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FPF members attended two recent Du Du Fisher concerts, which resulted in
substantial donations to FPF. The first was in September in the ancient
amphitheater at Beit Shean, where our members enjoyed Fisher's performance as it
was filmed for the PBS television network. The second took place in Jerusalem
during October, at the International Conference Center. Fisher presented a
program featuring Yiddush songs that was thoroughly enjoyed by the FPF members
in attendance.
The Forgotten People Fund (FPF) was honoured by Netanya municipality with an
award for "outstanding volunteer service" in a ceremony which took place on
Thursday, July 31, 2008 at the Netanya Amphitheatre. A large crowd watched as
Netanya Mayor Miriam Fierberg presented the award, in the form of an engraved
trophy, to Anne Silverman and Aida Miller, tireless workers for FPF. After the
two had returned to their seats, they were surprised and gratified to receive a
gift from a group of Ethiopian social workers, in recognition and appreciation
of FPF's efforts to assist Netanya's Ethiopian community.
One of FPF's most significant programs is providing bar
and bat mitzvah experiences for Ethiopian families who would otherwise be
unable to provide them.
The most recent bar mitzvah was in June, 2008.
A family from Connecticut, USA, decided that their son
would share his good fortune with 15 young men in far-off Israel, expanding his
bar mitzvah into an experience that they and the Ethiopian families will never
forget.
FPF was able to find an appropriate religious junior high in Netanya to work
with the family who provided a dedicated computer to the school with which the
boys and their son, Henry, could talk (via Skype) in the months leading up to
the celebration. Arranging all this was not a simple proposition, but FPF and
the family's liaison in Israel were able to bring off the affair in a fabulously
successful manner.
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Successful fundraiser at Canadian ambassador's
residence. On Tuesday June 24th, 2008 the Ambassador for Canada, Mr. Jon
Allen and his wife Clara Hirsch invited scores of FPF members and others to
their residence in Herzliya Pituach for a reception to benefit FPF. Besides the
delightful surroundings and plentiful refreshments, the attendees were
entertained by several young musicians, two violinists and two pianists, from
the Netanya Ethiopian community. A substantial sum was raised to benefit the
Ethiopian community and a good time was had by all.
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 On
a glorious Monday in 2008, a group of FPF walkers joined Bradley Cohen of
allforthekids.org
on a fun walk on the Netanya ocean front promenade. FPF raised thousands
of shekels in advance of the walk from sponsors. In addition, each walker paid a
registration fee, all for the benefit of our Ethiopian kids - several of whom
joined in the festivities. We walked about 8 km in perfect weather conditions
and afterwards enjoyed a delightful lunch at a cafe on the
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 Following the success of our Bar mitzvah Project,
in 2007
we organised a Bat mitzvah function for 36 girls from a religious
school in Kiryat Nordau in Netanya.
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 In June 2006, Anglo Israel
Events, a Ra’anana based event organizing company celebrated 13 years of
existence and to mark this event, and to share their “Barmitzvah” with others,
they joined forces with us to organize a group Barmitzvah for 13 Ethiopian boys.
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The
Forgotten People Fund