September 14, 2003
More than 400 People From Throughout the State are
Expected to Attend Tribute Event at Severance Hall
(Cleveland , OH )--Ohio Senator George V. Voinovich and
his wife Janet will be honored by
communities throughout the state of Ohio in honor of their
36 years of public service, and devotion to our country,
our state, and the state of Israel .
The event will be a gala concert at 3:00 p.m. featuring
members of the Cleveland Orchestra and the Mike Petrone
Ensemble. An Israeli wine and hors d’oeuvres reception
will follow.
The Negev Foundation is sponsoring the event. It is the
only foundation exclusively devoted to the development
of the Negev in Israel and the fulfillment of David Ben-Gurion’s
vision.
Sam Hoenig, President of The Negev Foundation in , has
joined Voinovich on some of his Israel trips. “He
is a man who for thirty-six years has stood behind initiatives
to develop the Negev and supported the growth of Israel
,” says Hoenig.
The Negev Foundation promotes initiatives that contribute
to the overall economic self-sufficiency of Israel ’s
southern region, the Negev . It encourages replacing philanthropic
support with income derived through the sale of technology
and business ventures.
The $500,000 that the Negev hopes to raise from this event
will go to build the new Ramat Negev Desert AgroResearch
and Business Center . Estimated to cost 2.5 million dollars,
the 12,000 square-foot multi-faceted, modern structure
will expand the scope of research, assist in generating
agribusiness ventures and accommodate sophisticated equipment
to answer the increasing demands for service. The Business
Center will be named after Senator Voinovich.
“Voinovich is an outstanding, forthright, honest,
and empathetic human being,” says Samuel H. Miller,
Co-Chair of the Tribute, Co-Chairman of the Board, and
Treasurer of Forest City Enterprises, Inc. “Whenever
he is honored I have to be involved because he is a man
who time and time again stands by the Jewish people and
the State of Ohio .”
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