Benjamin Netanyahu gets 1967 yearbook from fellow suburban Philadelphia high school alumni
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In this July 14, 2015 file photo, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference with Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem. Some suburban Philadelphia high school alumni say they’ve sent a 1960s yearbook to one of their most famous classmates, Netanyahu. The Philadelphia Daily News reports classmates from Cheltenham High School’s Class of 1973 sent Netanyahu his 1967 yearbook. (Ahikam Seri/Pool Photo via AP, File) (The Associated Press)
Some suburban Philadelphia high school alumni say they've sent a 1960s yearbook to one of their most famous classmates, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH'-hoo).
The Philadelphia Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/1K7Cp9M ) classmates from Cheltenham High School's Class of 1973 sent Netanyahu his 1967 yearbook.
Netanyahu left school around the time of the Six-Day War in June 1967 and joined the Israel Defense Forces, causing him to miss out on graduation and his yearbook.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}None of the four classmates knew Netanyahu. But they sent him a note congratulating him on winning his fourth term.
They say Netanyahu responded with a personal card, thanking them and saying the yearbook brought back fond memories.
The yearbook says Netanyahu was on the debate and soccer teams and the chess club while at Cheltenham.
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Information from: The Philadelphia Daily News, http://www.philly.com