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Edasner Markfeuerstein DECEMBER 2012 HANUKKAH SERVING OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON Ed AsnEr MArk FEuErstEin &Actors introduce Heifer at Hanukkah Portland A surPrisinG Hub For surroGAcy sPEciAL sEctions HAnukkAH Festival of Lights PLAnnEd GiVinG Money & Values How many people would Howactually many runpeople toward would the soundactually of run an explosion?toward the sound of an explosion? Whether it’s a Qassam rocket landing in Sderot, a bomb at a Jerusalem bus stop, or an industrial accident in Haifa, the paramedics of Magen David Adom are thereWhether to save it’s alives Qassam — even rocket when landing it endangers in Sderot, theirs. a bomb But at they a Jerusalem don’t need bus your stop, admiration.or an industrial They needaccident your insupport. Haifa, Givethe paramedics to Magen ofDavid Magen Adom David today. Adom are there to save lives — even when it endangers theirs. But they don’t need your admiration. They need your support. 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