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VOL. XIII MAY 1990 No.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

WANTED: OPERATION EXODUS

YOUR PARTICIPATION CENTRAL KENTUCKY TO JOIN
IN LmAL RESETTLEMENT NATIONAL EFFORT

The Lexington Jewish community will More than 200,000 Soviet Jews are
receive 3 - 5 Soviet Jewish families who expected to immigrate to Israel. The
will soon call the Bluegrass area their Jewish Agency and the Israeli Government
home. These families will need to anticipate that the cost of bringing the
integrate themselves into the Lexington Soviet Jews to Israel and settling them
communitv. obtain employment, household will cost $3.6 billion. The Israeli
furnishings and master the English Government plans to spend $3 billion.
language. This may he the first time Norld Jewrv’s share in the cost will be
these families have had the opportunity to $600 million. American Jews’ share of
practice Judaism. that total, through the UJA/Federation

In response to their anticipated Campaion, is $480 million, to be pledoed
arrival; the Central Kentuckv Jewish in one year and paid within three years.
Federation Will hold a ”Mitzvah Sunday” to The remainina $180 million will be paid by
collect household goods and furniture for the rest of world Jewry through Keren
their use. Kavesod, other Jewish communities’

we need your participation. Everyone equivalent 0f U39-
can help. Each person has a contribution Central Kentucky JEWlSh Federation has
to make. Our Soviet brothers and sisters an obligation to raise a minimum of
are dependent on US. PLEASE BE PART OF $150,000 as our contribution to the
THIS HISTORIC ”OVEMENT, national effort. This will be a three

Along with Mitzvah Sunday, we need year campaign over and above our
ongoing volunteers to work with and assist community’s normal efforts -for United
our Soviet families in the resettlement JEWlSh Appeal and PFOIECt Renewal. More
process. specific information will follow in the

He will hold a get together for all comino months.
those who have volunteered time and
donated items after the Soviets arrive.
This will give the volunteers a chance to
meet Lexington’s new Soviet families.