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The Phoenix Jewish News
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
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The Passover holiday took on new significance worldwide after the Israeli Army liberated Jerusalem, making the traditional prayer 'Next Year in Jerusalem' more poignant. In the US, it featured UJA fundraising drives in thousands of communities, sermons by over 1,200 rabbis, and JWB arrangements for Jewish military personnel abroad.
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NEW YORK, (JTA) - The Passover prayer "Next Year in Jerusalem," which has been for centuries the climax of the Seder service, assumed a new meaning last week when Jews throughout the world ushered in the eight-day holiday in the knowledge that Jerusalem has this year been liberated by the Israeli Army and is now practically an integral part of the Jewish state.
In the United States the holiday was marked by special drives in behalf of the United Jewish Appeal campaign in 3,495 Jewish communities. More than 1,200 rabbis preached special sermons devoted to the U.J.A. during the holiday. Continuing a tradition of more than three decades, the Jewish Welfare Board made arrangements for the observance of Passover by Jewish personnel serving with the American armed services in Europe, Asia, Alaska and the West Indies.
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Jerusalem, Israel; Worldwide; United States
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Last Week (Passover)
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The traditional Passover prayer 'Next Year in Jerusalem' gained new meaning as Jews celebrated the holiday knowing Jerusalem had been liberated by the Israeli Army, integrating it into the Jewish state. In the US, observances included UJA fundraising in 3,495 communities, sermons by over 1,200 rabbis, and JWB provisions for Jewish military personnel abroad.