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Haim Zach“Hello, I’m Sandra Haziza.”Big Hero, Big Screen. Award winning Directorand Producer Ari Daniel Pinchot was in Israelrecently for the premier screening of his newmovie “Follow-me”, a docu-drama on the life ofYoni Netanyahu, the late brother of Israel’s PrimeMinister who was killed leading the successfulIsraeli commando raid to free the hostages atEntebbe airport in 1976. Pinchot and his familyare seen here with Joanne Odes, Inbal’s Revenue &Reservations Manager.Meet the members of the Inbal family who are committed toproviding you, our valued guest, the personalized service youhave come to expect from an Inbal experience. Starting in thisissue, we begin by introducing Sandra Haziza, Inbal’s GuestRelations Manager.Sandra joined the Inbal as the Hotel’s GRM at the beginning of2012 having worked for 30 years in the tourist industry in bothIsrael and the USA. Having lived in France and Spain beforeshe was 18 - the age she immigrated to Israel - Sandra speaksEnglish, Spanish, French and Hebrew fluently and “fairly strongin Italian and Portuguese.” Her love affair with languages hashelped her no less than her guests. “I am able to communicatewith so many different people from so many different countriesand cultures – a huge plus in the tourist industry.”Her position as GRM involves “taking care of VIPs and the manyforeign delegations, which at the Inbal, we have throughout theyear.” From world leaders and foreign dignitaries to those inshowbiz, the Inbal attracts them all.Sandra has the experience.During her seven years as the Concierge at the Ritz Carlton inNew York - “a port-a-call for the TV and Hollywood crowd” -she met “The Seinfeld cast regularly, Rod Steward, Prince, SamSheppard and Denzel Washington, one of my favorite actors.”Subsequently, she worked as Chief Concierge at the King DavidHotel, Jerusalem followed by holding multiple positions at theDavid Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem. It was here that she recallsher most memorable meeting with Romanian-born Jewish-American writer, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor ElieWiesel. “We spoke in French, nothing about the hotel. It wasa philosophical conversation about life and the art of beinghappy. We ended by him promising to send me his latest book.Two weeks later, after Rosh Hashana, it arrived with a personalinscription wishing me good luck for the future and to continuebeing happy.”We too wish Sandra “good Luck” as one the newest memberwho is so “happy” to be part of the Inbal team.She looks forward to meeting you and wishing you a happy stayin Israel and the Inbal.Spring-Summer 201249