Darfur Update

Video of Darfur from Physicians for Human Rights.

In spite of the world's commitment to assure that after the Holocaust, the words "Never Again" meant that no people would ever be targeted for mass slaughter, genocide has indeed occurred in our time. In Cambodia, Iraq, Rwanda, Bosnia and now in Darfur, Sudan, brutal political leaders have organized and carried out the mass killing of civilians, earmarking them for destruction on account of their religion, race or ethnic identity. As Jews, we remember what happened while the world remained silent. We are taught not to stand by while our neighbor's blood is shed. Given our history and our tradition, we have a special responsibility to mobilize for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide. My colleague, John Heffernan, at Physicians for Human Rights led a team to Darfur earlier this year. Here is his account, bringing home to all of us the striking images of our neighbors in Sudan, and of the destruction of a people and a way of life. According to the Talmud, each life is equivalent to a world. Please act to save Darfur.

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