The Consulate General of Israel and the Kornberg School of Dentistry are inviting guests to a dinner on March 2nd, 2015 at the Estia Restaurant in Philadelphia. The dinner speaker will be Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen, a professor of education in Jerusalem who also lectures in philosophy. He received his undergraduate degree from UCLA and did graduate studies at Harvard. Rabbi Kelemen co-founded SHALVA, a school for children with disabilities in Israel, in 1990.

1. The Consulate General of Israel to the Mid-Atlantic Region
The Consulate General of Israel & Kornberg School of Dentistry
Invites you to dinner at 6pm
Estia Restaurant
1405 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19102
March 2nd 2015
Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen
R.S.V.P Tuesday February 23rd 2015
Email: Ms. Leslie Ader
Intern1@philadelphia.mfa.gov.il
Bio: A professor of education at Neve Yerushalayim College of Jewish
Studies for Women in Jerusalem, where he also lectures in modern and
medieval philosophy. Kelemen was awarded his undergraduate degree at
U.C.L.A. and did graduate studies at Harvard. He began his professional
career as a downhill skiing instructor, served as the news director and
anchorman for a California radio station, and then traveled Middle East to
conduct 12 years of post-graduate field research.
In May of 1990 Rabbi Kelemen and his colleague, Malki Samuel founded
SHALVA a special needs foundation and school for children with
disabilities in Israel, inspired by their own experiences with raising a child
with special needs. Today SHALVA has become a leader in the field of
disability awareness and intervention in the Middle East.