In Remembrance of Yitzchak Shamir, and an Elevator Ride with Him
Avrum Rosensweig
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Posted 09.03.2012
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Canada
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In 1994, while in the employ of the United Jewish Appeal and Jewish Federation of Greater Toronto, I was given the task of overseeing former Israeli prime minister Yitzchak Shamir's trip to Toronto. But of course, as fate would have it, Saudi Arabian sheiks were staying in the same hotel as he was. What was I to do?