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In Loving Memory of
Beloved Wife, Mother and Grandmother
ESTHER NESSEL
On December 8 - four years ago
We had to say goodbye
You are not supposed to question
But we all still wonder why
Esther gave of herself unconditionally
Loving her family throughout her life
She was an exceptional mother and grandmother
She was my best friend, my lover, my wife
She cherished all her friendships
She was there for anyone in need
And everyone called her "Mom"
She was their mentor, they all agreed
She was our jewel whom we all treasured
Our Queen Esther was one of a kind
Who will live in our hearts forever
And she will never be out of mind.
Husband Thomas, daughters Karen,
Debra and Michelle and families
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In Loving Memory of
BERG AND
URBACH
JOSEPH
WASSER
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FINE MONUMENTS
SINCE 1910
13405 CAPITAL at Coolidge
OAK PARK
544-2212
Next to Stanley Steamer
Who passed away December 21,
1976, the first of Tevet.
Sadly missed
and always remembered by
children Larry and Myra,
Lynn and Sheldon and
grandchildren Ian, Laurie
and Daren.
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In Loving Memory of
RAYMOND
BRESLER
Who passed away
December 12, 1981
Sadly missed
and always in our hearts.
His loving wife Rose,
his children and
his grandchildren
In Loving Memory of
EDWARD
SHANE
Who passed away December 17,
1988, 10 days in Tevet
Sadly missed
and always remembered
by wife and family
The Family of the Late
LILLIAN
REISMAN
Announces the unveiling of
a monument in her memory
11 a.m. Sunday, December
11 at Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Schnipper will offici-
ate. Relatives and friends
are invited to attend.
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Demanded For Druse
Jerusalem (JTA) — Rami Zeiden,
a 19-year-old Druse resident of
Daliat al-Carmel in the Galilee,
is angry.
A year away from his compul-
sory service in the Israeli army,
Mr. Zeiden says that unless
something is done to improve the
standard of living in Druse vil-
lages, he may refuse to serve
when the time comes.
Mr. Zeiden was in the capital,
along with 2,000 other Druse
demonstrators, protesting in
front of the Prime Minister's Of-
fice against what the Druse com-
munity considers its second-class
status in Israel.
Explaining why he joined the
protest, Mr. Zeiden said he is up-
set that the Druse are expected
to serve in the army but do not
enjoy the same services afforded
Jewish Israelis.
Israel's 80,000 Druse citizens,
clustered in 18 villages in the
north of the country, say the Is-
raeli government is allotting
them only a fraction of the sums
given to Jewish development
towns. Another 15,000 Druse live
in villages on the Golan Heights.
The Druse are ethnic Arabs
who split from Islam in the 11th
century to form a new religion.
The majority of the Druse corn-
munity in the Middle East, an es-
timated 200,000 total, live in
Lebanon and Syria.
Since the 1948 War of Inde-
pendence, the Druse in Israel
have served in the Israeli army,
siding with Israel in its conflicts
with its Arab neighbors.
'When it comes to government
funding, the Druse receive one
shekel for every seven allotted to
Jews," asserted Riad Hassoun, a
city clerk from Daliat al-Cannel.
"We need an immediate 250
million shekels (about $83 mil-
lion) to raise our standard of liv-
ing to that of the development
towns," he said.
Benny Cohen, the prime min-
ister's mocha adviser, declined to
give exact figures related to the
Druse budget, but he conceded
that the community has received
a raw deal.
"During the past 47 years, all
the governments of Israel have
neglected the Druse," Mr. Cohen
said, "and this government is de-
termined to equalize their situa-
tion to that of the Jewish
population.
"This effort cannot be accom-
plished in just one year," he said.
"It will take three to five years."
In an attempt to pressure the
government and gain widespread
support for their cause among
other Israelis, Druse leaders
called a strike three weeks ago
and began to demonstrate
around the country.
The prime minister, eager to
keep the goodwill of the country's
most loyal minority, met with vil-
lage council members and offered
them an immediate package of
about $43 million — 30 percent
more than had been promised in
the original 1995 budget — plus
a loan of about $33 million.
Mr. Rabin also promised to in-
vestigate the Druse claims of
funding inequities and to formu-
late a long-term funding plan by
March 1.
But Druse leaders rejected the
offer, saying that the package "of-
fered nothing new" and that the
amount still falls short of that giv-
en to Israeli communities.
Standing in front of the Prime
Minister's Office following the
council members' meeting with
Mr. Rabin, Mr. Zeiden said the
money was too little, too late.
"My grandfather and father
served in the army," he said.
Mr. Zeiden said the
money was too
little, too late.
"My brother is in the army
now, and my father is doing his
reserve duty this month. Yet
what did they get out of it?"
Citing the dearth of municipal
services in his village, which is
home to 14,000 residents, Mr.
Zeiden said, "We do not receive a
good education because there are
no good schools. The roads are
terrible, and there is nothing for
(teen-alters) to do in the evenings.
The government promised many
things, but hasn't delivered."
Hadi Mando, a 25-year-old de-
mobilized soldier, agreed.
"I work at a security job in
Jerusalem, even though my
home is Belt Jann," village in the
north.
'What can I do? There are no
factories near the village, and I
can't fmd work back home. We
need the government to provide
jobs," he said.
"In 1987, the government
promised us equality, but we
haven't received it," asserted Ma-
farij Salalha, 43, a member of the
Beit Jann regional council in the
Upper Galil ee.
"We are citizens, we serve in
the army and pay taxes, but we
do not enjoy equal rights, equal
services," Mr. Salalha main-
tained.
"We have no industrial areas,
so unemployment is high."