Road to Jerusalem Mission Highlights

120 participants from all over the country returned from a fantastic trip to Israel. The Road to Jerusalem mission traveled throughout Israel-from the Golan Heights to the Negev to Jerusalem-experiencing the people, places and events that shaped the Six-Day War.

Highlights included:

• A special ceremony at Ammunition Hill, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, with dignitaries including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres, and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat
• A visit to Ramat David Air Force Base
• Meeting with MK General Effie Eitam and hearing his story in the Golan Heights
• A demonstration at the Tiberius Fire Station about JNF's work with Friends of Israel Firefighters
• Taking part in the cornerstone laying ceremony at the site of the new visitor's center at Gush Etzion
• Planting a tree at the Harvey Hertz-JNF Ceremonial Tree Planting Center
• Touring the Be'er Sheva River Park, with stops at the Pipes Bridge, Amphitheater and Abraham's Well
• A visit to JNF's Indoor Recreation Center in Sderot

Press coverage of the mission:

• Jerusalem amphitheater named for Orlando philantropist Gould, Orlando Sentinel
• Jerusalem Day, Jewish News of Greater Phoenix
• Netanyahu speaks at Gould dedication in Israel, Heritage Florida Jewish News
• Orlando man's gift celebrates reunification of Jerusalem, Orlando Sentinel