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Local Happenings from page 8 torn from her, she and no more blood will be spilled and no more tears will
Security Program Provides was never forgotten, be shed. Until then, we salute you, heroes of Israel, your
memories are truly, forever a blessing.
always our first love.
Rebbetzin Chana Vigler is co-founder of Chabad of
Expanded Services to For centuries our Palm Beach Gardens and Ladies in Leadership Initiative
enemies have sworn
Community Organizations to terminate our (LiLi) and co-host of The Sunday Schmooze. Email her at
relationship with this chana@jewishgardens.com.
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County is dedicated to sliver of real estate,
ensuring a safe, secure, and connected Jewish community. taking us in chains JFS Observes Holocaust
The nonprofit’s J-Secure initiative has provided safety and banishing us to
and security resources to our community for some time, lands far, far away. Remembrance Day
and has quickly adapted to adjust community security to But still, our hearts
match current realities during the coronavirus pandemic and lips always A pandemic could
and economic crisis. sang L’shana haba not prevent Ferd &
With most of the b’yerushalayim, next Gladys Alpert Jewish
bricks-and-mortar year in Jerusalem! G-d knows the pain and the suffering Family Service (Alpert
of local Jewish we’ve endured to see the day that the streets of Jerusalem JFS) from participating
organizations and may be filled with the sounds of Jewish children playing, in Yom Hashoah, the
synagogues currently in peace. day of commemoration
closed or minimally I love this photo of Rabbi Dovid Vigler and me in paying homage to
staf fed, these Caesarea, the place where the great Rabbi Akiva was the six million Jews
institutions’ physical mercilessly murdered in the most barbaric way to the glee who perished in the
presences have become of a roaring Roman audience as they chanted “death to Holocaust and the
an easier target for the Jews.” How many Jews were dragged to their deaths heroism of the Jewish
vandalism and even through this coliseum lookalike for the entertainment of resistance of that
antisemitic attacks. In those who vowed to make a mockery of and uproot the period. This year’s
an effort to continue Jewish people? Returning to this very location is our ceremony took place online.
t o k e e p Je wi sh victory. We have prevailed. We have stood the test of time. Alpert JFS Holocaust Care Manager Eva Weiss, who
community facilities Because whenever we were at our lowest, we rose from was born in Eastern Europe to parents who survived the
safe, J-Secure created the ashes. We took every one within us and gave it our all. Holocaust, led the organization’s tribute. “I have probably
a free opt-in mobile I often think of those Holocaust survivors who finally been doing Yom Hashoah presentations for the past 20
security patrol program to provide enhanced security arrived on this holy soil grateful for life, but then needed years, and this one was decidedly different, with COVID-19
for the local Jewish organizations. Security officers to turn around and fight for their lives yet again in the Six- affecting how we teach, feel, talk, and learn,” said Weiss.
also utilize a customized J-Secure app for real-time, Day war and then the Yom Kippur war, only to perish in “It has never been more important for tradition, continuity,
centralized reporting of all incidents. To date, 22 local the land of their dreams. It breaks my heart, but also fills connection, and familiarity with things that are meaningful.
Jewish organizations and synagogues have opted into the me with so much pride, they made it home! While we are apart, we can remember together — for
program, ensuring there is extra security protecting many Too many heroes have paid the ultimate price for our the survivors, for ourselves, and for future generations.
of our community’s most treasured resources. sovereignty in the land and to protect her people. Their Perhaps the universe is telling us to share and care for
lives have not been in vain. Places like Caesarea are proof others, and presenting us with a renewed potential to make
Remembering our Heroes that the Jewish people’s residence and ownership of the history relevant. We need only to look to our survivors for
land began long, long ago and no one can rip us away. inspiration and hope, remembering what we have, and what
By Rebbetzin Chana Vigler Today, we honor those who have paved the way with we have endured as a people.”
Last month we remembered all those who sacrificed their lives. We pray for the day that our beautiful home
their lives for the land of Israel. From the day our forefather will be restored to her full glory, when the Holy Temple Local Happenings on page 10
Abraham was promised this land, our souls yearned for her. will be rebuilt and peace will reign over the land. When the
In the trenches of despair and no matter how far we were nations of the world will beat their swords into plowshares

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