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Youth Center to be built in memory of
Raphi and Helena Halevy הי"ד, Shaked Lasker הי"ד
and Reut Feldman הי"ד,
who were murdered by a terrorist who blew up the car in which they traveled,
at the entrance to Kedumim.
2 Nissan 5766, March 30, 2006
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Youth Center
The first generation of Kedumim residents is particularly proud of the fact that the spirit and faith that brought them to the Shomron in the first place has been passed on to their children. Many of the local youth choose to remain in Kedumim after marrying and their children are now growing up in Kedumim’s new neighborhoods and outposts.
While the youth enjoy the usual activities of their peer age – basketball, music, hiking – they can also be counted on in times of need to physically fortify a remote outpost or, as they do regularly during summer vacation, to work in a day camp for physically challenged children. This camp is attended by over 100 children from all parts of Israel and is run solely by young volunteers from Kedumim.
The youth of Kedumim was born into a reality made up of conflict and terror and, unnaturally, while still young, have attended funerals of friends, Rabbis, and neighbors. Nonetheless, they were not weakened by the terror; rather, they were strengthened by the determination to persevere and to remain in the region.
This then is an extract of the new generation in Kedumim. This is what helps us, the founding generation, to overcome physical and emotional difficulties. We know that this new generation, full of faith and action and an abiding belief in God and in the Land of Israel, will continue where we leave off and will build a future based on the values of Judaism and Zionism, so that the next generations will have a better country in which to live.
Thank G-d, Kedumim has many children. From the youngest infants to teen-agers in high school, this youngest population in Kedumim deserves our serious attention, for they are our future. As we watch our children grow and thrive, encouraging their curiosity even as we teach them to love Eretz Israel, we can see the next generation coming of age.
Today, there are some 1,000 teenagers in Kedumim and as the number of youth grows, the need for cultural and social facilities has become essential. We have decided to perpetuate the memory of Reut and Shaked who were murdered at the entrance to Kedumim on March 30th, 2006, by building the youth center in their name.
Day camp for physically challenged children in Kedumim
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