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RHODE ISLAND JEWISH HERALD, THUR~F ***~*~***********CAR-RT-SDRT••O 2239 11/30/94 0 14 R.J. JEWISH HISTORICAL ASSOCIA 13(: SESS I CNS ST. PR8VIDENCE, RI 02906 Rhode Island Jewish THIS WEEK Healthwise HERALD PAGES 10, 11 & 12 The Only English-Jewish Weekly in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts VOLUME LXIV, NUMBER 21 IYAR 3, 5754 / THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1994 35¢ PER COPY Israel Closes Territories as Terrorist Attacks Escalate by Dvorah Getzler by Palestinians on Israelis. ing shelter on the Ashdod-Tel JERUSALEM (JT A) - The The step was taken after Aviv highway. Israeli government has sealed members of the Islamic funda­ One Israeli was killed and off the administered territories mentalist Hamas movement another four were wounded, in the wake of two days of at­ launched a wave of terror at­ two of them seriously. The dead tacks by Palestinian rejectionists tacks in retaliation for the Feb. Israeli was later identified as that have left nine Israelis dead 25 Hebron massacre. Yishai Gedassi, 31. He was an and more than 50 wounded. A 19-year-old Hamas mem­ army reserve lieutenant colonel. The closure, which went into ber launched a suicide car­ The assailant was shot dead effect April 7, is expected to last bombing at a bus stop in the on the spot by Israeli soldiers until after Israeli Independence northern Israeli town of Afula. whowerewaitingattheAshdod Day celebration on April 14. Eight people were killed, includ­ junction for a ride. This is to prevent Palestin­ ing four teen-agers, and more In Gaza on the third day, there ians from entering Israel from than 50 were wounded in the were two stabbings in separate the West Bank and Gaza Strip. powerful explosion. incidents. Eastern Jerusalem will simi­ The next day, as the nation In the Katif region of Gaza, a larly be off-limits to visiting laid to rest the victims of the farmer who had gone to pick up Palestinians. attack in Afula, Hamas struck his Arab workers was stabbed / In Israel, the closure of the again when an 18-year-old resi­ by one of them. The attacker territories comes almost a year dent of the Shati refugee camp and his fellow workers ran off. to the day after Prime Minister in Gaza opened fire with an Uzi None of them had permits to Rabin enforced a similar closure submachine gun at a group of work in Israel. The farmer was following a series of attacks soldiers standing at a hitch-hik- only slightly wounded. In the second incident, an Is­ raeli was stabbed by a Palestin­ President Condemns Violence ian at an industrial park near President Clinion issued to fol­ achieve their goal. They must the Erez crossing point. Civil­ WHICH HALF DO YOU WANT?- Friends helping friends at lowing statement concerning the not be allowed to succeed. ians and soldiers fired at the a recent day on the farm at Providence Hebrew Day School. recent violence in the Middle East: I call upon all those commit­ assailant, who managed to es­ Herald Pl,oto by Stacey A. Paclreco "On behalf of the American ted to the cause of peace to re­ cape although he was appar­ peopl~, I condemn in the stron­ double their efforts and to con­ ently wounded. gest possible terms the murders demn unequivocally these Hamas, which bitterly op­ of Israeli citizens on April 6 and crimes. The negotiating process poses the negotiations between Down on the Farm at PHDS 7 and offer condolences to their holds the promise of a better fu­ Israel and the Palestine Libera­ By Stacey A. Pacheco "We're doing a unit on farm families. These brutal slaying of ture for Israelis and Arabs alike. tion Organization, swore it Herald Co-Editor animals," says Kirsten Sheehan, innocent civilians are- like the Prompt agreement and early would launch more attacks on Close your eyes and picture kindergarten teacher at PHDS, massacre in Hebron - acts of implementationoftheisrael-Pal­ Israelis in the days before Inde­ yourself on a farm with hens, "and every year Karen's Kritters terrorism aimed at stopping the estinianDeclarationofPrinciples pendence Day. roosters, goats, and rabbits - comes to visit." peace negotiations now under­ and progress on the bilateral ne­ (Contributing to this report was all hopping, running or jump­ The kindergarten class had way. The enemies of peace have gotiating tracks are the best JT A correspondent Deborah Kalb ing around - free from con­ quite the hands-on learning ex­ not hesitated to use violence to means to realize this goal." in Washington.) stricting surroundings. Now perience as Fisher introduced, open your eyes, you're no longer one by one, different farm ani­ on a farm, you're in the court­ mals and explained the habitat yard of Providence Hebrew Day and culture of each. School where Karen Fisher, of As Fisher brought