BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:264@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180608T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180608T100000 DTSTAMP:20231222T092544Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/israel-david-rubin/ SUMMARY:Coffee Conversation with David Rubin\, former mayor of Shiloh\, Isr ael DESCRIPTION:Join the former mayor of Shiloh\, Israel\, David Rubin for an i nformal coffee conversation on Friday\, June 8th at the Downtown Kaladi Br others Cafe. This event is FREE and completely full.  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio :\n\n\n\nDavid Rubin is a former mayor of Shiloh\, Israel—in the region of Samaria\, known to much of the world as the West Bank. He is the founde r and president of Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund (SICF) —dedicated to healing the trauma of children who have been victims of terrorist attacks\ , as well as rebuilding the biblical heartland of Israel. SICF was establi shed after Rubin and his three-year-old son were wounded in a vicious terr orist attack while driving home from Jerusalem. The toddler was shot in th e head\, but the bullet fired from an AK-47 assault rifle missed his brain stem by one millimeter. Rubin vowed to retaliate—not with hatred\, nor with anger\, but with compassion—in order to affect positive change for Israel and its children. He established a network of therapeutic\, educati onal\, and recreational programs that have profoundly impacted thousands o f young lives\, while simultaneously changing the political landscape\, as Israel’s historic places are being rebuilt.\n\nAs the organization’s activities have grown\, David Rubin has become an address for those who wa nt to learn the facts on the ground in Israel\, without the distortions ab out Israel and the Middle East that too often are the norm in much of the mainstream media.\n\nDavid Rubin’s extensive knowledge about Terrorism\, Israel\, the U.S.-Israel relationship\, and Israel’s role in the world isn’t merely an academic expression that comes only from research\, but rather a real-life expression that comes from the heart. Whether writing a bout history\, societal turmoil\, terrorism or tolerance\, David’s genui ne feelings and passion for his topic come across loud and clear.\n\nBorn and raised in Brooklyn\, NY\, Rubin resides in Israel with his wife and ch ildren on a hilltop overlooking the site of Ancient Shiloh. (Visit Rubin's website to read his full biography.)\n\n\n\nDOORS &\; DETAILS\n\n Thi s program is FREE and open to the public. Please register in advance as sp ace is limited to 15 participants.\n The conversation will start promptly at 9:00am.  Please arrive before 9:00am if you wish to purchase a bevera ge or snack for yourself.\n Online registration has closed as all spaces are filled.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2018/05/cc26dba1-6085-4940-8616-bf1d532fffa8.jpg CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Kaladi Brothers Coffee\, 621 W 6th Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States GEO:61.21705610000001;-149.89418690000002 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=621 W 6th Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Kaladi Brothers Cof fee:geo:61.21705610000001,-149.89418690000002 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR