Westchester Lions With Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh
Thursday, June 12, 2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
placeScarsdale, NY

Join our Westchester Lions community to hear from Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh, the trailblazing first Druze female member of the Knesset and The Jewish Agency's first non-Jewish senior envoy. Gadeer will share her journey in the Knesset and offer an insider's perspective on the challenges facing the Arab and Druze communities in Israel. Her unique experience and insight promise to make for an engaging and compelling conversation.
 
We’ll also hear about UJA’s work helping Israel heal and rebuild, fighting antisemitism, and uplifting New Yorkers in need.

 

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Featuring

Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh

Israeli Druze Leader

Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh is an Israeli but not a Jew, she is an Arab but not a Muslim, she is a minority within the Arab minority. Her mother tongue is Arabic, her religion is Druze, and she is an Israeli citizen living in Washington, D.C.

Gadeer's personal and professional journey makes her a powerful embodiment of Israeli society's diversity and complexity. Throughout her career, Gadeer has achieved several significant milestones. She was the first non-Jewish anchorwoman to broadcast the main evening news in Hebrew and Arabic languages in Israel (sometimes in both languages on the same night). In April 2019, she was elected to the Knesset as a member of the Blue and White party and made...

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Westchester Regional Chair

Laurie Girsky

Laurie Girsky

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