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to do exactly," Ms. Rubenfaer
says. "I know I will be some-
thing."
Working on campaigns takes
up most of these young adults'
time. It has not been uncommon
to work a 12-hour day. Ask Ms.
Rakotz how much time she has
spent on the campaign and she
will say, "All of it."
"A few of -us are getting ready
to bring beds in here," she says.
"But it has been fun."
After the primary election on
Tuesday, these young adults are
faced with the possibility of not
having a job if their candidate los-
es.
Although Ms. Rubenfaer does
not want to think about the pos-
sibility of Mr. Wolpe losing, she
does have alternative plans lined
up — doing post-graduate work
in the fall. ❑
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New York (JTA) — Israel and
American Jewish organizations
have launched separate, large-
scale efforts to bring aid to the 1.2
million refugees who have fled
strife-tom Rwanda into neigh-
boring Zaire.
Israel dispatched to the region
eight transport planes loaded
with medical equipment, a 77-
member medical team and sup-
plies to set up a field hospital.
It is believed to be the largest
aid effort ever sent abroad from
Israel to provide disaster relief.
The Israel Defense Force 120-
bed field hospital will include op-
erating and intensive care
facilities, special children's care
units and X-ray and emergency
lighting equipment.
One of the transport planes
will be fitted with giant tanks
filled with thousands of gallons
of fresh water, one of the most
sought-after commodities in the
wake of the cholera epidemic that
broke out among the Rwandan
refugees.
The field hospital and its staff
is being accompanied by Envi-
ronment Minister Yossi Sarid
and by the chief IDF medical of-
ficer, Brig. Gen. Michael Weiner.
The team will spend two weeks
on the Zaire-Rwanda border be-
fore being replaced by a fresh
team from Israel. The Israeli
presence will likely last a total of
six weeks.
Meanwhile, a coalition of 35
American Jewish organizations
has solidified to provide many
forms of assistance to the
refugees, with the American Jew-
ish Joint Distribution Commit-
tee acting as the overseer of the
project.
A unique partnership to help
the refugees has also been formed
between the JDC and the
African-American Institute, a
multiracial, multiethnic organi-
zation that specializes in creat-
ing mutual understanding
between the United States and
Africa and developing human re-
sources in Africa.
Fifteen black organizations
will participate in the effort un-
der the coordination of the insti-
tute.
Dorothy Davis Joseph, direc-
tor of public affairs at the insti-
tute, said the collaboration of the
black and Jewish communities
"reflects a long history of cooper-
ation between the two groups."
Gideon Taylor, director of spe-
cial projects at the JDC, said the
coalition was originally assem-
bled to organize relief for war-
torn Somalia. He said the
coalition had doubled in size for
the current effort.
"We welcome strongly this
coming together of so many or-
ganizations to deal with the des-
perate plight of the Rwandan
refugees," said Milton Wolf, pres-
ident of the JDC.
Abie Nathan, the longtime
peace activist and humanitarian
who was excluded from the Is-
raeli aid mission, will participate
in the American effort, according
to Mr. Taylor. He had been
among the first leaders of volun-
teer teams to go to Rwanda.
The first concrete steps in the
American Jewish effort were tak-
en last weekend with the pur-
chase of two water-filtration units
to deal with the shortage of clean
water in Zaire. The units, which
were purchased in Kenya and
were expected to be sent to Zaire
this week, can pump 50,000 liters
of water a day.
A medical team was also ex-
pected to be sent to Rwanda. The
team will most likely be sent from
Ethiopia, where a JDC medical-
relief program is currently oper-
ating, and be headed by an
American doctor.
The JDC has ordered tents to
be set up in the refugee camps as
substantial centers for providing
medical services and shelter.
The estimated cost of these
combined efforts is $700,000 and
the addition of more projects in
the coming weeks could raise the
total to $1 million.