The 65th Anniversary of the State of Israel Reception

Israel Ambassador Menashe Bar-On

The Embassy of Israel commemorated its 65^th Anniversary of the State of Israel at a reception held at The Ballroom of the New World Hotel. For the fourth time in a row, I’ve been honored to be among the guests who took part at the celebrations.

Israeli Ambassador Menashe Bar-On and his wife Madame Esther Bar-On were very gracious in welcoming their guests. In his speech, Ambassador Bar-On once again reminded how the Philippines was the only Asian country among other nations that signed UN Resolution 181 which eventually led to the establishment of the Israeli state. And since then, the relationship between the two nations has remained strong.

One of the distinguished guests that night was former President Fidel V. Ramos. Many of the guests, including foreigners, took the opportunity to have their photos taken with him. And Pres. Ramos was in good spirits and humored everyone by exhibiting a strong grip when shaking hands.

Yaniv Revach, Mme. Esther Bar-On, Amb. Menashe Bar-On and RAd

I’ve always been grateful to the Embassy of Israel since they, especially the Deputy Chief of Mission, Mr. Yaniv Revach, played a major role in what I’ve been able to accomplish within the music/cultural scene so far. And it makes me nostalgic thinking how far I’ve gone ever since I was at their service while they were celebrating their 62^nd Anniversary.

There are still more cultural events, music speficifally, courtesy of the Embassy of Israel coming on the horizon. And better watch out in this blog for future announcements regarding those.

Text by RAd

Photos by Vincent Garrucho