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"Dan Paz-Israel" Lions Club (Spanish Speaking).


Here we present the Twinnings
that our Club has signed.


First Twining signed with
"Istanbul-Levent" Lions Club of Turkey.



Twining Act signed in Tel Aviv,
in four languages: Hebrew, Turkish, Spanish and English
on January 8, 2000.






In the upper photo from left to right:
District 108T Governor, Lion Ayden Ektitici,
President of "Dan Paz-Israel" Lions Club, Lion Touvia (Teddy) Goldstein,
President of "Istanbul Levent" Lions Club, Lion Saban Oruc,
District 128 Governor, Lion Ezra Shamir. In the lower picture both Presidents signing de Certificates assisted by Lion Jorge Kopf, Chairman of the Intnl. Relations Committee of the Club.


Second Twinning, with Massa & Carrara Host Lions Club from Toscany, Italy, District 108LA.
Ceremony held on 23.10.2000 in the Grand Cafe Margharita in Viareggio, Toscany, Italy.
On this occasion the Lions Clubs of Livorno from Italy
and Hod Hasharon from Israel,
also signed their Twinning Agreement.
This double Ceremony took place a few days before the Forum2000,
the European Leonistic Annual Convention this time in Florence. Under this frame the International President Ln Dr. Jean Behar, in a very singular and extraordinary attitude, signed the Twinning Diplomas.

Twinning Documents signed in Viareggio,
in three lenguages: Spanish, Italian and English
on the 23 of October 2.000.
On the 27 of October added his signature to the Documents during the Forum2000 in Florence, the International President and other high Lionistic authorities.








Upper left:Ln Poli Goldstein, Ln Maria Grazia Vannini, Ln Touvia (Teddy) Goldstein, Presidente del Club de Leones "Dan Paz-Israel",Ln Sergio Vannini, Presidente del Club de Leones "Massa y Carrara Host" y Ln Shmuel Sendler, Gobernador de Distrito 128-Israel.
Upper right:Touvia (Teddy) Goldstein firmando los Diplomas Sergio Vannini observando.
Lower left: Leon Touvia Goldstein entrega una atencion al Ln Segio Vannini.
Lower right: Ln Touvia Goldsteinm Ln Fiorenzo Smalzi, Ln Estelas Markelevich, Ln Sara Donskoy, Ln Poli Goldstein Ln Maria Grazia Vannini, poetisa Rina Centa y Ln Sergio Vannini in the Grand Cafe Giubbe Rosse en la Plaza de la Republica en Florencia.
Bottom: Israel Lions Stand at Europe Forumm2000 in Florence:Extreme left Ln Carmela Barnoy, next District Governor, Ln Sharon Talmor, District Spokeslady, Ln Shmuel Sendler, District Governor, Ln Poli Goldstein Founding Member "Dan Paz-Israel" Lions Club, Ln Dov Bar Noy, President Petach Tikwa Host Lions Club, Ln Shimshon Marom, District Controller.
Next pictures: Head Table, left, Lion Touvia (Teddy) Goldstein delivering his address and at right, Lion Sergio Vannini, delivering his.
Below: Lions Abraham and Estela Markelevich and Lion Sara Donskoy and her husband Isidoro, with local Lions.



Beautiful Carrara marble plaque presented by Massa & Carrara Host Lions Club to the guests present as a souvenir of this emotive event.

Web Page of Massa & Carrara Host Lions Club,
where you find our Twinning mentioned.


Third Twinning with "Lisboa Mater" Lions Club of Portugal, Distrito 115.
The Ceremony took place on Sept. 10, 2001 at the Hotel Altis in Lisbon, Portugal.
On this occasion the Lions Club "Lisboa North" of Portugal and "Givatayim" of Israel,
also signed their own Twinning.
This double twinning ceremony took place two days after the EuropeForum2001, the Anual Lionistic European Convention. in Porto and in its frame, IP Lion Frank Moore, in a singular and extraordinary act, signed the Twinning Certificates.


Lion Sam Levy, Founder of Lisbon Mater Lions Club
very close fraternal friend of Founder of Dan Paz-Israel Lions Club, Lion Touvia (Teddy) Goldstein.

Twinning Documents signed in Lisbon,
in four languages: Hebrew, Spanish, Italian and English
on the 10 of September 2001.
During the Forum in Porto a few days before, International President signed the documents.

Pictures of the event.



