January 31, 2019
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
The Jewish Federation and Partnership2GETHER — connecting Jewish communities in the United States, Israel, and Budapest — cordially invite you to attend
Dr. Sami Tobias grew up in Mexico, spent 10 years at the Cleveland Clinic, made aliyah a number of years ago and has opened the Department of Neurosurgery at Galilee Medical Center in our partnership region, the Western Galilee. Dr. Tobias will share his experiences with us about treating Syrian civil war casualties at an Israeli hospital close to the Lebanese border.
Dr. Assaf Shemesh, is Israeli, went to medical school in Budapest and stayed. His medical specialization is Emergency Medicine and he is now a member of the National Directorate of Disaster Management in Hungary. Dr. Shemesh will speak about his experience creating The Emergency Network for the Jewish community in Hungary.
Thursday, January 31
6:30 pm for a light kosher dinner
7:00 pm program
at Tifereth Israel Synagogue
924 Polk Boulevard in Des Moines
All are welcome. For additional information or to RSVP for dinner contact the Jewish Federation at (515) 987-0899 or email to alicia@jewishdesmoines.org.