"Our challenge is to make our students’ connection to Israel come alive"
Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York - After the Sept 11 attacks.
We cannot watch from the sidelines and allow Israel to stand alone. We, as American Jews, must understand our responsibility to stand by Israel and actively demonstrate our support – support that is desperately needed now. The North American Jewish community is mobilizing at the national level as the United Jewish Communities (UJC) unveils the Israel NOW Solidarity Initiative - a comprehensive program of education, advocacy and financial assistance to give North American Jewry the tools and opportunities to express its unwavering unity with Israel
"After more than a year of terrorism, death and destruction in Israel, we Jews are especially shell shocked. The coordinate terrorist acts of at least four Terrorist organizations in Israel has resulted in the death and maiming of hundreds of young Israelis. Hundreds of families are ruined for life. The pain is so great, hearts are ready to explode. At the same time we learn of great acts of courage. We take our cues from the courageous Israelis, from Mr. Sharon, Israel’s Prime Minister, from President Bush and from Mr.. Guilliani, the New York Mayor, who all say that we cannot allow the murderers to win, life must go on."
As Jewish educators we need to put the events of September 11th in a specific Jewish framework; a Jewish perspective.
--- hundreds of Israelis?? Really?REALLLLLYYYY!!!!????? their lives are ruined? huh i see.... so the lives of palestinians are dandy...i see.
http://www.jewishfederations.org/local_includes/downloads/1403.pdf
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