Woodcliff Lake—On Thursday, January 26, Valley Chabad’s Eternal Flame will be hosting Linda Scherzer at the Woodcliff Lake Hilton in an event titled “Anti-Semitism, Anti-Israel, What You Need to Know: A CNN Correspondent Reveals the Latest on the Battles of BDS on Campus and Anti-Israel Media Bias.” The event is of particular importance given the recent US election, unsuitability in the Middle East and terror attacks in Israel.
The Eternal Flame event is sponsored by the George and Martha Rich Foundation and is co-hosted by Valley Chabad of Woodcliff Lake; Chabad of Old Tappan; Chabad of Suffern, NY; and the CTeen Chabad Teen Network. The event is targeted towards all ages from pre-teen through adult.
Linda Scherzer is a former Mideast correspondent for CNN and Israel Television with extensive experience covering the Arab-Israeli conflict. During her years with CNN, Linda covered the first Palestinian uprising, or intifada; the Gulf War; and the Mideast peace process. She is probably best remembered for her interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu through a gas mask during an Iraqi scud missile attack.
Scherzer was the only North American ever to work as an on-air correspondent for Mabat, Israel Television’s Hebrew news program, where she covered Arab and Palestinian affairs. She traveled to Damascus twice to report on Syrian attitudes towards the peace process and produced a one-hour documentary, “Through the Eyes of Enemies: Is the Middle East Ready for Peace,” which explores opinion in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt towards Israel.
She is the recipient of five Associated Press Broadcasting Awards and, along with her colleagues at CNN, received a Cable Ace Award for distinguished coverage of the Gulf War. For the last 14 years, Linda has been Director of a program called “Write On for Israel,” which trains a select group of distinguished high school students how to become defenders of Israel when they get to college. Linda is also a media and public relations consultant and advises the Jewish community on how to engage in constructive dialogue with the press.
Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the program begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets purchased in advance are $40 sponsor, $10 general seating and $5 student. At the door, tickets will cost $15 each. Tickets can be purchased at Eternalflame.org or by calling 201-476-0157. For more information please contact Rabbi Yosef Orenstein or Eternal Flame at [email protected].
