Presented by The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Norma Kipnis Wilson OF BLESSED MEMORY
My Jewish journey began in 1948 when Israel became a State. I was twenty years old and had no Jewish education or background other than the fact that my parents and grandparents were Jewish. Our friends were Jewish, but we had no affiliation with an outside Jewish world. As a young girl, there was a still small voice within me that identified with what was going on in the world, especially since the Holocaust was so fresh in our minds. I knew that I had lost family in
the concentration camps and that was paramount in my mind when I heard that there was a meeting for young Jewish adults who were interested in learning more about Israel. I decided to go to that meeting with my sister Lynne. I had to ride a bus to get to downtown in Jacksonville, Florida where the meeting was being held. The Jewish Council (later Federation) was the sponsor. Jerome Leon Kipnis was the speaker and he inspired all of us who were there. He spoke of needs and wants for Israel and the fact that
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