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| During the
2004 year, the dimensions of poverty in Israel continued to expand. 28,000 poor
families dropped below the poverty line, a total of 107 thousand people, 61 thousand
of whom are children. | | |
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| "It
is hard to describe the joy that overcame the children in the hospital upon seeing
the huge amounts of toys that came into their ward. There is no doubt that the
attention and festivity that was held in the ward marked an extraordinary moment
in the children's daily routine." | |
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| A beautiful,
well-planned bat-mitzvah celebration was held in Meir Panim's Tiberias branch
as part of the "family adopts a family" project. |
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| The Gemilut
Chesed Award of the Israel Center of the OU (Orthodox Union) was presented this
year to Dudi Zilbershlag at a festive ceremony held on Yom Yerushalayim. |
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| At a well-attended
ceremony held in the President's residence in Jerusalem last Wednesday (July 13,
2005), Meir Panim chairman Dudi Zilbershlag and Mrs. Rivka Zilbershalg received
the President's Volunteer Award for their work on behalf of Israeli society through
the Meir Panim organization. | |
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| 200 guests
eat each day at the new Meir Panim restaurant in Kiryat Gat, which opened just
about a month ago. The opening of the restaurant was made possible thanks to a
generous donation by Larry and Eleanor Sussman of the U.S. |
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| Recently,
the Meir Panim Jerusalem branch welcomed Rabbi Haskel & Audrey Lookstein of
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in Manhattan's Upper East side, who came to visit
and volunteer, accompanied by their children and grandchildren. |
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| In a special,
emotional, tear-jerking event, Itzik Shlefman married his wife, Yehudit Yosef.
Both are residents of Or Akiva, and both are orphaned, with neither a father nor
mother. | | |
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| In the soccer
tournament played by 18 Jewish soccer teams in France, the final championship
game was dedicated on behalf of Meir Panim. Maccabi Tel Aviv also participated
in the event and donated a ball signed by all its famous players. |
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| Brandon
(Katriel) De-Silva, a 25-year old Jewish student from Canada, decided to kill
two birds with one stone: to lose weight and help the needy in Israel. |
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| Meir Panim
distributed certificates of appreciation in a special event paying tribute to
those companies that helped, participated and donated during the "Holiday Satiation"
project held on Passover. | | |
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| Do you have
schoolbooks that you no longer need? Ynet surfers, together with the "Meir
Panim - Power of Giving" and "Ruach Tova" organizations, are looking
to help schoolchildren from underprivileged families by ensuring that they do
not show up to class next year with an empty knapsack. |
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| The Peretz
and Normil families from New Jersey came on Erev Pesach (the day before Passover)
for a day of volunteering at Meir Panim's Jerusalem branch. |
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| On Friday,
April 16th, 50 soldiers from the paratrooper training base volunteered in the
Kiryat Gat branch of the "Power of Giving" organization. The soldiers,
who enlisted just recently, are currently undergoing basic training in the paratrooper
training base. | | |
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| On Friday,
April 16th, 50 soldiers from the paratrooper training base volunteered in the
Kiryat Gat branch of the "Power of Giving" organization. The soldiers,
who enlisted just recently, are currently undergoing basic training in the paratrooper
training base. | | |
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| 1,200 warm
blankets were sent to the Georgian Jewish community by "Meir Panim - Power
of Giving" through the "Israeli Flying Aid," after the flood that
ravaged the country left them with virtually nothing. |
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| On Friday,
April 16th, 50 soldiers from the paratrooper training base volunteered in the
Kiryat Gat branch of the "Power of Giving" organization. The soldiers,
who enlisted just recently, are currently undergoing basic training in the paratrooper
training base. | | |
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| The groom:
Yitzchak Shlefman. The bride: Yehudit Yosef. The place: The Meir Panim Branch
of Or Shalev. The parents: Meir Panim .One week from now, Itzik will betroth Yehudit
with a ring. For the first time, the Meir Panim branch in Or Shalev will become
a wedding hall. | | |
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