Members of the Israel Zionist Council presenting South Lebanese families with an olive branch
Photo: Israel Sun

The Jewish Agency has launched a special task force, made up of representatives of Jewish communities throughout the world, including leaders of the United Jewish Communities of North America, and Keren Hayesod United Israel Appeal. They will arrive in Israel on Monday for a two-day visit to the northern border. This initiative was designed to express solidarity by the entire Jewish people with the residents of the Confrontation Line, in light of the new reality following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Security Zone in South Lebanon, and to examine possibilities to increase Jewish Agency assistance to the Confrontation Line.

In 1999, the Jewish Agency invested some 19 million dollars of assistance in the Confrontation Line region, and in the last three years more than a total of 45 million dollars. These funds were used, among other things, to develop cultural and educational programs, for the construction of public buildings, for immigrant absorption, and to strengthen settlement in the region. Jewish communities in western and central United States, Canada, Great Britain, and France were partners in this endeavor.

Residents of the north were forced to spend time in shelters this week due to the heavy exchanges of fire between the IDF and the Hezbollah, during which five Lebanese civilians were killed.

As a result of the dramatic changes in the north and the increased security problems connected with the IDF withdrawal, the Jewish Agency decided to call upon Jewish communities worldwide to intensify their partnership with residents of the Confrontation Line, and to undertake a joint effort that would provide immediate responses to the emergency situation.

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations decided to join this effort, and to launch a special campaign to provide assistance to the Christians from South Lebanon who are fleeing to Israel in fear of the Hezbollah.

The Presidents Conference intends to bring equipment for the Christian refugees to Israel early next week, and to help with special donations.

"America is committed to ensuring that the IDF's qualitative advantage over the Arab armies will never be affected." This comment was made by US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore, at the annual AIPAC (America Israel Public Affairs Committee) convention which closed in Washington on Tuesday. He pledged to continue his efforts on the subject of the transfer of nuclear technology from Russia to Iran.

More than 2000 delegates from all over North America, including 700 students and youth who form the next generation of activists, participated in the convention, which is considered to be one of US Jewry's most pres tigious events.

Al Gore began his speech with a story about a meeting which took place during the 1950's between the US ambassador in Tel Aviv and the late Prime Minister David Ben Gurion: "When the ambassador entered Ben Gurion's office, he was surprised to find the prime minister in the middle of a yoga exercise, standing on his head with his feet up. Without hesitating, our ambassador took up the same position and the two conducted their political discussion quite naturally. The lesson to be learned from this story is that even if the world stands on its head, nothing will change with regard to relations between our two countries," said Gore. Gore promised that if he is elected, staunch US support of Israel will remain unchanged. He sharply criticized the violence in the territories and in South Lebanon, laying responsibility for preventing damage to the peace process on Yasser Arafat and Syria: "I supported Netanyahu's efforts and I welcome the action taken by Prime Minister Barak," he said.

"We are behind you during these critical moments and it must be clear that residents of the Northern border area have the right to live their lives without the threat of attack."

Concerning the trial of the Iranian Jews, Gore said that the Jews are clearly innocent and the trial is being conducted against the backdrop of internal struggles between fundamentalists and the more moderate elements in Iran.

Governor George W. Bush, the Republican presidential candidate, also addressed the convention, making a similar pledge to continue full US commitment to Israel. Bush was accompanied by the political team which will work with him if he is elected, led by former Under Secretary of Defense, Paul Wolfowitz, and former Pentagon advisor Richard Perle, both Jews who are considered to be loyal supporters of Israel.

Prime Minister Ehud Barak canceled his visit to Washington at the last moment and chose to give his address via satellite, broadcast live on a giant TV screen. The Israeli Government was represented by Minister Shimon Peres who spoke in favor of continuing the peace process.

Other speakers included Ron Lauder, Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, and Howard Kohr, AIPAC Executive Director, who organized the convention.

The final session of the convention was held at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum with a lecture by incoming Chairman Rabbi Irving Greenberg who spoke on the topic of the Jewish people in the 21st Century.

