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Corrections
• The letter "Disguised Blessing?"
(Oct. 18, page 6A) should have stated
that Cyrus led the Persian Empire
from 560-529 B.C.E. Upon conquest
of the Babylonians, Cyrus called
upon Jewish exiles in 538 B.C.E. to
return to their land and rebuild their
Temple, which was demolished by
Nebuchadnezzar.
• In "NCJW Elects Slate" (Oct. 18,
page 29a), the names of Sharon Lipton
and Harriet Dunsky were incorrectly
spelled.

In Jewish History

October 30,1943: In the Moscow
Declaration, the Allied Powers
agreed that Germans guilty of war
crimes would be extradited to the
country that had been the scene of
their activities.

October 31,1937: From a Soviet
prison, Jewish writer Evgenia
Ginsburg Seminova (1906-1978)
wrote the poem "And again like
grown white Jews," with its famous
refrain "Next year in Jerusalem."

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conductor from 1981 to 1983 (between
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Group Follow-Up
Two themes reappear in the IN.
The first theme relates to the need
for Jewish education as the way to
sustain the involvement of youth in
Jewish belief, activities and dedica-
tion. Superfunds designed to create
Jewish day schools have been created
in Boston and Chicago to provide an
alternative to congregational weekend
and after-school offerings.
Why does no one ask, when all chil-
dren are required to study American
history and literature through the 12th
grade, why a similar requirement does
not currently exist in both Jewish day
schools and congregational schools?
Both the Conservative and Reform
branches of Judaism have no texts
available that survey these two areas
during grades 1-9 (which was the
case prior to 1975) since the study of
Jewish history and literature has now
been relegated to adult education.
The second theme is the stressing
of a commitment to the State of Israel
with reinforcement based on young
people visiting Israel, if not during
their pre-high school experiences,
and definitely through the Birthright
activities for those of college-age.
What is missing is any activity fol-
lowing such visits. One would expect
that there would be opportunities
for those who have visited Israel to
have their interest reinforced and
strengthened by available activities
following such trips. Even the Zionist
Organization of America does not have
a youth auxiliary that would provide
incentives to Jewish youth to continue
to support the State of Israel.
Commitment to any cause is the
result of having a chance to express
individual support by involvement in
group activities. So, where are they?

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