Fourth Twinning with Quintero Lions Club, Distrct T1-Chile.
The ceremony took place on February 17, 2002 at the home of the Chilean club.
Present where, besides the Club Members, HE the Ambassador of Israel in Chile Mr. Josef Regev; Representing the Chile Israel Cultural Institute of Vina del Mar and Valparaiso, its president and vice-president Karina Franco and Sergio Topaz; The Mayor of Quintero, Air Base Commander; all Lionistic District Authorities:District Governor, Vice-governor, Región Head, Zone Head, Past Governors, Lion Jan Kokelar PDG and his wife Emmy, Lion Sergio Valdivia and his wife Nélida.
The Israeli Club was represented by Lions Sergio and Eliana Schkolnik and Beatriz and Juan Pupkin.

On March 6, 2002, in the meeting of "Dan Paz-Israel" Lions Club and in the presence of HE the Ambassador of Chile in Israel Mrs. Sally Bendersky
the future Twinning was commemorated with a special toast.


Twinning Documents in Hebrew and in Spanish, signed previously in Tel Aviv and
completed in Quintero.

Photo of the event in Israel.

Invitation to the Event in Quintero.

Photos of the event in Chile.

Sample of the Diploma issued by Quintero Lions Club
to all Lions involved in the organization of this Twinning.


Fifth Twinning with Guaira Lions Club, Brazil.
Two parallel ceremonies took place on March 6, 2002: one in Tel Aviv and the other in Guaira.


Twinning Certificates in three lenguages: Hebrew, Portuguese and Spanish yet to be posted...

Photo of the event in Israel.

Photos of the event in Brazil.


Sixth Twinning with Barrio Cordoba Lions Club, San Jose, Costa Rica.
It took place in San Jose on April 6, 2002.


Description of the event sent by PDG Lion Tony Perez, President of CIRCLE, present at the event.

Last April 4 took place the Twinning between two Clubs, "Dan Paz-Israel Lions Club of Israel and Barrio Córdoba Lions Club of Costa Rica.
It was a Lionistic quality and cultural event.
The Israeli Club was represented by Lion Boris Fliman and his wife Lion Dorita Fliman and the Costa Rican Club, by its President Lion Lucy Muñóz (member of Circle).
The ceremony was initiated with the National Anthems of both countries followed by the salute to the flags of Costa Rica and of Israel by PDG Jorge Vargas, who underlined the sentiments of peace, friendship and democracy that bind both territorially small countries but, great in fraternity and religious respect.
Followed a coral concert by Mozart Chorale, directed by Maestro José Francisco Víquez. The program included the Alleluya by the American composer Ralph Manuel; "La Habanera" from the Opera Carmen by George Bizet; "Toast" from the Opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi and three pieces of Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, "O Fortuna", "Fortune Plango Vulnera" y "Ecce Gratum".
After the signature of the Twinning Diplomas, the representative of "Dan Paz-Israel" Lions Club, described his experiences in his Club underlining the activities of service to the community, the needy, to the new immigrants and the sick.
It was a great opportunity to listen closely to the great wishes of Israelies to live in peace and harmony.
President Lion Lucy Muñóz, in her words, expressed the importance that this Twinning has for both Clubs.It will open a path to an interchange of projects and to friendship between the members of both Clubs. With a cocktail that was offered to all present by Barrio Cordoba Lions Club, this important event, that originated due to the internet communication of CIRCLE members, was closed.
Congratulations to both Clubs and let us hope that this event will be emulated by other Clubs willing to Twin.


Twinning Diplomas in two laHnguages: ebrew and Spanish.

Invitation to the Event and program.

The importance of women in Lionism, booklet written by Lions Lucy Munoz, President of Barrio Cordoba Lions Club.

Photos of the event.


Seventh Twinning with Lomas de Zamora Lions Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
It took place in Lomas de Zamora on July 27, 2002.


Description of the event missing...


Twinning Certificate.

Photos of the event.


WebPage of Lomas de Zamora Lions Club,
District O5 Buenos Aires, Argentina.


Eighth Twinning with Colon-Villa Colon Lions Club, Montevideo, Uruguay.
It took place in Montevideo on July 28, 2002.


Description of the event missing....


Twinning Documents.

Photos of the event.




Image in honor of this Twinning
by Lion Leon Benaim,
Founding President of CIRCLE.


Ninth Twinning with Bitterfeld Lions Club, de Bitterfeld, Germany.

