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We feel that the builders of
the museum have done an ex-
cellent job in explaining and
teaching the Holocaust. Much
as our own outstanding Holo-
caust Memorial Center in West
Bloomfield, the national mu-
seum explains the rise of anti-
Semitism through history with
its disastrous culmination in
the Holocaust. We felt the mu-
seum accurately and sensi-
tively portrayed what the
Holocaust was and did an ex-
cellent job sensitizing people to
the enormity of its tragedy.
Observing and talking to
non-Jews seeing the museum,
we found them to be quite
moved and sensitized to the
Holocaust. The very moving ar-
chitecture and art of the mu-
seum itself and the many,
many fine exhibits blended to-
gether to explain the Holocaust
from both an emotional and in-
tellectual point of view.
We found that as visitors to
Washington, as we talked
about the purpose of our trip,
we found people's reactions to
be very positive. Both Jews and
non-Jews stated they had
heard many good things about
the museum and were anxious
to see it for themselves. Many
said they were disappointe02\
that they would not be able to
see the museum until the fall
because of the great demand to
see it at this time.
Overall, as Jews, as children
of survivors, and as Americans,
we came away with a feeling of
pride and validation, having
the knowledge that this excel-
lent national museum in our
nation's capital will be educat-- ,
ing and sensitizing many peo-
ple for many years to come,
about the Holocaust and the)
Jewish people.
Charles Slow
Brenda Wayne,
David Oliwek
Helena Shaven
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Tel Aviv (JTA) — Forty-five
years ago, when the fledgl-
ing Jewish state was
fighting for its survival in
the War of Independence,
thous-ands of volunteers
from around the world joined
the struggle.
Known as Machalniks
(Volunteers from Abroad),
these men and women left
their homes in the United
States, England, South
Africa, France, Canada and
a dozen other countries to
fight in Israel's defense
forces.
Prior to the establishment
of the state, they joined the
Haganah and other
underground units, and
manned the Aliyah Bet
ships that brought Holo-
caust survivors to Eretz
Yisrael. After independence,
they served in all branches
of the Israel Defense Force,
usually on the front lines.
Of the approximately
3,500 volunteers who fought,
107 lost their lives.
Last month, coinciding
with the 45th anniversary of
Israel's independence, 300
former Machalniks from
Israel and abroad attended a
week-long reunion that
many acknowledged could
be their last.
With the youngest par-
ticipants now nearing 70, old
age and illness have already
taken a serious toll.
Organized by forme
Machalniks, with the coop
eration of the IDF, the reu
nion has enabled the vol
unteers to meet once again
and to remember their com
rades who died in combat.
On Yom Hazikaron
Memorial Day, Prime Min
ister Yitzhak Rabi
dedicated a memorial in th
Sha'ar Hagai Forest t
commemorate the falle
Machalniks.
The memorial, which is in-
scribed with the word
Machal in Hebrew and the
names of those who died,
was a joint project of the
umbrella organization
World Machal and the Jew-
ish National Fund.
During the visit, the vol-
unteers received an insiders'
look at the military strides
Israel has made since 1948.