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Kathy Stein to receive NCCJ's
Lauren K. Weinberg Humanitarian Award

Kathy Stein. a teacher turned attorney,
represents State C(mgressional District 75 in
the Kentucky State legislature. In addition to
carrying out her legislative responsibilities,
Kathy practices law, is an active participant in
the Jewish community and the community at
large. is helpmate and support to her husband
Alan (you remember himfolks,‘ thefiither of
the Lexington Legends), and Mom par
e.\‘('el/ence to her children - Wade Hampton.
Scootei: and Hadley. C ongratulotions Kathy.
We wish you ”Yasher Koach "for an award
well earned.

he National Conference for Community
and Justice ( NCCJ), formerly the National
Conference of Christians and Jews. will

host 52nd Lauren K. Weinberg Humanitarian
Awards Dinner on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 at the
Marriott in Lexington, Kentucky. This year’s award
recipients are William R. Embry. Jr. and Represen-
tative Kathy W. Stein. The 2002 Honorary Dinner
Chairs are Eastern Kentucky University President
Joanne Glasser and University of Kentucky Presi-
dent Lee Todd.

The Lauren K. Weinberg Humanitarian Award
is presented to individuals and organizations whose
achievements have helped our community realize its
ultimate goal of learning to live and work together
without bigotry or discrimination and without
compromise of faith or identity.

Representative Kathy W. Stein is being honored
for her work in the support and advocacy of those
who seldom had a voice in the plight of their daily
lives including women. children. and religious and

Camp Shalom Memories
By Greta Friedman Rothschild

enrietta Szold. the founder of Hadassah.

once said. "When you dream. dream big."

Sue Friedman had a dream. Together
with a committee of active and concerned Jewish
mothers, she had a vision — a vision of a safe and
fun place where their youngsters could comfortably
experience their Judaism during the summer. A
place where other Jewish children in and around
the community wouldjoin together in a camp setting
to learn about being Jewish. This dream became a
reality in 1967 when I was the age of 6.

My fond memories of Camp Shalom are many.

I remember my Mom working very hard. meeting
after meeting. planning Camp Shalom. I remember
the countless phone calls she would make and
receive in coordinating this endeavor. After several
months, it was time to go to camp! I was appre—
hensive at first. having never been away to summer
camp before. But I was with my small group of

Jewish friends and that made me feel better,

The first summer session was held at Idle Hour
Park behind Lexington Mall. It was nice that the
campsite was familiar and located so close to
home. The following years were spent at Hershel
Weil’s Farm in Paris. KY. I remember waiting at
the bus stop at Henry Clay High School to be
picked up by the bus to drive us, for what seemed
to be hours, to camp! Fortunately, songs like “Rise
and Shine” and “David Melech Yisrael” made the
ride go by faster.

Under the direction of Carol Wirtschafter, I
remember many creative and fun activities at Camp
Shalom. We participated in arts and crafts, such as
making gods‘ eyes and macramé bracelets with
beads. With fabulous counselors like Lynn Cooper.
Cindy Derer and Alan Stein. we would have
treasure hunts and cookouts and do lots of singing

Memories continued on page 3

 

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William R.
Embry, Jr. will
receive the award
for his work in
developing many
successful programs
to help the poor. the
homeless. the
mentally ill and
many individuals
who feel rejected
from society.

These outstanding community leaders are
providing contributions to the Bluegrass making it a
better place to live for all.

The Lauren K. \N’einberg Scholarship award will

An honoree’s reception honoring the award
winners will begin at 6:00 pm. followed by dinner
at 6:45 pm. A silent auction will occur during the
reception.

The National Conference for Community and
Justice is a human relations organization dedicated
to fighting bias, bigotry and racism, and to promote
respect and understanding among races. religions,
and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution,
and education.

Tables may be purchased from NCCJ — Blue-
grass Region and will benefit the programs of
NCCJ. For more information, please call Sandra
Noble Canon at NCCJ at 859—255—6999.

