{"id":86638,"date":"2017-10-16T10:21:30","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T14:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=86638"},"modified":"2017-10-16T20:38:16","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T00:38:16","slug":"why-was-las-vegas-sheriff-joe-lombardo-honored-by-an-invite-from-the-friends-of-the-israel-defense-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=86638","title":{"rendered":"Why was Las Vegas Sheriff Joe Lombardo honored by an invite from the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces?<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"

“<\/span>Sherriff Joe Lombardo, gathered last Thursday for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Las Vegas Gala to support the brave men and women of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).<\/span>“<\/span><\/i><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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FRIENDS OF THE IDF LAS VEGAS RAISES OVER $800,000 TO SUPPORT ISRAELI SOLDIERS AMID TENSIONS IN ISRAEL<\/h1>\n

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces<\/p>\n

Some 400 community leaders gather at FIDF Las Vegas 5th Annual Gala<\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 18, 2015 \u2013 Some 400 members of the Las Vegas community, including Sheldon and Dr. Miriam Adelson and Sheriff Joe Lombardo, gathered last Thursday for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Las Vegas Gala to support the brave men and women of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). This year\u2019s FIDF Las Vegas gala raised over $800,000 \u2013 double the amount raised at any previous FIDF Las Vegas gala \u2013 with help from a matching gift by the Adelsons, making it the FIDF\u2019s most successful event in Nevada.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the dinner were former Israeli soldiers, including wounded IDF veteran and Paralympic medalist Noam Gershony. Six years before winning the gold medal for wheelchair tennis at the 2012 London Paralympics, Gershony\u2019s Israeli Air Force Apache helicopter crashed in Lebanon, killing his co-pilot and severely wounding the future champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter my injury I wondered, why did I survive? I used to be able to fly an Apache and now I can barely walk up four steps. That\u2019s when I decided never to let myself become depressed \u2013 no matter what the situation,\u201d said Gershony. \u201cNow I know that I\u2019m a very lucky guy: I fell 6,000 feet to what should have been my death, and I rose again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also speaking was 1st Lt. (Res.) Enbal Grintzvaig, whose twin brother, Staff Sgt. Avraham Grintzvaig Z\u2019\u2019L, was shot and killed in Bet Hanoun, near Gaza, during Operation Protective Edge in the summer of 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will never truly understand the challenges that combat soldiers like my brother, Avi, face or the sacrifices they must make,\u201d said Grintzvaig. \u201cHowever, FIDF supporters understand better than most. You help bring Lone Soldiers home to visit their families, provide weeks of rest and recreation for combat soldiers, and generally improve soldiers\u2019 lives and well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chairing the gala were Dana and Michael Werner, who is also a FIDF national board member, and co-chairing the event were Arlene and Jerome Blut and Sandra and Stanley Mallin. Presiding as the evening\u2019s master of ceremonies was David Chesnoff.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow more than ever we must stand with Israel\u2019s brave men and women in uniform,\u201d said Dana Werner.\u201cWhile they stand guard over the Jewish homeland \u2013 and Jews everywhere \u2013 it is our job to do everything we can to support them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other distinguished guests included Las Vegas parents of Lone Soldiers \u2013 young men and women who immigrate to Israel to serve in the IDF; Nevada Assemblyman Stephen H. Silberkraus; Nevada State Treasurer\u00a0Dan Schwartz; El-Al\u2019s former head of security Isaac Yeffet; Jewish Federation of Las Vegas President and CEO Todd Polikoff; University of Nevada Vice President for Advancement Dr. William Bolt; Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival Director Joshua Abbey; FIDF IMPACT! scholarship recipient Sgt. (Res.) Shai; FIDF National President Peter Weintraub; FIDF National Chairman Emeritus Nily Falic; and FIDF National Director and CEO Maj. Gen.(Res.) Meir Klifi-Amir.<\/p>\n

The funds raised at this event will go toward FIDF well-being and educational programs for IDF soldiers.<\/p>\n

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