Helena and Jay Rubin
80 Willow Road
Woodsburgh, NY 11598
January 12, 2003
Dear Neighbors and Friends:
On behalf of Rabbis Billet, Hain, and Teitelbaum, we wish to invite you to a most extraordinary evening with a truly special individual, Rabbi Seth Mandell.
As you will recall, Seth Mandell's son Koby, a thirteen year old Israeli-American, was murdered in a cave 200 yards from his home in Tekoa, Israel on May 8th 2001.
In response, Rabbi Mandell and his wife Sherri established The Koby Mandell Foundation to help Israeli families cope with the grief and trauma suffered
when a family is struck by the tragedy of terror.
The Mandells have implemented several cutting edge programs including Camp Koby and Yosef and a Teen Adventure Camp, for Israeli children who have either lost a parent or sibling to terrorism, the Mother's Healing Retreat and Family Healing Retreats.
These programs have already had a profound impact of families, mothers, teens and youngsters, all of whom unfortunately share the common bond of having lost a family member to terrorism. This past year the Foundation has included about 500 people amongst its programs and is planning to add a camp this season for children who have been injured due to terrorist incidents.
The Foundation's programs have recently received international media recognition as coverage of the Foundation's programs have recently been featured on ABC World News, NBC Evening News, National Public Radio as well as a front page article in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Rabbi Mandell will be joining us at the home of Helena and Jay Rubin, 80 Willow Road, Woodsburgh on Monday evening February 10, 2003 at 8:00 PM.
At a time when we American Jews feel the pain of our Israeli brothers and sisters, we have the opportunity to respond. Your presence and your generosity will be deeply appreciated.
We look forward to personally greeting you on February 10. Please let us know that you will be attending by calling Helena and Jay at (516)569-7636, or by emailing Fran Hirmes at fhirmes@....
Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Helena and Jay Rubin
Fran Hirmes
Fran and Steven Hoffman