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In This Issue: MAZEL TOV TO:
_ Stanley Saxe on his very special birthday.
PreSldent‘s Message .................................. 2
Camp Shalom 2002 Leaders ...................... 3
Exodus Revisited ....................................... 3 REFUAH SHLEMAH (get well wishes):
Change and Transition ................................ 4 Bea Milner
Reporting from Palm Springs ..................... 5 Evelyn Heymann
Yom Hashoah ............................................. 5 Amy Crystal
Is It True What They Say About French 6
Exodus Comes to Lexington ...................... 6 CONDOLENCES TO:

_ Jeff Heller on the death of his mother.
Le1sure Club ............................................... 7 Brian Keplinger on the death of his mother.
Rabbi’s Column .......................................... 8 Jim Rakes on the death of his step—father.
Tikkun Steering Committee Update ............ 8 Marilyn Swan on the death Of her mother.
Camp Shalom Registration ......................... 9
Ask JFS About ......................................... 10 Pl 1 k f ld

. ease et us now 0 any news you won
Hadassah 90th Birthday ........................... 10 like to s hare with the community. E-mail
Klezmer/Balkan Dance Workshop ........... 10 your Community News to:
Kick—off Event Speaker ............................ 11 shalom@jewishlexington.0rg
Hillel .......................................................... 11 0’ ma”:

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Local AIPAC Chapter Fundralser ............ 11 Central Kentucky Jewish Federation
Tikkun brings Purim to Stewart Home ..... 12 340 Romany Road
Exodus Order Form ................................. 12 Lexington, KY 40502
Young Leadership in DC. ........................ 13
Gan Shalom .............................................. l3
B’tay Avon ............................................... l4 .

» . Singles CelebratePurim ......................... 14 shalom acadline
ACommunal Voice ................................... 15 Deadline fOl‘ articles for the
Rabbi Prouser at UK ................................ 15 May Shalom is April 10,

Moosnick Lecture Series .......................... 15 E-mai| articles to
Wise Jewish Dateline ............................... 16 shalom @jewishlexington . org
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April 2002, Volume IX, Issue 9

Stanley Saxe, President

Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director

Fran Morris, Jewish Family Services
Vicki Atha, Activities Director

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President's

Message
by
Stan Saxe

11 early March, One World Films, a local film

series supported by many in our community

as well as our Central Kentucky Jewish
Federation, presented and Israeli film Rage and
Glory, which was released in 1985. Why has the
film returned now? It is a fictionalized account of
the Lehi, or Stern Gang, who were Jewish terrorists
who fought the British prior to the establishment of
the State of Israel.

I believe the film was chosen as an allegory for
the Palestinian terror of today, to show that Jews
used terror in the 1940’s in striving to achieve
similar goals of independence and statehood.

A panel of three people was asked to discuss the
film following the viewing at the downtown Lexing—
ton Public Library. Panelists were Dr. John Stempel
of the University of Kentucky Patterson School,
Rev. Gary Brooks a Presbyterian minister and
Palestinian advocate, and myself.

My role, I believed, was to note the similarities

and differences between pie-state Palestinian Jewsw «a . ,4

in the British mantlatc ot‘ Palcstinc and the currcnt
Palestinian Arabs. My theme was “There is no
justification for terror or to acquiesce in terror."

The Lehi, an acronym for Lohamei Herut
Yisrael, was an underground organization operating
from 1940 to 1948. Originally head by Avraham
Stern and thus the name after used was “The Stern
Gang.” Lehi rejected the authority of the main-
stream Jewish community in Palestine and was
never accepted by them nor by the worldwide
Zionist movement. The Jewish Resistance Move-
ment before World War II was composed of the
Haganah and Irgun Zeva’l Le’umi. The declared a
truce with the British and the Haganah headed a
movement of volunteers tojoin the British Army
and Jewish units were formed and served with the
British. The Lehi were those who broke off from
the Irgun to forget the British. Again. Lehi was
never accepted by the mainstream Jewish commu—
nity. Following the establishment of the State of
Israel in 1948, Lehi was suspected of killing UN
mediator Count Folke Bernadotte. the new govern—
ment reacted. outlawed the organization. shut down
its publication and the two leaders of Lehi were
sentenced to longjail terms by a military court. The
marked diffel‘eric‘c in dealing with young people
who may be attracted to terror and Violence to
further their goals is quite apparent it we l00l\ at Ihc
Palestinian Authority.

