CECI Presents: From Vision to Reality - 2008

Citizens' Empowerment Center in Israel presents: From Vision to Reality at Paramount Studios. A celebration of Israel's 60th Anniversary hosted by the Consulate General of Israel, represented by Consul General Jacob Dayan. Over 700 guests were in attendance for the festivities and to honor Israel-born Arnon Milchan, producer of some 120 movies, with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Present were powerful studio heads, politicians, multinational rappers, Israeli Cabinet ministers, the Keshet Chaim dance ensemble, two-dozen Israeli Boy and Girl Scouts, professional and amateur comedians, and many Hollywood stars including Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, Kiefer Sutherland, Shaun Toub, Howie Mandel, studio chiefs Sumner Redstone and Terry Semel, Seal, U.S. Open champ Serena Williams, music producer David Foster, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Peter Chernin, president of News Corp. Israel was well represented by rapper Subliminal, Noa Tishby, and such dignitaries as Education Minister Yuli Tamir, Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik, former Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and, via video, Tzipi Livni, current foreign minister and potential prime minister.

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• CECI
• Israel
• Arnon Milchon
• Nazarian
• Warren Beatty
• Annette Bening
• Kiefer Sutherland
• Shaun Toub
• Sumner Redstone
• Terry Semel
• Seal
• Serena Williams
• David Foster
• Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
• Peter Chernin
• Subliminal
• Noa Tishby
• Yuli Tamir
• Dalia Itzik
• Silvan Shalom
• Tzipi Livni
• Sam Nazarian