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My message is quite simple. If you
believe as a Jew, you must believe in the continuum that is the Jewish people.
And you must believe in your obligation that we as a people must live and
strive and grow for the future.
 We have survived for over 5,000 years, regardless of the efforts to destroy
us. And yet we continue. In every generation, there are stories of horror
that can be told. And yet, because of our commitment to each other and
our strong bonds of community, we have managed to survive, adapt and continue
to flourish. Each generation has its story, each has its successes, and
each generation has been built on the foundation created by previous generations.
None of us can foretell
what the future will hold for those who come after us. We can only know
that we have done our best to prepare for that future. Without endowment
funds our community cannot survive. Endowments are the only way to secure
the future. As a community, we can create these perpetual resources in order
to have the means to support social services, health, welfare and education
throughout the Jewish community here and in Israel.
Through the Jewish Foundation
of Greater Toronto, I created my endowment fund because I believe strongly
that in this way, I will be a part of the continuum.
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