AACI MEMORIAL FOREST
&
ANNUAL
CEREMONY
2008
Monday,
October 6, 2008. 3pm.
Ceremony
On
the road from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, near the vital pass of Shaar Hagai
(view
map)
where fierce battles raged in 1948, stands a forest established by the
Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel in conjunction with the
Jewish National Fund.
The first trees were planted following the Six-Day War in 1967 to
honor the memory of those olim from North America and members of
their families who fell in Israel’s wars.
The forest is a living memorial, an eternal link between the
fallen fighters and the land they loved. The scope has since been
expanded to include those who fell in the pre-State days, as well as in
terrorist attacks, including tourists and temporary residents.
It serves as a site of remembrance and reflection for Israelis
and visitors alike.
Since before the establishment of the State, more than 300 American and
Canadians have fallen in Israel’s wars,
defensive actions, and terrorist attacks.
Their sacrifice has preserved the State of Israel for the Jewish
people.
Once
a year AACI holds a Memorial Service at the forest to remember those who
have fallen over the past year, as well as those who preceded them.
AACI
Memorial Ceremony 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008. 3pm.
The AACI Memorial Ceremony is held
each year during the High Holiday season to honor the memory of those North
Americans, or AACI members, and members of their immediate families
who have fallen while in service to the State of Israel or as victims of
terror. This is a moving tribute to
those who made the supreme sacrifice so that Israel can exist as an independent
and strong Jewish state.
To our great sorrow, the following
people will be remembered and their names added to the Memorial Plaques:
Yonadav
Chaim Hirschfeld
Avraham David Moses
Ma'ayan Rothenberg
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They
join the over 300 of our family and friends whose names already appear on the
plaques.
Prominent
Jerusalem Rabbi Ahron Batt, grandfather of Yonadav Hirschfeld æ"ì, has
graciously accepted our invitation to be the main speaker for the program.
Rabbi Batt has a Master's degree in chemistry as well as rabbinical smicha.
Since coming on aliyah in 1971, he has worked at the Technion in Haifa
and at the Hebrew University Medical School.
He served as Director of the Jerusalem College of Technology, and was
also Director of the Talmudic Encyclopedia until his retirement in 2006.
A
bus will depart AACI at 14:30 and will depart the forest at 17:30.
Round
trip is NIS 20 per person and reservations are required
Please call: 02-5617151
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