September 24, 2008 / 24 Elul 5768

David Abraham Schnabel, CEO of Gold’s Gym International visited Israel accompanied by his wife Paige for the second time. His first visit was with his father who had served in the Haganah and  Palmach during the ’48 war. David grew up on stories about Israel and the IDF.

On September 10, David and Paige Schnabel visited the IDF Search & Rescue base in central Israel and listened to a survey about the command's preparations for crisis situations. They toured an exhibit of protection gear and met lone soldiers at the training site, who receive assistance from the Jewish Agency. 

David and Paige had a profound and moving experience during their visit and to follow it up they requested information materials about the various Jewish Agency programs.