34 th annual birding lecture day hannukah, december 2 nd, 2013 1,100 guests in smolarsh auditorium,...
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34th Annual Birding Lecture DayHannukah, December 2nd, 2013
1,100 guests in Smolarsh Auditorium, Tel Aviv University
Photos: Gilad Ben Zvi, Uri Peleg, Gilad Friedman Prepared and edited by: Yossi Leshem
Once again Lyman Shlisel provided great sweets.
Selling booth for Hoopoe Fund products (Adi and Leah Lavi)
This year Dan Alon initiated an exhibition of the achievements of
the Israel Ornithological Center, the Latrun Center and the Hoopoe
Fund with twenty 100 x 70 cm posters that attracted high interest
from the guests
Gershon Peleg, former CEO of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), an enthusiastic bird watcher, with Noam Weiss
David Glasner, Director of the Birding Center at Kfar Ruppin
(“Stork’s Bill”) continues to perform every year…
To the left: the photographer Yossi Eshbol, and to his left
Maj. Gen. Itzik Eitan
From the right: Yossef Kiat and Arad ben David
Maj. Gen. (Reserves) Herzel Bodinger, President of the Air Force Association and retired Commander-in-Chief of the Air
Force with Yossi
Prof. Neri Laufer and Amotz Zehavi, already working on a new
research collaboration…
Yehuda Saviner and Abba Gedalia – ZAKA volunteer, and avid bird watcher. Yehuda began medical studies this year at the Technion. Next year (God willing)
there will be more Orthodox participants!
Unbelievable! Azaria Alon and Ruth don’t miss any of the annual lecture days! (even though he is already 95!)
(From the right) Reuven Pinski, senior Division Head in the national heritage program of the Prime Minister’s Office, and (on left) Amir Halevi, Director of the Ministry of Tourism, were the guests of honor together with the Vice President
of Tel Aviv University, Prof. Yoav Henis
Reuma Weizman, wife of the State President, Ezer of blessed memory, an avid nature lover, almost never misses the annual lecture day
To right: Dov Litvinoff, Head of Tamar Regional Council, and Taiwanese Ambassador
Below: Reuven Pinski, Amir Halevi and Prof. Yoav Henis
Amir Halevi making his speech, and Dan Alon, convening the scholarship ceremony in the name of the fallen
Hagar, Shulamit Hefter’s daughter and granddaughter, coming to
award the certificate to Dubik Tal, CEO of the Israel Salt Industries
Dubik Tal, CEO of the Israel Salt Industries and former Chief Armor Officer, received a certificate of appreciation in memory of Eyal Hefter,
a tankist who fell 40 years ago
Or-li, sister of Gidi Zakai of blessed memory,
awards the certificate to Dov Litvinoff, Mayor of
Tamar Regional Council (Dead Sea)
For the first time, Hezi, the son of Motti Bachri of blessed memory who fell in Lebanon in 1984 when Hezi was 7 years old, came to the ceremony. Avraham
Bachri, Motti’s brother, helps us every year in organizing the lecture day
Certificate in memory of Manel abu Alhija of blessed memory, who played an important role in the project “Yes to a bird”
Technion President, Prof. Peretz Lavi, presented his wonderful photographs of flocks of starlings, and also explained the mathematical-physical significance of
the flock behavior and the synchronized turning – everybody was fascinated!
Prof. Neri Laufer (who until a year ago headed the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospitals) also had everybody fascinated and showed how the world leader on fertility also takes photographs on a high
level – what a combination!!
Jucha (Yosef Avi Yair Engel) from the President’s residence, and Nir Papai, VP Nature Conservation at the SPNI
Jonathan Merav presents his experiences participating in the birding marathon at Cape May, and about the realization of the vision at the birding festival in Eilat
The story of the bigamy of the Barn Owls found by Ezra Haddad from the Israel Nature and Parks Authority