AMIT PRESENTS: RAID ON ENTEBBE - A FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT

LOS ANGELES, California – The Western Region of AMIT, Israel’s premier education network, will host an evening event with Lt. Colonel Sassy Reuven (Ret), who will share his first-hand account of Operation Thunderbolt in honor of the 40th anniversary of the heroic operation where Israeli commandos flew south to Uganda’s airport in Entebbe in order to save the lives of the hostages taken in the hijacking of Air France flight 139 on June 27, 1976.

The event will take place on Wednesday, June 22 at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre located at 8556 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, at 7pm.

In July of 1976, Lt. Col. Sassy Reuven served in the commando unit that orchestrated the famed Entebbe hostage-rescue mission code named "Operation Thunderbolt," flying thousands of miles over enemy territory to rescue Jewish hostages being held by terrorists in Uganda.

LT. Col. Reuven will share his personal experience in a step-by-step account from the moment his unit was put on alert for the mission, through its preparation and ultimate execution in the late night hours of July 3, 1976.

“We are honored to invite the entire LA community to mark the 40th anniversary of the Raid on Entebbe by joining us to hear the engaging hero share his personal experience,” said AMIT Western Region Director Michal Taviv-Margolese.

For more information or to register, please visit www.amitchildren.org/la.

Founded in 1925, AMIT is the premier education network in Israel, serving more than 32,000 students each year in its 110 schools in 29 cities throughout Israel. AMIT enables students to reach their fullest potential and become productive members of Israeli society with the skills necessary to build a successful future. AMIT’s Western Region office is located in Los Angeles. For more information, please visit www.amitchildren.org.