President's Column
KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL
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by Eli Scherr
At this season of the year, we reflect on both the past and the future. At JNF we can be thankful that the past has been
filled with accomplishment and the future with challenge.
Jewish National Fund continues to make progress providing those things which improve life for all the people of Is-
rael. However, ongoing developments in the Mideast as well as a continuing influx of new immigrants create a future
of challenge which can be met only by unfailing effort. Your support has been vital to our past accomplishments and
will remain vital to our future efforts.
The themes and messages of the Days of Awe are many. I would like to take this opportunity to share one such message with you. The
accompanying article by Ruth W. Popkin, National President ofJewish National Fund, is addressed to all friends and supporters ofJNF.
Her message reminds us that as we reflect on the blessings of the past, we must never forget the obligations of the future.
On a personal note, all of us at the Jewish National Fund join in extending best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year to all. We all
pray for a year of success, progress and peace for our people in Israel and throughout the world.
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A Rosh Hashanah 5754 Message
By Ruth W. Popkiu,
National President of JNF.
Another year. Another beginning. Another promise.
Rosh hashanah begins the ten Days of Awe which culminate on Yom Kippur. This time in Jewish life is G-d's special gift. We are given
the opportunity through prayer and introspection to erase past sins and start anew. However, while we erase past sins, we are not per-
mitted to erase past promises. These we must fulfill.
The Rosh Hashanah prayers help us to count our blessings and thank G-d for the privilege of living in a time when there is a Jewish
homeland and when countless Jews are free at last from years of persecution and oppression. How wonderful to be able to witness the
reawakening ofJudaism in those who were long denied the right to practice their faith!
Each year, when the Days of Awe come to a conclusion, we are spiritually renewed but we continue to live in
the same place with familiar surroundings. On the other hand, thousands ofJews from the former Soviet
Union, Ethiopia and other parts of the world are now physically starting new lives in a strange country with
customs and life styles very different from that which they are used to. We worked, lobbied, demonstrated
and prayed for these Jews to be freed. Now, our prayers have been answered. Now, we must take the next
step and fulfill our promise.
The Jewish National Fund, with its Operation Promised Land Campaign, is helping to fulfill the promise
made by Jews around the world. It has touched the lives of tens of thousands of immigrants, providing them
with housing sites, recreation centers, jobs, summer camps and water. However, there are thousands of new
immigrants who are still struggling to make a living in Israel and need our help. By supporting the Jewish
National Fund, you help us give all Israelis a better quality of life.
Personally, and on behalf of the entire JNF family, I wish to extend good wishes for a happy and healthy -
New Year of 5754 and ask you to join with us in our cause. Let the New Year bring Israel and her people a
life filled with the blessings of progress, growth, security and peace.
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Elections Sunday,
October 1:
The Offices ofJewish Nation-
al Fund have relocated to 17100
W. Ten Mile Road in Southfield,
which was formerly the Manny
Charach and Associates office
building. The office building is
now known as the JNF Charach
Building, thanks to the most
generous donation by Manny
and Natalie Charach.
To commemorate this lovely
gift, a dedication ceremony will
be held on Sunday, October
17th, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at
the new office site. Following the
dedication, the program will also
include Dr. Samuel I. Cohen, Ex-
ecutive Vice President, JNF of
America, as guest speaker, who
will give us an update on the Is-
raeli situation.
Election of officers and mem-
bers of the Board of Directors will
complete the program.
JNF extends a Special Thank
You to the community for sup-
porting JNF's emergency cam-
paign, 'Operation Accoutitability."
We were able to help when chil-
dren in Kiryat Shmoneh and oth-
er northern villages in Israel were
moved to our summer camps,
and massive repairs were made
to roads destroyed by rockets.
Thanks to Norman Allan,
Jonathan Brateman, Sandra
Glazier, Esther Goldenberg, Eli
A Scherr, Sherman Shapiro, Paul
Sherizen, Donna Sklar and Arm
Eisenberg Slatkin for their de-
voted assistance in realizing a suc-
cessful campaign. ❖
Anthony Franco
Dinner Scheduled
On Thursday, October 14,
1993, JNF will honor Anthony
M. Franco at a Tribute Dinner
beginning at 6 p.m. at Cong.
Shaarey Zedek. Mr. Franco will
receive the "Tree of Life"
Award, JNF's highest honor, in
recognition of his professional
humanitarian leadership as well
as his community involvement
and dedication to the cause of
American-Israeli friendship.
The Honorable James. J.
Blanchard, United States Am-
bassador to Canada and former
Governor of Michigan, will be
the Guest Speaker. J. P. Mc-
Carthy of WJR Radio will serve
as the Dinner M.C.
Eli Scherr, President of the
JNF Council, stated that this
event will be the culmination of
our annual campaign. Please
plan on joining us on October
14th.
Women
Donor To Be
Celebrated
November 16
Garden
Shirley Kraft, President of the
Women ofJNF, invites you to cir-
cle the date of Tuesday, Novem-
ber 16 at 12:00 Noon when the
Women of JNF celebrate their
64th Annual Donor Luncheon,
to be held at Cong. Shaarey
Zedek. For reservations, call Fre-
da Berkowitz at JNF, 557-6644.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE WITH
SINCERE APPRECIATION
THE FOLLOWING GARDEN
DONORS WHO ENROLLED
IN THE MICHIGAN GARDEN
CLUB AS OF SEPTEMBER 7,
1993:
LAURA, JERRY, MEGAN &
ERIN TAYLOR; Friends of DR.
NATHAN SAGINAW; JOHN H.
MCBREARTY.
"Of Biessed
Memory"
We mourn the loss of: JERRY
GUTTENBERG, JUDGE
GEORGE D. KENT, JULIUS
POLLAK, FRED SAMSON and
LOUIS J. WOHL.
Enrolled As '-
September 7,
1993
Golden Book
Subscribers As Of
September 7,
1993
Get well wishes to: SHARON
BURNS, RUTH KIMMEL and
SHERMAN SHAPIRO.
"Maze! Toy "
To Donna and Larry Sklar on
the birth of their second grand-
child, Alexander Nathan, born
to Stuart and Donna Sklar, and
to Esther Goldenberg, proud
great grandmother.
GOLDEN BOOK SUB-
SCRIBERS HELP THE JNF
CONTINOE LAND RECLAMA-
TION IN ISRAEL. WE SALUTE
THE FOLLOWING CONTRIB-
UTORS OF GOLDEN BOOKS
AS OF SEPTMBER 7, 1993:
DAVID AN4 DOREEN HER-
MELIN; IRVING and FLO-
RENCE HERMELIN; The
WEINBERG FAMILY; LILLIAN
KOMER; The Board of the
Women of JNF; EDITH
KOLODNEY.