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10 THINGS
YOU CAN
DO FOR ISRAEL
10 THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR ISRAEL
1. Give a gift.
Approximately 1/3 of all donations to the Jewish Federation
of the Quad Cities go to Israel. As suicide bombings have
become a constant, the need to provide services that save
lives and offer security in a climate of never ending threat
is greater than ever. But the need for programs that support
the economy and every day life continues as well. These are
just a few of the programs and services your gift provides:
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Help
for the survivors of terror and their families
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Creating jobs
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Safe
summer environments for Israeli children
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Immigration assistance
Make
your check payable to the Jewish Federation of the Quad
Cities and send it to Jewish Federation of the Quad Cites,
2715-30th Street, Rock Island, Illinois
61201.
2.
Be Aware
of
what's going on by reading local, national, and
international papers. Go on-line to media web sites (such
as
www.haaretzdaily.com,
www.jpost.com,
www.jta.org).
Send letters to the editor and call local radio shows -
Respond to the media to express your
opinions.
Argus/Dispatch
Letters
to the Editor
1720 Fifth Avenue
Moline,
Illinois 61265
Phone: (309) 764-4344
Fax: (309) 797-0317
E-mail:
letters@qconline.com
Quad-City Times
Letters
to the Editor
500
East Third Street
Davenport, Iowa 52801
Phone: (563) 383-2320
Fax: (563) 383-2370
E-mail:
mridolfi@qctimes.com
3. Get involved
in the local community. Join the Jewish Federation and/or a
local synagogue. In addition, there are non-Jewish
organizations that support Israel. Contact the Jewish
Federation at (309) 793-1300 or
aross@jfqc.org or go to
www.jfqc.org for more information.
4. Increase your prayers.
By
praying for Israel and its people, we connect ourselves to
our Jewish family and non-Jewish supporters worldwide.
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Take a moment each week, in synagogue or church or at
home, to concentrate on Israel.
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A moment of silence, community or personal prayer, or
simply lighting a candle will show that you care.
5. Buy Israeli products.
The
Israeli economy was severely hurt during the past 7 years of
the intifada. To counteract what's taken place, we ask you
to please consider purchasing Israeli-manufactured products,
either in-person or on-line.
Buy Israeli products for your friends and family at the gift
shops of the local synagogues - Temple Emanuel (563)
326-4419, or Tri-City Jewish Center (309) 788-3426 - or go
to
www.shopinisrael.com.
6.
Educate and inform.
Talk to
your friends, family and work associates. Tell them that a
threat to Israel is a threat to us all and encourage them to
contribute to and support the Jewish Federation.
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Host informal parlor meetings for colleagues and friends
who are less involved, less informed or have never been to
Israel. All of us are emissaries for Israel and all of us
know such people.
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Take a class on Israel either locally or on-line, and read
books, magazines and newspapers about Israel. For more
information, call (309) 793-1300 or email
aross@jfqc.org.
7. Be an advocate.
Call,
write or e-mail your Government representatives, locally,
statewide and nationally to express your support for
Israel. Here is a contact list of representatives (phoning
is preferable):
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President Barack Obama
Phone: (202) 456-1414
E-mail:
president@whitehouse.gov
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Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid
(D-NV)
Phone: (202) 224-5556
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Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell
(R-KY)
Phone: (202) 224-3135
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House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
(D-8th CA)
Phone: (202) 225-0100
Web site:
www.house.gov/pelosi
Local Office: Geneseo Regional Office
137 South State Street
Geneseo, Illinois 61254
Phone: (309) 944-3558
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House
Majority Leader Steny
Hoyer (D-5th MD)
Phone: (202) 225-3130
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House
Minority Leader John
Boehner (R-Ohio)
Phone: (202) 225-4000
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Illinois Senator Dick
Durbin (D-IL)
364 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2152
Website: http://durbin.senate.gov
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Illinois Senator Roland
Burris (D-IL)
523 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2854
Website: http://burris.senate.gov
Local: 1911 52nd Avenue
Moline, Illinois 61265
(309) 736-1217
Chicago Senate Office
Kluczynski Federal Building
230 S. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 886-3506
Springfield Senate Office
607 East Adams
Suite 1520
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 492-5089
· Representative Phil Hare
(D-IL)
2211 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-5905
Local: 1535 47th Avenue #5
Moline, Illinois 61265
Phone: (309) 793-5760
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Iowa Senator
Chuck
Grassley
(R-IA)
135 Hart Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3744
Website: http://grassley.senate.gov
Local:
Davenport
Office
131 West 3rd Street,
Suite 180
Davenport, IA 52801
Phone: (563) 322-4331 Fax: (563) 322-8552
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Iowa Senator Tom Harkin
(D-IA)
731 Hart Senate Building
Washington, D.C.
Phone: (202) 224-3254
Fax: (202) 224-9369
Website: http://harkin.senate.gov
Local: 1606 Brady Street
Suite 323
Davenport, Iowa 52803
Phone: (563) 322-1338
Fax: (563) 322-0417
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Iowa Representative
Bruce Braley (D-IA)
1408 Longworth HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-2911
Local: 209 West 4th Street
#104
Davenport, Iowa 52801
Phone: (563) 323-5988
To find your local member of congress, see
www.house.gov.
8. Make personal contact.
Call,
write or e-mail people in Israel to let them know they are
not alone, especially those in our sister-community of
Kibbutz Or-Haner, which is located only two miles from
Gaza. Contact The Jewish Federation to assist you in
establishing personal relationships.
9. Travel to Israel.
The
people of Israel need you there now. Whether on a
solidarity mission,
or by yourself, get on a plane and go to Israel this year.
If you cannot go, please help and encourage others to go.
10. Participate
in a
variety of events to publicly show your support. For
information on events in support of Israel, all (309)
793-1300 or email
aross@jfqc.org.
To make a donation, please send your check payable to:
Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities
2715 30th Street
Rock Island, Illinois 61201
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