| In the 1960s-80s, it was common for a bar
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| | Now
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| mitzvah / bat mitzvah to "twin" with a
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| | Twinning with a Rescuer - This program of
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| Jewish child in the Soviet Union who,
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| | the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous
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| because of religious oppression, was not
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| | allows a child to help the Jewish
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| able to become bar mitzvah at his own
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| | community repay a collective debt of
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| service. Today, the distress of Jews in
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| | gratitude. The child selects a particular
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| Russia is somewhat eased, but many
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| | rescuer to be twinned with and makes a
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| children there still don't have the
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| | donation to the JFR. The suggested
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| benefit of religious education. There are
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| | minimum gift is $180. The bar mitzvah /
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| now also new opportunities to twin with
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| | bat mitzvah receives a Twinning
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| children in Israel, including recent
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| | Certificate and a presentation can be
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| Ethiopian emigrants, or with a Righteous
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| | made from the bimah if your rabbi
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| Gentile who helped to rescue Jews during
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| | approves. Look Now
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| the Holocaust. There are even a few
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| | Holocaust Twinning - There is no national
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| programs of "Holocaust Twinning" where
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| | program I'm aware of that is available to
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| the student shares his experience with
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| | all, but you could easily do this
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| the memory of a child who perished in the
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| | yourself. Visit the website of the Museum
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| Holocaust before reaching the bar mitzvah
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| | of Tolerance in Los Angeles for
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| milestone. Here are the details:
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| | biographies of children lost in the
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| Twinning with an Israeli AMIT Child - For
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| | Holocaust (Look Now); choose the child
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| $250, your child can be twinned with a
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| | whose story most touches you. Tell his
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| less fortunate Israeli child in an AMIT
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| | her story at your child's service, make a
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| school. Your gift pays for an Oneg
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| | donation in the child's memory to an
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| Shabbat for the Israeli bar mitzvah / bat
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| | appropriate charity, and pledge that you
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| mitzvah; your child will receive a bronze
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| | will hold that child's memory in your
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| State of Israel Medal and a personalized
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| | heart.
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| certificate. Twins are encouraged to
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| | A particularly good charity for Holocaust
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| become pen pals. Look Now
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| | Twinning would be The Blue Card, the only
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| Twinning with an Israeli Child through
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| | agency in the United States that provides
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| Emunah of America. This organization
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| | cash to needy Holocaust survivors and,
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| provides a broad range of social services
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| | when necessary, to their psychologically
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| in Israel including housing, care and
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| | affected children. It was founded over 60
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| education of neglected and abused
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| | years ago by a group of compassionate
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| children and settlement of immigrant
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| | people, themselves recent refugees from
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| families. They sell "Simcha Share"
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| | Nazi tyranny. This financial aid is
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| certificates in multiples of $36; a
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| | rendered by check directly to the needy
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| contribution of $360 or more earns a
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| | with a minimum of bureaucratic red tape.
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| medallion in addition to certificate
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| | The Blue Card is a nation-wide
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| recognizing the donation. Look Now
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| | organization that fills a need unmet by
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| Twinning with a Russian Child - The Bay
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| | other agencies and public programs. Visit
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| Area Council for Jewish Rescue and
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| | their website at
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| Renewal will match you with a child in
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| | Another good charity would be the Claims
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| the former Soviet Union. The twins get to
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| | Conference - Conference on Jewish
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| share experiences and learn from each
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| | Material Claims Against Germany. Their
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| other. When it is time to become a bar
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| | mission over their "50-year history has
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| mitzvah / bat mitzvah, the American
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| | always been to secure what we consider a
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| spiritually includes his/her twin in the
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| | small measure of justice for Jewish
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| ceremony.
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| | victims of Nazi persecution. We have
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| Twinning with an Ethiopian Child - The
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| | pursued this goal through a combination
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| North American Conference on Ethiopian
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| | of negotiations, disbursing funds to
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| Jewry (NACOEJ) matches children worldwide
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| | individuals and organizations, and
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| with Ethiopian Jewish children living in
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| | seeking the return of Jewish property
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| Israel. In addition to the personal
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| | lost during the Holocaust."
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| benefits of the friendships that often
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| | For more information on Holocaust
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| develop between twins, your financial
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| | Twinning from an organization running a
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| gift helps to improve quality of life for
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| | local project in the Washington, D.C.
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| all the Ethiopian Jewish children in the
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| | area, contact Sam Spiegel, coordinator of
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| community. The council also offers
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| | the "Remember-a-Child Project", at (301)
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| handmade crafts and gifts that can be
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| | 881-2454.
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| purchased for the bar mitzvah party. Look
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