out the Karen's Kritters, made her an­ cud-chewing, split-hoofed 2- nual appearance at the school week-old lamb, a student in the on April 8. (Continued on Page 17) 3,000 SJrong for City Year Serve-A-Thon By Stacey A. Pacheco "Hopefully, some of these vol­ Herald Co-Editor unteers will be inspired to More than 3,000 Rhode Is­ serve in their communities for land residents will gather in the the rest of the year." heart of downtown Providence The first annual event is with to share in a fund-raiser to ben­ stronginvolvementbetweenCity efit City Year on April 30. Year, Keep Providence Beauti­ For a day, the Serve-a-thon is ful, the city of Providence, the expected to bring together par­ state of Rhode Island, and non­ ticipants of diverse ages and profit agencies and will ensure backgrounds to volunteer their thatawiderangeofcriticalneeds services at project sites through­ will be met across the city. out Greater Providence. Serve-a-thon morning gets off If 50 Amish men can raise a to an early start at 7:45 a.m. with barninoneday,thinkwhat3,000 registration, complimentary volunteers can do for their city breakfast and project assignment in the same time frame. at Station Park - followed by "When thousands of commit­ outdoor group calisthenics in A Stirring Yom Hashoah at Temple Emanu-EI ted and energetic Rhode Island­ Kennedy Plaza. Volunteers also The choir sings in between testimonies to the horror and bravery witnessed by Holocaust ers come together for this day of receive a free T-shirt. survivors. Candles flickered while an absolutely silent audience listened to the songs and the service, the city will be trans­ Then the time will come for speakers. Story on page 4.- Herald Photo by Aliso 11 Smith formed," said Matt Brown, the thousands of enthusiastic co-director of Serve-a-thon. (Continued on Page 20) 2 - THE RHODE ISLAND'JEWISH FIERALD', THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1994 INSIDE THE OCEAN STATE Bryant Grads Give College' A' ~~s~ SMITHFIELD - Students are used to getting graded in ;jNEWS~ their work, but members of the e> BRIEFS h"1 Bryant College class of '93 got ~ to tum the tables and rate the relevance of their education to their new careers. They gave April 14 through end of Bryant an "A." May, at the Children's Mu­ Last year's graduating class seum of Rhode Island, 58 was polled for an overall Walcott Street, Pawtucket, assessment of Bryant's under­ an exhibit called " Nest graduate program. About half Homes," featuring nests of the 775 class members re­ and unusual birdhouses. sponded to the survey. Of Call 726-2591. those who responded, 91.5 per­ ... cent are employed, or full-time April 16 and 17, WSNE students in a post-graduate Kids Fair at the Providence program. More than 95 percent Convention Center. Call said they were satisfied with "IT'S BEEN DELIGHTFUL, but now we must go." Golden Lion Tamarins, bred and raised at Roger 438-9300. Williams Park Zoo, are ready to start retraining at another facility so that eventually they may be their Bryant education and the successfully settled in the wilderness of Brazilian forests, where their population had been in services provided them by their ... danger of extinction. Photo courtesy of Roger Williams Park Zoo alma mater. April 19, Campus Day at Career Services Director Judy Lincoln School for Bellante noted, "Career plan­ prospective students and ning doesn't begin with the first their parents to meet staff Golden Lion Tamarins Go Home draft of a resume or end with and see the facilities. Call On April 15 two of Roger example of how zoos have ian forest. The reintroduction the first paycheck. It starts with 331-9696. Williams Park Zoo's golden gone full circle," says Zoo Di­ works this way: golden lion choosing a concentration, and ... lion tamarins will begin a rein- . rector Tony Vecchio. "In the tamarins will be sent to particu­ continues long after the gradu­ April 19, at 7:30 p.m., troduction program that will past, zoos were consumers of lar zoos to learn necessary skills ate lands that first job. That's Cranston Historical Soci­ eventually result in their re­ wildlife. Now they're produc­ for life in the wild. One of why we encourage students to ety meeting, and a talk and lease into the wilds of their na­ ers. Roger Williams Park Zoo's get started early, and not to slide show by Dr. D.K. tive Brazilian forest. Since 1984, some 90 golden tamarins will be sent to River­ wait until they meet with re­ Abbass, marine archeolo­ "The golden lion tamarins' lion tamarins have been rein­ banks Zoo in Columbia, South cruiters their senior year. Our gist, at 1351 Cranston reintroductiqn to the wild is an troduced to their native Brazil- Carolina and the other to students are highly motivated Street, Cranston.
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