GuyS & Dolls

Elizabeth Applebaum
AppleTree Editor

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ere's a great way to learn about interesting Jewish fig-
ures past and present, and at the same time fulfill your
secret dreams of becoming a famous politician, or a
baseball star, or an opera singer.
'1 All you have to do is affix Figure A to a piece of sturdy card-
' board and cut out. Place a photograph of your own head atop,
then cut out one of the costumes and place it on your new doll
(costumes really fit).
"Guys & Dolls" appears monthly in The AppleTree, always
I with the same figure, so you can save all the costumes and
amass a terrific collection. If you would like to see any particular
figure from Jewish life portrayed here, just write:

Guys And Dolls,
c/o The AppleTree,
27676 Franklin Road,
Southfield, Ml 48034

(No phone calls, please.)

ach year on the 3rd of lyar (this year, April 29)
Israel observes Yom HaZikaron, Memorial Day.
Since the state's founding, 20,127 men and
women have died in defense of the country. If you
would like to leave a message about your feelings
for Israel's soldiers, you can do so by contacting
www.ou.org/yerushalyim/yomhazikaron . Mean-
while, you may want to picture yourself as an Israeli
chayal (male soldier) or chayelet (female soldier).

Aoout The IIDF

t More than 1,300,000 men, and 1,280,000
women, aged 15-49 serve in the Israel Defense

Forces
1- The letters you see on a soldier's uniform are an
abbreviation for Tzva-haganah l'Yisrael, or the
Defense Forces of Israel
t Israel's defense budget accounts for about 6.5
percent of its GDP (gross domestic product)
1- To learn more about the IDF, check out the organi-
zation's Web site at http://www.idf.il

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