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ISRAELI JOURNALIST YARON SVORAY
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Yavron Svoray, an
Israeli journalist, will be
speaking in Lexington on
October 21. Mr. Svoray is a

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former commando and an
expert on international
terrorism. He recently spent
six months undercover in
Germany on a mission
sponsored by the Simon
Wiesenthal Center to
infiltrate and expose the Neo-
Nazi movement and its
leadership. Mr. Svoray will
be speaking on behalf of
Israel Bonds at lunch on
October 21, exact time and
place to be announced. For
additional information
contact Joseph Englander,
Israel Bonds representative
for Lexington at 1-800-883-
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J E R U S A L E M -
Hundreds of Israelis of
Yemenite orig-in descend
daily on the Jewish Agency's
Bet Canada Absorption
Center in Ashkelon. Many
have come to visit relatives
recently arrived from Yemen.
Others are simply well-
wishers, and some are eager
to reacquaint themselves
with their ethnic roots.

"I estimate that last
week we had 2,000 people
here to welcome a busload of

new arrivals from the
airport." recounts David
Ohayon, Director of Bet
Canada. "The local traffic

police claim that they are
working full-time in directing
vehicles here."

Even before the
Israeli Army Censor lifted
the ban on publicity about
the Jewish Agency's secret
airlift of Yemenite Jews to
Israel via Europe, most of the
country's Yemenite
community had heard about
the new immigrants through
the grapevine.
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about the absorption
problems confronting new
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290 new immigrants from
Yemen had reached Israel
since last summer. One
hundred fourteen of them
arrived at Bet Canada in
June and July. They have
been placed in ulpanim
where they learn Hebrew in
the mornings; during the
afternoons, they receive
orientation on such subjects
as how to open a bank
account, how the health
system operates, and how to
use gas, electricity and the
public telephones.

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society. They had electricity
in their villages, and many of
the men owned cars - in
almost every instance, a
Toyota station wagon."
While the Ethiopian
immigrants were mainly
farmers, the Yemenites are

artisans. They were
goldsmiths, silversmiths and
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YEMENITE JEWISH FAMILIES
REUNITED AFI‘ER 40 YEARS
APART

By: Steve Sivan, UJA Press Service

J E R U S A L E M -
Batsheva Sha'arabi
immigrated to Israel from
Yemen in 1951. For almost
forty of the years since then,
she had not heard from her
brother Salim, who had
remained behind. Then, four
years ago, a letter from him
finally reached her, telling
her that he was not only
alive and well, but had four

children and eleven
grandchildren.
"It was such a

tremendous feeling to know
that he was still alive,"
recalls Batsheva. "I had
presumed that he was dead."

Batsheva’s excitement
at learning her brother was
alive turned into sheer
elation in June, when Salim
reached Israel, together with
his wife, four children and
their spouses, and - at latest
count - thirteen
grandchildren.

"I couldn't believe it
when a Jewish Agency

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Se“. 4, 18

This portion begins
with the last part of Moses'
second departing speech to
the people. As the people
harvest the richness of the
land, they are to bring in the
first fruits of their harvest
and consecrate it in the
House of God while reciting a
brief prayer summarizing
their history. Moses
instructs the people to give
tenths (tithing) of their
produce. One tenth to the
Levites, one to the poor and
one to be used for an annual
pilgrimage to God's house.

In Moses' third
speech, he instructs the
people to erect 12 stones on
Mt. Ebal on which the
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They are to build an altar for

public worship. Standing on
facing mountains, the people
shout amen in response to
Moses proclaiming the
blessings for following God
and the curses for
disobedience.

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T h i s p o r t i o n
continues with Moses' third
departing speech. Moses
stresses the binding nature of
the covenant and warns the
people that their descendants
will stray. God will punish
them and they will suffer
though not be destroyed.
After the people repent, God
will forgive them and allow
them to return to enjoy all
the blessings of the land.

Joshua is appointed
to succeed Moses, who will
die shortly. Moses reassures
the people that God will be
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Isaac is born to Sarah
and Abraham. Sarah sees
Ishmael, Abraham's other
son by her handmaid Hagar,
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they be banished. Abraham
is reluctant but God assures
him that Ishmael will
prosper. Hagar wanders in
the wilderness and when she
sees her son is about to
perish from thirst, places him
under a bush and waits for
him to die. A divine
messenger shows her a well
that she had not seen and is
saved.

