Yom Hazikaron Ceremony & Showing of "A Hero in Heaven" Documentary

Posted April 28th, 2008 by Melinda Williams
Date and Time:
May 6 2008 7:00pm
Location:
Hillel House Front Lounge

MOVIE DOCUMENTARY: "A Hero in Heaven"

Yom Hazikaron (Israel's Memorial Day), begins at sundown of Tuesday, May 6 until sundown of Wednesday, May 7. To commemorate Israeli Memorial Day, on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 @ 7 PM, in the Hillel Front Lounge, the UMass Student Alliance for Israel (SAFI), a Registered Student Organization, will be hosting a screening of "A Hero in Heaven."

The movie is a documentary about Staff Sgt. Michael Levin, from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, who moved to Israel in his teenage years. While serving in the Israel Defense Forces during the conflict that Hizbullah started in the summer of 2006, he was killed by terrorists.

This event is co-sponsored by SAFI, Jewish Student Union, KHH, and the Department for Judaic and Near-East Studies