‘Important Battle for Hearts and Minds’ and ‘Fervent Hope” for Prevailing of Goodwill and Humanism

March 31st, 2025 

The Letter of Appreciation from the President of Israel to the President of the Rogatchi Foundation 

The Board of the Rogatchi Foundation is glad to express its deep appreciation and warm gratitude to the President of Israel H.E. Isaac Herzog upon receiving his personal Letter of Appreciation to the Foundation’s  co-founder and President Inna Rogatchi

President of Israel H.E. Isaac Herzog. (C) Office of the President of Israel.

In his kind and thoughtful addressing dated March 30th, 2025, the President of Israel writes, among the other things: 

I hold in the highest regard individuals such as yourself who hear the call of this time personally and step forward to offer their means, their skills, and their caring, to help hold our collective needs and advocate for our people  and our country in the world. “ 

Emphasising Inna Rogatchi’s ongoing contribution to the pro-Israel and  Jewish cause world-wide, President Herzog in his personal letter to Inna Rogatchi writes: 

I am certain that your work as an artist and writer will contribute significantly in the important battle for hearts and minds. I am hopeful that it will further stand as a reminder of the risks of bigotry and prejudice in all forms, and, specifically, anti-Israel hatred and the antisemitism that it too easily masks”. 

Gracefully sharing his personal ongoing for over year and a half post-October 7th  torment, but also his firm and humane leadership, the President of Israel Isaac Herzog concludes his personal letter to the Rogatchi Foundation co-founder and President Inna Rogatchi with appreciation, solidarity and hope: 

“I salute you, once again, for your work and join you in the fervent hope  that we see our hostages swiftly returned home and that we welcome days of goodwill, prosperity and peace”. 

Co-founder and President of the Rogatchi Foundation Inna Rogatchi , the Foundation Board and its International Advisory Council are expressing our all deep appreciation to the President of Israel H.E. Isaac Herzog for his thoughtful and warm Letter of Appreciation. We all also would like to thank Mr President and his wife for their exemplary leadership, which contributed both Israel and world Jewry in a special, attentive, warm, understanding and engaging way, which is always beneficial, but has its own strength and yer deeper meaning at the times like we all are living through after the October 7th unprecedented attack on humanity. 

In their turn, Inna and Michael Rogatchi, and the Rogatchi Foundation will continue their ongoing effort in support and strengthening humanity,  fairness, moral clarity and truthful lessons of history in the fields of  civility, Jewish history, its superbly rich heritage, the state of Israel, the Jewish people and those who support us worldwide.

Inna Rogatchi presenting her film about Simon Wiesenthal at the International Haifa Film Festival in Israel. (C) The Rogatchi Foundation.

We have always been dedicated to these objectives and purposes, in order to continue, in practical terms, the legacy of the Shining Souls , as it comes from the Talmud, those people, who have been driven by their choices and decisions to be, actively, on the side of the Light. In the times when darkness moved on to challenge the light in the most inhuman way, our determination is yet stronger. And we are warmly grateful and encouraged by very kind personal attention and appreciation expressed in the Letter of the President of Israel H.E. Isaac Herzog.

Toda Raba and Shalom, dear Mr President.