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CHAPTER FROM JEWISH NATIONAL FUND HISTORY

"I'm keeping my
grandparents' promise
to Israel. Please make
your own... today."

"Back in 1930, my grandparents made a
promise: They would help make the dream
of a Jewish homeland come true. So they
got up every. Sunday morning and took the
bus to the local deli. There, after breakfast,
they would pass around the Jewish National
Fund Blue Box, collecting money from
friends to make the dream a reality. Even
Rick Samuels
Jewish National Fund Conn-thutor
though I went with them just a few times,
since 1985
I remember their passion and commitment
over the 40 years they did this. When my parents and I went to
Israel, I was amazed by the progress JNF has made in beautifying
the land and building water projects for the people. My family
doesn't get to the deli often, but I honored my grandparents'
memory with a promise to write checks to JNF four times a year.
Please join me with your own promise to help keep our Jewish
homeland and its people strong. Thank you."

JNF's 100-year-old promise

In 1901, .JNF made a promise: We would always serve as the

caretaker of the land of Israel on behalf of Jewish people
everywhere. It is a promise kept through the years of the
Holocaust, the conflicts of 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973, the

massive Russian and Ethiopian immigration, and today during
the current water crisis.
Today, JNF keeps the promise with even more resolve, as
Jewish people around the world are tested by these most
troublesome, uncertain times.
JNF is keeping the promise by building security roads so children
can safely go to school and parents to work...creating recreation
centers at IDF bases to help ease the tensions of military
service...and constructing reservoirs and dams to preserve
precious water. JNF supports research to boost agricultural
production in the face of severe drought and maintains an
educational presence to make Zionism a living ideal.
JNF Blue Boxes remain as an important symbol of our
commitment to Israel. But keeping this promise requires much
more to move forward in the many areas essential to preserving
the quality of life in Israel.
It is never too late to join JNF in keeping the promise for a
safer, more secure, more productive Israel. And now is the time
to make an additional gift on behalf of the land and its people.
Please join Jewish National Fund's Keeping the Promise
campaign by making a generous contribution today. Be a part of
strengthening our proud homeland by keeping the promise —
now and forever!

Call 1-888-JNF-0099 to donate during JNF's Keeping the Promise campaign or visit us at www.jnf.org .

Yes, you can count on me to keep the promise to the land and people of Israel.

How much will
your contribution provide?

$50 helps store 10,000 gallons
of water for family use

Please mail your tax-deductible contribution to: Jewish National Fund, Keeping the Promise Campaign, 42 East 69th St., New York, NY 10021

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$100 educates a student about
Israel's history and the
environment

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$500 plants 100 trees to
beautify Israel

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$1,000 helps build another mile
of security road

$5,000 supports cutting-edge
water recycling research

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City, State, ZIP

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JNF.

Please send me the JNF special report on Israel's deepening water crisis.

Please send me information on JNF's Endowment Fund.
C! ❑ I want to hear more about JNF volunteer opportunities in my community.
-= I am a ❑ 25-year ❑ 50-year giver to JNF. Please send me a Certificate of Recognition.

Together, We Can.

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JEWISH
NATIONAL FUND

12/14
2001

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