Thank You Israel...

News and information about being Jewish and living in Iowa from Beth El Jacob - the Orthodox Congregation of Des Moines.

The Wall Street Journal carried this ad in the Wednesday (today) edition.  (For a larger image just click on the photo)

For all the lousy press Israel gets it's nice to see something like this.  What really would have been nice if the the various industries pictured would have given Israel credit.

Israel at 60!  It's a celebration.

See you in shul

Comments

[Kirk H]

My Great Great Grandfather Karl Leveke was a bricklayer and leader of the German Jewish community in Des Moines before WW1. Do you have any temple records of him? I currently live in KC and would love to come up and research any records you have and even help in archival work.

[Michael Libbie]

Kirk: Thanks for writing. Many of the German Jews settled on the west side of the Des Moines River and were members of the Reform Congregation. The Orthodox Community came mostly from the east side of the river. I'll follow up with you directly and see what we can come up with. Thanks for reading and for the comment. M