Jerusalem 04.02.2022

🇺🇸 Dr. Andre Gasiorowski, Chairman of Helping Hand Global Forum presenting a gift to the President of Israel, Itzhak Herzog, during a ceremony organized by the President of Israel at the Presidential Residence in Jerusalem on January 4th 2022.

The honor of addressing the President of Israel, Itzhak Herzog, and blessing him from all partners of the Helping Hand – Global Forum Coalition by President of the Helping Hand Global Forum, Dr. Andre Gasiorowski, during the ceremony of presenting the President with a bronze sculpture depicting him bust. The ceremony organized by the President of Israel was attended by official and distinguished guests invited by him, including Board Members of the World Federation of Moroccan Jews.

🇵🇱 Wręczenie upominku Prezydentowi Izraela Itzhakowi Herzogowi podczas uroczystości zorganizowanej przez Prezydenta Izraela w Rezydencji Prezydenckiej w Jerozolimie 4 stycznia 2022 roku.

Zaszczyt przemówienia do Prezydenta Izraela Icchaka Herzoga przez wszystkich partnerów Koalicji Helping Hand – Global Forum przez Andrzeja Gąsiorowskiego – Przewodniczącego Helping Hand Global Forum podczas ceremonii wręczenia Panu Prezydentowi rzeźby z brązu przedstawiającej jego popiersie. W zorganizowanej przez Prezydenta Izraela uroczystości wzięli udział zaproszeni przez niego oficjalni i znamienici goście, w członkowie zarządu Światowej Federacji Żydów Marokańskich.

World Federation of Moroccan Jewry to His Excellency President of Israel, Isaac Herzog.

In Honor of President of the State of Israel, Mr. Isaac Herzog

Residence of the President of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel

His Excellency, Mr. President,

Sometimes, there are no words to express the feelings of the heart, thus, when we come today, to praise and glorify the gathering with you on Tuesday, January 4, 2022.

We left you excited and thrilled. Excited, from the light of his face we won with you. Excited, from the nobility of your soul and the love at first sight between you and Klal Am Yisrael and its communities, and from the fact that the media, faithfully present your visits throughout Israel and the Diaspora, and reflect your speeches and statements on current issues.

During our meeting, five speakers spoke our behalf: Rebbetzin Berura Iferkan, known for her many acts of kindness; Prof. Aharon Maman, winner of the Israel Prize; Dr. Yehuda Lankri, our former ambassador to France and the UN;  Dr. Andre Gasiorowski, philantropist and man of many deeds and acts of kindness; Ami Savir, a legal adviser who has been a volunteer with us for more than 30 years. All of them praised your high work and continuity in leading the nation in your family, from the entanglement of the Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Isaac Yitzchak Halevi Herzog and your late father, Major General, Ambassador and President of Israel,Haim Herzog. 

Among our friends, there was also Mr. Yosef Dahan, a man of great generosity, who does kindness to thousands, and who has just donated NIS 21,000,000 for the establishment of a cardiology department at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon.

We had meetings and gatherings with world leaders in Israel and in the Diaspora, but the gathering with you surpassed everyone, and for that we came to congratulate and thank.

The revelation of you, as a President whose ear is open to every man, and though you have reached greatness and besieged, has not lifted up your heart and deceived your eyes. And this is what the sages said: “And the humble will inherit the land.” Prof. Martin Buber also stated: Only a great man can be humble.

We are happy to give you on behalf of the Federation a gift from Dr. Andre Gasiorowski and Helping Hand Coalition Global Forum – your protoma that our friend cast the glorious sculpture cast by Shmuel Ben-Ami, and ‘Hemdat Shamayim’ by our friend Rabbi Yosef Moyal.

We were given the opportunity to present to you our activities on the 22nd anniversary of the Federation, and they are: unity with Israel, passing on our heritage, emphasizing the role of Moroccan Jewry in the resurrection of the people and the state, and the crown jewel – scholarships for low-income students . Until two years ago, we awarded NIS 40,000,000 to about 5,000 students, most of whom completed a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree.

And at the end of the Honorable President, we will be allowed to raise the honor of the Presidential assistants, including Oren Avraham, Yael Shuvi, Maor Yahya and most recently Haviva Riki Tamir. Everyone will stand for the blessing!

Sam Ben Shitrit, President of World Federation of Moroccan Jewry