ROSH HASHANA - Sept~ 17
II Conservative, I Reform-
Genesis 22:1-24

The Akeda, or
binding of Isaac. Abraham
and Isaac are tested when
God demands that Abraham
sacrifice his son. Both are
willing to follow God's
command, yet at the last
moment God tells Abraham
to sacrifice a ram instead. A
powerful story that has
become an important image
of Jews willing to lay down
their lives "a1 kiddush
haSHem," for the
sanctification of God's name.

TISHRI 3 HAAZINU - Sept
16

This chapter is a
farewell song of Moses which
is a beautiful poem. God's

faithfulness is in sharp
contrasts, toiilsrael's
faithlessncss. Israel will be
unfaithful and will be

punished. Yet God will be
merciful and after Israel has
suffered, she will return to
the land.

Moses is told to go to
Mt. Nebo from where he will
be allowed to look at the

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land. Having seen the land,
it will be the place of his
death. The ultimate tragedy
is that while no one worked
as hard as Moses to bring the
people to the land nor was as
steadfast in his commitment
to God, Moses is denied
entrance into the land itself.

YOM KIPPUR - Sept. 25
Conservative
Leviticus 16

The Torah tells of the
High Priests‘ duties on Yom
Kippur. Only on this most
holy of days, purified from
ritual defilement and sin,
could the High Priest enter
the Holy of Holies to plead
for forgiveness. Upon the
head of a scapegoat were
placed all the sins of the
people and this goat was sent
into the wilderness to be
killed. How ironic that
through the ages Jews should
become the scapegoat for the
people among whom we lived.

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Deuteronomy 29:9-14 & 30
Moses tells the

generation of Hebrews born
in freedom that they are all
entering into an eternal
covenant with God. It is not

simply for the elite, or even '-

for that generation. nor is it
impossibly difficult. It is,
however, a choice that they
must make. The choice is

between Life and death,
between blessing or curse. If
they are faithful they will
remain in the good land
which God has provided.

In the afternoon,
traditional congregations
read about the depths to
which humans can sink,
perhaps to remind us not to
become too intoxicated by our
sincere pleadings.

Reform congregations
read the Holiness code. This
code demands that service to
God is not only ritual in
nature, but of moral and
ethical behavior as well.

SUKKUI‘ 1- Sept. 30

This portion deals
with sacred time, Shabbat,
the High Holy Days and the
three pilgrimage festivals -
Passover, Shavuot and
Sukkot. While other peoples
had holy places, objects and
people, Judaism demanded
that time itself was to be
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RESETI'LEMENT IS ALIVE AND WELL

By: Evelyn Dantu'c Geller -
Chairpersal, Resettlement
(Iailmittee

Thanks to the efforts
of a cadre of dedicated
volunteers-including many
new Americans and our
devoted Program Director,
Sharyn Sharer, the
Resettlement program is
alive and well!

August 24th marks a
very important day for
Lexington. On that day
Lexington will greet a very
special Soviet family-The
Orlovs will be welcoming
their grandfather, mother,
father and sister to
Lexington. Mark Orlov, the
grandfather, will have his
hundred year birthday three
weeks after he arrives.

The Orlovs, who have
been in Lexington since April
1991, are thrilled to be
reunited with her parents
and grandfather. After a
long journey from Moscow to
Lexington, the family will
settle in the Heritage
Apartments on Richmond

 

To continue our

efforts, we must recruit
additional volunteers. You
can sign up for all kinds of
services. Let's start with the
Family-to-Family program.
This aspect of the
resettlement program offers
you the opportunity to host a
new American family; we

 
  
   
 

 

hope for at least two host
families for every new
American family. Host
families provide the critical
link between the new
Americans and the Central
Kentucky Jewish and secular
communities. We need many
more host families and urge
all of you to help others by
participating in the mitzvah
of assisting these newcomers
to become self-sufficient
members of our community.

In addition, we need
volunteers who can assist
with transportation and
hospitality. Transportation
incudes everything from
taking people to one time
physician appointments to
picking workers up from a

job that ends after public
transportation shuts down.
And hospitality involves such
services as inviting people
over for a meal, seeing that
new Americans are included
in and get to activities
sponsored by the Jewish
community and the
community at large, and
possibly most important -
visiting a new family on a
regular basis to help them
develop skills in speaking
English.

New Americans also
need assistance in learning
such routines as how to
prepare job resumes, pay
bills and apply for credit. If
you have jobs available, or
know of job opportunities, we
need your input.

T h e r a n g e o f
volunteer opportunities is
expanding steadily. We truly
would appreciate any time or
skill or effort you contribute.