"Many of the caricatures which appear in the Arab media are no better than those which appeared in the Nazi newspaper 'Der Sturmer', said MK Yosef (Tommy) Lapid (Shinui) this week at a seminar held at the Knesset to discuss anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial in the Arab media.

Prior to the seminar, the Knesset Education Committee held a special discussion on anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial in the school curriculum in the Palestinian Authority, Jordan and Syria. A study carried out by the "Center for the Monitoring the Impact of Peace" reveals that school textbooks contain horrendous manifestations of anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial, hatred of Jews and incitement against Zionism. The Jews are described as racist, constituting a threat to the Arab people. According to the books, the Jews have no past or history, and they therefore have no right to live in this land.

MK Limor Livnat (Likud) who initiated the seminar, maintained it is inconceivable that while Israel is fighting Jorg Haider and racism in Austria, it ignores the horrific manifestations of hatred towards Jews as reflected in the media and text books in the Arab world, particularly in the Palestinian Authority.

Other members of Knesset who participated in the debate were Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg (One Israel), Avshalom Vilan (Meretz), Knesset Finance Committee Chairman Eli Goldschmidt (One Israel), Education Committee Chairman Zevulun Orlev (NRP), Dan Schueftan of Haifa University who discussed the political implications of Arab anti-Semitism, Esti Webman of the Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University who discussed continuity and changes in the anti-Semitic diatribe in the Arab world, and Itamar Marcus who brought examples of anti-Semitism and the use of the Holocaust in the Arab media.

A special guest at the seminar was Dr. Muhana Hadad of the Yarmuk University in Jordan, who spoke about the image of the Jew in Arab literature. None of the Arab MKs attended the seminar, despite having been invited.

Outside the hall, an exhibition was held portraying examples of anti-Semitism in the Arab media and text books in Arab countries. Next to the exhibition sharp words were exchanged between MK Zevulun Orlev and MK Ahmed Tibi, who claimed that an exhibition of this kind in the Knesset was out of place.

On June 15th, the Board of Governors of the UJC of North America will convene to finalize the distribution of funds raised by the Jewish federations in the US and Canada.

Last Sunday in New York, the Jewish Agency and JDC presented their elective programs to be brought before the communities for direct funding.

According to the previous decisions taken during the ONAD process, the two organizations will receive 90% of their previous budget for projects considered to be core projects. ONAD accepted the principle that these activities are vital for the future of the Jewish people, and must therefore remain in tact.

Both organizations can compete for direct funding from the communities, for elective programs to the tune of 15% of the previous budget. In this way both the Jewish Agency and the JDC can benefit from an additional budget of 5%, on condition that they manage to persuade the communities to participate in funding these elective projects.

The Jewish Agency presented 72 elective projects in the areas of aliyah, rescue, initial absorption, Jewish education and identity, and building Jewish peoplehood and unity among the Jewish people worldwide with Israel at its center.

The Jewish Agency was praised highly by ONAD for its professional presentation of the Needs of the Jewish people, its budget and activities throughout the entire process.

• 698 olim arrived in Israel this week, 669 from the FSU. The rest were from France, England, Australia, South Africa, Germany, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, the US, Canada and India.

• According to Ministry of Absorption figures for the first four months of the year, 619 olim have arrived in Israel from South America since the beginning of the year. This is an 8% increase compared with the 575 olim who made aliyah during the same period last year.

• 9,850 Jews from all over the world have participated in pilot trips and long-term programs in Israel organized by the Jewish Agency's Aliyah Movement, since the beginning of the year, for the purpose of taking a close look at Israel's absorption options.

• $14,000 - Jewish Agency support during the year 2000 for the inter-generational project organized by the Yad LeKashish organization. The program involves visits by high-school students to homes of the elderly and to geriatric wards in Jerusalem hospitals.

• $1,900 - cost of participation for a Jewish youth from the FSU in a 10-day Israel Experience program. Some 9,000 Jewish youth from all over the world will arrive in Israel this summer for educational trips lasting several weeks within the context of the Jewish Agency's Israel Experience programs. This is a 12% increase over last year.

• $3,460,000 - the Jewish Agency's budget for the year 2000 for support of immigrant organizations in Israel. Immigrant organizations assist the olim in their absorption process in Israel, particularly during the early stages.

