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September 21, 2016 @ 2:45 am
JNF BUILDING A NATION WHILE ROCKETS ARE RAINING
Jewish National Fund invites you to “BUILDING A NATION WHILE ROCKETS ARE RAINING” The incredible true story of the dangers, adventures, hopes, and dreams of a Jewish pioneer living next to Gaza NO COST TO ATTEND Tuesday, September 20, 2016 7:45 pm Pico Shul 9116 W. Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90035 RSVP by September 19, 2016 aiwashi@jnf.org or 323.964.1400 x958 Yedidya Harush was born and raised in Gush Katif on the Gaza Strip. He serves as the community representative for Israeli residents living on the border in the Halutza region, which was established after Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005. During Operation Protective Edge in 2014, when repeated rocket attacks struck southern Israel, Yedidya’s reserve elite IDF unit and Halutza’s residents helped secure the local border and protect the country. Yedidya is inspired to make life in the Negev a reality by working with Jewish National Fund to develop Halutza into a thriving community.