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December 10, 2008
IDF support ensures bright future for Jews worldwide
If our own youth and young adults connect to Israel, they will be more likely to connect to the more vibrant expressions of Judaism in the decades to come.
Meet the IDF: Zina Milstein, 19, Infantry Unit 500, Infantry Instructor
\” . . . I get phone calls from soldiers after missionscalling to tell me they killed a terroristand to thank me for the good training. It feels good to know I\’m making a difference . . . \”
Meet the IDF: Ido Niv, 21, Maglan Elite Combat Unit
\” . . . I had the option of taking a light service next to home, getting coffee for the commanders, but I wanted to serve my country. It was a strong feeling for me . . . \”
Meet the IDF: Shimon Siso, 23, Golani Infantry Brigade
\” . . . The terrorists send missiles into Israel from schools in highly populated areas, so we have to go into their homes to get them without hurting innocent passersby or children,\” he said. \”We usually succeed in our missions, but we sometimes have to give up the lives of our soldiers in order to do it . . . \”
Leo David: From Israel soldier to soldiers’ friend
\”. . . I fought in a tank unit, though we didn\’t have any real tanks in the beginning, so we got some trucks, attached some armor plating and called them tanks . . .\”
Friends of the IDF (FIDF) gala to honor 30 soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces
With Israeli resources strained to assure quality training and equipment for the army, navy and air force, the mission of the FIDF and its Israeli counterpart, the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel\’s Soldiers, is to provide the extras and comforts to relieve the daily pressures of combat service.
LACMA plans pioneering post-war German art show
Discomfort with German art might seem like a problem that\’s particular to the Jewish community. It\’s another part of the \”I would never set foot in Germany\” statement that I often heard in response to my frequent German trips and my subsequent working in Berlin
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