National Council of

Jewish Woman's

eoundll Thafghops,

of Jerusalem is named in Montefiore's
Nearly 800 years ago, Maimonides
memory.
found Jews there. The old under-
• Probably the best-known prayer
ground Synagogue of Yochanan ben
about Israel's capital city is "If I forget
Zakkai is reputed to have been stand-
thee, 0 Jerusalem, let my right hand
ing nearly 2,000 years ago; now
forget its cunning." (Psalms 137:5)
[under Jordanian rule] ... it is a sham-
bles. Jews were in the Old City when
the Seljuks conquered it, and in the
Who vowed "we have returned to
days of the Crusades, when the Turks
Jerusalem never to part from her again"?
took it over. [British general Edmund]
Answer: Moshe Dayan, then Israel's
Allenby found them when he con-
minister of defense, on June 7, 1967.
quered it from the Turks. But today
not one is left."
• Hadassah Medical Center opened in
A Special Appeal To Children And
Jerusalem in 1938.
Teens:
• Can you guess who said: "We
The Jewish Agency for Isrel, the
earnestly stretch out our hands to our
Israeli Defense Ministry and the Israel
Arab brethren in peace, but we have
Defense Forces are encouraging
returned to Jerusalem never to part
American
youth of all ages to help
from her again"? (See answer below.)
boost
the
morale
of Israeli soldiers by
• Have you ever wondered how long,
writing
a
friendly
letter.
and why, Jerusalem has been impor-
Children
and
teens
may write, e-
tant in Jewish history? It all goes back
mail
or
fax
letters,
which
will be deliv-
to King David. You can read about it
ered
to
members
of
the
IDF.
6:7,
and
24:18-25,
along
in II Samuel
If you would like to take a few
with I Chronicles 21:18-22:1.
moments
to thank those who see to
• The land on which the Hebrew
the
safety
of Jerusalem and all of
University of Jerusalem is located was
Israel,
send
your e-mail (send as an
originally a private residence owned by
attachment)
to:
Sir John Gray-Hill, a British attorney.
. Fax to
lettertosoldiers@jazo.org.il
In 1908, supporters of Zionism
011-972-2-621-6133/6214.
Mail to:
bought the home from Gray-Hill
Letter to Soldier, P.O.B. 92, Jerusalem
specifically to build a Jewish universi-
91000, Israel.
ty.
Bezalel,
Israel's
famed
art
academy,
•
was established in Jerusalem in 1906.
How To Celebrate:
• During the 1967 War, 460 soldiers
• In large letters, vertically spell out
lost their lives: 180 were Israeli, 260
the word "JERUSALEM" on a piece
were Jordanian.
of paper. Next to each letter, write
• From 587 B.C.E. and until Israel
something great about Israel or the
reunited the city in 1967, Jerusalem
Jewish people that begins with that
was conquered more than 20 times.
letter. For example: J - Jacob,
Yet only two groups have called the
Jeremiah, Jaffa (Israel's port city).
city their capital: the Crusaders (for
• Make your own huge map of
188 years) and the Jews.
Jerusalem
and mark spots where
• Israel's famed King David Hotel was
famous
sites
are located. You'll find
built in 1930.
maps
on
the
Internet, in encyclopedias
• The man probably most responsible
and
in
Martin
Gilbert's Jerusalem
for modernizing Jerusalem was Sir
History Atlas.
Moses (Moshe) Montefiore (1784-
• Learn the words to "Yerushalayim
1885). Montefiore built new homes
Shel Zahav" (Jerusalem of Gold). This
for hundreds of Jews, developed a rail-
popular song is available on numerous
road, and helped see to the paving of
CDs and cassettes.
many roads, among others. Born in
• Write to newspapers, television and
Italy, he married into the Rothschild
radio stations and magazines when
family and became a leader of British
they mistakenly refer to Tel Aviv as
Jewry. Montefiore was observant and
Israel's capital. (This happens more
established his own synagogue at his
often than you might want to imag-
estate, Ramsgate, today home to a
ine).
prominent yeshiva.
• For parents: help your child learn all
During his long life, Montefiore
about Jerusalem with tiny, fun notes
served as sheriff of London and presi-
in his or her lunch box. Write an
dent of the Board of Deputies of
interesting tidbit on a piece of paper
British Jewry. In 1837, he was knight-
and add a drawing of an Israeli flag.
ed by Great Britain's Queen Victoria
Or pop a note inside a bright enve-
upon the occasion of her accession to
the throne. The Yemin Moshe Quarter lope.

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