 

INVEST IN THE FUTURE WITH ISRAEL
BONDS

Since Israel launched
its Bonds program in 1951,
more than $13 billion in the
State of Israel Securities

   

  

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been attracted by Israel's
appealing interest rates and
the nation‘s perfect record of
repayment. Israel Bonds can
be purchased by individuals
and or Individual Retirement
Accounts, profit sharing and
pension plans. As Israel
celebrates its 45th
anniversary of independence
by welcoming hundreds of

 

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I nvestors have

Since its change of format to the current newspaper
style, the Central Kentucky Jewish Federation publication has
been known as "Shalom.” The editor and staff of the publication
would like to ask the community to name the paper and design
a logo that will recognize the uniqueness of Central Kentucky
and our Jewish community.

All members of the community are welcomed to submit
both a name and a logo. The selected winners will grace the
pages of the publication as of the December-January edition.
Submit as many ideas as you can!

The prize? Did you ask what the prize was for the
designer and namer? The prize is the recognition of your
accomplishment in perpetuity (or as long as the newspaper is
published) as well as the personal satisfaction that you
contributed to the betterment of the Central Kentucky Jewish
Community.

Please submit ideas to:

Newspaper Ideas
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation
340 Romany Road
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around the world, please
consider an investment in
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Bond is popular to buy for
children and grandchildren,
as well as for IRA's. Its
purchase price, through
September 20, is $3,671 and
it matures on December 21,
2001 at $6,000 for a yield of
6.00%.

The Individual
Variable Rate Issue Bond,
currently paying 5.5%, can be
redeemed after seven years
or after three years if
purchased in a retirement
plan. The minimum
investment is $5,000 with a
special $2,000 minimum for
IRA's.

T h e E c o n o m i c
Development Issue Bond is
ideal for pension plans with a
$25,000 minimum investment
and a fixed rate of 6.00%
through September 20. It
can be redeemed after five
years or after four years if
purchased in a retirement
plan.

If you are planning a
trip to Israel, Israel Bonds
are an ideal way to save.
The Current Income Bond, in
denominations of $500, pays
4.0% and after one year can
be redeemed in Israel to help
cover tourist expenses. The

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CKJF CHARITY ALLOCATIONS

by Tomas Miloh, Budget Chairman

As part of the budget and allocations process of the
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation, annual allocations are
made to national and local organizations from the CKJF local
budget. Amounts are determined by the budget committee and
then revised and approved by the Board of Directors of CKJF.

This year, the following allocations were made:

Anti-Defamation League .................................. $3000
Camp Young Judea ....................... ~ ................. 1500
Goldman Union Camp ..................................... 1500
American Jewish Committee ................................. 300
Hospice of the Bluegrass .................................... 150
Kentucky Special Olympics .................................. 150
Hospital Hospitality House .................................. 150
Jewish Telegraphic Agency ................................... 150
National Jewish Cntr. for Learning ............................ 250
Golda Meir Association ...................................... 100
Lexington Library (film donation) .............................. 150

Community input as to future allocations is always
welcomed.

WINTER MISSIONS TO ISRAEL FOR SINGLES,
YOUNG ADULTS

 

UJA Winter Singles Missim - Dec. 19-Dec. 30

Singles ages 25-35 with $500.00 minimum gift to
UJA/Federation - $ subsidy available - call for details and
itinerary.

UJA Natiomil Yamg Adults Missim-Dec. 28 - Jan. 6
Singles ages 21 - 27 (no minimum gift)

Both missions feature two days in sunny Elat!

For more information about these or any other UJA

 

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MAYORAL CANDIDATES EVENING

The two candidates for mayor of Lexington in our
forthcoming election will discuss their views on Sunday,
September 12th, beginning at 7:30 pm at Temple Adath Israel.
Ted Mirnms and Pam Miller will be present to share with us
their proposed programs and concerns, as well as to answer our
questions. Here is an opportunity to hear them, meet them
and ask your questions.

On the flyer enclosed in this issue of the CKJF
newspaper there is a tear OR for you to use in submitting
questions in advance for the candidates. Mail it to the CKJF
ofiice before September 7th so we can coordinate all questions

 

and submit them to the candidates prior to the 12th.

This program is being sponsored by the Community
Relations Committee of Federation.

Mark your calendar to attend.

 

$250 State of Israel
Certificate increases in value
each year for five years if
cashed in Israel and can be
used to purchase tickets on
El Al.

Rates are subject to
change, so please contact
Joseph Englander at the
Israel Bonds oflice, 1~800-
883-0707, for additional
information. As the High
Holy Days approach, please
consider strengthening
Israel's economy and your in'
vestment portfolio by
purchasing Israel Bonds.

When you visit Israel it will
be clear that an investment
in Israel Bonds returns not
only an attractive interest
rate, but dividends that are
building a strong future for
all of the Jewish people.

