From: Ronald S. Lauder
Subject: My Letter to President Rivlin on Yom Ha’atzmaut
Date: 29 April 2020 at 17:09:53 EEST

To: WJC Affiliated Communities & Organizations, members of the WJC Executive Committee

From: Ronald S. Lauder, WJC president

Dear Friends,

I hope this message finds you all well and safe during this difficult time.

At no other time of the year is the dichotomy between joy and sadness, mourning and celebration more clear for Israelis and Jewish people around the world than the two days that we pause to observe Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut. During this period we honor those who laid down their lives for the establishment and protection of the Jewish State and revel in the achievement that is its independence.

Although this year’s public commemorations and gatherings have been severely limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I would like to share with you a letter I wrote on the eve of Yom Ha’atzmaut to Israeli president Reuven Rivlin on behalf of Jewish communities worldwide. I hope it will be of interest.

Please keep well and stay safe, and do not hesitate to let us know if there is anything at all that we can do to be of assistance to you or your community.

Best wishes,

Ronald

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