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      Local Happenings from page 4                      Pearl Harbor was attacked.
                                                        He immediately enlisted
      In Honor of His 100th                             in  the Army Air  Corps,
      Birthday, Boynton Beach                           became a fighter pilot, and
                                                        was assigned to the 27th
      Resident Irwin Lebow Sets                         Fighter Group in Europe,
                                                        where he flew 93 missions
      Goal to Raise $100,000 for                        in a P47  Thunderbolt.
                                                        Lebow received five Air
      Project H.O.P.E.                                  Medals and the Legion of
                                                        Honor from the French
         Boynton Beach resident                         Government. He was the                             parades. The  boys
      Irwin Lebow, a decorated                          pilot chosen to fly the half-                      were encouraged to
      World War II fighter pilot,                       million sortie for the 12th Air Force in the Mediterranean   burn  Israeli  flags  and
      author, and philanthropist,                       Theatre of Operations. His diary is in the Library of Congress   chant against Jewish
      celebrated his 100th                              and his book, A Pilot’s Story, was published by Amazon. Lebow   demons and  infidels
      Birthday on March 27, 2022.                       has served on the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army, and   who “rape” the holy
      In honor of this milestone,                       for the last 30 years has been on the Board of Directors of Ferd   Al-Aqsa Mosque. He
      Lebow and Judy, his wife                          & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service. Irwin and Judy, his   was a foreign exchange
      of 79 years, have asked                           wife of 79 years, currently live in Boynton Beach.   student  in  his  mid-
      the community to help him                                                                            20s when a shocking
      raise $100,000 for Project                         The Jew Who Was Raised As                         discovery — Grandma
      H.O.P.E. (Help Our Poor                                                                              Rowaida’s dark secret of her Jewish roots — relegated him
      and Elderly).                                      an Antisemitic Muslim                             to the status of the enemy Jew and changed the course of
         Project H.O.P.E. was created by Lebow nearly 30 years                                             his life.
      ago to benefit Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service      Chabad of Palm                           Halawa expounded
      in West Palm Beach. Since its inception, Project H.O.P.E.   Beach Gardens                            on the details of his
      has raised nearly $400,000 for Alpert JFS programs that   partnered wit h                            remarkable journey
      combat food insecurity and assist those most in need from   the Gross Family                         that give him the
      Boynton Beach to Vero Beach. Lebow is a long-time   Center for the Study                             unique perspective
      supporter of Alpert JFS and has been an emeritus member   of Antisemitism                            from which he teaches
      of the organization’s Board of Directors for over 30 years.  and the Holocaust                       understanding and
         “For my 100th birthday, I want to get 100,000 birthday   for a unique event                       tolerance in the face
      wishes on Facebook,” Lebow says. “You can also be a part of   featuring Mark                         of oppression and
      my Project H.O.P.E. – Help Our Poor and Elderly Initiative   Halawa, a Jew who was raised as a PLO-supporting   antisemitism and sings
      – by giving $1 towards my birthday goal of $100,000.”  Muslim.                                       Israel’s praise.
         “Over the last thirty years, Irwin has been an incredible      The poignant candle-lighting ceremony, replete with      Shabbat dinner in
      supporter of Alpert JFS, our programs, and the individuals   prayers for world peace and the safety of our brethren in the   the garden was followed
      from our community who are most in need,” said Zelda   Ukraine, ushered in the holy Shabbat. Then the sanctuary   Rabbi Vigler’s beautiful
      Mason, Alpert JFS President and Board Chair. “As an   filled with the sounds of people from all demographics   kiddush. While sipping
      organization, we are honored to be the beneficiary of Irwin’s   chanting along together to a soul-stirring acapella Shabbat   wine and indulging in
      great work and kindness.”                          service. After services, Mark took the stage and from the   the buffet, people took
         Those interested in contributing may visit www.  first words he uttered he had the standing-room only crowd   the opportunity to ask Mark questions and engage him in
      AlpertJFS.org.                                     captivated with his saga.                         personal conversations.

         Born in the Bronx, NY, Lebow was a night student at      Raised as a Kuwaiti Muslim, Mark donned his PLO
      New York University and working in a defense plant when   boy scout uniform and marched in virulently antisemitic   Local Happenings on page 6

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