Dore Gold z”l. A special moment

Dr. Dore Gold died last week at the age of 71.

Dore, an American immigrant to Israel, rose to the top, becoming a top advisor to the Prime Minister, Director of the Israel Foreign Ministry, Israel ambassador to the UN, and Israel ambassador to the US. Dore’s last position was as the head of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs

When I first opened up my office in 1987,Dore went out of his way to introduce me to his colleagues at Tel Aviv University, for which I was forever appreciative.

Soon after that, my mother. a pundit in her own right, ran a feature about Dore for the Magazine of PNAI, Parents of North American Israelis.

Dore’s mother. a fellow member of PNAI made a point to mention a story which reflected on what Dore Gold was all about.

Dore had finished Columbia with honors, after which he received a $500 gratuity from the school in honor of his excellence in academic achievement.

Dore asked for a meeting with the Columbia University librarian , where he presented the library with a gift of that same $500 and ask that the school iibuy texts that would be appropriate to the scholarly interests of Jewish students who might study at Columbia.

Dore’s Mom observed that Dore wanted to drive home the point that most distressed him; the dearth of books for Jewish students when Dore began his studies at Columbia.

The librarian promptly escorted Dore to a tour of book stores, to select books for the next generation of students at Columbia.

Dore’s passing comes at the precise time when the US Government has cut federal funding to the Columbia, citing Columbia’s “continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.”

May Dore’s memory be blessed.