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Nine Years of The Jewish Weekly – And a World That Has Changed
This week marks the 9th anniversary of The Jewish Weekly. When our first edition was launched nine years ago, the world looked very different. The challenges facing the Jewish community were real, but few could have imagined the reality we now live in — a reality of missile sirens, war headlines, and a growing sense that Jews around the world must increasingly rely on their own voices and institutions. Yet here we are. For nine years, The Jewish President Herzog visiting the site of the rocket attack in Beit Shemesh Weekly has sought to give a platform to Jewish stories, point since the paper began. Jewish concerns and Jewish pride — someThis anniversary, however, arrives under a thing that feels more vital today than at any
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shadow. The past week has been one of the most painful many of us can remember. Here in Beit Shemesh, where I live, tragedy struck when nine people were killed in a missile attack — a devastating and chilling coincidence that this happened during the very week marking our ninth anniversary. Numbers do not normally carry meaning, but this cruel symmetry has weighed heavily on many of us. It is difficult to describe to PHOTO: GPO readers in the UK what daily life feels like in Israel during moments like these. Continued on page 4
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