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Lieutenant General JFR Jacob (Jacob-Farj-Rafael Jacob)

JFR Jacob (Jacob-Farj-Rafael Jacob) was born in 1923.His family origiinally from Iraq settled in Kolkata appoximately 150 years back. At the age of nine, his father, a successful businessman, sent him to a boarding school. Victoria School, Kurseong near the city of Darjeeling, about 500 kilometers from Calcutta. From then on, he only went home on school holidays. In 1941, at age 18, he enlisted in the Indian army, which was under British command against his father's wishes. But the atrocities of the Nazis and their treatment of the Jews, were instrumental in his decision of being a military man. Upon his enlistment, Jacob joined an artillery brigade that was dispatched to North Africa to reinforce the British army against the German army under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. The brigade arrived after the battles were over. From there, Jacob's unit was sent to Burma where he fought for three years against the Japanese.

Lt. General Jacob gained prominent fame in his homeland when he headed the Indian armed forces that vanquished the Pakistani army in the war that broke out between the two countries in 1971, over control of the Bangladesh region (which after the war became an independent state, having formerly been East Pakistan). For his decisive role in the sweeping victory, Jacob was granted a commendation of merit.

Lt. General Jacob is a graduate of artillery schools in England and the United States and specialized in advanced artillery and missiles. Prior to his appointment as commander of the Eastern Command (along the Bangladesh front), he commanded an infantry and artillery division.

He retired from the military in 1978, following 37 years of service. Jacob tried his hand in the business world, but remained in close contact with government echelons. In the late `90s, he became the governor of the Goa province, and subsequently became the governor of the state of Punjab, which borders Kashmir.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Israel, Jacob has paid many visits to Israel. Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin invited him to attend the Jerusalem 3,000 celebrations. On his recent visit here, he even contributed items of Judaica from his parent's home to the Museum of Babylonian Jewry in Or Yehuda. His home in New Delhi has for years been a pilgrimage site for Israeli diplomats, researchers and security officers. Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli politician and general. ... Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 meters. ... For a discussion of Jews as an ethnicity or ethnic group see the article on Jew.

Lt. General Jacob is the author of the book:"Surrender at Dacca :
Birth of a Nation" ISBN 984 05 1395 8

   see also http://jacoblectures.blogspot.com/2007_11_01_archive.html

The Pardesi Synagogue – the most famous Indian Synagogue

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S.N.A.P. is for you!

Special Needs Assistance Program

Learn how to help an individual who is experiencing difficulty in

their congregational school or youth group. As a S.N.A.P. volunteer,

you will work between 2-4 times per month as a school aide

or youth group buddy. Your assistance will enable many students

and peers in your community to have greater success in school

and social activities.

WHO: Teenagers entering 9th-12th grade in the 2008-2009 school year.

 WHAT: Participate in S.N.A.P. (Special Needs Assistance Program)

to learn how to work with children and teenagers with

special learning needs or disabilities.

 WHEN: Training days will take place August 18, 19 and 20 from

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm, and September 7 and 21 from

4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Placements in congregational schools and

youth groups will begin in the Fall of 2008.

WHERE: Training will take place at the Partnership for Jewish Life

and Learning in Rockville and placements will be based on

availability and location preference.

WHY: - Learn about yourself, special education, and Judaism’s

views on disabilities and inclusion

- Meet other Jewish teens from the Washington

Metropolitan area

- Receive community service credit and/or possible stipends

- Receive a National Service Award

APPLICATION DEADLINE JULY 16, 2008

For more information or to apply contact

Jewish Volunteer Connection
1-888-246-1818 / 703-357-9060
volunteer@shalomdc.org
http://www.shalomdc.org/JVC

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