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Email this pageWorld Union ready to assist Chilean affiliates affected by quake
As this issue of WUPJnews was readied for publication, news reached us of the tremendous earthquake in Chile. The World Union has three communities there: one in Valparaiso and two in Santiago. Preliminary reports indicate that all of our people are safe, although the building that housed the congregation in Valparaiso was destroyed, and the others might have suffered extensive damage. In Valparaiso, the Torah scrolls, ark and other Jewish symbols, such as the Ner Tamid, were saved.
We await assessments from our community leaders as to what they might need from us. As soon as we hear, the World Union will send out a more complete report through this newsletter and/or other forms of communication. For now, our prayers are with our brothers and sisters in Chile and we pray that they are all on the road to recovery.
