http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/ajc-praises-buchenwald-visit/ The American Jewish Committee says President Obama’s visit to Buchenwald helps preserve the memory of the Holocaust. en-us efingerhut@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-06-05T;21:08:00-05:00 metpjf@aol.com It is appalling that the AJC, Bnai Brith, ADL, Reform Movement, World Jewish Congress have no time or inclination to recognize the poor condition in which 25 percent of all surivivor currently living in the United States and over 50 percent of those living in Israel and many more in the FSU are living in poverty unable to cre for themselves, provide the necessities of life and are not on some support system as most safety nets have been shredded. This as billions has been negotiated in the name of survivors and family members who were murdered during the Shoah. One wonders what the definition of Jewish Defense Agency has come to mean. Is it not time for some of the funds so negotiated still unused be used in to solve this human tragedy for survivors in need who have, need it be said, suffered enough already. And do not say funds should be raised for them or existing family agencies should care for them. Those systems are the province of the aged populations who are not survivors to eke out care for them. Survivors should have had access to funds already negotiated and moreso other funds which should be negotiated further with governments tu udate levels of services since the original bases of current funding was the early 1950s when survivors were much younger and free from what is said to be five to ten times worse than the regular aged populations. Where is torah as street language more importantly in all this tragedy? Shame, shame! Mark Talisman Washington DC. It is appalling that the AJC, Bnai Brith, ADL, Reform Movement, World Jewish Congress have no time or inclination to recognize the poor condition in which 25 percent of all surivivor currently living in the United States and over 50 percent of those living in Israel and many more in the FSU are living in poverty unable to cre for themselves, provide the necessities of life and are not on some support system as most safety nets have been shredded. This as billions has been negotiated in the name of survivors and family members who were murdered during the Shoah.
One wonders what the definition of Jewish Defense Agency has come to mean.
Is it not time for some of the funds so negotiated still unused be used in to solve this human tragedy for survivors in need who have, need it be said, suffered enough already.
And do not say funds should be raised for them or existing family agencies should care for them. Those systems are the province of the aged populations who are not survivors to eke out care for them. Survivors should have had access to funds already negotiated and moreso other funds which should be negotiated further with governments tu udate levels of services since the original bases of current funding was the early 1950s when survivors were much younger and free from what is said to be five to ten times worse than the regular aged populations.
Where is torah as street language more importantly in all this tragedy?
Shame, shame!
Mark Talisman
Washington DC.

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