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Sderot residents have 15 seconds to
run for cover from the time a Hamas
rocket is launched and the air raid
siren sounds, until the rocket hits.
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On May 14, 1948, the day in which the British Mandate
over Palestine expired, David Ben Gurion, Israel’s first
and longest serving prime minister, also known as the
‘Founder of Israel,’ proclaimed the declaration of the es-
tablishment of the State of Israel at the Tel
Aviv museum. The following day the Arab
armies of Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Leba-
non, Saudi Arabia and Iraq invad-
ed the new Jewish State, in what
became known as the War of
Independence. The fighting
continued until the signing
of the Armistice Agreement
in July 1949. In the Dec-
laration of Independence,
David Ben-Gurion states
that, “The Land of Is-
rael, Palestine, was the
birthplace of the Jewish
people. Here their spiri-
tual, religious and politi-
cal identity was shaped.
Here they first attained
to statehood, created cul-
tural values of national and
universal significance and
gave to the world the eter-
nal Book of Books. After
being forcibly exiled from
their land, the people kept
faith with it throughout
their Dispersion and never
ceased to pray and hope
for their return to it and for
the restoration in it of their
political freedom… The catas-
trophe which recently befell
the Jewish people – the massa-
cre of millions of Jews in Europe
– was another clear demonstration
of the urgency of solving the prob-
lem of its homelessness by re-
establishing in Eretz-Israel the
Jewish State, which would open
the gates of the homeland wide
to every Jew and confer upon the
Jewish people the status of a fully
privileged member of the comity of
nations… It will be based on free-
dom, justice and peace as envis-
aged by the prophets of Israel; it will
ensure complete equality of social
and political rights to all its inhab-
itants irrespective of religion, race
or sex; it will guarantee freedom of
religion, conscience, language, education and
culture; it will safeguard the Holy Places of all religions;
and it will be faithful to the principles of the Charter of
the United Nations… We extend our hand to all neigh-
boring states and their peoples in an offer of peace and
good neighborliness, and appeal to them to establish
bonds of cooperation and mutual help with the sover-
eign Jewish people settled in its own land. The State of
Israel is prepared to do its share in a common effort for
the advancement of the entire Middle East.” Israel has
overcome many obstacles since Ben-Gurion made this
speech and is today a thriving first world country with a
strong economy, army and society. By wearing the ‘Dec-
laration’ t-shirt by the NU campaign, we look to David
Ben Gurion’s words as expressed in Israel’s Declaration
of Independence, as inspiration, to tackle the many chal-
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Jewish Heart for Africa is a non-profit organization that brings sustainable Israeli technologies to rural African villages. The organization operates in
Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia, and in 2009 alone, changed the lives of more than 40,000 Africans. Today, 97% of rural African people live without elec-
tricity. Without energy, medical clinics cannot store lifesaving medicines and vaccines, students learn in the dark, and the clean and abundant water
below ground is inaccessible to those that need it. Water-borne disease is responsible for 80% of deaths in the developing world, killing one child every
eight seconds. The Kaliro orphanage in Uganda, Africa, is home to 300 children, who live and attend school inside the facility. Since its establishment,
the students lived without electricity. The orphanage was dark at night and they lacked basic facilities such as kerosene lamps and a refrigerator to stock
medicine and vaccines for common diseases such as tuberculosis, yellow fever, polio, typhoid and malaria. That changed when Jewish Heart for Africa
donated and installed Israeli solar panels, providing light and energy to the orphanage for the first time. With the light that Jewish heart for Africa pro-
vides, these children are now able to continue their studies at night. They can gather inside the orphanage to work, to play and to learn even after the day-
light hours. With access to electricity for radio, television and computer use, these orphans are now connected to the outside world. Jewish Heart for
Africa’s solar energy panels not only provide light and electricity to African schools and medical clinics but they are now being used to power water
pumps, which enable Africans to expand agricultural production in locations where food is scarce. In a continent where six million children die of malnu-
trition each year before their fifth birthday, these techniques provide African villagers with the tools they need to grow more crops, prevent hunger and
promote economic growth. With the ‘Bulbs for Africa’ t-shirt from the NU campaign you help brighten the lives of thousands of Africans every year. The
shirt demonstrates how Israeli innovation, together with a kind heart have the power to save lives!

