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…NOW OPEN TOASTED OAK' lant applause. And Merin, who was applauded for his heroic work in Haiti, received an emotional standing ovation buttressed by palpable Jewish pride in Israel. Merin spoke about the Israeli mis- sion in Haiti, and said that despite their very best efforts, the Israeli medical team was but "a drop in the ocean," able to treat only a fraction of the 300,000 Haitians injured. Crowe took the stage next to intro- duce Howard...…

















































