his week,
Jews
through-
out the
world are riveted to an
event that will be record-
ed as one of the great
traumas of our time.
Everywhere, Jews are
pondering the painful lay-
ers of meaning behind the
murder of Yitzhak Rabin
— by the hand of a Jew.
In our special report,
we chronicle the many
and varied reactions of
the Jewish and the non-
Jewish world. Our staff
has worked virtually non-
stop these past few days,
scouring the many com-
munities within our com-
munity. What they heard
— in Detroit, Washing-
ton, Jerusalem and else-
where — captures in a
remarkable fashion this
tragically historic event.
In the coming years, as
we look back on the fol-
lowing pages, we will be
confronted with the
promises of tolerance
made these days. Will Is-
rael, a house divided, re-
cover? Is the Jewish
people capable of the in-
tense soul-searching and
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needed follow-up? History
will judge if the answers
were hollow emotional re-
sra e sPa n nd
sponses in a time of crisis.
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