Israel Lions Commissioner between 2010-2011
His motto: “We serve with love and integrity”
Tovia (Teddy) Goldstein was born in Lima, Peru, to parents of Slovak origin who came to Lima following family members. When he was six months old, his parents immigrated to Chile, so Tuvia was defined by the former Peruvian ambassador to Israel as Peruvian by birth, Chilean by education and Israeli by tradition.
Tovia, who grew up in a religious home, studied at the Tellez Yeshiva in Cleveland in the USA as a Judaism teacher. At the end of his studies, he went to a teacher’s training school in Jerusalem. After graduation, he went with his wife, the late Polly, to Peru, where they both worked as Hebrew and history teachers in a Jewish school. After finishing their work, the Goldstein family moved to Chile, where Tovia studied accounting in the Arabs, and at the same time was active in the Jewish community. Together they immigrated to Israel in 1973.
After his acceptance in Israel, Tovia opened an accounting office which he manages to this day.
Tovia – father of 3 children, 8 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren, was married to the late Polly for about 50 years. Today he is married to Ruth.
With an ambition to establish a club of Spanish speakers who would engage in volunteering, he turned to Gerry Roth and Ezra Shamir to check the willingness of the International Lions to establish a Spanish speaking club. In 1999, as founding president, he established the Dan Paz Club – Israel, from the year of receiving the answer.
In addition to his activity in Lyons, he has been for years the president of the Israel-Chile Cultural Relations Bureau and a member of the board of the Friends of Tel Aviv University.
Activity at the Commission:
Upon his entry into Lions Israel, Tovia, as the chairman of the twinning committee in the district, began in Darvon Clubs to create twinning alliances with various clubs in Lions International, which leads to the creation of friendships and joint projects. This activity made his club and the district better known in the world. In the forums of Europe and Latin America In which Tovia participated, the twinning ceremony became a multi-club tradition. For this work, he received awards and recognition from international presidents, the management of the forums and many clubs.
Researched, collected and preserved all pins for Lions of Israel since its establishment: an important and international issue because at every international conference the pins of the Holy Land are known to be of great importance to pin collectors.
www.angelfire.com/nd/lionsisrael/9Pins.html
Road accident prevention initiative.
Leadership Committee: Bringing the issue of leadership in the district to the forefront. Conducting leadership seminars with the approval and funding of the International Lions. According to Tovia Goldstein’s request, the International Lions financed the translation of the training material into Hebrew. Tovia was invited to Budapest for a seminar for the training of instructors, where usually the participants are sixty and above. For his contribution to leadership in the district, he received the International President’s Award for Leadership.
Internet: establishment and maintenance for 10 years of the website for the Dan Paz Club – Israel in Spanish and English, for which he received an award from the International Lions. http://www.angelfire.com/mn2/teddyslionsclubpage/Indix.html.
He also received an award from the international president for his club pin, and the idea that each club president issues his own pin at his own expense.
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At the world conference, held in Sydney, Australia in 2010, Tovia was appointed as the Lions Commissioner in Israel.
On his way to Sydney, Tovia lost his eyesight. Despite this, he participated in a seminar for the training of commissioners and finished his activity at the world conference with honors.
On his way back to Eretz Israel, he was accompanied by thoughts of whether he would be able to handle his role in his new situation. After serious deliberations – he decided to continue to fulfill the role he had taken on. The year was brightened by Tovia, Atalia Segal his faithful secretary, who was like a help against him and his right hand. Including reading and writing the letters, driving, and everything that comes out of it.
It is also worth mentioning the member of his club and the treasurer of the commission, CPA Moshe Barbers.
Activity as commissioner:
Receiving a budget from the International Lions for the translation of the Lions Constitution into Hebrew, thus implementing his idea that we must apply it in spirit and language in Lions Israel, as required by our oath when we entered the organization and to comply with the statutes of the Lions Israel Association, and to ensure that all Lions members are members of it, and as an obligation to unite Lions Israel and the association in one legal entity Lions Israel AR.
At Tovia’s initiative, during the time of Osama Alimi as commissioner, our district made a twin alliance with the district of Naples with the participation of a large Israeli delegation that he organized. Tovia and his wife participated in the conference in Salerno as representatives of the district, it was decided, following Tovia’s proposal, to donate together (the two districts) as a joint project for the blind, spoken CDs to the library for the blind in Nazareth in Hebrew and Arabic. The CDs were handed over in an impressive ceremony with the delegation of the twinning district coming especially.
Journey to the Holy Land: for 8 years, initiated and executed with great success a journey for the Unionists to the Holy Land, as part of which they came to the land from all over the world, and made a pilgrimage for a week. The peak of the project was when over 100 Lions members participated in the district’s 50th conference and about 60 of them joined the Arad commission weekend. During the weekend, a twinning ceremony was also held between district 128 and the districts of Russia and Germany.
Ending the year with an exhibition of painters who are members of the Lions.
In addition to the mentioned projects, the traditional projects were also active: the person of the year and the masterpiece. Youth exchange. The music competition. Europe Forum. Golden age painters competition and more.
Among the decisions of the conference in the year of Tovia Goldstein’s commission:
1. The conference confirms that a decision made at the annual conference of District 128, which is the highest institution in the Lions Commission in Israel, can only be canceled or changed at a regular or special annual conference – if it does not conflict with the International Lions Constitution.
2. The conference confirms the continuity of the operation and activity of the committee to coordinate the association’s statutes with the International Lions Constitution, which was established by the commissioner in the 2010-2011 activity year.
The conference expects the committee to finish its work and submit its recommendations for the 52nd conference.
3. The conference approves the inclusion of all clubs on the Israel Lions website, while giving clubs the opportunity to add the Israel Lions heritage to the website.
4. The conference expands its decision from the 14th conference – regarding office holders in the cabinet for the positions of commissioner, former commissioner and deputies: no more than one representative from the same club will be elected. Likewise, spouses will not be elected to the same cabinet. Note: Although a decision
This was accepted by the delegates of the conference, it is clearly canceled because, in consultation with the legal department of the International Lions, it is against the constitution of the International Lions.
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After Tobiah Goldstein finished his year as a commissioner, he continued his activities in his club, the Dan Paz Israel Club, and Lions Israel in adapting the Lions constitution and bylaws, taking care of receiving a budget from the International Lions for the translation of the constitution into Hebrew, and the application of the Lions association to all Lions members in Israel.
And according to Tovia: must thank Ruth – his wife, for the support and assistance, which are not taken for granted. He enjoys his activity in Lyons and especially that he has Unionist friends all over the world.
אתר מונגש
אנו רואים חשיבות עליונה בהנגשת אתר האינטרנט שלנו לאנשים עם מוגבלויות, וכך לאפשר לכלל האוכלוסיה להשתמש באתרנו בקלות ובנוחות. באתר זה בוצעו מגוון פעולות להנגשת האתר, הכוללות בין השאר התקנת רכיב נגישות ייעודי.
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