Right.  If you look at my email I was responding to the same information from Ben.

Regards,

Howie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 1:53 PM
Subject: RE: Should we rename CF-Talk?


> The international red cross for the last 50 years have refused to allow the
> Israeli version of the red cross membership.
>
> larry
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 1:17 PM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: Re: Should we rename CF-Talk?
> >
> >
> > Wow, interesting...thanks.  It seems strange that there is a
> > red cross and crescent but no Jewish representation...
> >
> > BTW - how many branches should a Menorah have?  I've only
> > seen the Chanukah type (which has 9, I believe).
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Howie
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 1:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: Should we rename CF-Talk?
> >
> >
> > > AFAIK it was a symbol favored and worn by King David, so
> > > called the Mogen David (Star of David). In fact,
> > > the "Red Cross" in Israel is <unofficially> called the
> > > Red Mogen David of Israel.
> > >
> > > Yes, it's also called the Jewish Star. Don't know which
> > > is more "correct".  Judith or Mikey??
> > >
> > > Note: This is in spite of the fact that the
> > > International Committee of the Red Cross in Switzerland
> > > refuses to acknowledge anything but the Red Cross or the
> > > Red Crescent (Islamic) as official symbols of aid
> > > groups, and won't let Israel be a member.
> > >
> > > BTW it may be the Jewish Star, but it's not the
> > > principal symbol of Judaism - that's the Menorah.
> > > (Further nit picking: the candelabra used at Hanukkah
> > > for the festival of lights isn't truly a "Menorah" as it
> > > has more branches - it's a "Hanukkiah".)
> > >
> > > -Ben
> > >
> >
> >
> 
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