OUR LEGACY
Ashdod Bonded – from its establishment to the present
1971
Construction of the first warehouse
in the rear of Ashdod Port
in the rear of Ashdod Port
![](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/first_wh1971-1024x693-1.jpg)
1971
The first container enters the warehouse
![](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pic128-1.jpg)
1972
Warehouse 207 at the rear of Ashdod Port
![](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pic134-1.jpg)
1975
Ashdod Bonded warehouse at the Ashkelon
train station (Roy Schlesinger as a child)
train station (Roy Schlesinger as a child)
![](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pic135-e1666962791947.jpg)
1991
Construction of the new warehouse in
light Industrial Zone, Ashdod
light Industrial Zone, Ashdod
![](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pic125-com.jpg)
1991
The new warehouse in Ashdod
![](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1991pic116-1024x683-1.jpg)
2004
S. Aviation Authority – Signing of a contract
– Gabi Ophir, management of the Authority
and management of Bonded
– Gabi Ophir, management of the Authority
and management of Bonded
![](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pic139-1024x684-1.jpg)
2005
Ashdod Bonded Air Cargo Terminal at Ben Gurion Airport
![](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pic141com.jpg)
Visits to Ashdod Bonded
![Engineer Zvi Zilker – Mayor of Ashdod](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic-106-com-pzv9az9k7udxx8ox1i9z14miamqbejr2elduoe4ar4-q77wl1fqgmyyok42pe1qqst41nt8g2r8q6duxr76uo.jpg)
![Visit of Ambassador Berkowitz and the heads of the Rijeka Port Administration in Croatia and members of the League](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic101-1024x715-1-pzv9axdvu6bda0rnchgpw53l3uzkz5jlqc2vpu733k-q77wjx0oarfmtbqs9eks9l0ai3cg93as8mbzauv4a8.jpg)
![Meir Amit's visit to Ashdod Bonded](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic102com-pzv9aicgstqs49dhsayos8w7lp1pjzvwc9n41etdv4-1-q77wm31a20efkylgluatijbjt2nwzywi7cha4tnfxs.jpg)
![Chinese Ambassador Penn Zahlan visits Ashdod Bonded](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic103com-pzv9aggsf5o7h1g83a5fn9daexaz4lofo0c52uw67k-q77wn6ii11wh4l047bd5f9cwr99bz998crvoag0wog.jpg)
![Chinese Ambassador with Shmuel and Roy Schlesinger hosted by Mayor Zvi Zilker](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic107com-pzv9abrlgzhruzn1uq4assjzfzy5245rzd2poh352o-q77wo4cov36sqjmyppzpx0ti54mjoczkhfd5kemqgg.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l hosts the Chinese Ambassador and Chairman of the Port Authority in Ashdod Bonded](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic112-1024x684-1-pzv9a9vx3bf77rps5pb1nt12987empybb3rqpx5xf4-q77wom7mgxv8v4x0tfpmqeb9fg6iqlygvvrdonw968.jpg)
![Ashdod Bonded Customer Tour](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/105pic-com-pzv99uui1yum20bmlit0jwtor29j7kalx1bz1hs86o-q77wpdgxz4wk7ttfe9ht8pfmnmg5xtyonmogloru5s.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l hosts the Ambassador of Nigeria, Mayor Zvi Zilker, Gershon Peres (brother of Shimon Peres – President of Israel)](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic108com-pzv99sytoas1esecwhzrexarkaiss6358s102xv0j4-q77wqbb4t66vtsg9wo4dqgw81htdmxp0sa5xvndnxs.jpg)
![Schlesinger receives a delegation from Croatia headed by the ambassador in Ashdod Bonded](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic113com-pzv99o9mq4llsql6nxymkghgld5ypokhk4rkok1ze8-q77wqs8886u1mrrp5vfnzcmiqfhzhhk6ulwoimokts.jpg)
![Management of Discount Bank on a tour of Ashdod Bonded](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic84-1024x730-1-pzv99mdycgj15inwyx5dfgyjelf8aad0vvglq04rqo-q77wrbyu7pl2ekz0ylytxpn77isoz4qjxblvlfvb74.jpg)
![Visit of Minister Modai', Customs Administration, and 1992 Chairman of the Port Authority – Gideon Shamir](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic99-1024x713-1-pzv9b5ufjomy6ifcz34d0kyqgbtvwfh6rhy91bujjk-q77wrr09925nkcd6isgv1lukpoqkeae9be1n9v90fk.jpg)
International Activities Shmuel Schlesinger z"l
