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—L’ Chaim-
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child was playing soccer right along
with his brothers.
Ezra, a IJ.JA tour guide, stated
with pride, “My job of showing
Israel is as important to me as if I
was a famous spokesman.” Guide
Shosi adds, “L’Chaim to me is to
grasp life with your heart and
soul.”
Rabbi Arnold Goodman and
Rabbi Alvin Sugarman doing the
Hora, surrounded by singing and
clapping mission participants repre
senting all the synagogue congrega
tions; the Federation staff lifted in
chairs in praise of all they did to
make our mission a perfect one;
neighbors discovering neighbors;
Friends rekindling friendships.
Atlantans coming “face-to-face” with
each other; “face-to-face” with
themselves.
A child of Holocaust survivors,
sensitively describing what meant
the most to him during his trip to
Israel, said “Touching one of the
trees planted in the JNF Martyr’s
Forest as a memorial to those who
perished in the Holocaust.” As he
gazed over this enormous plentiful
forest, this was his link to his past.
Ironically enough, within one
week I literally grew to love Israel.
For someone who wasn’t going to
go, I barely slept awaiting each day
with enthusiasm and amazement.
On our final day, without time
to visit it, I was told about Lifeline.
Poverty was everywhere when Lifeline
for the Aged opened its First small
workshop in 1962. Its founder,
Myriam Mendilow, was called a
‘mad woman’ since she approached
and tried to take the elderly and the
handicapped off the streets. Today
over 500 people attend workshops
and create beautiful handicrafts
sold in their gift shop. One elderly
man, a Jordanian Jew who was
blinded by being dragged in the
desert sand, was brought to Lifeline.
He refused to be involved. Myriam
lovingly encouraged him and taught
Thoughts on the Holocaust
Pearlann Horowitz (right), coordinator of the Atlanta Jewish
Federation Women’s Covenant Division, introduces Barbara
Lebow, playwright-in-residence at the Academy Theatre. Ms.
Lebow, author of “A Shayna Maidel,” shared her feelings about
the Holocaust at a recent luncheon hosted by Jill Segal.
Campaign pledges made at the event marked an 18.6 percent
increase. The Women’s Division has raised $818,000 toward its
$1.3 million goal for the 1986 Campaign. Renee Cobb and Susan
Schoenbaum chair the Covenant Division.
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him to make ceramic beads. T oday
he proudly creates magnificent
necklaces. With not enough time
to visit Lifeline and only moments
left in Israel, 1 made our tour guide
promise to send other tourists there
in my place.
Day to day the faces of Israel
changed, but the “lifeline” between
us as Jews remains a link within the
heart that cannot be unnoticed or
broken. Israel, the land of the
unsung hero, signifies L’Chaim. As
the Israeli minister of agriculture
explained, “In Israel the difference
between the possible and the impos
sible is that the impossible just
takes a little longer.” It might take
each of us a little longer to get
there, but once you do, you’ll never
be able to stay away.
When our plane hit the runway
and safely landed back in the United
States, an elderly Hassid who had
davened and prayed throughout
the trip, exclaimed to my surprise,
“L’Chaim!” We had reached home
safely and—coincidence or not—
my story had found its ending. So
with much love and admiration for
our counterparts who need us as
much as we need them... To Israel...
To Life. . . L’Chaim!
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