Rally at the JCC

Well, actually the rally was at the Jewish Federation, but I'm more accustomed to saying the JCC. The rally was quite good. A woman who just returned from being in Israel for 5 weeks spoke (among others), and she described what it was like for she and her family to experience a huge change in the mood of the country during their stay, what it's like to spend time in bomb shelters, the wailing of the sirens, the sound of the katyushas hitting, etc. It was sobering. A Christian Zionist guy also spoke about why it's important to support Israel, to much applause. Apparently he and his wife run a pro-Israel lobby in D.C.; I think his last name was Strang, of Strang Communications.(?) At the conclusion, they collected funds for programs to help affected Israelis from the north, including camps for the kids from the affected areas. I have only read one brief news item about these kid's summer camps, so if anyone knows more about them, please let me know.