 

IN SYMPATHY

The Board of Directors and
staff of the Central Kentucky
Jewish Federation extends
sincere sympathy to Rabbi
Eric Slaton on the passing of
his grandmother, Selma
Brent.

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SECRET
IMMIGRANTS

From pg. 1 /

extended family operated a
small business and lived
modestly but well in a large
family house. In order to
make aliyah, they were
prepared to leave everything
behind except their clothes
and a few personal
belongings, mainly religious
items like sifrgi Torah and
prayer books.

"Every material
sacrifice was worth it to
finally be here in Israel,"
explains Yousef Hatzai, who
reached Israel in June from a
village near Yemen's capital,
Sana, along with his wife and
five children and twenty
other immediate relatives.

"But we left behind
many more relatives," he
adds, touching on a fear that
dominates the lives of all the
Yemenite newcomers "We
are afraid that they will be
prevented from joining here -
or worse still - even harmed."

For this reason,
virtually all the Yemenites
are reluctant to be
photographed or talk to
journalists. Hatzai himself,
who wears a bright purple
yarmulka and the sidelocks
which characterize
traditional Yemenite Jews,
refuses to divulge details
about his family.

Ohayon, who was
born in North Africa, and
Hatzai are able to converse
in a mixture of Arabic and
biblical Hebrew.

"The absorption of
these Yemenites," stresses
Ohayon, "is eased because
they are so religious and well
versed in the Tanach that
they are already very
familiar with Hebrew."
Respecting their wishes, we
have organized separate
classes for men and women,
taught by members of their
own sex, so that their sense
of modesty will not be
violated."

Several members of
Ohayon's staff are of
Yemenite origin', and
Ashkelon's Yemenite
community assists in the
absorption process. Although
the new immigrants are
housed in the absorption
center, they receive their
Absorption Basket grant from
the Ministry of Absorption
and pay the Jewish Agency a
nominal rental fee for their

rooms.

"We hope that within
three or four months they
will be in a position to move
out," says Ohayon. "Every
family here has immediate
kin who are eager for the
recently arrived relatives to
take advantage of subsidized
government mortgages and
purchase apartments near
the old-timers."

Ohayon is optimistic
about the employment
prospects of the Yemenite
newcomers. "The younger
men," he observes, "all
possess skills that can be
easily adapted to local needs.
The older men, because they
are so devout, will also easily
find jobs as kashrut
supervisors, scribes or
teachers. The women know
how to make and embroider
beautiful clothes."

Indeed, Bet Canada is
ablaze with the bright colors
of the Yemenite women's
head coverings, long
sweeping dresses and
leggings. And the
immigrants' Yemenite
visitors, most of whom have
resided in Israel for more
than 40 years, come to see
them also attired in
traditional Yemenite grab.
The Israelis bear gifts:
household items, prayer
books, toys and lots and lots
of food. But most
importantly, they bring a
warm welcome, so that the
newcomers know they have
finally come home.

The Jewish Agency
and the American Jewish
Joint Distribution
Committee, which are the
two major beneficiaries of
funds raised by the
UJA/Federation Annual

Campaign, are cooperating in
this latest rescue of Yemenite

 

 

 

 

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Two Yemenite boys play outside the
Oshiyot Absorption Center with a young
Ethiopian who also lives there. The
Magic Carpet II rescue of Yemenite Jews
is being canted out by the American

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Operation Magic Carpet (1949) - Jess from Yemen waiting to
board the Magic Carpet airlift to Israel. Between 1949 and

1950, some 48,000 Yemenite Jews - most of the Jewish

population - reached Israel.

REUNITED AFI‘ER
40 YEARS APART

From pg. 1

official phoned us to say that
my brother had arrived at
Ben Gurion Airport," she
says, her eyes shining with
disbelief as she recollects the
episode.

"Look," she says,
pointing at her 43 year-old
nephew Youssef. "The last
time I saw him he was an
eight months-old baby. It‘s a
miracle."

Batsheva's newfound
family is housed in the
Jewish Agency's Bet Canada
Absorption Center .in
Ashkelon. But her joy at
rediscovering her family is
tempered by the knowledge
that another sister and all
the sister's children and
grandchildren remain behind
in their native village near
Sana, the capital of Yemen,
along with an estimated 900
Yemenite Jews.

Fearing the publicity
might harm their family,
Batsheva and Salim refuse to
be photographed or to give
details about the rest of the
family still in Yemen. "We
fear for their lives," says
Batsheva, now plump and
grandmotherly at 60. "The
Yemenites can be cruel
people. They hate Israel."

