HEROES

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site of the "Passover massacre." The
killer, from a West Bank town near-
by, went to the middle of the room
before blowing himself up, killing 29
and wounding dozens.
Netanya Mayor Miriam Feierberg
spoke movingly about the toll that
11 deadly terror attacks has taken on
her city. The most recent attack
killed three and wounded 56 in the
marketplace, just as Detroiters began
their trip on May 19.
The mayor talked about the 7-
year-old girl who suffered severe
burns to her body and the 19-year-
old Ethiopian Israeli man who will
be paralyzed for life after doctors
removed 15 long nails from his body
that had been packed around the
bomb.
Janel Fain of Ann Arbor was
moved to tears at a memorial cere-
mony that included lighting yahrzeit
(memorial) candles, placing a
wreath and reciting the Kaddish
prayer.
"I closed my eyes and pictured the
people sitting at the table, celebrat-
ing but serious. Families sitting at
tables with their kids, and then
watching family members die before
their eyes."
Bernice Weiner of Grand Rapids
had attended a wedding in 1975 in
the same room in the Park Hotel,
and spent a month at the hotel in
1995 while volunteering through
B'nai B'rith.
"It was very emotional Ito .go
back]. We sometimes ate in that
room. I could picture it well," she
said.
After two days in Israel, mission
participants still smile when every
Israeli they meet thanks them for
coming. Yet they seem to feel a bit
uncomfortable being described as
courageous. They all know who the
real heroes are. They see them every-
where they go. ❑

Peace Offering

American Jewry's four religious streams get together for Israel.

UJC "recognizes that all the religious
movements have successful programs
in Israel" and the organization is "com-
New York City
mitted to supporting all of them."
n a rare show of unity, the four
The Reform movement was the first
major Jewish streams are fold-
to wed its fund-raising campaign to the
ing their individual fund-raising
UJC's on April 29. Rabbi Eric Yoffie,
efforts for Israel into the broad
president of Reform's Union of
emergency campaign sponsored by the
American Hebrew Congregations
United Jewish Communities, the
(UAHC), said that when UJC officials
umbrella group of North
said they would finance the
American Jewish federations.
Reform movement's programs
The effort is a "show of
in Israel in the interest of unity,
unity among the streams of
"there was every reason to join
Judaism that is not seen often
together and no reason not to."
enough," Harvey Blitz, presi-
The Reform movement's
dent of the Orthodox Union
request for the funds has been
(0.U.), said at a news confer-
approved, the Conservative
ence announcing the joining
movement's is currently being
of forces on Monday.
reviewed and the Orthodox
Leaders of the Reform,
and Reconstructionist streams
Conservative, Orthodox and
have not yet been submitted.
Reconstructionist movements
Now that the other streams
pledged their support of the
have followed suit, Rabbi
UJC's Israel Emergency
Yoffie said the American
Richard Haimowitz, Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
Campaign, which aims to
Jewish community has come
president; Brig. Gen. (Res.) Israel Shafir; Ambassador
raise $300 million. Since its
to resemble the United States
Yehuda Lancry, Permanent Representative of Israel to the
launch on April 8, the cam-
when Americans came togeth-
paign has raised $120 million. U.N.; James S. Tisch, United Jewish Commitnities
er to raise money for victims
The funds are being directed chairman; Rabbi Yoffie of the UAHC; Harvey Blitz of
of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
the 0. U; and Temma Kingsley, national vice president of
to child safety and recreational
After an intifada
the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and
programs, hospitals, security
(Palestinian uprising). that has
representative of the Leadership Council of
measures, aid to terror victims,
killed 500 Israelis — propor-
Conservative/Masorti Judaism.
and immigration to Israel by
tionally more than the num-
Argentine Jews facing severe
ber of Americans killed on
economic challenges.
Sept. 11 — and wounded and
Between $750,000 and $1 million of
maimed seven times that many,
For the UJC, it's a chance to partner
those funds will be apportioned to each
American Jews have "come together to
with the religious streams, said Rabbi
of the four streams to carry out services
Eric Lankin, director of UJC's religious do what the American people did" —
through their branches in Israel. The
to tell the victims they are not alone
and educational activities. In a nod to
movements have identified certain proj-
and to tell the terrorists they are,
the issue of pluralism that has divided
ects for the funds to UJC and officials
American Jewry, Rabbi Lankin said the Rabbi Yoffie said.

RACHEL POMERANCE
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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will, in turn, respond to those requests.
Distancing themselves from the acri-
mony that often shapes interdenomi-
national relations when it comes to
Israel, where only the Orthodox move-
ment is officially recognized, the reli-
gious leaders said they did not mind
that the even apportionment might
not reflect member-populations or
even dollars contributed to the UJC.

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