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ment and the Holy See's
Secretariat of State.
In their concluding state-
ment, conference par-
ticipants said they were
"conscious of the impor-
tance" of how diplomatic re-
lations affected Catholic-
Jewish relations and hoped
that "significant progress
will soon be achieved."
This was the first high-
level statement from Vat-
ican representatives urging
an early resolution to diplo-
matic relations between
Rome and Jerusalem.
"Small steps on each side
will help move us toward a
diplomatic settlement," said
Archbishop Keeler.
He urged Jews and Israeli
authorities to recognize the
"squeeze the Catholic
minority [in Israel, many of
whom are Arab] sees itself to
be in," and specifically rec-
ommended that a resolution
be reached regarding St.
John's Hospice, the Catholic
facility in the Old City of
Jerusalem that Orthodox
Jews have taken over.
• The need for a statement
from the Vatican on the
Holocaust and anti-
Semitism addressed to the
worldwide Catholic Church.
Archbishop Keeler said
the statement is "beyond the
outline stage," though
others said such a statement
may be more than a fe
years away.
• Greater frequency by
both sides in addressing
interfaith issues.
The steering committee
the International Catholic-
Jewish Liaison Committe
will now meet twice a year,
mostly to discuss religious
education, anti-Semitism
and racism, and sexual and
economic exploitation o
children and women.
And the Catholic and Jew
ish communities were asked
to devote one day each year
to reflect on the possibilities
of dialogue with the other.
• Open Vatican archives
regarding World War II and
the Holocaust to "serious
scholars."
The 60-year lid that the
Vatican keeps on its ar-
chives means that the most
recent material open to
scholars dates as far back as
the 1920s.
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Yad Ezra Client Roster
Surpasses 1,000 Mark
KIMBERLY LIFTON
Staff Writer
M
ore than 1,000 per-
sons depended on
Yad Ezra for food
last month, leaving officials
of the two-year-old kosher
food pantry in a quandary.
Money is not coming in as
quickly as clients are re-
questing food, Yad Ezra offi-
cials said. And if the client
roll continues to increase as
expected, food supplies will
need to be cut if the money is
not replenished, they said.
"People are being laid off
right and left," said Yad
Ezra Executive Director
Jeannette Eizelman. "And
the new Russians keep corn-
ing."
Last April, Yad Ezra gave
food to 638 people. Last mon-
th, that figure increased to
1,034, the same month the
pantry was closed for 12
days during Passover.
"We know they are out
there," Mrs. Eizelman said,
adding that the food bank
has only scratched the sur-
face of a problem. Many who
haven't requested food from
Yad Ezra are still hungry,
she said.
"When they close the Gen-
eral Motors plants, it will hit
us like never before," Mrs.
Eizelman said. "We will see
the domino effect."
Yad Ezra, which operates
on a $200,000 budget — al
from private donations, has
hosted a few fund-raisers.
The food bank also has
sought help from rabbis and
medical and legal profes-
sionals.
Officials are looking for,
ways to better educate the
community of the need. Yad
Ezra is considering laun-
ching a newsletter, to be
compiled by volunteers, and
food bank staff would like to
produce an educational
video to use as an informa-
tional and fund-raising tool.
Meanwhile, Yad Ezra is
planning its first Walk For
Hunger, to be held Oct. 4.
The fund-raiser will be
oriented toward youth
through high school age,
who will walk one or two
miles for pledges.
Working with Yad Ezra on
the fund-raiser are temple
and synagogue youth organ-
izations, the B'nai B'rith
Youth Organization and the
Jewish Educators Coun-
cil.
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