Nevertheless, Salim
paints a picture of
comfortable life in Yemen.
With sidelocks and a grizzly,
gray beard, he looks like a
brother, rather than a
brother-in-law, to Moshe
(Moussa), Batsheva's
husband. "We had a
Successful metal workshop,"
he explains. "We did not
want for clothes or food. My
sons even drove a car. But
we left everything behind
because it has always been
our dream to come to Israel.
Because we are Jews and
because my sister has been

dark brown

here since 1951."

For Salim, knowing
that most of Yemen's Jews
had made it to Israel, the
past four decades have been
frustrating. "Very
frustrating," he says. "I
know how the Children of
Israel must have felt when
the spent 40 years wandering
in the wilderness."

In 1950 and 1951,
when the Jewish Agency was
bringing 45,000 Yemenite
Jews to Israel in what was
called "Operation Magic
Carpet," Salim's wife Sara
was unprepared to leave
behind her elderly parents,
who could not make the long
trek on foot to the British
port of Aden.

Meanwhile, Batsheva
and Moshe have built

‘ themselves fulfilling lives in

Israel. They have six
children and more
grandchildren than they can
count, and live in Kiryat
Ekron, near Rehovot.

As they sit in the
absorption center chatting
and sipping coffee, Batsheva's
daughter Ofra helps 15 year-
old Miriam, the cousin she
has never known, with her
Hebrew homework. At 15,
Miriam is already married,
though she has not yet had
children. She is colorfully
and tastefully dressed in a
blue dress with a red kerchief
covering her head. She has a
beautiful, innocent, dusky,
round doll's face, with kind,
eyes. In
contrast, her 25 year-old
cousin Ofra wears jeans and
is not yet married. But Ofra
still feels very close to her
new immigrant family.

"It is not important
that we have different
values," stresses Ofra. "We
are the same flesh and blood.
We come from the same
roots. Israel is first and
foremost a Jewish country,
but it is a modern, liberal,
Western country. In time,

 

 

 

 

Yemenite Jews who reached Israel on the Magic Carpet airlift
in 1949 were housed in tents as Ras El Ein Camp.

Photos: UJA Press Service

my cousins will be free to
choose whether to keep all
their traditions or adopt new
ways."

I n a n y e v e n t ,
Batsheva and her family are
determined to see that Salim
and his children and
grandchildren settle down in
Israel as quickly as possible.

"Salim and his family
are living in comparative

Cont. pg. 12
See Reunited

 

Having
process, a Yemenite Jew examines his
Israeli identity card outside the Oshiyot
Absorption Center near Rehovot.

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Rescued from Yemen, Salem Boni and
his sons, Adi and Meir, sit outside the
Oshiyot Absorption Center near Rehovot.
Part of Magic Carpet II, they reached
Israel six months ago thanks to the

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CJF ESTABLISHES FUND FOR
MIDWEST FLOOD RELIEF

There has been an overwhelming response to the
special relief fund established by The Council of Jewish
Federations (CJF) for victims of the flooding in the Midwest,
with checks arriving daily in large batches. All contributions
should be made out to Council of Jewish Federations,
Inc/Midwest Flood Relief Fund.

A special hotline has been set up at CJF to handle
telephone inquiries on the flood situation. The number is (212)
598-3563.

CJF sent Barry Swartz, Director of the Southeast Area
Office and Miami's Planning and Budget Director, Bruce
Yudewitz, to Des Moines to assess damages and discuss how
CJF and the Federations could help. Swartz spent a great deal
of time assisting the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
following Hurricane Andrew last year and previously had
worked with the Charleston, SC Jewish Federation after
Hurricane Hugo. Yudewitz was significantly involved in the
Miami Federations's hurricane relief efforts.

They met with the Jewish Federation of Greater Des
Moines Executive Committee and Executive Director Elaine
Steinger.

Swartz reported that "the Federation and its staff have
done a phenomenal job in a thorough and thoughtful way."
The key need was for water, especially for the Federation home
for the elderly. The Omaha and Kansas City Federations
responded immediately and sent in water. Other Federations
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October 3—17 National Zahav Mission

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pace for individuals of mature age (60 years or over).

October 17 —27 President's Mission

Oct. 27 — Nov. 4 Homecoming Mission 1

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Nov. 29 —Dec. 9 National Physicians and
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December 19—30 National Winter Singles

Dec. 22 — Jan. 2 National Winter Family

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Dec. 28—Jan. 6. 7- Hanan! Young Adults
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gcncralion (ages 2i — 27). Welcome the New Year
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March 6—16. 1994 Homecoming ll Mission
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