![Schlesinger z"l hosts Croatia's Minister of Economy at King David.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic65com-pzv994j0qlul0xduv7fgm3gs49v981e4hf2dlqv90w-q77wyfmxunb24innhohcrx4ksbsj4sxjkh1y4pc86o.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l President of the League, at a reception with the President of Croatia Messic.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic64-1024x717-1-pzv98zttsfo5evkomnebrmnh5cif5jvgsrsy7d27w0-q77wyzdju622wbuzaf0iqa599f38mg3wn6r57iiyk0.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l at the Palace of President Messitz in Zagreb](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic63-1024x683-1-pzv98x0b7xkag1os346g25d3d6wbigk9sduhrj6eeo-q77x187o5x4qmslk6dyfopqwck0t0f0tmauwhb73ow.jpg)
![Croatian Government Delegation in Savion with Roy Schlesinger](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic77-1024x683-1-pzv98hyw6kzpaaamixoey95pv0yg3awkebeq33sp68-q77x59wnl8o6mcpxjmxlx6zcfa2p5i37ubz5v772wg.jpg)
![Natalie Shalzinger with the President of Croatia during the reception for the Israeli delegation](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic60com-pzv98f5dm2vubgepzegj8rvc2vccg7lddxg9n9wvow-q77x5rrl73cmqxzzncniqkh3plmo7r248sddzgglm8.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l is interviewed by the media in Kazakhstan as a supervisor .](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic50com-pzv98ag6nwpepeljqufeeb213xzidq2ppa6u8w3uk0-q77x9rkw8qti3a73bktfu26mljxtxfx1sk6oesjd68.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l and representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the City Hall Palace in Almata, Kazakhstan.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic47com-pzv988kia8mu26oa1tm59bj3x68rybv910vvac6mwg-q77xb6c6hsqzi85d36rakpdiocznh3ijzjewbqg3u8.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l and Friends in Lebanon – 1982.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic45-pzv97ugxfq3j818rc5iqpx370e69qvb9z33l36rjhs-q77xdf6atjtn8ovxz5p7j4z5rhx7v2fgyninlj48z4.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l in Beirut – 1982.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic44-1024x686-1-pzv97qpkodydxle7y3w8fy1cmuosw2wcmkhn62x46o-q77xetxl2lr4nmu7qrn29s61uaz1eq0z5mqvih0zn4.jpg)
![A Lebanese weekly newspaper in which an article was published about the Schlesinger z"l and the surrounding area.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic43com-pzv97l2jjdqnzxmev1gh0zgl2jgllw9ylskqaf5h80-q77xfide0aol1hups27d2m01abmkyupzwzphzo0r5c.jpg)
![Aharon Amir z"l with Saeed Akel one of the Christian leaders in Lebanon.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic36-pzv97j6v5po3cpp560n7vzxnvrpv6i2hxj9rbv89kg-q77xgf9qnhxmbuixfyfazvp62t4fg9clpijhscnz3k.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l during a visit to the home of former Turkish President Demirel.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic35com-pzv9745g4d3i6yazlu56s3qadlrzrcesjgtznfukc0-q77xgz0cn0on3nq98oygy8pujwf4xwiys88ov5upgw.jpg)
![Pinchas Avivi – our ambassador to Turkey and Dr. Zvi Elpeleg.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic34com-pzv9729rqp0xjqdpwtbxn47d6u19by7bv7j0ovxcog-q77xhvwpa7xoe0egwl6eviezcdwzfb5kkr2onuhxf4.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l in Ankara-Turkey.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic33com-pzv96xkksiuhxokjo9assne27wof9goo6k9lai4bjk-q77xijeo12tug9gc3dc33uhi70p5rqquzzdtnrj33k.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l at Istanbul–Turkey University.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic32com-pzv96voweurxagn9z8hjnnv514xou2h7iaymby73w0-q77xj50ye9nfvakxl4oi7713uvqlos4oqydzp4n14g.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l and the President of Germany meet in Ashdod.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic31com-pzv96hlbkc8mgb7r9ke549f84cv6mlx8gd6c4ss0hc-q77xjvcfpmngwdipbg2250e0ho4vob166knl4vk0a8.jpg)
