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expelled from their homes, of fright-
ened faces peering out of rail cars, of
children who lost their parents.
'As Jews, we have a special respon-
sibility to remember, to understand
and to act."
The refugees will learn Hebrew and
have the opportunity to work. After
the six months, they will be given the
choice of obtaining Israeli citizenship
or returning to their homes.
Accompanying the refugees on their
flight was Rana Raslan, who last
month was crowned Israel's first Arab
Miss Israel.
She traveled with the group, accord-
ing to a Jewish Agency official, to reas-
sure the refugees, who are Muslim,
about coming to the Jewish state.
The arrival of the refugee plane
included a reunion of sorts.
Among the refugees was the daugh-
ter of an Albanian couple that had
been designated Righteous Gentiles
because of their efforts to rescue Jews
from the Holocaust.
She was met at Ben-Gurion Airport
by Dvir Markowitz of Jerusalem,
whose mother, Miri, was among the
Jews rescued.
Netanyahu referred to this woman
in his remarks, saying, "Today, in a his-
toric closing of a circle, she finds herself
finding shelter in the Jewish state."
The refugees who arrived in Israel
were members of 17 families that had
told Jewish Agency and Foreign
Ministry officials at a camp on the
Kosovo border that they were interest-
ed in coming to Israel.
Appearing pensive and exhausted,
the new arrivals expressed gratitude for
the haven Israel had extended to them.
While some said they hoped to be
able to return home eventually, others
looked forward to a new start in Israel.
"We'll try to start a new life," one
of the arrivals, Linda Bayerkoti, told
reporters. ri
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of Alyn Hospital in Jerusalem as we honor
PHIL
and
IRENE ELKUS
Tuesday, May 4, 1999
CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM
Oak Park, Michigan
Sorcerer's Supper
6:00 pm.
For more information
call Doris Blechman
at (248) 737-6954
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Summertime, 5 ummertim
sum, sum s ummertime is
right around the corner!
And we now are planning our annual Jewish
News Summer Pleasures section. Can you help
us out? We're looking for great photographs
Corrections
that evoke the quintessential, sun-drenched
A headline April 9 gave an incor-
rect first name for Port Huron
Mayor Gerald Ackerman and mis-
stated the number of his alleged
victims. Police officials allege he
sexually assaulted at least four girls.
Rabbi Daniel Syme of Temple
Beth El was inadvertently mis-
quoted in a news brief April 9. He
said he would not feel comfortable
having a messianic Jew, or Jew for
Jesus, speak at his congregation.
images of summer. Kids digging in the sand, a
boy sailing on Lake Michigan, a girl swooshing
down a slide, a busy lemonade stand...you get
the idea. Many of your photos will be used in a
Summer-Splash photo spread, while one lucky
grinner will grace the cover.
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Mail your best photographs to
Carla Schwartz, Editor, JN Summer Pleasures,
27676 Franklin Road, Southfield, Ml 48034.
Please label your photos on the back with your name,
address and phone number, and also provide a caption.
Please mail all photos by April 23,1999.
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1999
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