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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
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Jewish survival
used to mean runnin%
on defense. And if that survival is to be meaningful schools are
The Jewish people have been running. for nearly 4,000 years. neededto educate the young; doctors, nurses and medical cen-
Because running was the only way to escape the brutal tortures ters are needed to give proper care to the sick, the crippled and
and mass murders that millions of Jews were forced to suffer. those who are too old to care for themselves; help is needed for
Those who escaped often became the victims of new perse- the thousands of homeless Jews who come to Israel each week
cution. Simply because they were J ewi sh. And as the slaughter
to stop running.
continued, so did the exodus.
These humanitarian needs have always -been the responsi-
day
there
one
But the Jewish people survived, praying that
bility
of free world Jewry.
would be an end to all the running.
We've built homes. We've cared for the old and the young.
For a Jew who is in danger anywhere in the world, Israel is
We've trained doctors, technicians and teachers. And we've
the realization of that hope. After 4,000 years the people of
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more than 1,500,000 homeless Jews.
Israel need to run no more. But the threats to their survival are settled
This year alone, the gates of Israel will open to 50,000 more
still as real as ever.
immigrants. The new arrivals will need food, clothing and
Along the frontiers school buses are ambushed and chil- housing. They must learn a new language. And they must de-
dren sleep in underground shelters to escape the nightmare of
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vocational skills.
artillery barrages. And students and teachers take time away velop
They will come to Israel to stay. And they will stand as free
from their universities to defend the life of their country.
with their heads high and their backs straight.
To meet these daily threats to their survival the people of Jews
We must stand with them. For as long as they need our help.
Israel spend virtually all their resources, energy and money
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