sms@eisx.UUCP (Samuel Saal) (12/10/84)
There is a large community of Ethiopian Jews who are starving in
the famine in Africa. Because they are Jews living under
communist rule, they are getting even less aid than the average
starving peasant in that region. Currently, Israel and various
philanthropic agencies are trying to get these Jews out of Africa
and in to Israel. Recently, several thousand managed to escape
Ethiopia and get to Sudan. However, they will starve here unless
they can be transported out of the region entirely. UJA has
determined that it will take approximately $72 million to get all
of these people out of Sudan and *settled* in Israel. They have
already raised $12 million from various agencies and it is now up
to us to come up with the rest. The remaining sixty million
dollars translates to a mere $36 for each Jew in the United
States. We must look at this as if we were trying to save
Europe's Jewry before World War II. We do have an advantage in
this case. There is no question *whatsoever* about the outcome
for these people if we do not help them. They will die. We are
responsible to these people. UJA has set up a special operation
called "Operation Moses" to save the group which made it to
Sudan. You can make checks out to UJA and by noting on it that it
is for Operation Moses it will be used specifically for this
crucial project. By making that special notation your
contribution will *not* be counted in your regular donation to
UJA so you will not increase your pledge bracket. It is
IMPERATIVE that you act NOW. Call your local UJA for details.
Sam Saal
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