33 years after the reunification of Jerusalem during the Six Day War - which will be marked this coming Thursday - the road which links Jerusalem's French Hill and Pisgat Zeev neighborhoods will be named after the late General (Res.) Uzi Narkiss. Narkiss was Central Region Commander during the Six Day War and responsible for the liberation of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem Day is celebrated as a national holiday on Iyar 28th, the day on which the city was re-united. As always, this year Jerusalem Day will be marked by a central ceremony to be held on Ammunition Hill, with the participation of Prime Minister Ehud Barak. The special Hallel thanksgiving prayer will be recited in synagogue services.

Upon his retirement from the IDF in 1968, Narkiss joined the Jewish Agency, serving as the Director General of the Aliyah Department. Later he was elected member of the Zionist Executive and served as chairman of the Information Department. From 1992 until 1995 Narkiss was the Chairman of the Zionist delegation to North America. He died in 1997.

Uzi Narkiss wrote two books on Jerusalem: One Jerusalem and A Soldier of Jerusalem, published by the Ministry of Defense, which is a personal description of the campaigns in which Narkiss participated from the time of the founding of the State.

From left to right: Generals Uzi Narkiss, Moshe Dayan and Yitzhak Rabin entering the Old city of Jerusalem June 1967

On Jerusalem Day, a mobile trailer will make the rounds of Jewish schools in Ontario and hold a variety of programs on the subject of Jerusalem and the State of Israel. Offer Isseroff, Jewish Agency emissary in Canada, emphasized that Ontario has an extensive Jewish education network, which encompasses 10,000 youngsters who attend Jewish day schools and another 5,000 who attend Hebrew school and Sunday school.

This week Ontario's Israel Festival drew to a close. As part of the festival, Jewish Agency youth movement shlichim in Toronto, set out for the six smaller communities between Toronto and the capital Ottawa - London, Evansound, Niagara, Saint Catherines, Waterloo, Kitchener and Peterburg, to organize various events about Israel.

According to Isseroff, there are 23 small communities in Ontario, some with just a few dozen Jews and others with hundreds of Jews. Unlike the Jewish communities in Toronto and Ottawa, these communities are not organized in federations, and obtain their Jewish services from the Canadian Jewish Congress.

During the course of the Israel Festival, which took place in recent weeks, Jewish Agency shlichim associated with the Young Judea, Habonim Dror, Hashomer Hatzair and Betar youth movements held a variety of Israel-related activities in each of the small communities. These include, Israeli history, songs and folk-dancing. At the end of each event, the six community leaders were presented with a book of pictures on Israel.

This week the first center for developing women's leadership opened in Israel, designed to train women for leadership roles in all areas of public life in Israel: politics, education, the academic world, business, industry, the economy and management. The center, which was established by the Jewish Agency in conjunction with WIZO Israel, will operate via two regional branches - one in Haifa and the other in Beersheva.

A hundred women, half from the north of Israel and half from the south, who were chosen from among 380 candidates, will participate in the center's year-long training program. Participants in the program represent all sectors of Israeli society: veteran Israelis and new immigrants, religious and secular, and women from minority groups. According to the figures provided by the Jewish Agency's Israel Department, 70% of the participants are veteran Israelis and 30% are new immigrants, including those from the FSU and Ethiopia.

The courses will be given by Israel's top lecturers, academics, MKs ministers, businesspeople, and experts on communications and organizational strategy. Those participating in the program will be able to obtain advice and support even after they have completed the course and entered public life.

According to Dr. Dalia Fisman, who heads the Jewish Agency's team for promoting initiatives, the program is designed to promote female leadership through social and cultural integration, and increase awareness in Israeli society of the importance of the integration of women in public life.

The project's inauguration ceremonies, held in Haifa and Beersheva, were attended by Paula Edelstein, who chairs the Jewish Agency's Israel Committee, Helena Glazer, Chairperson of the World WIZO Executive, Thelma Neri, who chairs WIZO Israel, MK Professor Judith Naot (Shinui) and MK Professor Naomi Hazan (Meretz).