Each side, Israel and the PA, has needs and
grievances but nothing justifies terror. Not in the
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 The 2002 Camp Shalom Leaders Get to Work!

Deborah Isenstadt, Camp Shalom Committee Member

amp Shalom has a long tradition (35
years!) in which wonderful women - and
an occasional man — devote huge amounts
of time, energy, and love to the creation of a safe,
nurturing and fun camp experience for the young
children in Lexington’s Jewish community. With
Camp Shalom 2002, the tradition continues! It is
with great pleasure that the CKJF Camp Shalom
committee introduces our Senior Staff for Camp
Shalom 2002.
KATHY FEINBERG, Director
Kathy Feinberg, last year’s director of
“Kindercamp”(re-named in 2002 “Pre-K Shalom”)
has stepped up to the position of Camp Director for
2002. We look forward to Kathy’s thoughtful and
very well-organized leadership! For those of you
who missed Kathy’s introduction in last month’s
Shalom, she has lived in Lexington for 28 years and
has two sons, Jonathan, 6 and Matthew, 5, both of
whom are Camp Shalom veterans.
JANA LAZUR and BONNIE O’NEILL,
Activities Co-Directors
This year, Jana Lazur and Bonnie O’Neill, two
busy moms of Camp Shalom veterans (Eric and
Ryan Lazur, ages 4 and 7, and Aaron O’Neill, age
6) will be sharing the exciting, if exhausting, job of
Activities Director. Jana, a Lexington native; “I’ve
lived here all my life, minus two weeks;” was
Activities Director last summer at Camp Shalom.

 

.llemories continued from front page

‘7' mplaw;1'«l also remember running to the old

house on the Weil Farm when it started to rain. As
the camp grew, the house seemed to get smaller!

Camp Shalom soon moved to Jacobson Park.
Finally, a much shorter bus ride! There, I remem-
ber my first encounter with a snake in the field.
My group was on a scavenger hunt, but somehow
“snake” was not on the list of items to find. We
also had a Jewish Olympics day with relay races
and other fun competitions. Of course, at the end
of the game, every camper was a winner and
together we enjoyed some iced cold watermelon!

After being a Camp Shalom pioneer and attend—
ing summer after summer, I aspired to be a CIT,
Counselor—in-Training. It was this experience that
first exposed me to working with children and
taught me the values and principles essential in
organizing a Jewish program. My experience as a
Camp Shalom counselor together with my leader—
ship opportunities through Young J udaea helped
pave the way for my career path as a Jewish
communal professional and Synagogue Education
Director.

As I reflect on Sue’s hopes and wishes for a
Jewish summer camp for Lexington youth, I am
reminded of the “ruach” (spirit), friendships, role
models, leadership skills, and appreciation of my
Jewish heritage that I gained from Camp Shalom.
I know Sue is here today in spirit and so proud that
the visions and ambitions of these Jewish Moms
have perpetuated for 35 years, inspiring another
generation.

Bonnie, who has lived in Lexington for 3 years,
brings to the position not only her energy and
experience as a mom, but also years of classroom
experience as a kindergarten and first-grade
teacher.

Here’s a taste of what Jana and Bonnie are
cooking up for this year’s Camp Shalom:

* Working with the theme of “Our Earth,” Jana
and Bonnie are planning one week of activities
around “taking care of the earth,” and a second

- week around “gifts from the earth.” Culminating
activities for these themes will include a nature
bazaar at which campers will show and sell their
homemade gifts, all made from nature (e. g., herb
sachets). Proceeds from this event will go to an
environmental cause.

* With the assistance of senior counselors, Jason
Heymann and Penina Goldstein, Camp Shalom
will introduce some special “chugs” - or electives
- this summer (e.g., drama, music, extra sports).

* And of course, Jewish activities, such as daily
morning prayer song and making challah for
Shabbat each Friday, will be woven throughout
camp each week.

TAMMY BRADLEY, Pre-K Shalom
Director

We are very pleased to announce that Tammy
Bradley, the classroom teacher for 4-year-olds at
the Temple Adath Israel Pre-School, will be leading
Camp Shalom’s Pre-K program this year! Tammy,
3 Lexington native, is much beloved by her current
and former pre-school students for many reasons,
including her warmth, energy and creativity.
Tammy’s degree in early childhood education from
Transylvania University, her pre-school teaching
experience in Lexington and Louisville, and her
background in dance and movement promise to
make Pre-K Shalom a fun and happening place for
our youngest Camp Shalom campers this summer.

