FIDF chairman, of Scarsdale, meets IDF chief of staff

SCARSDALE, Sept. 6 – Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Chairman Rabbi Peter Weintraub and his wife Ellen Weintraub of Scarsdale, NY met Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi recently in Israel to discuss the key role FIDF plays in strengthening the bond between the U.S. Jewish community and Israel.

The meeting, at an IDF Intelligence base in central Israel, included FIDF Executive Director in Israel Brig. Gen. (Res.) Effi Idan, and Head of the IDF Donations Branch, Lt. Col. Hila Eckstein. Kochavi outlined the challenges facing the IDF and emphasized the importance of FIDF’s assistance for soldiers and their families.

The Weintraub family also participated in an IDF Search and Rescue Brigade event at Israel’s Bet Shean National Park. The family personally supports the Search and Rescue unit as part of FIDF’s Adopt-a-Unit Program, which allows FIDF donors to directly address the humanitarian needs of men and women in specific IDF brigades and battalions.