Members of the Diplomatic delegation with Israeli President Reuvin Rivlin; AZM President Richard D. Heideman; International March of the Living President Phyllis Greenberg Heideman (more photos below)
40 UN Ambassadors Visited Israel & Poland on 2019 Diplomatic Mission
From January 29-February 4, 2019 a delegation of forty Ambassadors to the United Nations, from all regions of the world, traveled to Israel and Poland on Diplomatic Mission to visit the Jewish State and for a Holocaust Remembrance Program. The Ambassadors traveled at the invitation of The American Zionist Movement (AZM) and The International March of the Living (MOTL), which organized the trip in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations.
In Poland the Ambassadors visited the Majdanek concentration and extermination camp; sites in the Warsaw Ghetto; the POLIN Museum and met leaders of the Polish Jewish Community. In Israel highlights of the visit included meetings with President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion; a memorial ceremony at Yad Vashem; a tour of the Old City of Jerusalem, including visits to the Western Wall, City of David and Christian holy sites; a trip to the Northern Border to see the security situation and terror tunnels; and meetings with high-tech leaders.
Read the AZM Press Releases on the Delegation:
- 40 UN Ambassadors visited Israel & Poland in AZM-MOTL Diplomatic Mission February 5, 2019 | Read Full Text
- Photo Release: UN Ambassadors Visit Warsaw Ghetto & Majdanek Concentration Camp in AZM-MOTL Delegation January 30, 2019 | Read Full Text and View Photos
- UN Ambassadors to Visit Poland and Israel in AZM-MOTL Delegation January 27, 2019 | Read Full Text
Read some of the Media Coverage on the Diplomatic Mission:
- Danon & 40 UN Ambassadors Visit Aish HaTorah: The Embassy of the Jewish People (The Jewish Voice) February 6, 2019 | Read Full Text
- News Update (Jewish Broadcasting Service – JBS) February 4, 2019 | Watch Video
- Rivlin impresses Jewish connection to Jerusalem on U.N. Ambassadors (The Jerusalem Post) February 3, 2019 | Read Full Text
- UN Ambassador Danon hopeful Netanyahu will stay on as PM (The Jerusalem Post) January 31, 2019 | Read Full Text
- News Update (Jewish Broadcasting Service – JBS) January 30, 2019 | Watch Video
- U.N. Ambassadors Visit Poland, Honor Holocaust Victims (The Jerusalem Post) January 29, 2019 | Read Full Text
- Israel Launches Events at UN to Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day (The Jewish Press) January 27, 2019 | Read Full Text
- UN to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Arutz Sheva) January 27, 2019 | Read Full Text
Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu addressing the members of the diplomatic delegation
Members of the Diplomatic delegation overlooking Jerusalem
Members of the Diplomatic delegation in Poland