C ommunity
On Feb. 20, Har Zion Temple presented the community of Whitwell, Tenn., with a gift in honor
of the 20th anniversary of the “Paper Clips” project. The “gift” was a visit from Pastor Chris
Edmonds, who shared his inspirational “Be the Hero” program and the story of his imprisoned
World War II hero father with the students of Whitwell High School and the Whitwell community.

From left: Linda Hooper, principal of Whitwell Middle School at the inception of the “Paper Clips” Project
and current school board member; Rabbi Shawn SimonHazani, director of lifelong learning at Har Zion; Joy
Wilf Keiser, Har Zion congregant; Norman Einhorn, director of engagement and programming at Har Zion;
Pastor Chris Edmonds; and David Smith, project founder and Whitwell Elementary School principal
Pastor Chris Edmonds reflects among the 11 million paper clips of the
Children’s Holocaust Memorial in Whitwell, Tenn.

Photos courtesy Har Zion
Young Jewish Leadership Concepts (YJLC)
held its Pocono Ski Leadership Weekend on
Feb. 22-24.

YJLC skiers with guests from the Consulate
General of Israel in New York and the Israeli
mission to the UN
Photo courtesy YJLC
The Jewish Federations of North America and the Religious Action Center of the Reform
Movement co-hosted the ninth annual Jewish Disability Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill.

Robin Schatz, director of government affairs at the
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, greets U.S.

House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny Hoyer,
who spoke at the Jewish Disability Advocacy Day.

Photo courtesy JFNA
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