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Kashrus, U.S.A Kashrus, U.S.A. s I N c E 1 8 4 8 Domaine de Baron ]aquab de Herzog California Selection The respected name of Baron Jaquab de Herzog These \Vines, chosen has been built by eight specially from the superior generations of wine makers. vineyards of California, From the ancient vineyards ore prized throughout the of Central Europe this world for their quality illustrious fumily has no"" ond style. brought their superb wine making traditions to the United States. The Herzog Family Crest is a symbol of unique and distinctive quality. It is your Lying directly to the north sign of excellence. of San Francisco, Sonoma County produces some of the finest wines in California. This delightfully fresh wine is a charming example of the California "blush" style. Declared to be an Its soft mouth feel and zesty excellent to outstanding fruitiness make it an excel­ vintage by The California lent choice to serve as an Wine Institute. aperitif as well as a fine complement to light meals. CHENIN BLANC CHARDONNAY Pale, fresh and fruity, this popular varietal This elegant Chardonnay is a superb has considerable finesse. It may be served example of the Herzog style. Firm yet as an aperitif, with hors d'oeuvres or as a delicate, this wine has a tantalizing companion to light meals. aroma, with subtle hints of fig and sage. Its clean crispness makes it attractive CABERNET SAUVIGNON served as an aperitif and as a fine Traditionally styled with a velvety smooth -,;;:;:,.,, ' accompaniment for poultry dishes. finish and complex aroma of blackberry It and cassis, this Cabernet is a perfect partner for fine cuts of red meat. Available 1987. Baron Herzog Wine Cellars Co., Asti, California A IAST-CHANCE OFFER FROM THEJEWISH OBSERVER SUBSCRIBE NOW, SAVE $39 ANO GET A BONUS ISSUE ABSOLUTELY FREE! Due to sky-rocketing production costs, the single copy price of the Jewish Observer will be increased to $2.50 on October 1, 1986-the first rate-increase in 4 years. 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Prtnted RabbiAvrohom Pam in theU.SA RABBI NISSONWOLPIN Editor 29 Peace Begins at Home Editorial Board Shmuel Shnitzer DR ERNSTBODENHElMER Chairman RABBI JOSEPH ELIAS 31 JOSEPH FRIEDENSON The Shar'abis of Jerusalem RABBI NOSSON SCHERMAN Nehama Consuelo Nahmoud RABBlMOSHESHERER Management Board NAFfOLl HIRSCH 39 ISAAC KIRZNER The Tragedy of European Jewry, a review article RABBI SHLOMO LESlN The Chafetz Chaim I The Last of the Numbered I The Holo­ NACHUM STEIN I I I Business Manager caust and its Significance Beyond Belief Holocaust The RABBI YOSEF C. GOLDING Murders at Bullenhuser Damm I The Last Nazi I Fateful Months I Soldiers From the Ghetto I The War of a Jewish Partisan I From Kletzk to Siberia I In the Shadow of the TuEJEWISH OBSERVER does not Kremlin I Our Man In Russia I A Path Through the Ashes assume responsibility for the Kashrus of any product or ser­ Vice advertised tn Its pages. 45 © Copyright 1986 Second Looks at the Jewish Scene One Straw, How Many Camels? SEPTEMBER 86. VOL. XIX. NO. 6 Because Qf space considerations, no Letters to the Editor appear in this issue. They will be published next month. THESE RAMES COMING OUT OF TEL AVIV DIDN'T MAKE THE HEADLINES We in America are horror struck at the tales of Torah in a yeshiva in Jerusalem, when the most religious strife in Israel. But when the Ponivezer Rosh popular TV and movie idol in Israel is sending his Yeshiva,Horav Schach x"o•'lll/ was asked to explain re­ children to Chinuch Atzmai schools (and spending his cent events, he said, "The more they say no, the more time studying in a yeshiva), we can see the hand of G-d. we will grow." But the answer must come from us too. Israel is still Today we can see it happening. The secular media a land divided. As thousands of new students stream write about synagogues being burned; they don't report each year into our schools, the government budget cut­ even more startling events happening in and around ters are reducing the allocations for Chinuch Atzmai Tel Aviv. In many areas that for years were known as even more. totally irreligious strongholds, new flames are bursting Yes, we are accepting these children. We are bus­ forth - the bright flames of Tor ah. ing them to distant schools. We are cramming them into In Nachlat Yitzchok and Neve Sharet, irreligious existing buildings, seating them two to a seat meant for suburbs of Tel Aviv, they are begging Chinuch Atzmai one, holding classes in the hallways, on the front lawn, to open a kindergarten for 40 children. The same is anywhere. happening in at least 30 other places around Israel. Yet thousands more may be refused. And if more The winds of Teshuva are blowing. They are school buildings were available, we could double our penetrating ever deeper into the heartlands of the enrollment in one year. Imagine another 50, 000 secular state. What strife we are seeing is the frightened Jewish children learning Torah in Israel! reaction of those whose careers and life are built around Each dollar you give today goes directly towards opposing Torah. Yeshivas and Bais Yaakovs are no supporting the Torah learned in Israel by a Jewish child.
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