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For
immediate release:
Hundreds of Jewish motorcyclists to gather
in Omaha
The Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance (JMA)
is pleased to announce it's 4th Ride to Remember (R2R). This annual
event is conducted to promote remembrance of the Holocaust and
through remembrance, to assure that history will not repeat itself.
Jewish motorcyclists from around the world will be converging
in Omaha, Nebraska, partnering with the National Holocaust
Endowment Fund (www.tnhef.org)
in support of the Fund's efforts in promoting Holocaust education
in Nebraska and throughout the world. The 2008 R2R -- the Illuminations
Ride -- will span 4 days, beginning on Thursday, May 22, 2008,
and continuing through the weekend. The event will be largely
centered on the University of Nebraska campuses in Omaha and Lincoln,
with a ceremony to be held at the Nebraska Holocaust Memorial.
Details and registration information can be found on the contact
sites listed below.
This event is open to ALL
Jewish bikers, affiliated with a member club or not.
Event and Organization Contact Information:
Ride to
Remember 2008, Omaha, NE -- www.ride2remember.com
The National Holocaust Educational
Fund --www.tnhef.org
JMA --www.jewishbikers.com
Press contacts:
Neil Cooper, R2R 2008 Event Chairman
--neilcooper@comcast.net,
404-357-0307
Mel Morris, President, JMA -- melmaven@comcast.net,
561-432-4668
Gil Paul, President, Hillel's Angels,
Co-Director of Public Relations and Fundraising for R2R 2008,
info@hillelsangels.org,
917-515-6693
lluminating the Past to Protect
the Future
There is one promise that every Jew
must keep and the one commitment that every Jew has made
-- knowingly or not. It is the promise made to our parents,
to our grandparents, and to all of mankind. It is the promise
to never forget. Holocaust remembrance can only occur through
continuous and widespread Holocaust education. The NHEF
(National Holocaust Endowment Fund) provides funding for
Holocaust education to the University of Nebraska, Creighton
University, and Wayne State College.
Together with the Jewish Motorcyclists
Alliance's annual Ride to Remember (JMA), our efforts will
provide a curriculum of Holocaust Education to these young
men and women that will assure that remembrance transcends
the generations. We are helping to assure that tomorrow's
leaders understand the horrors of genocide and the terrible
consequences of indifference. Holocaust education, in today's
world, may be more relevant than ever before. We must not
only remember the horrors of our past, but do what we can
to stop the genocides of tomorrow.
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About the JMA
The Jewish
Motorcyclists Alliance is an international organization
currently comprised of 21 Jewish motorcycle clubs with more
than 2,000 individual members. With member clubs extending
from Israel to Australia, the JMA provides an environment
whereby members of the Jewish faith who ride motorcycles
can congregate to share and exchange ideas and opinions
about matters of concern to the Jewish community at large,
as well as issues specifically concerning motorcycles and
motorcycle riding. The JMA is an umbrella organization whose
affiliate clubs consist of official, organized motorcycle
riding clubs. The common thread is our religion; however
membership or admittance to its member clubs is not dictated
by faith, degree of observance or brand of motorcycle.
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