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THE SOUTHERN ISRAEIITE * November '2T/T986 Page 25 Jews are dedicated by Saul Ashkenazie Hlie Wiesel, selected as winner of the Nobel Peace Award, dra matizes the characteristics of the Jewish people, a true contribu tion to the world. The prize is shared by Jews everywhere. And it dramatizes his heritage and the legacy of his forefathers, which resulted in this great honor and recognition. It seems that the Jew is born as an adult, with maturity and re sponsibility, an adult responsible for his own deeds and conduct. He was too occupied with being a good citizen, and too busy con tributing to the welfare of the host country. What people can make that claim? Continued from page 1 of Atlanta's Jewish population. “From our new home, we are looking forward to reaching out to the community, providing them with a Jewish identity and en hancing their education. “We plan to finance the build ing through normal fund-raising efforts, and by renting out space to other community agencies. We are now a landlord instead of a tenant. Getting the building is a major milestone in the high school's history, but we still have a lot of work ahead of us.” Yeshiva’s history began on Aug. 28. 1970, when 12 students under Continued from page 1 has emerged as one of the intrigu ing puzzle pieces in the case. Last week, press reports indicated that former U.S. Attorney Gen eral Elliot Richardson arranged a contact between American offi cials and Hashemi last year in efforts to free American hostages in Lebanon. According to defense attorneys in the case, Hashemi played a similar role in 1980 when the Carter administration contacted him to expedite the release of the American hostages in the U.S. Embassy in Teheran. Hashemi was indicted in 1984 for selling American weapons to Iran, after The philosophy of the Jew w as that he was born with liabilities to his God, to his parents, to his ancestors, to his heritage, to his country, to his people and man kind, and that he must dedicate his lifetime to repaying those obligations and justifying his life on this earth. What a lesson this teaches mankind today, if only they understood what life is all about. Leo Tolstoy said this about the Jews. 1 quote, “The Jew is the sacred being who has brought down from heaven the everlast ing fire, and has shared it with the entire world. He is the reli gious source, spring, and foun tain out of which all the rest of the peoples have drawn their the guidance of Rabbi Benjamin Rose started classes inside a large mansion on LaVista Road. At that time and now, it is the only Yeshiva high school between Washington, D.C., and Miami. The high school became ac credited by the Southern Associ ation of Colleges and Schools in 1980, and five years later received exemplary recognition from the United States Department of Ed ucation for having an excellent academic environment. “Now, we are able to grow,” said Cohen, “Everybody here is excited. We are already prepar ing to move. The search for a new home is finally over.” Conspiracy an FBI surveillance of his room in 1980-81 revealed his activities. Attorneys have said Hashemi made a deal with the U.S. Attor ney’s office to act as an infor mant in this case in exchange for leniency on the 1984 charges. Kunstler referred to an uncon firmed rumor during the hearing. He suggested that a defendant named in the indictment, John de la Roque, who is still a fugi tive, is really Lt. Col. Oliver North of the Marine Corps, a highly placed official of the National Security Council. North is reportedly one of the chief architects of the Iranian-U.S. arms exchange and often disguises himself and uses false names to beliefs and their religions. “The Jew is the pioneer of lib erty, even in the olden days when the people were divided into two distinct classes—slaves and mas ters.” The world holds many myster ies, but I believe God has his own plans and reasons to keep our people alive in all parts of the world. 1 believe this is for the sake of humanity and mankind rather than a sign of favoritism to our people. We have not been favored with worldly possessions, with military power, with great armies, or with vast lands, but entrusted to be the conscience of mankind. And in spite of the tragedies that have fallen upon us, we have met our responsibili ties, and we have met the test of faith. The heroes of the past lived their lives and made their sacrifi ces in order that their descend ants might have a fund of wis dom for inspiration and practical living. Their life and effort were wasted unless they lead to action on our part, to defend what we have received from the past, and if possible to enrich it further. Think of Germany in the year 1006. There is a Jewish pogrom going on—women tying stones around their waists and jumping in rivers to escape indignities. When the disaster is over, 12,000 Jews have been killed. Yet at the very same time this tragedy is taking place, Avenzoas, a Jewish doctor, is seated in his labora- conceal his identity. On the tapes, the defendants discuss de la Roque’s role in the negotiations. He is said to be, on the tapes, a former member of the Delta Force who is very friendly with Marine Corps Com mandant Gen. P.X. Kelley and with other top administration officials. On one tape, Evans told Hashemi that de la Roque met with Bush’s aides in West Ger many to discuss the covert ship ment of arms to Iran. The defense attorneys also made motions to subpoena North, National Security Adviser John Poindexter, Bush and other gov ernment officials. Sand did not rule on this motion. Yeshiva to heritage tory, studying the cause and heal ing of paralysis and inflamma tion of the inner ear. Think of Portugal in 1148. It is the year of the First Crusade. A decree is signed ordering all Jews to leave for Islam on pain of death. Being uprooted from their homes, they trudge poverty- stricken to other lands. They are unwelcome, while barbarous mobs harass and murder the rear guard. At the same time, the great Jew ish rabbi and philosopher Mai- monides is completing his book on personal hygiene, which is so brilliant that even to this day its precepts are recognized. The Portugal of that day col- lasped and became a backward nation, but the work of Maimo- nides has given health and life to thousands of people. Think of Spain in 1492. A fan atical Queen Isabella persuades the king to sign a decree directing all Jews to leave Spain within four months. The Goebbels of the period are put in charge of that pogrom. They invent the torture rack. For nine months Jews are burned alive for refusal to deny their religion. Yet while this disaster is taking place, Dr. Salonica makes the first surgical discovery in respect to the eye. He is the doctor who restored the vision of the king, the very king who signed that infamous decree. The Spain of that day col lapsed, despite the discovery of America, which should have made it the most powerful nation of the world. But the work of Dr. Salonica has given light to tens of thousands of men, women, and children, and his achievements live on in triumph. Think of Russia in the year 1903. A feeble czar, shaky on his throne, decides to organize the mobs by ordering the Kisineff pogrom. For days terror reigns. Jews are dragged and trampled to death by mobs. Children are thrown out of third story win dows. Synagogues are burned to the ground. While the rabbis are tied to the pulpit, the streets are filled with blood. Yet at the very moment that catastrophe is tak ing place, the great Jewish Dr. Carl Wiegard is completing his experiments, which reveal the pathological anatomy of small pox and Bright’s disease. He is the first doctor to stain bacteria. It is he who discovers that the repair of tissue exceeds the amount of injury. The Russia of that day col lapsed, but the work of Weigard lives in triumph. This is the symbol of our peo ple. The symbol of the preserva tion of life against those forces that seek to destroy it. The symbol of humanity against bar barism. For us Judaism is not merely the rites and ceremonies that we enjoy, and which enrich our lives, but it is the symbol of the great struggle going on in the world to preserve civilization. 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