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February 1,2007
In Our 61st Year
Texas Jewish Post
EILAT
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Palestinian terror organizations.
Peretz ordered the Israel Defense
Forces to prepare to launch opera-
tions inside the Gaza Strip and
against the infrastructure that
enabled the Eilat suicide bomber to
cross from Gaza into Israel.
"We will not make any discounts
for terror groups, and the cease-fire
will not prevent us from targeting
them," Peretz said following a secu-
rity assessment with senior defense
officials, including outgoing IDF
Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan
Halutz.
Despite Peretz's harsh response,
however, defense officials esti-
mated that the IDF would not
launch any major operations in
response to the Eilat attack, the
Jerusalem Post reported.
The suicide bombing came after
a relatively long stretch of calm
inside Israel, and was the first such
successful attack in nine months.
Other attempted attacks have been
foiled by Israeli security forces.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
said in a Kadima faction meeting
that for "a long time, Israel [had]
enjoyed the illusion of quiet."
Olmert stressed that in recent
months, Israel had prevented
numerous terror attacks.
The prime minister extended his
condolences to the victims' fami-
lies and said that he had spoken
with Halevi.
!!I believe Eilat will overcome
this blow and remain a happy
city," Olmert said.
Eilat promotes itself as a resort
city where tourists weary of winter
can find comfort in sunny skies,
sailing, snorkeling and scuba
diving, and jeep and horse trips
into the surrounding desert
mountains.
Among the most worried in
Eilat are those who work in its
tourism industry* the basis of the
city's livelihood. Eilat was just
beginning to recover from the
wave of tourist cancellations that
followed Israel's war with Lebanon
last summer, but some fear the
attack could again scare off for-
eigners.
Miri Eisin, Olmert's spokes-
woman to the foreign press, tried
to assuage fears.
"In 2006 we prevented many
suicide attacks, and we will con-
tinue to do so," Eisin said. "It's safe
to come to Israel, as it was in the
past."
Several Palestinian groups
claimed responsibility for the
bombing, but Islamic lihad said
the bomber was Mohammed Faisal
al-Saqsaq, 21, from Gaza City.
PRESCHOOL
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become much more aware of who
they are and their place in the world."
Helen, a school psychologist in
Dallas, knows how well and quickly
children can learn. "We have twin
grandchildren in a Jewish preschool
in Houston. Yesterday, my daughter-
in law called and said,'Helen, here is
a little song for you.' My grand-
daughter, age 3, and her twin
brother sang the Sh'ma all the way
through! Now that they know it,
they will always know it. And they'll
never be uncomfortable with it or
who they are."
Helen Risch is very candid about
one aspect of the Helen E. Risch
Preschool Scholarship Endowment
Fund. "This is just a start. It can't be
just Frank and Helen, but everyone
who needs to be involved in the
education of young children. Our
hope is that people will start or add
to this or other preschool scholar-
ship funds at the Dallas Jewish
Community Foundation."
Applications must be submitted to
any of the eligible Jewish preschools
listed below by Feb. 1. If you have an
additional preschool you think
Fatah officials condemned the
attack, saying they were opposed
to any violence against civilians,
even though the Al-Aksa Brigades,
Fatah's terrorist arm, was one of
the groups claiming responsibility,
Officials from the Palestinian
Authority's ruling Hamas move-
ment, meanwhile, welcomed the
bombing and said Israel had
brought such attacks upon itself
because of its policies in the West
Bank and Gaza.
Although peaceful by Israeli
standards, the Eilat area has seen
at least one other terror attack.
In November 2003, a Jordanian
armed with a Kalashnikov rifle
crossed the border near Eilat and
opened fire on a group of Chris-
tian pilgrims from Ecuador, killing
one woman and injuring five
others. Al-Qaida claimed respon-
sibility at the time.
Israeli media reported that
about six months ago, the Cabinet
was informed by security officials
that Egypt was observing an al-
Qaida network operating in the
Sinai desert. Several attacks in
recent years have targeted Israelis
and other foreigners along Sinai's
beaches.
belongs on this list, please contact
Esther Nathan, Jewish Federation of
Greater Dallas Jewish education
director, enathan@jfgd.org.
Akiba Academy of Dallas —
Director of Early Childhood Jordana
Bernstein, (214) 295-3400, ext. 1100
Ann and Nate Levine Academy:
A Solomon Schechter School —
Early Childhood Center Director
Sheryl Feinberg, (972) 248-3032
Congregation Anshai Torah —
Preschool Director Faith Retsky,
(972) 473-7712
Congregation Beth Torah —
Preschool Director Esther Cohen,
(972)234-1542
Congregation Shearith Israel —
Preschool Director Esther Wolf,
(214) 361-6606, ext. 231
Jewish Community Center of
Greater Dallas — Director of Early
Childhood Education Tara Ohayon,
(214) 239-7117
Temple Emanu-El — Preschool
Director Gale Friedman, (214)
706-0020
Temple Shalom — Preschool
Director Bonnie Rubenstein, (972)
661-1810
Torah Day School of Dallas —
Preschool Director Yerachmiel
Udman, (972) 964-0090
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