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Weekly E-Update from Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWestNJ. May 8, 2013

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	May 8, 2013
In this issue: "Max"imum Potential • From The New Jersey Jewish News On the Ground in Israel

Upcoming Events

Onward Israel Negev Fellowship
Through May 16

Stand Up for Israel
Sunday, May 19

Shoah Seder
Sunday, May 19

Guns Violence Prevention Forum
Sunday, May 19

Federation Annual Meeting
Thursday, May 23

Write On for Israel Application Deadline
Friday, May 24

a blog by Max Kleinman, Executive Vice President/CEO

Don’t Just Call Them Survivors

They were “survivors” but that only represents the first two chapters of their lives. They lived a rich Jewish life in Poland and endured and survived the horrors of the Holocaust without any family members surviving. They married, had a family, and became involved in business and Jewish communal life for decades. To call them “survivors,” although well intentioned, does not do justice to their experiences or the experiences of their peers. more

by Robert Weiner, NJJN Staff Writer

At Israel confab, it’s hip to be partners

Jewish professionals and funders gathered in Newark May 5 and 6 for a conference on “people to people” partnerships between the Diaspora and Israel. Representing the Jewish Agency for Israel and North American Jewish federations, more than 100 participants at the Partnership2Secure the Jewish Future Symposium agreed that the relationship between Israel and world Jewry has undergone a "paradigm shift." more

a blog by Amir Shacham, Associate Executive Vice President, Israel and Overseas

In Memory of My Friend and Mentor, Daniel Drench (z’l)

I received the sad news about the loss of Dan while traveling with my family in northern Vietnam. Ironically, it helped me recall many memories and insights from my encounters with this great man who I humbly call a friend and mentor. more

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