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by Getzy Markowitz

Landslide: Many poorly constructed homes were simply swept away by the magnitude of the quake.
Inset: Getzy Markowitz.

Two headlines this week interested me in that I have been following their development since their posting. The first intrigues me in terms of history, the second triggers my sense of humanity. One sheds light onto the other which is shrouded in disaster and darkness.

The number of fatalities in Haiti's throttling earthquake is still unclear, but as it is expected to exceed one hundred thousand, already the figure confounds the comprehension of man.

Dying to Help – A Human Response to the Haitian Earthquake

by Getzy Markowitz

Landslide: Many poorly constructed homes were simply swept away by the magnitude of the quake.
Inset: Getzy Markowitz.

Two headlines this week interested me in that I have been following their development since their posting. The first intrigues me in terms of history, the second triggers my sense of humanity. One sheds light onto the other which is shrouded in disaster and darkness.

The number of fatalities in Haiti’s throttling earthquake is still unclear, but as it is expected to exceed one hundred thousand, already the figure confounds the comprehension of man.

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New Engagement!

Zalmy Liberow (Colorado Springs, CO) to Fraidel Werde (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, August 7th, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs
New Engagement!

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Ari and Chanie Greenwald from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Israel Guetta (Netanya ,Israel) to Sterna Benmoussa (Paris ,France )
New Engagement!

Avremel Rapoport(Clarks Summit, PA) to Faigy Liberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Menny Leitner (Monsey, NY) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, July 20th, 7:30pm at Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey
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Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — No one ever believed that the two fighting factions would ever go before a Beis Din to settle their differences, one side is now saying that all they are doing is “pulling a trick” and are not taking their actions out of court.

”To TRO” or “Not to TRO” – Old Vaad vs. New Vaad

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — No one ever believed that the two fighting factions would ever go before a Beis Din to settle their differences, one side is now saying that all they are doing is “pulling a trick” and are not taking their actions out of court.

Communal Matters
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SAO PAULO, Brazil [CHI] — In what is now a 30-year old tradition, Jewish girls from all over Brazil, closed a fun-filled, lively and spiritually enriching summer at Camp Pardes Chana in the resort town of Nazra Paulista.

Picture of the day – Pardes Chana Brazil 5770

SAO PAULO, Brazil [CHI] — In what is now a 30-year old tradition, Jewish girls from all over Brazil, closed a fun-filled, lively and spiritually enriching summer at Camp Pardes Chana in the resort town of Nazra Paulista.

Picture of the Day
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Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky - Chabad.org

Directed by Rabbi Moshe and Chana Lieblich for the past two years, Chabad-Lubavitch of Wilmington, N.C., has made kosher awareness a focus of its activities.

For the small, southern community of some 700 Jewish families in Wilmington, N.C., buying kosher meat no longer requires travelling hundreds of miles or owning an industrial size freezer.

Kosher Meat a New Treat in Southern Town

Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky – Chabad.org

Directed by Rabbi Moshe and Chana Lieblich for the past two years, Chabad-Lubavitch of Wilmington, N.C., has made kosher awareness a focus of its activities.

For the small, southern community of some 700 Jewish families in Wilmington, N.C., buying kosher meat no longer requires travelling hundreds of miles or owning an industrial size freezer.

Shlichus
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