Hollywood Painter Metin Bereketli Helps
Israeli Victims of Suicide Bombers
Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, December 9, 2003
(ABOVE) Metin presenting his original hand-painted canvass representing the brotherhood of all major world religions to Rabbi Shimon Kashani (left) and Arthur M. Kassel (right), a well-known Hollywood producer.
On Tuesday December 9th, The Century Plaza Hotel was the site of the 2nd Annual Medal of Honor Awards Gala, a tribute to 30 Israeli’s who have suffered horrible injuries and the loss of family numbers at the hands of terrorists in Israel and in Kenya. The Israeli victims were welcomed to California by Rabbi Shimon Kashani’s Southern California Jewish Center (SCJC) and the new Terrorist Victim Institute.
The SCJC arranged meetings in Washington DC with the victims including meetings with Congressman Henry Waxman, Jewish & Israeli leaders, White House meetings, and a tour of the crash site at the Pentagon.
