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Israeli Joggers No Longer
An 'Endangered Species'
BY ROBERT ESHMAN
Jerusalem — At kilometer 11
on the First International
Jerusalem Mini-Marathon an ad-
vertisement — of sorts — hung
fom a balcony along the race
route. It read: "Exercise Your
Soul — Study Torah." What was
really unusual about the race
however, was that it happened at
all.
Only within the past two years
has running begun to gain popu-
larity in Israel, and even now its
acceptance is still uncertain. But
many encouraging signs bear
witness to the slow and fitful birth
of an Israeli running scene:
Jerusalem was host to two mini-
marathons last year, and has a
fast-growing running club of its
own. Nationwide, races from five
kilometer "fun-runs" to full
marathons are drawing more par-
ticipants and spectators.
But the most important change
can be seen on the streets, parks,
and paths of the nation itself.
Runners are no longer a rarity.
Joggers no longer meet with
stares and jeers from passing cars,
or murmurs of M'shugah from
pedestrians. Gabe Shamir, the
co-founder and director of the
Jerusalem-based Israel Trail
Blazers Running Club, estimates
that over 10,000 Israelis — in a
country of three million — have
now taken up the sport.
Both Tel Aviv and the Galilee,
in northern Israel, are host to full
marathons. The Tel Aviv full and
mini marathons attracted 1,500
runners in 1984. There are now
ten kilometer races in Caesarea
and Netanya, and shorter races in
many cities and towns. Bet Shean,
in the Jordan valley, also hosts a
mini-marathon.
Many of these events are or-
ganized by clubs affiliated, as are
many organizations in Israel,
with political parties. Hapoel, the
Labor Party club, has taken the
most active role in promoting
running. Maccabi, belonging to
the Liberal parties, has begun by
co-sponsoring the Jerusalem
mini-marathon. These political
affiliations also pose problems,
according to Shamir. Hapoel,
pro-Zionist and non-religious,
holds many of its races on Satur-
day, the Jewish Sabbath.
Observant Jews, forbidden to
travel on the Sabbath, cannot
attend the races or run in them.
Shamir estimates such policies —
understandable as Saturday is Is-
rael's 'weekend' — exclude be-
tween ten and 20 percent of the
possible entries.
Fortunately, running clubs and
local organizations are beginning
to put on other races. Israel's
largest running club, Ayalot, now
has over 200 members. The six-
year-old organization initiated
Jerusalem's first mini-marathon.
Ayalot also publishes a running
newsletter. Israel Trail Blazers,
with 90 members, is not just the
second largest club, it is the only
other one. An earlier club, Israel
Runners, started the Caesarea
and and Netanya runs, shortly
thereafter going defunct.
In the meantime, Shamir con-
tinues his efforts to increase the
number of runners on Jerusalem's
streets. His latest attempt is by
far his most unusual. Every morn-
ing at six you can find Shamir in
front of the gates of the Old City,
waiting. Only a few people have
responded to his long-running ad-
vertisements for 'Running Tours
of Jerusalem.' But Shamir is not
discouraged. For $3 a head,
Shamir leads his group of sleepy-
eyed runners on a short route,
passing ancient and modern
landmarks. At a particularly in-
teresting spot, like, for example,
Zion Gate, he'll stop the run, turn
around, and give a brief history of
the bullet holes pock-marking the
stones. Then with a wave of the
arm he picks- up the pace and con-
tinues the run. Combining run-
ning with a guided tour struck
Shamir as a good way to lure
tourists into the local running
scene.
World Zionist Press Service
Montreal Jews
Seek Aid
Montreal (JTA) — A major in-
crease in the number of Montreal
Jews seeking financial help from
a special fund of the Allied Jewish
Community Services (AJCS) is
made up of heads of single parent
families and single Jewish men
and women in the 50 to 64-year
age group.
"People are coming in droves to
ask for help," Molly Eisenberg,
coordinator of the Financial
Supplementation Program (FSP)
told an AJCS board meeting, ac-
cording to The Canadian Jewish
News.
Eisenberg made her report
after Dodo Heppner, AJCS
president, said FSP has spent
$745,000 to help the needy Jews.
Eisenberg reportef FSP is also
funding short-term training
courses for jobless Jewish men
and women to increase their
chances of getting employment, in
areas where there are no govern-
ment programs.
Grant Awarded
New York (JTA) — A $20,000
grant has been received by the
Hebrew Union College - Jewish
Institute of Religion, the Reform
institution to undertake a "State
of the Field" survey of American
synagogue history.
The grant was made by the
Lilly Endowment of Indianapolis
to the HUC-JIR Center for the
Study of the American Jewish
Experience, according to Prof.
Jonathan Sarna, the center's aca-
demic director.
Bar-Ilan
Will Honor VP
New York — Vice President
George Bush and former Con-
gressman Herbert Tenzer will re-
ceive honorary doctoral degrees at
the academic convocation of Bar-
Ilan University on Wednesday.