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Deborah Fineblum

Deborah Fineblum

Deborah Fineblum is a freelance writer and book author who made aliyah on July 4, 2013.

“We’ve heard about antisemitism around the world but thought there was nothing to worry about here,” says Australian Ronny Krite, who was on the scene on Dec. 14 in the midst of mayhem.
From the start, American Jews saw their religious identity and their national one as two halves of a coherent whole.
“It is a testament to the members’ determination to not only carry on but to forge ahead despite the daunting work that lies ahead ... and just how important the moshav is for Klal Yisrael,” said Rabbi Avraham Arieh Trugman.
Primarily rehabilitative and therapeutic, it gives some of Israel’s most troubled youngsters, starting at age 5, a stable home with on-staff psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers.
Harold “Smoky” Simon not only helped found the Israeli Air Force in May 1948, but also World Machal, whose thousands of volunteer soldiers have served alongside the nation’s military.
Most schools offer opportunities for young adults to celebrate together. Those who provide these services don’t take the responsibility lightly.
The 4,000-acre development, with a price tag of roughly NIS 4 billion ($1.13 billion), is the largest renewable-energy project in Israel and among the largest in the world.
The professional development program has been mentoring Jewish college students and young adults in Israeli firms—nearly 800 of them to date—since 2010.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s wisdom and sound counsel were sought by ordinary citizens and world leaders alike.