[etni] [FWD: Books for Israel Myrtle Wreath Award]
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Subject: FW: Press release: Books for Israel Myrtle Wreath Award
From: "Micki Zaritsky" <mickiz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Kol HaKavod to Jade, Rena, all of the book donors and all of the
teachers in Israel involved in the amazing project!
Micki
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From: Israel Action [mailto:israelactionmdsc@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 8:16 PM
Subject: Press release: Books for Israel Myrtle Wreath Award
Washington, D.C., May 7, 2004 -- The Greater Washington Area Chapter of
Hadassah and Mrs. Anne Ayalon, wife of Israeli Ambassador to Washington
D.C., Danny Ayalon, hosted the Myrtle Wreath Awards and Dessert
Reception at the Embassy of Israel on Wednesday, May 5th at the Embassy
of Israel. Recipients for this years Myrtle Wreath Award included Rena
Cohen and Jade Bar-Shalom, who co-founded the Books for Israel Project
to bring English-language books to Israeli public schools.
The Myrtle Wreath is a citation of honor given to a number of
outstanding individuals who have made distinguished contributions in
the fields of education, the arts, medicine, literature, journalism, or
social welfare.
In accepting the award on behalf of all of the volunteers of Books for
Israel Project in the U.S., England, Canada and Israel, Rena Cohen
began by thanking the Hadassah organization for its lifesaving work in
Israel and reading the Books for Israels statement, which appears on
its website home page at BooksforIsrael.com, against terrorism.
In her remarks, Cohen noted that Books for Israel is a nonviolent
response against the corrosive and destructive effects of the terrorist
campaign being waged against Israel, reaffirming life and the value of
life to further education and the hope of Israeli society, and of all
people of good will, to see a better day for their children. She
concluded that Books for Israel that Jews and Christians in the English
speaking world have been able to unite with Jews, Christians, Muslims
and Druze in Israel against the isolation of Israel and for a positive
project that encourages Israeli teachers to persevere and Israels
children to continue learning despite the great burden that has been
imposed upon them by attacks, the threat of attacks, and a relentless
propaganda campaign of hatred. She ended by saying, Terrorists would
like us to believe that we are powerless against them, but we are not.
The Books for Israel Project is a demonstration that hope can prevail
against the discouragement and despair they breed. We are grateful to
everyone who has come forward to work with us. We are dedicated to our
children, and to their future, and we are grateful to Hadassah for your
recognition and your lifesaving work.
The Books for Israel Project is an international, all-volunteer
grassroots Project that has brought over 21 tons of English literature
to Israels public schools since its founding in October 2002.
Information on the Books for Israel Project is available on the
internet at BooksforIsrael.com.
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