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COMPILED BY ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM
Wyatt + Josephine,
Together Forever
ti
urt Russell ' '' ''':*.t.. ..
plays him in ...
the current
film Tombstone,
and Kevin Costner
will portray him in
Wyatt Earp, scheduled for re-
lease in July. But do they know
that the legendary lawman's
third wife, Josephine Sarah
Marcus Earp, was Jewish?
Josephine, daughter of So-
phie and Henry Marcus of San
Francisco, ran away from home
in the 1880s and joined a danc-
ing troupe that performed in sa-
loons in the Arizona Territory.
She met Earp in Tombstone,
where they married. She later
was known to the Earp family
as "Aunt Sadie."
Josephine and Wyatt even-
tually settled into a quiet life in
Los Angeles. Wyatt died in Jan-
uary 1929; Josephine died in
December 1944.
, .;:::: Both were cre-
mated.
Their re-
mains are
buried side-by-
side in Colma (a
suburb of San Francisco) in the
Marcus family plot
in the Hills of .e:" .. k. .. ,:,.,..
Eternity, the
cemetery of
San Francisco's
Congregation
Sherith Israel.
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Mezuzot Offer An
Ethiopian Twist
hat began as a small
basement business has
blossomed into a pro-
ject so popular workers can't
keep up.
Every day, 54 Ethiopian
Jewish women meet in the
basement at the absorption
center in Kfar Sava, Israel.
There, they embroider lavish,
colorful strips used to make
covers for mezuzot. With scraps
of cotton, the women create
their own patterns, so each
mezuzah has a different design.
Sold through ESRA (En-
glish Speaking Residents
Association), the mezuzot may
be ordered in bulk only.
For information, contact
Phyllis Bloch at ESRA, P.O.
Box 3132, Herzliya, 46104, Is-
rael.
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Israeli Army Inducts
Down Syndrome Soldiers
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srael recently became the
first country to accept men
and women with Down Syn-
\‘‘
drome into the armed forces, ac-
cording to the January JARC
newsletter.
The 16 new soldiers
were trained in a pro-
gram sponsored by the
Hadassah Research
Center for Special
Children. Their re-
sponsibilities include
painting antennae
and other communi-
cation
raeli
devices, repairing tanks
and recording maps used by Is-
intelligence.
Zionist Group Creates
Curriculum On MIAs
MISSING IN ACTION
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Conservative Movement
Creates Disaster Fund
he Conservative Movement has cre-
ated a Natural Disaster Relief Fund
to provide assistance to communities
affected by such catastrophic occurrences as
hurricanes, earthquakes and floods.
Working through the Conservative con-
gregations in the affected areas, the fund will
distribute grants to institutions and individ-
uals in distress whose losses will not other-
wise be covered under their standard
insurance policies.
The fund's first project will aid victims of
the recent earthquake in Los Angeles.
Send donations to the United Synagogue
of Conservative Judaism, Natural Disaster
Relief Fund, 155 Fifth Ave., New York, NY
10010.
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REDEEMING CAPTIVES:
The Mitzvah
gad cks Owe!
urim is just days away, but you can still
get a gift off to friends and relatives in Is-
rael thanks to Bnei Akiva, the Religious
Zionist Youth Movement.
Bnei Akiva is sponsoring a
mishloach manot project, with
parcels delivered anywhere within
Israel.
Basket Aleph costs $36 and in-
cludes an assortment of baked
goods, wine, candies and fruit. Bas-
ket Bet includes baked goods,
wines, chocolates, candies, fruit and
nuts; it costs $54.
The deadline for orders is Feb.
16. Make checks payable to Bnei
Akiva; all orders must be accom-
fit tnt:1"
Israel
panied by full payment. Include
PURIM Erin
with each order a complete address
(street, apartment number, city),
plus telephone number for the person to whom the
package is intended. Contact Bnei Akiva at 25 W.
26 St., New York, NY 10010, or call (212) 889-5260,
Fax (212) 213-3053.
7.achar, 11aumel
Alits.ing since 1982
of
Pidyon Shevuyim
A Unit for Religious Schools
This unit has been prepared by the
American Zionist Movement
in cooperation with
American Zionist Youth Foundation
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
United Synagogite of Conservative Judaism
and the Jewish Education and Culture Department
and Torah Education Department
of the Joint Authority for Jewish Zionist Education
American Zionist Movement, 110 East 59" Street, New York NY 10022 (212)3184100
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focus attention on the
plight of Israel's four ser-
vicemen missing in action,
and to teach Jewish youth the
concepts of pidyon shevuyim (re-
deeming captives), the Ameri-
can Zionist Movement (AZM)
has produced a 24-page cur-
riculum about the MIAs.
The curriculum is designed
for day schools and afternoon
schools and can be adapted for
use by youth groups and in oth-
er educational settings.
"Pidyon shevuyim, the mitz-
vah of redeeming captives, is an
important lesson for all," said for-
mer Detroiter Rabbi Daniel
Syme, chairman ofAZM's adult
education committee. "Our rab-
bis have argued that this mitz-
vah is of great importance, since
a hostage's affliction includes nu-
merous misfortunes such as
hunger, poverty and abuse."
Three of the MIAs — Zachary
Baumel, Yehuda Katz and Zvi
Feldman — were captured in
Lebanon in 1982. Ron Arad dis-
appeared in 1986.
Mr. Baumel, Mr. Katz and
Mr. Feldman all were taken fol-
lowing a tank battle with Syri-
an forces.
Air Force Capt. Ron Arad
vanished after parachuting from
his jet, also while over Lebanon.
He was captured and handed
over to the Iranian Revolution-
ary Guards.
With the exception of these
four men, all other Western
hostages in Lebanon were freed
three years ago.
The curriculum was prepared
by AZM Program Associate Fred
Greene in cooperation with the
education departments of the
American Zionist Youth Foun-
dation, Union of American He-
brew Congregations, Union of
Orthodox Jewish Congregations
of America, United Synagogue 0,
of Conservative Judaism and the _
Joint Authority for Jewish Zion- —
ist Education's Jewish education
and culture department and cc
Torah education department. <,
To order the curriculum, cc
which comes with an 11"x17" 132.,
poster, send $4, payable to the
American Zionist Movement, to
Fred Greene, do AZM, 110 E. 1 1
59th St., New York, NY 10022.