Camp Shalom keeps getting bigger and better
because of the heart and dedication right here in
our own community. Thank you Kathy, Jana,
Bonnie and Tammy, for sharing yours with us this
year. May you be blessed with two weeks of fair
skies and temperatures under 90 degrees in return!

 

Exodus Revisited

Reprinted by permission from The Jewish Star Times, Miami, Florida
By Hindi Diamond

To the world, it was a book called Exodus by
Leon Uris which became a bestseller
translated into more than 50 languages But
to a young Russian Jew, who was 21 at the time he
read it secretly, this book completely changed his
life.

Today, Rabbi Leonid Feldman, spiritual leader of
Temple Emanu-El in Miami Beach, Florida, recalls
that moment in 1974 after he finished reading the
book, which had been smuggled in to him by an
American Jew. It was the turning point of his life.

“It opened my eyes. I realized there was a
country for the Jews where we could be proud of
our heritage. The next morning, I applied for
immigration,” he said.

Feldman says he is not the only one to be so
impacted by Uris’ book. For Natan Sharansky,
Israel’s Minister of Housing and Construction and
Deputy Prime Minister, and for thousands of
Russian Jews, especially, it became the linchpin that
inspired them to emigrate to Israel.

Exodus deals with the epic story of more the
4,500 desperate European Holocaust survivors
fighting to get into Palestine in 1947. Three months
after the incident, the state of Israel was born.

When Exodus was made into a movie in 1961,
starring Paul Newman and Eva Marie Saint, it
broke all box—office records.

Now, Phil Blazer, produce of “Exodus 40th
Anniversary World Tour” is taking the show on the
road—planning to cover 60 countries.

YOUNGER AUDIENCES

“Anyone 50 years of age or younger has prob
ably never seen the movie, and I felt the time is
right, too, to bring all generations together from all

over the world,” Blazer said from his Los Angeles
studio

He has been hosting the Phil Blazer Show for
the past 25 Years.

“Since it first hit the screen 40 years ago, this
inspiring classis tale has not been seen, and I felt
very strongly that now is a very appropriate time to
take it on a world tour. This is an outgrowth
actually of our Jewish International Film Festival
held in Hollywood. Last year, Gene Wilder’s
classic Frisco Kid won, and since this year is the
40th anniversary of Exodus we voted for this
wonderful picture.”

Why the interest now? “Well, September 11 I
think emphasizes the theme of Exodus. It is the
story of good people standing up for freedom. It’s
a wholesome story, the antithesis of what we in the
United States saw happen on September 11th. And
people are craving for this, it makes them feel good,
acts as an inspiration to all,” Blazer said.

Recalling that historic time in 1974, when the
forbidden book was smuggled into Russia by an
American, Rabbi Feldman says: “Actually, I could
have been jailed for reading it, since it was strictly
‘verboten.’ It really opened my eyes. I learned a
lot about Jewish history, things I had never heard
about before. In fact, I was almost completely
assimilated.”

Feldman is a living example of the drama of
modern Jewish history, Blazer feels. “He has
experienced total assimilation, Jewish rebirth,
violent anti—Semitism, even imprisonment in Russia
as a Zionist activist and then, finally, found freedom

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e are living in times in which

change is the norm rather

than the exception. In the
times of our forefathers change occurred
at a far slower pace, so people were able
to “catch up” with change more easily - or
were they?

What is change? The Webster’s
dictionary gives several related definitions :
a) “To put or take (a thing) in place of

something else; substitute for, replace

with or transfer to another of a similar
kind.” This definition covers a good
many possibilities. Changing govern’
ments or cars or clothes fall into this
category, but social or institutional
change is not covered. Another defini-
tion however, appears to apply in that
case:

b) “The act or process of substitution,
alteration or variation”

While both definitiOns do agree that
change demands an active participation of
some kind, both of them also stress the
point that change occurs outside of the
individual, in the environment. Sometimes,
change will be precipitated by one indi-
vidual, sometimes by another, sometimes
by the forces of nature or the impositions
of culture, politics or historical process. In
other words, change can never be com—
pletely controlled by any individual. Change
happens to the individual rather than the
other way around.