61 rare Torah scrolls, hundreds of years old, stolen from Russia's Jews by the Communist regime, were this week returned to the Jewish community with the assistance of the Jewish Agency. After being examined and carefully restored, the ancient scrolls were distributed among synagogues all over Russia, and will once again serve the worshippers, as in years gone by.

Alla Levy, head of the Jewish Agency delegation in Russia, reports that following lengthy negotiations an agreement was signed last week between the Russian National Archives, the Russian Jewish Congress, and Russian Jewish religious organizations. Under the agreement, the Archives transferred most of the Torah scrolls which had been held for more than 70 years, to the Russian Jewish Congress. In return the Congress agreed to provide financial support for projects at the Archives.

Congress director Zinovy Kogan, believes that the Torah scrolls originated in the NKVD Archives (the body that preceded the KGB), and which served the Communist authorities during the Stalin era. The Torah scrolls were probably brought to the archives during the 1930s, when Stalin ordered the closure of all synagogues in Russia.

According to Kogan, some of the scrolls were severely damaged: "I was brokenhearted when I saw that the parchment had been torn and burnt. These scrolls were written by Jewish artists generations ago. They were also severely damaged by what appeared to be footprints and other shapes. We hope to be able to raise the necessary funds to restore the scrolls to their former glory," said Kogan.

As a result of the return of the Torah scrolls, the Congress, led by Russia's Chief Rabbi Avraham Shayevich, is preparing to open a training center for scribes, to tend to the sacred books being returned to Russia's Jewish communities.

Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman, chief rabbi of the Kiev's Brodsky synagogue, was last week elected as chief rabbi of the United Jewish Community of Greater Kiev. Avi Katzman, Jewish Agency emissary in Kiev, stated that this is the first time that a community rabbi in Ukraine has been democratically elected, rather than being appointed by overseas organizations.

18 leaders from Greater Kiev and six leaders of local Jewish organizations last Sunday unanimously elected Rabbi Azman to the position of Chief Rabbi of the United Community. Ephraim Smilanski, leader of the Ukrainian Jewish Congress who participated in the vote, said that the Jews of Kiev have been preparing for this event for 2 years, since the establishment of the United Jewish Community. Smilanski said that Rabbi Azman has been widely respected by the community for several years, but everyone wanted to wait for the completion of the renovations to the Brodsky synagogue, which was reopened several weeks ago.

Rabbi Azman is a representative of the Chabad movement, which runs Kiev's Brodsky Synagogue. The Ukrainian chief rabbi, Rabbi Bleich is associated with the Karlin Chassidic sect, which has a separate synagogue in the city.

According to Jewish Agency estimates, there are 105,000 Jews in the greater Kiev area, including 70,000 in the city. The Kiev district is spread over a 29,000 km. area, three times larger than the State of Israel. Since the beginning of the year 5,500 olim have arrived in Israel from Ukraine, 350 from Kiev itself.

Registration is underway for a special seminar for Jewish educators - "'Building a Jewish World -- aimed at creating on-going dialogue among world Jewish youth, which will take place at the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute on Kibbutz Sde Boker, from July 23 to August 1, 2000.

A joint project of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Israel's Ministry of Education, the Ramat-Hanegev Regional Council, as well as the Ben Gurion Heritage Institute, the seminar is designed for both formal and informal educators on junior and senior high school levels. It seeks to train educators how to introduce a special Internet-based program into the classroom in order to strengthen Jewish identity among youth, both in Israel and the Diaspora, while encouraging personal involvement in Jewish communal life. A hoped-for by-product will also be the development of ties among educators from different Jewish communities. The seminar is limited to 20 people - half English and half Spanish speakers.

The year-long curriculum, conducted via the Internet, is comprised of relevant issues: ecology, comparisons between worldwide Jewish communities. Participants learn to research and debate alongside their peers from different countries, with whom they would not otherwise be able to exchange ideas.

According to Dr. Motti Friedman, director of the Jewish Agency's Pedagogic Center, the internet program, "Building a Virtual Jewish World," is a pioneering effort to respond to the need for a dynamic, sustained and expanding dialogue between Israeli and Diaspora Jews. It harnesses the revolutionary power of the global information highway to Jewish educators and community planners around the world to help Jews wherever they are to talk to one another; study with and about one another, and increase the sense of involvement with one another." He notes that the program, now in its second year, has grown from eight to 42 groups.

