A
fabulous thing happened to David and Missy Bean
that they had not exactly counted on—their family of
four grew to be five. Maya, 111/2 and Adam, 71/2 are
now the older siblings to the family's newest bundle of
joy, a baby girl named Annabel whose first night home
from the hospital ended with an early morning phone
call to—Gittleman.
Harry's Friends
"Add on another room!" commanded the happy—though
sleepless—couple as they awoke (repeatedly) to the
reminder that a newborn, whose only needs are to eat,
sleep and cry (a lot) could not really share a room with
anyone, either doting parents or a loving sister.
Young Brits back Prince Harry's Nazi costume,
although they learn about the Holocaust.
That's when the Beans turned to Gittleman to do the job,
do it fast and they did.
based resource about the Holocaust,
designed to support the citizenship cur-
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
riculum as it is developed in schools.
Community leaders also hope that a
London
high-profile
event such as Holocaust
he publication of pictures show-
Memorial
Day
in Britain, which falls on
ing Prince Harry wearing a Nazi
Jan.
27
and
first
was marked in 2000,
uniform at a costume party
can
help
to
remedy
the public's apparent
caused outrage around the world. But it
lack
of
awareness
of
the Holocaust.
seems that most of his British peers can't
Prince
Harry's
grandparents,
Queen
see what all the fuss is about.
Elizabeth
and
Prince
Philip,
will
be at
In the days following the furor, a poll
the
ceremony,
set
for
London's
published by the Sunday Mirror newspa-
Westminster Hall; so will Prime
per showed that although 71 percent of
Minister Tony Blair. The day "gives
those interviewed thought
schools and the wider com-
Harry was wrong to wear the
munity something to focus
costume, which featured a
on, which will help it
swastika armband, more than
become more ingrained in
half of those between 18 and
the public consciousness,"
24 said the choice of outfit
Sandler said.
was acceptable.
That's why, even though
The results were particular-
the
Los Angeles-based Simon
ly dispiriting because they
Wiesenthal
Center urged
followed a recent BBC sur-
Prince
Harry
to join the
Prince Ha riy
vey in which 60 percent of
British
delegation
to
those younger than 35
Auschwitz
on
the
60th
claimed never to have even heard of
anniversary of its liberation, Anglo-
Auschwitz. It's hard to understand this
Jewish
groups hope that the scandal does
level of insensitivity in a country where
not
eclipse
the commemorations.
the subject has been a compulsory part
Although
unanimously condemning
of the national curriculum for 11- to 14-
Harry's
actions,
Jewish groups and
year-olds since 1991.
Holocaust
educators
largely accepted the
Although the 20-year-old prince was
brief
apology
that
the
prince, third in
far from an outstanding student during
line
to
the
throne,
issued
through the
his education at prestigious Eton
palace
soon
after
the
story
broke.
College, he could not have avoided
"Harry
shouldn't
be
the
center of
being taught about the Nazi genocide.
attention
on
Holocaust
Memorial
Day,"
Britain has a wealth of resources for
said
James
Smith,
Beth
Shalom's
chief
Holocaust education, including the Beth
executive.
Shalom Holocaust Centre in
He suggests that Harry visit the cen-
Nottinghamshire and Europe's largest
ter,
meet survivors and travel to
permanent exhibition on the Shoah.
Auschwitz,
"but only once the attention
The latter opened at London's Imperial
has
died
down,"
an option a royal
War Museum in 2000 and is visited by
spokesman
said
would
be considered.
25,000 schoolchildren each year.
Smith
sees
an
encouraging
aspect to
Established in 1988, the Holocaust
the
prince's
ill-advised
prank.
Educational Trust runs teacher-training
"His actions have done an enormous
courses and a school outreach program,
amount
to generate debate around the
taking high school seniors to Auschwitz.
issues
raised
by Holocaust Memorial
But an effective strategy for Holocaust
Day, and that has been very positive," he
education takes time to develop, trust
said.
spokeswoman Emma Sandler said.
"We should be pleased that he has
She pointed to encouraging new
highlighted
something important —
developments, such as the U.K citizen-
that
knowing
about history is not
ship curriculum introduced in the last
enough
in
itself.
two years, which covers issues of justice,
"The Holocaust wasn't just a stain on
democracy and human rights.
European
history. Its about why we des-
The trust hopes the curriculum will
perately
need
to combat prejudice and
provide the perfect vehicle for Holocaust
discrimination
in our own society."
education, with its latest project, a Web-
Less than four months later, Annabel sleeps through the
night in a cozy nursery, not far from her parents but all
on her own. Below her, a new mudroom and laundry room are the unexpected and highly valued pluses of the
motivating factor—getting Annabel a room of her own and a full night's sleep for mom and dad.
DANIELLA PELED
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"Every morning when David left for work, he would say to the guys, 'Get it done!' " recalled Missy. The Gittleman
guys knew what he meant. Four years ago, Gittleman added a master suite and a great room to the Bean's home.
The job went quickly and the results were spectacular, a scenario that repeated itself a second time.
"It went perfectly," said Missy, "It's absolutely wonderful"!
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RENOVATIONS
HOLOCAUST-ERA SWISS BANK CLAIMS
A new list is now available of Swiss bank account holders who were probably or
possibly victims of Nazi persecution. The list, resulting from further negotiations
with Swiss banks, is part of the claims process under the Settlement of the
Holocaust Victim Assets class action litigation in the U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of New York, Chief Judge Edward R. Korman presiding. To
date, the Court has authorized repayment of more than $220 million from the
Settlement Fund to bank account owners or their heirs.
The new list of Swiss bank account holders is on the website of the Claims
Resolution Tribunal,www.crt-ii.org . Applications are also available on this
website. Please call the telephone number below if you are unable to view this
new list of bank account holders.
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Individuals who believe that they are owners, or heirs of owners, of the
accounts included in the new list must file an application.
Applications may only be submitted for the accounts appearing on the new
list.
If you previously filed an application with the Claims Resolution Tribunal for
another account and you now want to claim an account on the new list, you
must submit a new application.
There is no fee or other charge for filing and processing claims.
Deadline for filing new applications: July 13, 2005.
A list of organizations that will assist individuals with the applications is included
with the claim forms and is available at www.crt-ii.org .
Please check the website of the Claims Resolution Tribunal,www.crt-ii.org ,
periodically for updates regarding the Settlement.
For more information and to obtain applications:
www.crt-ii.org
Telephone: 1-800-697-6064
Email: Claims@crt.ch
Also published on the website www.crt-ii.org is a new list of 36 names of Holocaust Era
insurance policyholders who had policies issued by the Austrian insurer Der Anker which,
because of special circumstances, are covered by the Settlement. Insurance claims forms
may also be downloaded from this website.
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