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In celebration of Israel’s 77th birthday, join us for a special one-hour program featuring David Matlow, the world’s foremost collector of Theodor Herzl memorabilia and author of Collecting the Dream. Drawing from the largest private Herzl collection in the world, David will share some of the most remarkable and meaningful items he has gathered—each one offering a window into the life, vision, and enduring legacy of the father of modern Zionism. Through these rare artifacts and personal stories, Matlow invites us to reflect on Herzl’s timeless message of human rights, equality, and Jewish nationhood, and to be inspired by the dream that helped shape the State of Israel and continues to guide its future.
David Matlow is a corporate and private equity lawyer at Goodmans LLP in Toronto and past Chair of the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto. He was co-chair of Toronto's 2015 Campaign for the United Jewish Appeal and is a member of the board of the Ontario Jewish Archives and the iCenter for Israel Education. David founded his one person initiative, The Herzl Project, through which David hopes to inspire people to be a little like Herzl and pursue their dreams while working to improve the future of the Jewish people and the State of Israel and help build a better future for everyone. For more information about The Herzl Project see www.herzlcollection.com. David also write a weekly column for the Canadian Jewish News called Treasure Trove where he tells Israel’s history through artefacts (recent columns can be seen at https://thecjn.ca/?post_type=_related_post_type&s=treasure+trove)