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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