english iaf 2013 lecture day
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The Way of the Vulture in the Sky“" Lecture Day on the Heritage of the Israeli Air Force & other Birds
Monday, 29 April 2013Smolarz Hall, Tel Aviv University
Photos: Amir Ezer, Yossi Leshem
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Thanks to:
Robert
Rubinoff
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The stage is set for the beginning of the Lecture Day
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The Program of the Lecture Day
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More than 600 people participated in the Lecture Day
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Dan Alon helping to set it up…
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Einav & Reut (the Hoopoe Foundation), Nira & Sivan (Fisher Institute) ready for the public
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Registering for the conference…
Then off to the coffee & cakes
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Adi Bashan giving out the tickets.
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Donations to the Hoopoe Foundation and sweets provided, every year, by Leiman Schlussel Ltd.
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All of Muki Betzer’s cadets from Ma’agan Michael came to the conference (they are also the only pre-army cadets that took part in the Crane race!(
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Amir Ezer, the wonderful photographer & birder, documented the event.
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Orna Gemmer at the book selling station
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Brig.Gen Assaf Agmon (Left), Head of the Fisher Institute, Muki Betzer, Director of the Preparatory Course at Ma’agan Michael & Pilot & Lawyer Eviatar Goshen who helped
establish the Hoopoe Foundation
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Yossi Leshem & Dan Alon with Prof. Amnon Ginati (Left), who came to Israel especially to lecture on the activities of the European Space Agency.
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Brig.Gen Baruch Spiegel, a leader of the ” Nature Protection Army”, at the exhibition commemorating 30 years of cooperation with the Israeli Air Force,
funded by the Ayit Company.
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Maj.Gen Herzel Bodinger, President of the Air Force Association & Chairman of the Fisher Institute, attends all events.
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And Maj.Gen. Amos Lapidot (Right) former IAF Association President and IAF commander also attends all events.
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Both Maj. Gen. enjoying the event
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Soldiers serving in many different IAF units attended
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Col. (Ret) Dror Ben David, an F-15 pilot, took part in the lecture day
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Leon Recanati was one of our guests!
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Dr. Leonid Dinevich who operates the
bird Radar at Latrun
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The Ethiopian singer Hana Reuven & her mother were proud to take part in the event
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Prof. Yigael Talmi , from the Weizmann Institute & his wife, Hana, never miss a birding event.
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Uzi Dayan (Hayogev), Muki Betzer (Nahalal) & Prof. Yigael Talmi (Kfar Yehezkel) meet.
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Col. (Ret.) Dror Ben David with Reuma Weizman, the former President’s wife
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Head of the Birding Section of the Air Force welcoming the cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA)
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Col. Ehud Biederman, an F-16 pilot & active birder, welcomes the former Minister of Science, Prof. Rabbi Daniel Hershkovitz and his wife
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(Right) Maj. Gen Uzi Dayan, Chairman of Mifal Hapayis with the “Legendary” Reuma Weizman
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Prof. Yossi Leshem & Brig.Gen Assaf Agmon initiated the Lecture Day
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The Air Force Group performed popular songs
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The singer, Hana Reuven & her accompanist, performed a moving song.
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Three “guests of honor” on the stage: Maj.Gen Herzel Bodinger, the Government Secretary, Zvi Hauser & Maj. Gen Uzi Dayan.
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Maj. Gen. Herzel Bodinger opened the proceedings.
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The Government Secretary continued….
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We heard the story about the CURTIS-C64 Commando plane that brought immigrants from Iraq and 2 planes in Hawaii that will be brought to the Air Force Museum and the Immigrant
Camp at Atlit.
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And the audience was enthralled! In front is Abu Vilan, Director of the Agriculturalists Association
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Maj.Gen. Uzi Dayan addressing the audience.
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The “changing of the guard”: Maj. Gen. Prof. Itzik Ben Israel taking over for the first lecture session.
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Maj. Gen. Itzik Ben Israel who has twice been awarded the Israel Security Prize!
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Rabbi Prof. Daniel Hershkovitz, a mathematician from the Technion, enthralling the audience with the connection between the Torah &
Science, and the relationship between predator & prey.
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Prof. Amnon Ginati of the European Space Agency deals with a huge research budgets
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Danny Limor, formerly of the Mossad, who lead the immigration of Ethiopian Jews, thrilled the audience with his stories of the Solomon Campaign.
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Yossi & Baruch Spiegel showing Brig. Gen. Eli Shermeister the “Nature Protection Army” project
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The IDF Chief Education Officer with Brig.Gen. Boaz Peleg.
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Rabbi Gedalia Savinor , a Zaka volunteer, a new guest at the Lecture Day.
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Ofir Lotan, from Bet Hashita, a brilliant bird photographer, with the Air Force photographer.
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There was much interest in the professional information on birding.
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The White-throated Kingfisher’s beak was a point of joint interest to this couple!
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Prof. Amnon Ginati with his son, David. A satellite was named after him.
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Avry Horin, an EL AL captain and former Flight Safety Commander with Gidon Shamir.
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Maj. Gen. Gidon Sheffer, former fighter pilot and Head of IDF Man
Power Directorate and Vice President of Elbit, leading the
second session.
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Dr. Yossi Yovel, a leading bat & insect researcher, thrilled the audience with his research on the echolocation of bats.
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Muki Betzer, Yoni Netanyahu’s deputy during the Entebbe Raid, recalling the incredible operation. He brought 50 cadets from the pre-army preparatory course to the Lecture Day.
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Lieut. Col. Yuval Wagner, a Cobra pilot who was wounded on his qualifying flight and his squadron leader was killed. He moved the audience with the story of how he founded the
NGO NEGISHUT ISRAEL
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Brig.Gen. Ephraim Segoli, (Right) who was another squadron leader at the time of the accident, then became Base Commander of Palmachim & was a close friend of
Lieut. Col. Zion Bar-Or.
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Yuval Wagner, then 1st Lieut. in the squadron.
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The late Col. Zion Bar-Or, Squadron Leader, was a brilliant photographer!
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Col. Ehud Biederman, an F-16 pilot and birder, the “ultimate combination”.
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The new project “Army For the Protection of Nature”
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See you on the next
Lecture Day 2014!
Photo: Yossi Eshbol