October 2009

We are delighted to update you on the progress of the Abayudaya Community Health and Development Project.

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"Skyward" Progress at the Health Center Site

The Mbale town engineer who visited the health center construction site last month approved of the work that has been done thus far. The ground floor of the building has been plastered and the windows and doors have been installed. Workers will soon cast the first floor slab.

This project has created jobs for over 50 workers from diverse backgrounds: Abayudaya Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Once it opens, the health center will serve all who need medical care. Creating jobs and providing life-saving health services are ways that the Abayudaya promote peace and cooperation with their neighbors.

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Rabbi Sizomu Returns to the U.S.

Rabbi Gershom Sizomu will be speaking at synagogues, schools, and Jewish oganizaitons across the country this fall, raising awareness about the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda. He will be making stops in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, and the D.C.-Metro Area. Please click here to view his itinerary.

If you would like to book Rabbi Sizomu during his Spring speaking tour, which is tenatively scheduled for May 2010, please contact Andrew Esensten, Speakers Bureau coordinator.