Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone surrounded by eight "Somerville Rocks!" tee-shirt-clad officials on a visit to Masada, overlooking the Dead Sea.

From left to right:
Robert Baines, Mayor of Manchester, N. H.; Judith Valles, Mayor of San Bernadino, Calif.; Jim McCarthy, Summit County Executive, Summit County, Ohio; Donald Plusquellic, Mayor of Akron, Ohio;
Curtatone; Laura Waxman, American Jewish Congress;
Meryl Frank, Mayor of Highland Park, N.J.;
Joy Cooper, Mayor of Hallandale Beach, Fla.;
Arlene Mulder, Mayor of Arlington Heights, Il.