A Year Of Painful Progress
Passings
Rabbi Shlomo
Zczintcut Auerbach, 84:
One of the world's leading au-
thorities on Jewish law. Born
in Jerusalem, he never .
stepped foot outside Israel. He
once helped design an electric
wheelchair that circumvented
the technical prohibitions
against using electricity on
Shabbat.
Alexander Bielski, 83: Leg-
endary head of Bielski
Brigade. During World War
II, his group of 300 fighters
carried out behind-the-line at-
tacks on the Nazis. Unlike
other resistance groups, his
rescued women and children.
Because of their efforts, today
some 10,000 people are re-
portedly alive who would have
died or never been born.
Sadye Rosner
Bronfmctn, 98:
The grand dame of Canadian
Jewry. The Montrealer was
married to the late industrial-
ist and philanthropist Samuel
Bronfman. Her four children
-Edgar M. Bronfrnan,
Charles Rosner Bronfrnan,
Phyllis Barbara Lambert and
Aileen Mina de Gunzberg —
have taken on significant
roles in the general
and Jewish community.
Rabbi Shlomo
Carlebach, 69:
Rabbi, songwriter, spiritual
guru to thousands. His syna-
gogue, formerly called Con-
gregation Kehillat Jacob,
became known as the Car-
lebach Shul. A colorful per-
former, he had produced two
dozen albums with lyrics
mostly from the traditional
prayerbook and the words of
the prophets.
T. Carmi, 68:
Acclaimed American-born Is-
raeli poet. Known for collec-
tions of poet-ry and
translations into Hebrew of
classics, including William
Shakespeare, Bertold Brecht
and Sophocles.
Horrifying Explosions
The phrase "there's been another full, without warning, the martyr det-
bombing" became a chilling part of onated the device.
Jewish lexicon. In five separate suicide
In two of the bombings, American
bombing attacks on Israeli Jews were killed. Alisa Flatow, a junior
buses, more than 60 peo- at Brandeis University, was visiting a
The pains of peace?
ple were killed and hun- Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip
The remnants of an
dreds injured. The radical when her bus was bombed. After con-
Israeli bus destroyed by
Islamic group Hamas sultations with rabbinic authorities, her
a Hamas suicide bomber.
quickly boasted of the family donated Alisa's organs to those
deeds, which involved a in need. Connecticut teacher Joan Dav-
martyr strapping a shrapnel-loaded enny was killed in Jerusalem during
explosive to his waist and boarding an the most recent attack. During the year,
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and Palestinian secu-
rity forces.
In another tragic event, Israeli sol-
dier Nachshon Waxman was abduct-
ed by Hamas terrorists. Jews around
the world said tehillim, traditionally
him.
said during critical times, for him. But
as Shabbat began, Nachshon was mur-
dered by the terrorists as an Israeli com-
mando unit burst into the room to free
hi. Dring and after the ordeal, his
parents were a stirring symbol of dig-
Richard Cohen, 71:
Media spokesman for a cross-
section ofJewish groups and
individuals. Virtually every
major Jewish organization
was at one time a client. He
organized the public relations
for the movie Schin,dler's List.
Rabbi Shlomo Goren, 77:
Former Chief Rabbi of Israel,
1972-1983. In June had is-
sued what amounted to a
death warrant against PLO
leader Yasser Arafat. He had
ruled that soldiers should dis-
obey orders rather than help
oust Jewish settlers from the