JNF Establishes Wall of Eternal Life at American Independence Park

Contact: Sarit Schonbrun • JNF Communications Manager • 212-879-9305 ext. 222 • sschonbrun@jnf.org

March 14, 2007 -- New York, NY -- To provide people around the world with the opportunity to forever memorialize loved ones in Israel, Jewish National Fund (JNF) has established The Wall of Eternal Life at American Independence Park in Jerusalem. 

For $1,800, a garden of 360 trees will be planted in Israel, and a permanent inscription with the name of the departed will be etched on the wall.  In addition, donors will receive a beautiful mounted garden certificate illustrated by artist Leif Nelson, and the name of the memorialized will be inscribed in the Book of Gardens housed in JNF's office in Jerusalem.

“This project provides a meaningful opportunity for the global Jewish community to tie themselves more closely to the State of Israel while memorializing the life of a loved one,” said Massachusetts resident Fred Lappin, who developed the idea for the project and is a member of the JNF New England board of directors. 

For more information or to order a plaque, visit http://support.jnf.org/ or call 800-JNF-0099.

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Jewish National Fund (JNF) began in 1901 collecting coins in blue boxes to purchase land and return the Jewish people to their homeland. In over 109 years, JNF has evolved into a global environmental leader and become the central address for partnering with the land and people of Israel. JNF has planted 250 million trees; built over 1,000 parks and recreational areas; constructed security roads; educated students around the world about Israel; created new communities so that Jews from around the world would have a place to call home; discovered new means of growing plants under arid conditions, bringing green to the desert; and built over 200 reservoirs and water recycling centers, increasing Israel’s water supply by 10%. Today, JNF is supporting Israel’s newest generation of pioneers by bringing life to the Negev Desert, Israel’s last frontier. 

A United Nations NGO, JNF sponsors international conferences on desertification, shares afforestation techniques, and funds research on arid land management. JNF is a registered 501(c)(3) organization and continuously earns top ratings from charity overseers. For more information on JNF, call 888-JNF-0099 or visit www.jnf.org.