ISRAEL r'll°1 Best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year. Best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year. EVELYN & AL BROOK GLADYS & BERNARD COOPER Best wishes for a happy, healthy - New Year. Best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year. HENIA & MIRIAM CIESLA "BEN' FEALK 11n ]n inns m t13"2 to all to all our friends and relatives. our friends and relatives. BEN & PEARL GUYER Margate, Florida BOB & TEDDIE GOTTLIEB Young Detroiter With Young Judaea • We wish our family and friends a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year LESLEE & LORY HOWARD & JUDI FRIEDMAN Scottsdale, AZ We wish our family and friends a very healthy, happy and prosperous New Year DR. ALEX & EILEEN FRIEDLAENDER & FAMILY A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to All Our Friends and Family. THE WANDERS — BOB & ELAINE Boca Raton, FL A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to All Our Friends and Family. SUGAR & MARC VOGEL, LAUREN, ILISSA & SONNEY TODD WINER 1111DT1 11112 illt13"2 11IIDIl nalz rnui`2 to all our friends and relatives. to all our friends and relatives. ALEXANDER & HILDA FRANK THE FRANKFORT FAMILY — ALAN, JUDY, MICHAEL & ERIN May the coming year be filled with health and happiness for all our family and friends. May the coming year be filled with health and happiness for all our family and friends. SIDNEY, TRACY & MADDISON LEE KATCHEM Miami, FL THE LEITSONS SIDNEY & SHELLIE JEFF & TONA & BRIAN MARC & JACKIE & JORDAN ALAN & CINDY . To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. EDWARD & SHIRLEY ROSENBERG May the coming year be one filled with health, happiness and prosperity for all our friends and family. THE PIERCES DOUGLAS, ARLENE, KAREN & LINDA 98 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1991 To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity. DR. & MRS. CARY M. POSARA ADAM & ALYSSA 4 6' 70II Coral Springs, FL 1M t "Wsiry ' Special to The Jewish News t's 5:30_a.m. as the trac- tor slowly makes its way toward the fields, the ris- ing sun still hidden behind ,:_( the Jordanian mountains. At this hour, even deep in Israel's Arava Desert, the morning air is cold. Hitching a ride with the tractor this morning is Joseph Zeff of Detroit, and 20 other members of the Young Judaea Year Course. He made the five-hour trip from Jerusalem to Kibbutz Ketura to take part in a week of physical labor and intellec- tual stimulation. His early mornings are spent picking melons, the evenings discuss- ing Ketura, the role of kib- butz, and how it differs from all other places in Israel. Founded in 1973 by Young Judaea Year Course par- ticipants, Ketura, 30 miles north of Eilat, is wedged bet- ween the Jordanian moun- tains to the east, and the mountains of the Arava to the west. (The name Ketura comes from a nearby hill bearing the name of Abra- ham's second wife.) Over the years, the kibbutz has at- tracted new immigrants, mostly Americans, and sabras — those born in Israel — to work and live in a com- munal environment where religious pluralism, equality of opportunity, dedication to the Jewish community, and a commitment to building a better Israel are its founda- tions. Only 14 years after its founding, the government awarded Ketura the coveted Speaker of the Knesset prize for "Quality of Life" for its achievements in promoting tolerance and pluralism in Israel. While the Negev desert makes up some 70 percent of Israel, less than 10 percent of the population chooses to call it home. Not only did Ketura accept the challenge of settl- ing in the desert, but took the Zionist adage of making the desert bloom seriously too. Rich green fields literally grow out of sand dunes. Rows and rows of tangled vines and melons stretch for 40 to 50 yards, making what should look like just another barren desert landscape appear more like a greenhouse. Date trees, pammellos, onions, and man- goes also flourish, adding to the sense of agricultural achievement. For Joseph Zeff the effect of working in Ketura's fields,