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Theodor Herzl is known as the “Father of Modern Zionism.” In 1896, he wrote ‘The Jewish State’ ar-
guing for the establishment of an independent Jewish nation. At the First Zionist Congress in 1897,
Herzl said, “In Basle I founded the Jewish state... Maybe in 5 years, certainly in fifty, everyone will re-
alize it.” Exactly 50 years later the United Nations voted for the establishment of that Jewish state.
Chaim Weizmann's scientific assistance to the Allied forces in World War I brought him into close
contact with British leaders, enabling him to play a key role in the issuing of the Balfour Declaration
on November 2, 1917 — in which Britain committed itself to the establishment of a Jewish homeland
in Palestine. Weizmann was also instrumental in obtaining recognition of the State of Israel from
U.S. President Truman and subsequently became the first president of Israel. David Ben-Gurion was
the undisputed leader of the practical Zionists. Ben-Gurion became head of the Jewish Agency in
1935 and in 1948 became prime minister and defense minister. He first retired from political life in
1953, but was still repeatedly called upon to lead the nation in difficult times. Many Israelis felt that
only the “old man” as he was affectionately known, could save Israel. Golda Meir is best known as
the first female prime minister of Israel. She was a long-time leader of Israel's Zionist movement
after emigrating from America in 1921. She later became the first Israeli Ambassador to the Soviet
Union and was so popular among Soviet Jews that thousands of people came to see her upon arrival.
Moshe Dayan is perhaps Israel's most famed war hero, serving as army chief of staff in the 1956
Sinai war with Egypt and as minister of defense in 1967's "Six Day War." Fighting with the allies in
World War II, his binoculars were struck by a bullet and he lost his left eye. The black eye patch he
wore ever since became his trademark. Later in his political career he served as foreign minister in
the Israeli government that made peace with Egypt. Menachem Begin first gained notoriety as the
head of the "Irgun," a Zionist underground group. Upon the State's formation he founded the Herut
(Freedom) Party which became the opposition party in Israeli politics for almost 30 years until his
election victory in 1977. As prime minister, Begin signed a peace accord with Egypt which earned
him the Nobel Peace Prize. Yitzhak Rabin is Israel’s most prominent military general turned prime
minister. During the 1948 War of Independence, Rabin played a vital role in the nascent IDF. He later
became IDF chief of staff where he oversaw the stunning victory against multiple Arab armies in
1967. Though first elected Prime Minister in 1974, it was ¬his second term beginning in 1992 that
led to the signing of the Oslo Accords. Rabin also oversaw the signing of the Israel-Jordan Treaty of
Peace in 1994. He was assassinated by an Israeli Jew in November 1996. With the 'Israeli Leaders'
t-shirt by the NU Campaign we commemorate five great leaders who played pivotal roles in the
Jewish state's short history.
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About ten years ago, a little girl called Katya, who was then four years old, arrived from
Moldova to Israel with very serious heart defects. She was brought out by Save a Child’s
Heart, an Israeli-based international humanitarian organization, whose mission is to im-
prove the quality of pediatric cardiac care for children from developing countries who
suffer from heart disease. Katya was near death and her body was deep blue due to
the lack of oxygen. Some five months and four highly complicated surgeries later, after
Dr. Cohen and his team had worked their magic, Katya was ready to go home. A few
days before she left, she drew a picture, as only a child of her age can, of a hand hold-
ing a little girl with a heart. When she was asked to explain her drawing, she told the fol-
lowing story to Dr. Cohen and the head nurse: “I had a dream, there were many colors
over my bed, then a very big hand came in the middle of the night. We flew to a far-off
country and they gave me a new heart, and I could run and dance.” Since 1995, Save
a Child’s Heart, one of the biggest undertakings of its kind in the world, has treated
more than 2,100 children suffering from congenital and rheumatic heart disease aging
from infancy to 18 years of age from the “four corners of the Earth” — 35 countries
where adequate medical care is unavailable. Every 29 hours another child’s life is
saved because of a small group of medical professionals who volunteer their time and
expertise to perform cardiac surgery and train medical personnel. All children, regard-
less of race, religion, sex, color, or financial status receive the best possible care that
modern medicine has to offer. 49% of the children are from the Palestinian Authority,
Jordan & Iraq; 40% from Africa; 4% from Moldova, Russia and the former USSR and 7%
from China, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Now, you can help save lives with the ‘Heart in
Hand’ t-shirt from the NU campaign. The t-shirt expresses the heroic actions of Save a
Child’s Heart’s Israeli doctors and volunteers and celebrates the joy and hope that this
organization brings to these children’s futures!

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