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From The Federation Director
Page 15-THE NEWS-June/July 1994
By Dan Lepow
Executive Director
I’m no
stranger to
waiting at the
Ben Gurion
Airport tar
mac for an El
A1747 to land.
But wait, this
time it was different! This time
I was at an Israeli Air Force base
somewhere in the Galil in north
ern Israel waiting, not for refu
gees from the former Soviet
Union to live as free Jews, this
time I was waiting for American
Jewish leaders to arive on a
Solidarity mission. Their com
ing was a signal that they stood
as one with the people of Israel
and the Zionist ideal that Israel
would continue to be the safe
haven for refugees who continue
to arrive daily.
As an American Jewish lead
er, I greeted that flight with a
great sense of pride knowing that
my own community was one of
the more than 50 from the
United States and Canda. I
hoped the two young women
from Charlotte, Cindy Fox and
Traci Taylor, after recognizing
a familiar and friendly face,
would be glad to see me. I was
elated that these two young
leaders felt strongly enough to
take the time and make the effort
to join this momentous mission.
Charlotte has much to be proud
of in these two vital and stalwart
women.
They totaled 400 meshuganas
with no time for jet lag as they
had each traveled more than 24
hours to be in Israel for only 36
hours. But the statement we
made as one body with one voice
was clear and uncomprimising.
The American Jewish commu
nity stands by Israel in times of
joy and in times of sadness and
that threats against her will not
deter us from visiting Israel or
in any way lessen our support.
Our mere presence was very
meaningful and did not go
unnoticed by the Israeli people.
We traveled to Afula, sight of
the heinous terrorist bomb and
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then went on to Jerusalem to
hear the inspirational words of
the chief Rabbi of Israel. I later
met with a group of American
teenagers who have been living
on a kibbutz just outside of
Afula. They have been there
since last August and do not plan
to return home until summer.
They didn’t seem to be worried
about the threat(s) terrorism
presented. Living in Israel, they
understand life in that part of
the world. They did acknowl
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expressed concern.
While in Israel I visited with
family and friends, going to
many different places. Did I
experience any trouble moving
about during my visit? None,
absolutely zero! The only “trou
ble” I had was getting over my
feelings of hurt when my friends
at the Jewish Agency Office told
me of the many cancellations
they were getting from American
Jews planning trips and missions
to Israel. The message from the
400 participants on the Solidar
ity Mission, acting as schlichim
(emissaries) by spreading the
word, is that Israel is as safe as
ever and needs our support.
This year in Jerusalem!!!
1994 Future Leaders Graduating Class, front row, I. to r.: Robert Weis;
Audrey Krakovitz, JFGC staff associate; Traci Taylor; Cindy Foz; Allen
Fein; Steve Copulsiiy; Marvin Sigal. Back row: Darren Mond, Amiel
Goldberg, Scott Klepper, Howard Clein. Not pictured: Donna Foster, Bobbi
& Murray Monosoff, Steve Garfinkel, Shari Jenner
Photo by Gary Goodnun
Mazel Tov to the 1994 Future
Leaders Graduating Class
The 1994 Future Leaders
Class graduated in April after an
18 month-long study program.
Emily Zimmern, Co-Chair of the
UJA Young Leadership, ad
dressed the class. Zimmern
encouraged everyone to utilize
the knowledge gained in the
class by participating in Char
lotte’s Jewish life. Cindy Fox, a
class member, urged other class
members to attend a UJA Is
rael mission as she did last
summer.
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