The boy made aliyah alone four years ago from the town of Belzi in Moldava, leaving behind his 31-year old mother. A year later, the boy discovered that his mother had died, tragically.

His pain at being unable to attend the funeral, his poor emotional state and absorption difficulties, finally brought him to the "Sde Bar" youth village, for youth in distress which is financed by the World Zionist Organization. Yossi Sadeh, director of the village, said that since his arrival the boy had continuously spoken about his dream of returning to Moldava to erect a tombstone for his mother.

Last week this dream came true. Rosa Ben Zvi, head of the Jewish Agency's delegation in Moldava together with local Jewish Agency shlichim, helped the boy find the Jewish cemetery in Belzi, locate his mother's grave and coordinate all the necessary arrangements with the burial authorities. Within a few days, a tombstone was erected on which the words "Dearest mother, we will never forget you, Your loving sons" were inscribed. This week the boy returned to Israel, albeit sad and full of bitter memories, but proud that he had finally paid his last respects to his mother.

The boy is now completing his highschool studies and plans to enlist in an IDF combat unit. He has a warm home at "Sde Bar" to which he will be able to return after his military service. Yossi Sadeh said that some 40 youngsters currently reside at the village, some of whom are new immigrants. The youngsters live at the village, receive a highschool education and acquire the tools to create an independent life.

44 orphans from Grozny, who escaped to Ingushetia when the bombing of Chechnya began in the autumn of 1999, have finally left this hellish area. The Jewish Agency, which adopted the orphanage, this week moved the children and staff to a convalescent center in Pyatigorsk for a month. Alla Levy, head of the Jewish Agency delegation in Russia emphasized that this is the first time that the children are removed from the constant sound of fighting.

During their vacation, the children will undergo medical examinations and treatment and will receive regular meals. The Jewish Agency, which has already purchased new clothing for them and will arrange a suitable educational program for the young guests. Abba Feigin, Jewish Agency emissary in Pyatigorsk, said that all the Jewish Agency youth clubs in Pyatigorsk and neighboring towns have already prepared a series of activities and performances for the children.

Initial contact between the Jewish Agency and the orphanage was made in November 1999 when Alla Levy set out to locate Natasha Suchkova - a Jewish girl who was one of the orphans. The Jewish Agency purchased warm clothing and medication for the orphans and the Jewish girl was moved to a Pyatigorsk convalescent center, where she is in Feigin's close care.

Natasha is currently completing her highschool studies and intends to make aliyah in September through the Jewish Agency's Chalom program, which in clude residency at a Jewish Agency absorption center and vocational training.

With the completion of the IDF withdrawal from the security zone in South Lebanon, Prime Minister Ehud Bark warned that the IDF would react severely toward anyone who would harm communities in the north of Israel. During this past week, residents of the north spent much time in shelters, following heavy exchange of fire between the IDF and Hezbollah forces, during which five Lebanese civilians were killed. Many residents of Kiryat Shmonah, who left the town to stay with relatives in other areas following the tense situation, have not yet returned home.

Thousands of South Lebanese Army soliders and their families who fled this week to Israel, will receive the status of foreign workers. Other SLA soldiers chose to surrender to the Lebanese authorities and to Amal and Hezbollah.

A two-year old Israeli girl, Shalev Shabbat, was seriously burned all over her body at the beginning of the week, when a Molotov cocktail was thrown at an Israeli civilian car that drove through Jericho. Three other passengers were lightly injured. In response, the Government of Israel, closed all territories under the control of the Palestinian Authority to tourists and Israeli citizens.

A report published yesterday by Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein and State Attorney Edna Arbel concerning funds received by President Ezer Weizman from the billionaire Eduard Saroussi did not recommend indicting the President. Nonetheless, the report faulted Weizman's behavior. As a result of the report, opposition and coalition politicians are calling on Weizman to resign.

Hundreds of student olim from all over the world met today at the Ashkelon Academic College to mark the 13th anniversary of the TAKA academic program. Graduates of the first thirteen such programs will attend the meeting.

