Event Reservations

Ira Kohler is from Long Island, New York, and at the age of 21, moved to Israel and served as a Lone Soldier in the 890th Battalion of the IDF Paratroopers Brigade. On October 7, Ira found himself on the front lines on Israel’s toughest day, fighting in Kibbutz Be’eri. He went on to spend over 100 days inside the Gaza Strip. Upon completing his service, Ira became a noted public speaker and wrote his memoir, Once a Paratrooper, the first book by a Lone Soldier from the October 7 war. Ira is coming to Chabad of Bakersfield on Thursday, November 12 to speak about his story and his book. We welcome you to join us for this special evening. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the program.

Admission $18.
Sponsorship $180 -VIP access. Includes a meet-and-greet with the speaker and a signed copy of his book.