So what happens to a poor yidele when
change occurs? The individual has several
choices. One would be to continue to
operate exactly as he or she did before; or
one could change procedures but not the
perception; and finally, one could adjust
both procedures and perceptions. What
would happen in each case?

If the individual does not change
anything in his or her modus operandi,
what we are witnessing is a denial of the
change. But denying the change does not
make it go away. This attitude places the
individual in a situation of misalignment and
prevents adaptation to new situation, thus
making the individual, sooner or later,
completely ineffective in the modified
environment. The individual will still be
able to operate, but he or she will not be
only ineffective but also will become
obsolete very soon. If you keep your

Change and
Transition

By Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation

computer for ten years, you can still use it,
but it “ain’t the same anymore." Sooner or
later you need to upgrade, and the first step
is to recognize that the upgrade is necessary.

The second possibility, changing the
procedures but not the perception will allow
the individual to operate in the changed
environment, but it will limit her (or him)
greatly. If we continue to perceive the world
around us as unchanged, we will continue to
operate on the assumption that everything
will go back to the way it was, and whatever
is different today is just a fluke. We there—
fore modify what we do but, consciously or
unconsciously, behave with others as if
nothing changed. When we do this, we lose
our ability to be creative, and more impor-
tant, to think outside the box—for we have
created a box of our own, and in living inside
that mental box we also lose the ability to
listen to our environment, for it threatens our
preconception of how things SHOULD BE.
In other words, we lose our leadership skills
and we condemn ourselves to be, at the best,
mediocre followers.

The third case, where we change not only
the way we operate but also our perception, ..
appears as a great solution. It sounds like the
great answer to the questions of lile. There
is, however, a catch. What does it mean to
change perceptions? Changing perceptions
implies the internal freedom to switch
paradigms while preserving who we are. If I
change my perception of the world to the
point where it bears no resemblance to
where I was yesterday, my whole identity
that was based on what it was before is at
stake. That balance between changing our
perceptions and retaining our identity is the
catch. There will always be a tension
between us and our environment, and it is
precisely in the way we respond and manage
that tension that our identity is built. If we
are able to manage that tension and trans—
form it into a creative force, then our identity
will evolve without losing consistency—in
other words, we will be able to adapt to
change without giving up who we are, and in
the process we can become the leaders of
the transformation because the tension
becomes a creative one. This process of
modifying our perceptions in response to the
changes around us is internal to the indi-
vidual.

Summing it up, change will occur,
whether provoked by us or by others, but it
will occur. The extent to which we adapt to
the new conditions will determine our
potential to play different roles in the new
scheme of things. The better adapted we

Change continued on page 10

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Reporting from Palm Springs

By Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation

it March 6, I returned from my third by David Wekstein. People discussed the results, Yorker feel at home; they even yell at you when
National meeting in a row. I am not the applicability of the idea to other communities, you put your order. In the main thoroughfare (don’t
complaining, you understand, especially and the pros and cons. I am proud to share with ask me the name, but it was not Main), we saw
when the meeting was in Palm Springs, but it is you that four communities told me they are replicat- Sonny Bono very quietly sitting at a water fountain
good to be home. So what happened at the Small ing the idea I (well, yes, it was a statue after all).
Federations Executive Institute? There was of course the fun and social part of I came back with many new ideas, many“ new
During the Institute we had the opportunity for the program, such as going for dinner at Sherman’s, insights. I hope to be able to work with all of you to
frank dialogue with many of the staff members of a kosher-style deli that would make any New make them happen. Our community deserves it.

