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As I write this message it is Spring. Our Jewish calendar is crowded with significant dates, many of which were
added after we were fortunate enough to have our own State. Holocaust Day, so very painful, is marked on the 27th of Nissan.
The fourth and fifth of Iyar are the Remembrance and Independence Day of the State of Israel,
a cause for both mourning and celebration throughout the Jewish world.
The tenth of Iyar is Herzl Day, the anniversary of the birth of this great visionary who laid the cornerstone for our Jewish State,
as we know it today.
The 28th Iyar is Jerusalem Day, the day on which our divided capital city was reunited.
We in WIZO have also added our own special day to the calendar.
Our World WIZO journey began on the 11th July 1920,
and today our WIZO family is spread across the world.
These dates have been integrated into the rich Jewish calendar of festivals and mourning periods that have been marked for centuries.
When we began, once again, to live in own land we earned the privilege to celebrate and commemorate
days that are so important to us as a modern, yet ancient people
Prof. Rivka Lazovsky,
Chairperson,
World WIZO Executive
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In June, it will be the 50th
anniversary of President
John F. Kennedy's
proclamation
"Ich bin ein Berliner"
(I am a Berliner).
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The giving of the Torah
was an eventof awesome
proportions that indelibly
stamped the Jewish nation
with its unique character,
faith and destiny.
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Remembrance Day and Independence Day were marked in all WIZO Day
Care Centers with joy,
tinged with sadness
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The Caroline & Joseph Gruss WIZO
Afula Community Centre sponsored
by WIZO uk and WIZO Holland is as
active as ever.
On the eve of Purim
residents of Afula Community
Centre gathered in celebration
of Jewish Heritage from Iran |
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The Caroline & Joseph Gruss
WIZO Afula Community
Cente sponsored by WIZO
uk and WIZO Holland
is asactive as ever
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Following an alarming rise in domestic violence
during recent weeks |
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