![Letter from the German Ambassador to Israel Dr. Hansen to Schlesinger z"l.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic30com-pzv96b0g8hzm71hbbzjr4t2zynrm4q743glxrv1row-q77xkw05461nh61gddwic94znp470i2pbm3iuo1njk.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l President of the League, at a reception with the President of Croatia Messic.](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic66com-pzv996ep49x5o5b4k88pr2zpb1lznfll5odckasgog-q77xlji3v0xtjf3bk626kl7iibwdcxnzquenul2t80.jpg)
Events at Ashdod Bonded
![Inauguration of the new Ashdod Bonded site - 1991](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic88-com-pzv95v170bdqpo4ixan3gf45v3ydhvfod9iom5pgmo-q77xptnmzusufgvek0ozxib3xiskfanz01eajyq8vk.jpg)
![Minister of Absorption the Honorable Mr. Yitzhak Peretz – 1991 at the inauguration event of the new Ashdod Bonded site](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic89-com-pzv95t5imnb62g7989tubfl8oc7n2h87p07pnls8z4-q77xqmsmvpwqfdp2tvafksyecgsy1wvng1mcfjj1io.jpg)
![A joint party of the company with a customer](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic91-1024x683-1-pzv95ogboh4qgee2zpspgyrxpeuszzpk0cya97z7u8-q77xrd4472wrggmuk6nzimbaz9781fs4vnvxvag0og.jpg)
![Team party at Ashdod Bonded building](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic92-com-pzv95lmt3z0vhki6g6ktrhhjx98pcweczyztte3ecw-q77xs92mng4if7cfdkhave8z6ctpb5b0c22g6p4msw.jpg)
![Opening of the air cargo terminal at Ben Gurion Airport 2005](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic95-com-pzv958h2gaiuz11al0w1skt3lv1kd4y4a5v13imws0-q77xsrveg4u8vel4bslu99i72291l3dn2n45s8crcg.jpg)
![Opening of Ashdod Bonded at the rear of the port -1971 Schlesinger z"l sets a mezuzah](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic96-com-pzv956le2mgabt40w02snla6f3atxqqnlwk24ypp4g-q77xt9qc1ziozzv6fibr2mzycdt0nccjh3idwhma28.jpg)
![Opening of Ashdod Bonded at the rear of the port -1971 Schlesinger z"l sets a mezuzah](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic97-com-pzv951w74g9upraung1nt4gvg5xzv97zx9amqkwnzk-q77xtrl9nu754l58j81nw0hpmpczplbfvjwm0qvss0.jpg)
Shmuel Schlesinger's Public Activities
![Visit from the Croatian delegation to Savyon-Shmil Weber (owners of the Bank of Commerce)](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic72-com-pzv94lwxw9nz8dy28r504qi1cm4r8egk727dkvkcxc-q77xxlrjkhgaj9kj4drtkjmgycfy53jzejszkf6xdc.jpg)
![Visit of the French delegation – Shimon Romach, Pnina Hod](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic73-1024x683-1-pzv9500iqs7a2jdkyf8eo4xy9e79fv0j8zzns0zgc0-q77xz2ei77gclfg2l0ixg6ca7x8i45cy9sc6fx0vow.jpg)
![Schlesinger receives Appreciation Award - Tel Aviv Cinematheque](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic164-com-pzv92zmy4jg78kapp1y4u57giq3zz617b1r9tpyrn4-q77xzpwgy2cinohxrsoloiet2k0ogky8p0nbfu21dc.jpg)
![Schlesinger receives Appreciation Award - Tel Aviv Cinematheque](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic163-com-pzv9359z9jnx682is4dw93s831c79cnlbto6pdqels-q77y08p8qr293vqmq0t52do0y9g0qj0vflp11da5ww.jpg)
![Schlesinger receives Appreciation Award - Tel Aviv Cinematheque](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic162-com-pzv93buuldwxfhsypp8a8k4g8qfrr8dpoq8l2bgne8-q77y0sfuq9t9voxyircb0qopfcqq8678ibe846gwa8.jpg)
![Lira – Choir of the Jewish Community of Zagreb in Savyon](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/2004pic68-com-pzv93p0l92exy19ukux27gswk4mwqztyejdds6x4z4-q77y16jfksckpudh8ffpk54mc4t8fmr7k96ibbvzow.jpg)
![Diplomatic cocktail at Savion-Zac Padoa, Shimon Romach, Ambassador](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic79-com-pzv93qw9mqhil9749vqbcgbtqwdn6e1f2socqqucmo-q77y1jp68gul8dud3l4hj1t2nj0dfe7ga2bb17ch9s.jpg)
![Cocktail of diplomatic representatives and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Savyon](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic78-com-pzv93vlgkwny7b0aifrg6x54ptqh8vk2rfxs54ndrk-q77y1xsr2zdw2j9vt97w2g8zkb2vmurfc03l8crkog.jpg)
![China and Israel Fire Inspector Meeting at Savyon](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic76-com-pzv93xh4ykqiuixk7gkpbwo1wlh7o9rjfp8r3oklf4-q77y2ayhqnvwl2qroewo1cxfvpa0mm7o1t8dy8829c.jpg)
