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The Charlotte Jewish News - November 2014 - Page 6 Remembering Yitzchak Rabin By Adi Rodavsky, community shlicha On November 4, 1995, Israel’s Prime Minister and Defense Min ister Yitzhak Rabin was shot to death by a Jewish assassin. I was seven at the time and when my mother woke me up on the morn ing of November 5 telling me that our prime minister was dead, I ■ g m Larry Horowitz, CLU, ChFC Financial 5950 Fairview Road, Suite 608 Charlotte, NC 28210 (704) 556-9982, Fax (704) 369-2918 WWW. L2financial. com Helping in the CREATION, PRESERVATION & DISTRIBUTION of your Estate Securities and Investment Advisory Services offered through H. Beck, Inc. Member FINRA, SIPC. H. Beck, Inc. and U Financial are not affiliated. Help When You Need It The Most! Kavigaling today's insurance environmenlcan bo confusing, time consuming, and Injsttating. Thais why otir clients comi$ lo us and slay wilh us. 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I did not know why anyone would want to mur der a prime minister, especially when my mother told me he was murdered at a rally whose slogan was “Yes to Peace - No to Vio lence.” Despite being Minister of De fense and also serving as the chief of staff for the IDF during the Six- Day War, Rabin was a supporter of the peace process between Is rael and the Palestinians. He over saw the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan in 1994, a last ing peace which has enabled great cooperation between the two states. Rabin’s greatest aspiration was to see two peaceful people, the Israelis and the Palestinians, living side by side. He played a crucial role in the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1992; this treaty laid the foundation to the creation of Palestinian National Authority and also granted it partial control over parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank. I learned much later in my life just how violent times were then. Not everyone agreed with Rabin’s vision of peace and some were radical enough to actively pro mote violent rallies against Rabin. This political violence eventually led to Rabin’s murder; mere min utes after he stood before the sup porters of peace and sang the iconic line “sing a song for love and for wars.” Just this July my parents took me to Tel Aviv and we passed the place where Rabin was killed and we sat in the square which is now named after him and talked about him and his dreams of peace. “It’s hard,” my mother said, “to believe it could still happen. It’s as if the chance for peace has died with you deserve feel beautiful 704-542-8686 Ditesheim COSMETIC SURGERY youdeservebeauty.com II ^ r / 'fik Yitzchak Rabin him.” This was during Protective Edge and our stay in Tel Aviv was short because of the fear of mis siles. It was easy, too easy, to lose hope during those days. However, Rabin saw difficult days as well; he saw wars and terror and yet he did not lose his faith in peace. We, Israelis and American alike, have seen great violence during our lives in different parts of the world and it would have been that radical violence’s victory to see us lose our hope for a better future. Rabin did not lose hope. Vio lence ruthlessly ended his life and he passed before his time and be fore he could bring the peace he was dreaming of. Yet his heritage is and should continue to be a pas sionate, stubborn, unyielding hope for peace. Despite the diffi cult times we have seen and will continue to see, our message as Jewish people should be as clear today as it was in 1995: “Yes to Peace - No to Violence.” The people of Israel mark Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day with ceremonies at school, with articles and movies about this re markable man and all that he still symbolizes for us as a people. Yet I feel that we as Jewish people, devoted to the Mitzvah of Tikkun Olam, must carry the memory of Rabin with us each day, keep the flame alive so that one day it could shine the way to a bright, peaceful future for Israelis, Pales tinians, and the people of the world. I wish you all a wonderful, peaceful month. ^ Levine-Sklut Judaic Library and Resource Center Climb the Ladder of Jewish Literacy with the Levine-Sklut Judaic Library As the temperatures begin to drop and the leaves begin to change colors we know fall is coming. For the Levine-Sklut Ju daic Library (LSJL) fall weather signals it is time to get to work on our annual campaign fundraiser. The most important piece of our annual campaign is you. The LSJL is the center for Jewish Re sources in Charlotte and every thing that we do is made possible through generous donations from community members like you. As a community library we serve every member of the community by featuring resources that inter est everyone. In order to achieve that goal we need your help so that we can work towards enhanc ing Jewish Literacy in the Char lotte area. We house resources to facilitate learning whether it is about textual studies, history, cul ture, and so much more. In addition to providing the Charlotte area with written mate rials and resources, we also pro vide the area with programming that increases Jewish Literacy in adults and children alike. For chil dren we provide interactive pro grams that reach students from preschool through high-school. Adults can further their knowl edge by taking part in our adult education classes through the Flo rence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning. Adults are en gaged in multidimensional learn ing with clergy who are passionate about enhancing Jew ish Literacy. Did this brief introduction about the library spark your inter est? We hope it did, and in order to continue these amazing pro grams and initiatives we need your help and support. Without the continued support of the com munity we serve these programs would not be available. Please help us today in our goal of climbing the ladder of Jewish Lit eracy. It is time to take the next step and make your donation today. Donations can be made online at www.lsjl.org under the “Sup port Us” tab, or by calling 704- 944-6763. Thank you in advance from the entire LSJL staff. Together, we can climb the lad der of Jewish Literacy. ^ Climbf Ladder WJTH THI levinE-SKLvr ]Ut>AlC library Si. RESOURCE CENTER
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