FOCUS
S
VIGIL
The Jewish community
rallies at
Temple Emanu-El
for area victims
of AIDS.
AMY J. MEHLER
Staff Writer
r ank Nelson buried
his best friend, Terry,
two months ago. At
Sunday night's AIDS
Vigil he said goodbye
again.
Mr. Nelson, who is
Christian, came to Oak
Park's Temple Emanu-
El for the eighth inter-
national AIDS
Candlelight Memorial.
"It was the most emo-
tional event I've ever
been to," Mr. Nelson
said. "Everyone around
me was hurting. It was
even harder than going
to Terry's funeral."
The vigil, which was
held for the first time at
a synagogue, drew
somewhere between 700
and 800 people, accor-
ding to Ted Duncan, a
member of Temple
Emanu-El and director
Above:
Lighting candles for
the vigil.
Left:
Glen Young and
Steven Ashcraft were
concerned.
Below:
Frank Nelson shields
his candle during the
ceremony.