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        5/12/2008, Iyar 7, 5768

      JNF Plans a Tree for Every Jew


      Jewish National Fund (JNF) World Chairman Effie Stenzler spoke on Sunday at a conference in the Israel Museum.  The conference was attended by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and JNF representatives from around the world.

      Stenzler said the JNF was embarking on a new project that would involve planting 15 million trees in Israel—one for each Jew alive. “This campaign has a message that’s even more important than the ecological message,” he said.

      Stenzler spoke to Olmert, telling him, “You won’t find a more loyal partner than the JNF... The lands the JNF redeemed became the borders of the state of Israel.  After 60 years of independence, the missions continue.”