It took place in Bitterfeld, on December 11, 2002.


The Twinning Event in Bitterfeld was part of a trip of an Israel Lions Delegation that we traveled to Germany and Italy between Dec. 1-21. 7-10 Berlin, where we had contacts with local Lions, 10-13-Bitterfeld, where the Twinning took place, 13-16 Naples, where the highlight was the Twinning of District 128-Israel with District 108YA-Italy, 16-19 Palermo where the Twinning of Palermo dei Vespri and Jerusalem Host LC took place and 19-20 Carrara where we participated in the Christmas Annual Gala Dinner at our Twin Club, Massa and Carrara Host LC. .


In Berlin and in Bitterfeld the following Lions and Candidates participated:
Lion Touvia (Teddy) Goldstein, Founding President of our Club and District Twinning Committee Chairman heading the Delegation representing our DG Lion Osama Elemy.
Also from our Club participated, Lion Abraham Markelevich, President, Lions Estela Markelevich, Sara Dosnkoy and Boris Fliman and candidate Isidoro Dosnkoy.
From Jerusalem Host LC participated: Lion Yona Shalgui, IPP,Elihau Romanoff PP, Brurua RomanoffPP, Nurit ShpangenthalPP, Shulamit Avital y candidate Yocheved Shugerman.
From Holon Dikla LC, participated Lion Mathilda Frank, PP.

The Gala Dinner that took place in the Mercure Hotel was a marveleous bilateral German-Israeli Lionistic event with the presence of civil, lionistic and diplomatic authorities and many Lions and Leos from Bitterfeld and other German cities, Berlin included.

With this Twinning, we Lions are creating bridges between the past and the future in the Israeli/Jewish/German relations.


Twinning Documents.

Photos of the event.

The local sculptor Christa Rotting, presented to each member of the Israeli Lions Delegation a ceramic plate she made especially for this occasion.




Tenth Twinning between our Club and "Rosario-Corazones Unidos" Lions Club of Rosario, Argentina.

It took place in Rosario on January 19, 2003.


Description of the event.


Twinning Document.

Photos of the event.

Present received from our Twin Club.



Multiple Twinning: Eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth twinning between our Club and the following Lions Clubs: "Olmue" from Olmue, Chile, "Trujillo" from Trujillo, Peru, "Montevideo Host" from Montedeo, Uruguay and "Barrio Bella-Vista" from Asuncion, Paraguay, realized during and in the frame of the Latin American and Caribbean Lionistic Forum-FOLAC 2003 in Montevideo with over a 100 Lions participating in a very moving and singular ceremony organized and directed by PCC Lion Jose Luis Solari, General Director of FOLAC.


Twinning Diplomas.


Photos of the event.

Presents received from our Twin Clubs.



Fifteenth Twinning - between Dan Paz-Israel Lions Club and
Paphos Adonis Lions Club.Held in Paphos on November 16, 2003.


Twinning Diploma.

Photos of the event.


Sixteenth Twinning with Las Condes-Manquehue Lions Club from Santiago, Chile.

The event took place on January 30 2004 at the Lo Curro Military Club.
Present where DG DT2 Lion Pablo Espinosa, the Consul of Israel Mr.Ylan Weitzman,Las Conde Municipality Councelor lMr Isidoro Gorodicher, President of Providencia Pucara LC, Lion Juan Abarza, President of Las Condes LC, Lion Sergio Concha, President of Providencia LC, Lion Joaquin Valenzuela, Presidente del Club de Leones La Reina LC, Lion Juan Olea,Pesident of San Jose de Maipo LC, Lion Roberto von Bennewitz, Las Condes Manquehue LC members and other lionistic authorities of D T2 and representing Dan Paz-Israel LC, Lione Marion and Pedro Zavelev.
To begin both National Anthems where played..
Lions Marion Zavelev and Maria Teresa Librececht read the Invocation invocacion to thhe Allmighty.
LC, Lion Sergio Libbrecht and the representative of Dan Paz-Israel LC, Lion Pedro Zavelev.
Salutations by: DG, the Consul of Israel, Las Condes Municipality Concellor.
The Twinning Document was signed.
Finally a gala dinner and dance that continued until early hours of the morning.


Invitation, Invocation and Twinning Certificate.

Photos of the Event


Multiple Intercontinental Twinning held during XXXIII FOLAC in Santo Domingo-15.1.04.



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