Kaddouri Dahan
Israel Lions Commissioner between 1989-1990
His motto: “Serve us”
Kadori Dahan was born in Iraq in 1933, immigrated to Israel in 1950, to the Pardes-Katz crossing, and from there he moved to Tel Aviv. After the army he studied at the Hebrew University: economics, statistics, business administration and accounting. From 1963 he lived in Tel Aviv, owned an accounting office, married to Aviva, together they are parents of 3 children and grandparents of 7 grandchildren.
The road to Lyons:
He heard of the Lions reached the Dehan family through a neighbor, from the Givatayim club, and they joined there in 1981. Since Khodori Dahan grew up on the knees of volunteering from his parents’ home, he became involved in the community activities of the club.
His first position as part of his activity at the Israel Lions Commission was as an auditor between 1988-1986. The preparations for his position as district commissioner lasted only about half a year, due to the circumstances, and in June 1989
At the world conference in Miami, Kaduri Dahan was appointed commissioner of Lions Israel.
Activity as commissioner:
The Lions organization in Israel participated in the peace poster competition: a global competition designed to allow teenagers aged 11-13 to express their feelings on the issue of peace in our world.
National essays in cooperation with the Ministry of Education on the topic of peace: like the peace poster competition, the essay competition, in a national format, is designed to allow the youth to express their feelings on the topic of peace in our country.
At the Man of the Year and Men of the Muppet ceremony, Teddy Kolek, Mayor of Jerusalem, one of the founders of the Lions in Israel, was chosen as the Man of the Muppet
A national project – the 30th year event in collaboration with “Nizan” Tel Aviv. A special show “Oita” was invited to the event that took place at the Culture Hall in Tel Aviv.
During the Gulf War, personal care for the family of a member of the Ramat Gan club whose house was destroyed by the Iraqi bombings.
After the end of Kadori Dahan’s position as commissioner, he returned to regular activity in the Givataim Sr. club, and to activity in the Israel Lions Commission.
Among the other positions he performed, during the last years:
Chairman of the Netzelshim Forum.
Chairman of the Israel Lions 1940s events committee held in the nation’s buildings in Jerusalem. In honor of the event, a special brochure was produced and a special page was issued by Israel Post as a souvenir. The event was attended by all the Lions clubs in Israel, guests from around the world and the country.
Chairman of the audit committee between 2008-2009.