BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6000@ansheemet.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241117T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241117T130000 DTSTAMP:20241028T175616Z URL:https://www.ansheemet.org/events/rihard-kols/ SUMMARY:Elnet Insider Perspectives The Europe-Israel Alliance in The Post-1 0/7 World DESCRIPTION:Featuring Rihards Kols\, Member of European Parliament\, form er chairman of Latvia’s Foreign Affairs Committee and among Europe’s most outspoken defenders of Israel and Ambassador David Siegel. Hosted by Anshe Emet Synagogue3751 North BroadwayChicago\, IllinoisCo-hosted by A nshe Sholom B’nai Israel Congregation ELNET (European Leadership Networ k) is the most impactful pro-Israel advocacy organization in Europe. Our m ission is to broaden and deepen relationships between Israel and European nations based on shared democratic values and strategic interests. Regi ster Here  For more information\, contact Sari Steinberg at midwest@FELN ETUS.org. \n \n  MEP Rihards Kols is a Latvian politician just elected this year as a Member of the European Parliament\ , working in the Committee on Foreign Affairs\, Committee on International Trade and the Committee on Industry\, Research and Energy. He has been a member of the 12th\, 13th\, and 14th Parliament (the Saeima)\, where he re presented the “National Alliance” party. Most recently\, he held the p osition of Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.  \n \n  Ambassador David Siegel is the President of ELNET-US base d in New York. He is a former Israeli diplomat involved in foreign policy formulation at the highest levels. He previously served as Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles and as Chief of Staff to three Israeli Ambassador s to the U.S. His tenure with ELNET began as CEO of nELNET-Israel lasting four years and becoming ELNET-US President in 2020.  ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ansheemet.org/wp-content/uploads/202 4/10/ELNET-INSIDE-WEB-IMAGE-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR