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Nation building in Israel
by Cleo Franklin
as a race living in the U nited States
T h re e year« ago C a ro ly n M a x e y
liv e d in P o r tla n d , O re g o n , and
w o rk e d at th e B la c k E d u c a tio n a l
Center. W hile attending a Pan A fr i
can conference on the " S ta te o f the
R ace" being held in C a lifo rn ia , ih e
was in tro d u ced to the " B la c k H e
brew N a tio n " (som etim es referred
to as " th e n a tio n ").
T o d a y , C arolyn and her Il-y e a r -
o ld son B ritt live in Israel and are
among the "O rig in a l H ebrew Israel
ite N a tio n o f J e ru s a le m ." G x h le -
nah, which is her H ebrew name, left
P o rtla n d in A p ril o f this year w ith
her son A s h u la ( B r i t t ) to v is it Is
rael. A t that tim e she had no plans
to rem ain in Israel. A fte r traveling
both n ationally and in ternationally
she began to see that "B lack People
are m oving backwards econom ical
ly, p o litic a lly , and s p iritu a lly ." She
went on to say th at a fte r tw o years
o f corresponding with the " N a tio n ”
she went to Israel.
" B la c k s fro m A m e ric a are the
m ost b e w ild e re d an d lost o f a ll.
Black Americans are in worse shape
th an th e p eop le fro m the Islan ds,
S ou th A m e ric a and A fr ic a . B lack
people in A m erica have not retained
any o f th e ir c u ltu re w h ile liv in g in
the U nited Stales and have no sem
blance o f an y th in g ."
Even a fte r she had decided to go
to Israel there were still many ques
tio n s in her m in d a b o u t the 2 ,0 0 0
B lack A m e ric a n s liv in g in a " w a r
z o n e ," but she went anyway.
U pon her arrival she was very sus-
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Plan holiday safety
plcious o f the people and the place,
especially a fte r the Jonestow n in c i
d e n t. She d id no» w a n t to be in
volved with a cult. A fte r four weeks
in Israel she decided to stay fo r " a
w h i le . " G a h le n a h s a id , " I d o n ’ t
know how long 1 w ill stay in Israel
but even if down the road I decide to
leave I can say that liv in g here has
been th e best lif e fo r m e an d m y
s o n ."
Gahlenah describes living in Israel
as " s p i r i t u a l . " She d escribes th e
p e o p le in D im o n a as lo v in g an d
c a rin g . " L o v e an d care fo r each
o th e r has been lo st in A m e r i c a , "
an d on th e present course B la c k
people in Am erica w ill be destroyed.
She cited the A tla n ta child killings
as a fo rm o f g e n o c id e an d th is is
seen as " o n ly a b e g in n in g ." She is
convinced that the " N a t io n " is on
the right track and that m ore Black
A m erican s w o u ld leave the U n ite d
States given a chance.
" T h e D iv in e M a r r ia g e " : In D i
m ona the Black H e b re w are ab ou t
b u ild in g a n atio n and the " D iv in e
M a r ria g e ” is an im p o rta n t p a rt o f
th a t process. T h e m an can h ave
more than one w ife at a tim e but the
wom en can have o n ly one husband
and th is is kn o w n as " T h e D iv in e
M a rria g e .”
G a h le n a h said th a t she has n o t
"g o tte n ready fo r the ‘ D ivin e M a r
riage’ ” but there were no other as
pects o f the life style that were unac
cep tab le to her. She is very h app y
that her son A shula was celebrating
his eleventh b irthd ay and that he is
very h e a lth y and d oin g w ell in the
Hebrew C om m unity.
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Save money
on your
insurance.
G ra s s ro o l N e w s . N . I F . — " T h e
simple household injuries that occur
every day occur m ore often over the
H o lid a y season, d u rin g th a t te n -
week period after Thanksgiving and
on past N ew Y e a rs ," says M a rily n
W hitney, R .N ., a consumer spokesr
Auto • Life • Fire
Commercial .Truck!
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person for the U pjoh n C om pan y.,n y
" A t this tim e o f the year a lot o f
activities center aro u nd the kitchen
and you m ay b u rn y o u rs e lf. Y o u
may cut yourself or fall or trip over
new toys. A nd again, a lot o f the ac
cidents that occur over the holidays
reae the results o f general careless
n ess." M rs . W h itn e y believes th a t
m a n y in ju rie s w o n ’ t h ap p en i f
people just take the extra tim e to be
c a re fu l. T h e good use o f co m m on
sense w ouldn’t hurt either.
