John Grossman

Dr. John Grossman is the Chairman of the American Friends of Libi, the American affiliate of the Libi Fund. Grossman runs surgical programmes at hospitals in Miami in the United States and in the Tel Aviv district of Israel. According to his profile on the American Friends of Libi he visits Israel several times a year.

In March 2015, Grossman was present at an event co-sponsored by American Friends of Libi and Chabad at the University of Miami. At the event IDF Captain Oron Kalmanzon spoke of his experiences on during Operation Protective Edge (Israel's 2014 assault on the Gaza strip). The event was part of a larger tour organised by American Friends of Libi which saw Kalanzon speak to audiences in Miami FL, Columbus OH, Livingston NJ, Fairfield CT, Boston MA and Washington DC. At the event Grossman remarked that:

It was incredible to hear what it was really like fighting in Gaza this summer... Hearing Captain Kalmanzon was nothing like what you heard on TV or read in the newspapers... Everywhere he went Captain Kalmanzon impressed people with his moving stories from the front lines. Even though the war has been over for six months, people had so many questions which shows just how connected and concerned American Jews, and non-Jews, are for the welfare of Israel’s soldiers... I’m happy we had the chance to educate more people about just how strong and moral the Israeli army is. With army officers like Captain Kalmanzon, we can rest easier at night knowing that the State of Israel is in kind and capable hands