MARCH 2011

Rod Feldman Attends His
4th Mission to Israel

Lewisboro resident Rod Feldman, recently elected president of the New York Metropolitan Region of the American Technion Society (ATS), is the area Recruiting Chair for the organization’s mission this spring. This year’s mission, titled Illumination and Innovation, will take in the splendor of Paris and the wonders of Israel and the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, the country’s leading science and technology university.

Many of the people attending the Mission have been to Israel and the Technion before, but there ís always new labs to visit and new people to connect with, says Feldman, who is founder and president of the Manhattan real estate management firm Tri-Star Equities. “This will be my 4th mission in the last six years, and each time I see and learn more about the Technion’s many innovations.”

The Mission starts in the Marais, the old Jewish Quarter of Paris, which is now an interesting mix of Jewish sites, trendy boutiques and mouth- watering pastry shops. Participants will visit the city’s Holocaust museum, and meet with the Chief Rabbi of Paris and other notables at the Great Synagogue of Paris. In the evenings, they will dine at a 17th century chateau and sail down the Seine on a private yacht.

From Paris, the group will head to Israel. Participants will take a midnight walk to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and travel to the Negev to celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, among other adventures. But the main highlight of this leg of the journey will be the time spent at the Technion, where mission-goers will meet faculty and students, and participate in hands-on experiences in state-of-the art laboratories. They will also get a behind-the-scenes looks at Israeli industry to gain a better understanding of the Technion’s critical role in the Israelí economy, particularly its connection to leading high-tech companies.

The ATS is also offering a pre-mission trip to Normandy one week before D-Day, from May 27-30, where participants can pay tribute to the American soldiers who fought at Omaha and Utah Beaches.

For more information about the ATS Mission to Paris and Israel, contact The ATS New York Metropolitan Region at 212.407.6300 or the Programs Department at 212.407.6320.

The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is the leading science and technology university in Israel. Home to the country’s first winners of the Nobel Prize in science, it commands a worldwide reputation for its pioneering work in nanotechnology, computer science, biotechnology, water-resource management, materials engineering, aerospace and medicine.

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