falchuk said during a visit to Israel last week. Falchuk made the pledge while touring the construction site of the $200 million Davidson Tower at the Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem's Ein Kerem neighborhood. When the tower is completed in 2012, it will be the most technologically advanced medical facility in the country.
A delegation of Hadassah regional presidents visited Israel together with Falchuk as a sign of Hadassah's continued commitment to Israel's educational and medical progress. Last year, Hadassah invested more than $110m. in medical and educational projects in Israel, Falchuk said.
ALTHOUGH HE is not a diplomat, he is a former MK and as president of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce has represented Israel abroad on numerous occasions on what might be termed diplomatic missions. Thus it did not really come as a surprise when Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni asked Uriel Lynn to replace her last Wednesday at a conference in Rome sponsored by the Aspen Institute.
The conference, which was hosted by Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, discussed relationships between Italy, Europe and Israel, the building of a strategic partnership between the European Union and Israel, how to upgrade economic cooperation and how to improve cooperation in other spheres. Livni had intended to attend the conference but it coincided with the Kadima primary.
The conference was also attended by Welfare and Social Services Minister Isaac Herzog, Ambassador to Italy Gideon Meir, Ambassador to the EU Ran Curiel, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya foreign policy expert Uzi Arad, journalist Ehud Ya'ari and others who joined political and business leaders, journalists and Jewish community leaders.
CELLCOM SEEMS to be making inroads into a variety of endeavors that involve culture, the entertainment industry and the business world. Not a week goes by without some kind of Cellcom-sponsored event to help create more awareness of the company and CEO Amos Shapira. On the agenda is a Cellcom International Media conference scheduled for mid-November. It will examine the impact of the cellular phone on the lives of individuals and on business enterprises. Today, people wonder how they managed before the advent of the cellphone; they seem to forget that not so long ago there wasn't even a regular telephone, let alone a cellphone.
AFTER EIGHT years in various strategic-planning positions at the Geller Nissim Leo Burnett Advertising Agency, Liat Kedar has been appointed vice president for strategy. Kedar played an integral role in the strategies of some of the company' key clients and guided planning groups in the industry.
THE ONE1 Group, a leading company in the provision of interactive services, has announced the appointment of Udi Wiesner, 41, as CEO of One1 ERP, the service division of the ERP Group that provides solutions for ERP Interactive Programs to the business community. Wiesner replaces David Alush, who resigned after 20 years at One1. One1 CEO Udi Weintraub said Alush was responsible for One1 ERP developing a prominent role in the market, and the company owed much of its business success to him.
BARKAN WINES co-managers Yair Lerner and Shmuel Boxer last week hosted Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon at the Barkan Wineries in Hulda. Simhon was accompanied by ministry staff, Wineries Council chairman Tzvika Alon and Wineries Council director-general Tzahi Dotan. Also present were several regional council chairmen from surrounding areas.
Simhon inspected all the processes involved in wine making, from the harvesting of the grapes to the finished product. Afterwards, the Agriculture Ministry delegation sat down with the Barkan people and others to discuss some of the problems confronted by the industry, primarily the scarcity of water.
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