the National UJC, including the Executive Vice—
President Stephen Hoffman. We also had a chance .
to exchange ideas and discuss among ourselves the , .
possible changes looming on the horizon. IN A DANG ERG U8 WORLD
First, we heard a very useful presentation on ‘ ‘
leadership and change by Dr. Steven Windmueller, . . . 5 . . . . .
currently the Director of the Irwin Daniels School I | 8 1M P0 RTA A, ' To REM EMB ER
of Jewish Communal Service at the Hebrew Union ' " - ' '
College in Los Angeles. Prior to that post, Steve
was for many years the Executive Director of the
Community Relations Committee of Greater Los
Angeles, and before that an Executive Director of
the Jewish Federation in Albany, NY. He presented
a very challenging paradigm of institutional change
in a changing world, and the transitions an individual
must go through to keep up with those changes. His
presentation was followed by another one on a
related topic by Rob Hyman, Director of Planning
and Community Development. who motivated us to
look into the changes the National Jen ish Commu—
"' m“"’““"5nd institutional focus. These two presentations,
which included several sessions, constituted the
spinal cord of the Institute—but there was more.
Stephen Hoffman, UJC's Executive Vice
President. gave us a briefing on the overseas
situation, with special emphasis on the situations in
Israel and in Argentina. 1 have to acknowledge that
when I first heard that L'JC was allocating 35
million dollars for Argentina Relief, I was uneasy.
Knowing the community, I was uncomfortable
about how the money was going to be disbursed.
Steve‘s presentation, however, surprised me. Since
the onset of the crisis in Argentina, and through

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difference.

We also had, of course, the “Program Suq,” a
fixed feature in all the SFEI. My problem this year
is that they put me in charge of this one. In addition

Sponsored by: The Community Relations Committee of the Central Ken-
to the "open—table” exchange of printed material, tuchy jewish Federation, Lexington Chapter of Hadassah, The Lexington

W6 discuss three Programs in depth one Of WhiCh Havurah. Ohavay Zion Synagogue. Temple Adath Israel
was our own Media Response group that is chaired

 

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 Exodus Revisited continued from page 3‘

in the West."
MEETING URIS

The rabbi remembers the emotional moment
when he first met Uris. “He came to one of my
lectures after I graduated from the Jewish Theo—
logical Seminary in New York. And I was speaking
to a group of young leaders. not knowing he was in
the audience. I happened to mention the tremen—
dous effect the book Exodus had on me when I
read it in Russia. and how it changed my life.

“Suddenly, a man stood up. with tears in his
eyes. and told the group he was the author. and had
never heard such a soul—stirring story. We became
good friends after this revelation."

Feldman says he is convinced the book inspired
the entire immigration movement. “Although there
were 60 similar ships carrying desperate survivors,
Exodus became the symbolic ship because its story
was so widely read."

David Ben Gurion once said. “Erodus is the
greatest film I have ever seen."

Central Kentuckians will have the opportu-
nity to view Exodus and hear William Millman
from the crew of the original Exodus on Sun-
day, April 21st, at 1:00 p.m. at the Regal
Cinemas in Hamburg Pavilion. Admission is
$12.

Hadassah Women’s
Discussion Group
May Meeting

The Ma} meeting w ill take place on
Thursday. May 2. 7:30 p.m.. at the home of

Gail Cohen. 3379 Sutherland Drive. Lexing—
ton 40517. 272~1479. Rabbi Sharon Cohen
of Ohavay Zion Synagogue will join us for
discussion of Jewish divorce and the issues

 

don‘t know what you‘ve been reading in the

Lexington paper about anti-Semitism in

France because I‘m on vacation in Hawaii.
So if what follows is old hat. then skip it.

The facts seem to be that violence against
French Jews. according to a government report. has
increased from one in 1998 to nine in 1999 to 116 in
2000. the latest year for which official figures are
available. That's violent acts. however they are
defined. But other incidents. such as brick throwing
and arson. have gone from 74 in 1998 to 60 in 1999
to 603 in 2000.

- For example. children being bused to a Paris
suburban school were attacked on three different
occasions in the last 14 months. First. a knife was
thrown through a window. At a later date, three
men in a car blocked the bus. got out. one smashed
a window. and another pointed a gun at the driver.
telling him that this was not Tel Aviv. And recently.
rocks were throw at the children in the bus.

The main JeWish organi7ation, the Conceil

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the government‘s figures are low. Although their
representatives admit that no casualties have been
reported. they contend that attacks on schools.
synagogues. and rabbis have become more numerous.

 

is it True Wth They Say
About The French?

by Michael E. Adelstein

What irritates then: also is that the violence and
incidents have generally not been prominently
reported