Jerusalem – Old City Goes Pink For Breast Cancer

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    Ultra-Orhtodox Jews, Israeli soldiers and pedestrians walk along the Old City walls of Jerusalem near the Jaffa Gate, bathed in pink light, in Jerusalem, Israel, 01 May 2012. Jerusalem's Old City walls for the second year in a row are lit in pink to increase awareness in finding a cure for breast cancer. The Susan Komen 'Race for the Cure' will be held in Jerusalem on 03 May.  EPA/JIM HOLLANDERJerusalem – In a special ceremony on Tuesday evening, the old city walls of Jerusalem were lit in pink to raise awareness for breast cancer.

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    Mayor Nir Barkat, who attended the event, said, “Breast cancer affects everyone, regardless of religion or race, and being aware could save more than one person. A person who saves one Jew it’s like he saved the world entire.”

     An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man uses his mobile phone on a promenade before the Jaffa Gate and Tower of David area of the Old City walls of Jerusalem, bathed in pink light, in Jerusalem, Israel, 01 May 2012. Jerusalem's Old City walls for the second year in a row are lit in pink to increase awareness in finding a cure for breast cancer. The Susan Komen 'Race for the Cure' will be held in Jerusalem on 03 May.  EPA/JIM HOLLANDER


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    Avreich1
    Avreich1
    11 years ago

    Who is going to be the first one to complain that “pink is not a tzniusdikeh color”?

    11 years ago

    Hopefully the zealots didn’t protest the use of the color associated with the opposite gender. After all breast cancer can and does effect their daughters too.

    11 years ago

    To Nos. 1-3
    Not even the most crazy chareidim would have a negative comment about such a worthy charity. Anyone who does deserves to have to deal with the tragedy of cancer.

    yankle
    yankle
    11 years ago

    It seems that diseases, that those who didn’t always have rights gets all the funding. AIDs and Breast Cancer are always being advertised for funding, has anyone ever seen a sign advertising to fund brain cancer research, lung disease, or Alzheimer’s? No, because everyone can get it.