![Diplomatic Meeting at Savyon – Ambassador Cosma from Moldova, Acting Ambassador](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic75-1024x683-1-pzv94bkpt39tood2x4o3vb3ytdjpvqbihn11atzots-q77y2laptua24sbr01dkasbiexv1zacpr8eq89sqcw.jpg)
![Zac Padoa, Ambassador Dr. Svitlan Berkowitz, and his wife](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic74-1024x682-1-pzv94ee8dldoni8zgnvzkseclj5titmpi0zhqnvib4-q77y2ximaoqsbpu00onpp78i4y6trcp84ww1gvam40.jpg)
![Visit of the Chinese delegation – Ren Fu Mao, his wife, and cultural representative](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic71-1024x683-1-pzv94k19illel60sjqbqzqz45ue0t093iswembn59s-1-q77y37uudv4xvfezcb4lymmko6rv40u9uc2dqwva7k.jpg)
The Schlesinger Family – Family Photos
![Shmuel Schlesinger z"l with his mother and sister – 1953 at Kibbutz Mizra](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic143-pzv92hs0iorr3z0nlc880rpp8ek0wx2awld1pgp8xc-q77y62b92t170xa5q1ey0ertf6qvf150kf6b22nddc.jpg)
![The Atlit Immigrant Camp – the picture is displayed in 1948 at the Atlit Immigrant Museum](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic144-pzv92jnowcubr6xxad1h5r8mf6arcb9rkuo0o0mgkw-1-q77y5o7o8ahw6run0dbjh0bwieod7kl1ihe0ux89yo.jpg)
![Shmuel Schlesinger z"l with his father Erwin z"l](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic146-1024x661-1-pzv92yp3xpewwyc2ujji9nfzxc8mrgxgyx3scg05tc-q77y6m1v2bs7sqhhiry3yrshwa1kwobdn4vi4vu3qo.jpg)
![Shmuel Schlesinger z"l in a youth group – 1953 at Kibbutz Mizra](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic147-pzv92c4zdok16b8ui9sglt4xo3btmqfwvtg4tsxlyo-q77y713a3ocsyhvn2yg52nzvefzgbtz317b9tb7sz4.jpg)
Shmuel Schlesinger z"l with VIPs
![Schlesinger with Ariel Sharon – Prime Minister](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic15com-pzv91ua1rtvl1pysek2jsfn6drrukhh0hd1wpjo38w-q77y8fukcqaadftwukdztb6rh919vhkl86jhq94jn4.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l with Yitzhak Rabin – Prime Minister](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic17-pzv929bgt6g67hcxyqkkwbujvxppzn4pvfhodz1shc-q77y8ync5f00tn2lssij76fzcygm5fn7yrl7bsco6o.jpg)
![Schlesinger with Justice Minister Tommy Lapid, Croatian Ambassador to Israel](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic28com-pzv90ica3a1yllwf6hckr9qo34c4nx6pars58fn628-q77y9bt2t3i1c6jhny7b634focnr573gokq01nt5rk.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l with Shimon Romach, Chief Fire Commissioner, and Shabtai Shavit](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic27com-pzv90k7ygy4j8ttovi5tw99l9w2v3be5z1346zkdps-q77y9pwnnm1c6bz0dmapphkcl4q9cnnfqiia8t8968.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l with the Honorable Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi Lau in the lesson](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic26-1024x678-1-pzv90z9diap4el7ufonv05gys20qih1vd3ivvey2y8-q77ya16pxmgs1nimjr68jepvpr6nx0w7s2c404rj3k.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l with Chief of Staff Lipkin Shahak, Zack Padoa, and Ilan Zohar at the ambassador's residence](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic25-1024x719-1-pzv91151vyrp1t544ph454zvytrgxv9c1ctutyvals-q77yafaas502vsy59f9n2t5smj964hg6u04e7a6mi8.jpg)
![Meir Amit, Uri Lubrani Gershon Peres in Savion](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic24com-pzv916s30yzezgwx7rwvk3knj4zo81vq24qrpmmxkg-q77yav9k0blyd6axo46ar74mq32erc7mk77nczixkg.jpg)
![Minister Zevulun Orlev, Ariel Ben Hamo – Lod City Engineer](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic23com-pzv917px7t0pb2vk2abi4lc44iv1fqzge9e96wlje8-q77yb6jmac1e8huju91tl4a5upitbpgelr1h4b27hs.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l with President Shimon Peres in his office](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic22com-pzv91lti2bk058b2ryewnzs11axjn7jfg76je20msw-q77ybirir6i4ffcsuwbyzj75kpul3rswzfiscwk38w.jpg)
![Schlesinger z"l with the Honorable President Ezer Weizmann in his office](https://ashdod-bonded.co.il/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/pic21com-pzv91np6fzmksg8cgz85szay82oa2lqw4ghiclxugg-q77ybr82gotpbx0ihhzm3z2ax6ow11qi0le5oe7jow.jpg)