Registration Information:
Your registration fee includes:  Saturday night opening session and reception at the Hebrew Club, Sunday lunch, Sunday evening dinner at the Panama Canal, Monday closing luncheon, transportation to off-site events and all materials.  

Getting There
B’nai B’rith international is pleased to offer a discount with Copa Airlines. Copa offers direct flights to Panama City from many major cities around the world. 

https://www.copaair.com/sites/cc/en/flight-information/pages/routemap.aspx
 
AIRPORT INFORMATION:
Tocumen International Airport
Website: www.tocumenpanama.aero

Many U.S. airlines service Panama City, and the main airline Copa also has code shares with major U.S. airlines.

GROUND TRANSPORTATION
There is only one taxi company serving the airport, the Tourist Taxi Service, which provides service to tourists and to guarantee passenger safety.

Currently, the taxi ride from Tocumen International Airport to Panama City for 1 to 2 persons is $30, Group (3 or more): $10 each. The airport is located approximately 12 miles from Panama City. 

IMPORTANT TRAVEL INFORMATION
Panama uses the U.S. Dollar as its official currency, so for American travelers there is no need to exchange money. Panama  City is the financial banking center for Central America, with easy access to ATM’s.
 
VISAS:
Currently, people holding passports from the following countries needed to show only their passports to enter Panama: 
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Holland, Honduras, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, Uruguay and Wales.

Currently, people from the following countries need a passport and a tourist card (supplied by the airline for $5): 
Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Granada, Guyana, Iceland, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, San Marino, South Korea, Suriname, Sweden, Taiwan, Tobago, Trinidad, the USA and Venezuela.

Any countries not listed will need to obtain a visa, available at Panamanian embassies or consulates.

Panama is a unique and beautiful tourist destination.  
It’s a place where you can eat breakfast overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and enjoy dinner on the Caribbean Sea. 

Why visit Panama? Click on the video to get a taste for some of the amazing things you can see and do in Panama.
Video prepared by the Panama Tourism Authority

Jews in Panama
Please view slideshow below to learn more about the Jewish community of Panama and its long history in the country. 
Slideshow prepared by Dovi Eisenman

Allan J. Jacobs 
President, B´nai B´rith International
Since his days at AZA (the teenage boys component of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization) Jacobs has served extensively within the organization, in  numerous leadership roles. In 2006, he received the Moe and Berdie Kudler Award for Outstanding Volunteer Leadership.
Deeply committed to the core values of B’nai B’rith, he  leads the organization’s efforts to advocate for the global Jewish community and the State of Israel, provide humanitarian aid, and promote human rights and senior advocacy initiatives. Jacobs has exhibited his commitment to Israel and B’nai B’rith’s public policy agenda in a wide variety of arenas. He now serves on the Board of Governors of the World Zionist Organization and is a Vice President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Daniel S. Mariaschin
Executive Vice President, B´nai B´rith International
Mariaschin has spent nearly all of his professional life working on behalf of Jewish organizations.
As the Executive Vice President of B’nai B’rith International, Mariaschin has met with countless heads of state, prime ministers, foreign ministers, opposition leaders, influential members of the media and clerical leaders. Each time, his goal has been to advance human rights, help protect the rights of Jewish communities worldwide and promote better relations with the State of Israel.
In acknowledgment of his work he has received several recognitions, 
among them the Cultural Pluralism Award from the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad. 

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner
Israeli attorney, human rights activist and the founder of Shurat HaDin Israel Law Center. 
She is known for her legal activism, especially lawsuits and legal actions brought on behalf of terror victims against terrorist groups, their leaders and financial patrons. In addition, her law office has brought civil actions against numerous banks and financial institutions for aiding and abetting Islamic and Arab groups engaged in terror attacks.

Dr. Julio María Sanguinetti
President of Uruguay in 1985-1990 and 1995-2000. Lawyer, historian, journalist and politician. 
Since 1990, he has also been President of the PAX Institute, an academic foundation for international action. He is likewise a member of the InterAcción Council –  a forum for retired world leaders that centers its work on the elaboration of reports and studies offering advice on diverse areas of the international arena. A strong supporter of the State of Israel in various international forums, he has been the recipient of the Jerusalem Prize, awarded  by the World Zionist Organization. 

Colonel Richard Kemp
Commander of the British Forces in Afghanistan in 2003. Kemp has disputed allegations that Israel engaged in war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Gaza War from December 2008 to January 2009.
Kemp was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), Military Division, on April 25, 1994 in recognition of his intelligence work in Northern Ireland in 1993. He was also awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery for service as a commander in the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia in 1994.

Dr. Stanley A. Urman
Executive Vice-President (Executive Director 2002-2008) of Justice for Jews from Arab Countries, an international coalition seeking rights and redress for Jews displaced from Arab countries. 
Since 2002, Dr. Urman has made formal presentations on rights and redress for Jews forced to flee Arab countries to members of Congress, and to senior administration officials in the United States, Belgium, Canada, France, Great Britain, Italy, Russia and the European Union.