In a d d itio n to the physical acci
dents that could occur, there’s also
the m ental stress that goes hand-in-
hand with the holidays. “ The symp
toms o f depression vary from indivi
d u a l to in d iv id u a l b u t a re m ost
acute in those who live alone. I f you
have a member o f your fa m ily who
has a personality change, then you
should keep an eye on h im ."
C o u ld those w ho d e fe r th e ir fuel
bills by not turning on their heat or
buying fu e l, su ffer fro m frostbite?
" F ro s tb ite is fro m exte rn a l forces
like the outdoors. The problem with
lack o f heat is d e v e lo p in g h y p o
th e rm ia . T h is is w h en y o u r b o d y
tem perature drops fro m the norm al
98 ° to lower. I t ’s the reverse o f heat
stroke. Y ou w ill get sleepy or have
head pains. The reason why people
w ho have h y p o th e rm ia d ie is th a t
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th e y ’ ll go to sleep in a c h a ir and
w o n ’ t w ake up to get h e lp .” M rs .
W hitney says that the cold gets in to
a person’s body affectin g breathing
and heart functions.
I f you p a rty to o h e a rty o ver the
holidays is there a cure fo r the hang
over? “ N o , it’s just going to have to
wear o f f . T a k in g a n o th e r d rin k or
eating a lo t o f food is not going to
cure it .”
M rs . W h itn e y also brings basic
first aid with her. I f you burn your
self please d o n ’t apply b utter. C old
water w ill reduce the pain and m in i
mize swelling.
I f you cu t y o u r s e lf c lean th e
wound with soap and water. Stop the
b le e d in g by a p p ly in g d ire c t p res
sure.
W ith all this under your belt you
can’t help but have a happy holiday.
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American visitors Barbara Reynolds, Dollars and Cents magazine,
Phyllis Crockett, Sheridan Broadcasting, visit natives of Old Jerusa
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Examples of art work of Dimona artists.
(Photos: Ciao Franklin)
If your power went out during the recent tree-toppling wind
storm, we appreciate your putting up with the inconvenience until
we got the lights back on. Thanks for your patience.
Near-hurricane winds swept from California to Idaho
blacking out power to over 100,000 Pacific Power customers, homes
and businesses.
But with round-the-clock help from line crews who came from
as tar away as Wyoming, we were able to restore electric service as
quickly as possible.
If this wind storm caught you off guard, here are some tips in
case we ever have another one.
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1 • Call us and tell us your power s out. Give your name, address
and any information about the problem. If our phones busy, please
keep trying. Listen on a battery powered radio For current
information.
2. Keep your porch light switch on. This helps utility crews
know whether the power s on in a neighborhood.
3. For long outages, turn off circuit breakers or fuses to major
re s to re d ^
contro,s to Prevent problems when service is
i i 1 kC Hghi? a i e dim whei? P°wer comes back, keep circuits
described above off. This means there s still trouble. Call Pacific
Power right away.
inside^ KeeP Your freezer closed. Food stays cold for up to 48 hours
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Magt. Lamont Tallis, Recruiter with the Oregon Air National Guard
talks to teenagers about the Guard during the Urban League’s Ca
reers Day. The annual awareness day exposes high school youth to
varied career opportunities.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
Get in shape for the holidays
Dance fo r Fitness , a physical fitness p ro g ra m , w ill be presented at
King N e ig h b o rh o o d F a c ility , 4815 N .E . 7th A v e n u e . R oo m 142, fro m
December 7th to January 8th. This is a good way to shape u p /firm up. lose
weight and im prove Ihe circulatory system while enjoying a little diverslion
Sessions are held on M onday nights at 6:00 p.m . or Wednesday nights at
7:15 p .m . T h e ’ 10. fee w ill be d o n a te d to needy o rg a n iz a tio n s F or
inform ation call Barbara at 289 2414 or 281-7102.
. ,.6 , Be PrePared w!th a small emergency kit stocked with
fla sh lig h ts, fresh batteries, m atches,candles, canned h eat,o ra camp
stove, cook in well-ventilated areas.
i • i !■' Most im portant of all, never touch or move a downed power
bne. High voltage can kill instantly! Report any downed lines to
acific Power, the Police, Fire, or Emergency Services immediately.
Wind storm s and other natural disasters can cause a lot of
tiouble. With these ideas and your help, we can all get through even
the toughest times.
Thanks again.
the people at pacific power
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