Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) enjoyed desserts with NORPAC in Bergenfield on Sunday at a reception held at the home of Joy and Barry Sklar. Senator Roberts is a co-sponsor of the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act and has an excellent voting record on US-Israel relations. Senator Roberts spoke about the impending passage of the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act and the need for strong cooperation between America and Israel. The Senator is running for his third term in the Senate and was unchallenged in his last race. Photo (l to r): NORPAC President Dr. Ben Chouake, Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS), and Event hosts Joy and Barry Sklar.

Democratic candidate for Senate, former Governor of Virginia, Mark Warner joined NORPAC for an intimate dinner at the Manhattan resident of Harley and Marie Lippman on March 9th. Governor Warner has released a strongly pro-Israel foreign policy position paper that highlights the need for a strong US-Israel relationship and the need to contain Iran.  New York Senator Charles Schumer visited and showed his support for the former Governor, who is running for an open seat. Photo: Governor Mark Warner (center) flanked by Event hosts Marie and Harley Lippman.

NORPAC President Ben and Esther Chouake hosted Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) for dinner on February 24, 2008 at their home in Englewood, NJ. The event was chaired by NORPAC boardmember Moshael Straus. Senator Reed is a graduate of West Point, Harvard Law School and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. Senator Reed also sits on the Appriations and Armed Services committees and is running for his third term. Pictured (l to r): Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), NORPAC President Dr. Ben Chouake, NORPAC VP and Mission Chair Dr. Mort Fridman, Event Chair Moshael Straus and NORPAC Founding Chairman Rabbi Menachem Genack.

NORPAC Financial VP Kevin Lemmer hosted Congressman Scott Garret for a third time in Tenafly, NJ. Congressman Garrett is running for his 4^th term in office and stands out as a true Christian Zionist and staunch supporter of US-Israel relations. He has spoken out about the threat Iran poses to the US and Israel, and has supported the Syria Accountability Act, the Saudi Accountability Act, and the Iran Freedom Support Act. Photo: Congressman Scott Garrett (center) and the Lemmer family.

NORPAC hosted an event for Senator James Inhofe on January 14, 2008 in Woodmere, New York. The event took place at the home of Carolyn and Moish Rosenberg. Inhofe is the senior Senator from Oklahoma. He is running for his third term, and serves on the key Senate Armed Services Committee. The senator is a co-sponsor of the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act. Photo: Event Hosts Carolyn and Moish Rosenberg with Senator James Inhofe (center)

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Congressman Mark Kirk was welcomed at the home of Abigail & Scott Herschmann in Englewood, NJ. The event was co-hosted by NORPAC board member Yehuda Blinder. Sen. Kirk co-sponsored the Iran Freedom Support Act, and has introduced numerous resolutions critical of the international community’s treatment of Israel. Congressman Kirk is also a co-sponsor of the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act and the US-Israel Energy Cooperation Act. (l-r): Scott Hershmann, Congressman Mark Kirk, and NORPAC board member Yehunda Blinder.

Mr. Robert and Dr. Susan Tarnofsky Grossman hosted and West Orange Regional President Barbara Borkniker chaired Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz on December, 16, 2007. Congresswoman Schwartz is a member of the Democratic Israel Working Group and the US-Israel Security Caucus. She currently serves on the House Ways & Means Committee and the Budget Committee. She is also a co-sponsor of two key NORPAC initiatives, the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act, and US- Israel Energy Cooperation Act. Photo: Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz surrounded by David Bortniker and West Orange Regional Chapter President Barbara Bortniker.

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On October 14, 2007, Paula and Jerry Gottesman hosted Congressman Frelinghuysen at their home in Morristown, NJ. Congressman Frelinghuysen voted for the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act, the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act and a resolution calling on the UN Security Council to charge Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the UN Charter because of his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel. Congressman Frelinghuysen is also a member of the key Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. (l to r): NORPAC President Dr. Ben Chouake, Paula Gottesman, Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), and Jerry Gottesman.

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Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) joined NORPAC at the Le Chocolat in Teaneck, NJ on October 10, 2007. NORPAC VP and Mission Chair, Mort Fridman, chaired this event for NORPAC's and Israel's closest friends in Congress. Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen is the Ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and has introduced every piece of legislation aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions in the House. (l to r): NORPAC VP and Mission Chair Dr. Mort Fridman, Dr. Esther Fridman, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Eli Fridman and Michael Fridman.

September 23, 2007: Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR)

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Senator Gordon Smith NORPAC proudly hosted Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) on Sunday, September 23, 2007 at the home of Esther and Ben Chouake. NORPAC Chairman Emeritus David Schlussel chaired this event for one of the Senate's leading advocate of the US-Israel relationship. Senator Smith has drafted, introduced, sponsored, or cosponsored every piece of legislation which is significant to the pro-Israel community since entering the Senate 11 years ago. He is the lead sponsor of two current major legislative initiatives NORPAC has been advocating for: the Iran Counter Proliferation Act and the US-Israel Energy Cooperation Act (USIECA). Senator Smith was also the author of the Koby Mandel Act. (l-r): NORPAC Chairman Emeritus David Schlussel, Marc Schlussel, Senator Gordon Smith, and Joseph Mark.