Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan attended the Ahavat Shalom Men’s Committee dinner event celebrating the 67th anniversary of Israel’s Independence last month. The event this year was held at the Royalton Country Club in Roslyn Heights and featured guest speaker Andrew Gross, who serves as the political advisor for the Israeli Deputy Consul General. From left: Mansour Barnajian, Shahruz Shahery, political advisor to Israeli Deputy Consul General Andres Gross, Anna Kaplan and Behrouz Benjaminpour.