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Haifa Home Dedication Tzipi Livni & Chief Rabbi open ICEJ-funded home for Holocaust Survivors

By Jan Morrison pril 8th saw the leadership of the to destroy. We hope their latter years will Christian Embassy take part in a be better than their former years… We can dedication of the new home for start a new chapter. But we know our nation Holocaust survivors in . The “We cannot bring back carries a great weight of responsibility.” Aceremony was attended by an ICEJ delegation the countless victims headed by our International Director, Dr. The event drew a variety of media as Jürgen Bühler, along with Israeli dignitaries, of the Nazi genocide, well, especially from the Israeli and German local survivors, their relatives and friends. press. In fact, every major newspaper and The gathering was hosted by our partner but we can bring some television channel in has covered the in this exciting project, Shimon Sabag of comfort and relief to story in recent weeks, as well as the main the local Israeli non-profit, Yad Ezer L’Haver television and print media in Germany. Many (Helping Hands to Friends). those still with us.” were drawn by the added feature that skilled German workers from Saxony had given up In just a very short time, the ICEJ has their vacation time to volunteer in renovating been able to raise the funds to purchase political party in the , Haifa Mayor the building. These workers felt they had and renovate a four story building in Haifa Yona Yahav, the German Ambassador to been allowed to help heal the wounds which that will serve as an assisted-living facility Israel, Dr. Harald Kindermann and Knesset their country had inflicted on the survivors for more than 80 Holocaust survivors. Member Eitan Cabal. Israel’s Chief Rabbi, and their families. The dedication marked the completion Yona Metzger, meanwhile, was there to affix and opening of the community center and the ceremonial mezuzah on the front door. As the driving force behind the project, kitchen on the ground floor, where over 100 the media also took great interest in Jürgen’s survivors in the area will be fed each day. Amb. Kindermann noted that his country personal story as the son of a former member was “engaged with Holocaust survivors so of the Wehrmacht during World War Two. The ceremony was attended by that they can end the autumn of their life chairwoman Tzipi Livni, leader of the largest in dignity – a dignity which the Nazis tried >> continued on page 7

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The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem

The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem was founded in 1980 as an act of comfort and solidarity with Israel and the Jewish people in their claim to Jerusalem.

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