Posted on 11/13/2015 7:52:07 AM PST by Impala64ssa
A-listers including Mark Wahlberg, Liev Schreiber, Antonio Banderas and Gene Simmons attend Friends of the Israel Defense Forces gala in Beverly Hills. Art of the IDF raised more than $31 million on Thursday night at a star-studded event in Los Angeles.
A fubd raising gala support of the IDF raised more than $31 million on Thursday night at a star-studded event in Los Angeles.
More than 1,200 supporters of the Israeli military attended the sold-out Friends of the Israel Defense Forces charity event at The Beverly Hilton hotel.
The FIDF Western Region Gala ushered in various A-listers, including Mark Wahlberg, Liev Schreiber, Antonio Banderas, Jason Segel, Jason Alexander and Israeli-born KISS front man Gene Simmons. The event featured a musical performance by the Beach Boys.
“For the past nine years I have watched this gala grow into the preeminent charity event it is today, and I am truly humbled by the funds raised yesterday, which are a testament to the importance of the FIDF organization and its mission. The overwhelming support from the Los Angeles community continues to amaze me,†said Israeli-American media mogul Haim Saban, who served as the gala’s chairman.
Thursday’s program placed special focus on the IDF’s Lone Soldiers, who have left their countries of origin to serve as their families continue to reside outside of Israel.
Bereaved mothers of fallen IDF soldiers addressed the crowd, as did a US veteran who gave a presentation on the benefits of Israeli medical technology used in America.
Simmons is the brain behind KISS, not the front man.
Simmons was also married to Cher.
Didn’t see SHJs John Stewart, Larry David nor Jerry Sienfeld listed.
Props given where props are due - Well Done!
God Bless Them!
He is Both
NOPE
Surprised to see Banderas there. Good on him; he played a muzzie in the 13th Warrior.
ping!
Great gesture but now most of these morons will vote for and donate money to Democrats.
And Haim Saban is an Obamaholic.
Does he get points for bedding her, and then more points for dumping her?
Ever notice her husbands either go conservative, or they want to die? Sonny Bono did both.
True (see Haim Saban).
So the Friends of the IDF should return the money?
AWESOME!
They were all Obama voters except for Simmons, I believe.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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