Among the graduates will be: 27-year old Genia Segal a graduate of the first program who made aliyah in 1992 from Novosibirsk in Russia. After completing the program, Genia enrolled for a BA in Biology at Tel Aviv University, where she also completed an MA. She is now a doctoral student, involved in AIDS and cancer research at the Technion's Faculty of Medicine.

Others participating in the reunion will be Benny Vaknin, Mayor of Ashkelon, Mike Rosenberg, Director of the Jewish Agency's Aliyah Department, Hanoch Tsamir, Deputy Director General of the Minsitry of Absorption, Moshe Almoznino, director of the Jewish Agency's southern region, Pinchas Haliwa, Director of the Ashkelon College, and Mikki Lati, representative of the Minsitry of Education's Department for Adult Education.

TAKA, which is run jointly by the Jewish Agency and the Ministry of Absorption, through the Student Authority, and in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, is geared towards new immigrants from all over the world who have completed at least one year of academic study in their native country.

On their arrival in Israel, the youngsters live at the Jewish Agency's Calanit absorption center in Ashkelon, where they study Hebrew and attend academic prepatory courses. After completing the program, the students can enroll in institutes of higher education anywhere in Israel. The three years of academic study are financed in full by the Student Authority.

Since the program began six-and-a-half years ago, 13 courses have taken place, in which 1,400 students from 36 countries have participated. Hundreds of graduates of previous courses have obtained a university degree and then enlisted in the IDF and into the Israeli workforce.

According to Eli Goldschmidt, director of the Calanit absorption center, 180 students aged 20-26 are participating in the 14th course which opened two months ago. They came to Israel from France, Ukraine, Russia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Argentina, Belarus, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Colombia, Uzbekistan, India, Brazil, the Czech Republic, the US, Romania and Mexico.

The Jewish flame was re-kindled this week in Ukraine at Lag B'Omer festivities organized by Chabad. At a parade in Zhitomir, Ukrainian Minister of Religion, Viktor Bandarenka, noted with pride the fact that Judaism could be practiced unhampered and that the Jewish community felt free to openly march through the center of town.

Eight hundred youth and adults took part in the procession, displaying traditional Jewish symbols such as tefillin, tsedaka boxes, Shabbat candles, and prayerbooks. Signs in Russian called for the people to "Participate in Torah Study," "Eat Kosher," and the like. Also participating were Mayor Leonid Dimenchuk and Deputy Mayor Stanislav Karnatovsky, as well as Rabbi Shmuel Plotkin, the Chabad representative from Berdichev, originally from New York, and Rabbi Shlomo Wilhelm, the Chabad representative in Zhitomir, who organized the event.

Five hundred and fifty boys and girls, age 8 to 15, from 35 cities in western Ukraine, also took part in a traditional Lag B'Omer bonfire the previous evening in a forest clearing on the outskirts of the city. The sparkle in their eyes as they sat around the fire, singing popular Israeli and chassidic songs was but a reflection of the spark in their souls as they celebrated one of the most upbeat Jewish holidays, into the wee hours of the night.

Rabbi Wilhelm, an Israeli who has been in Zhitomir for six years, reports that Chabad has ongoing contact with over a thousand youngsters in 13 regions. Working through Jewish Agency shlichim, local communities, synagogues, and Jewish schools, the organization conducts a variety of activities such as Shabbat and holiday celebrations, summer camps, and the like.

The National Council of Young Israel in the US will next weekend hold a special project to mark Jerusalem Day. All affiliated synagogues will mark next Shabbat as "Jerusalem Sabbath."

In preparation for this special Shabbat, the Jewish Agency's Education Department has assisted in the production of a special booklet on Jerusalem, which contains a historical background of the city, religious anecdotes and even recipes of typical Jerusalem foods. 25,000 copies of the booklet have been distributed among more than 250 communities which belong to the organization, and to more than 100 Education Department shlichim all over the US.

Rafi Barnett, Deputy Director of the Jewish Agency Education Department's US desk, added that over the next few days the Education Department has developed a special Internet site called "Jerusalem Celebrations," (www.celebratejerusalem.org)which will include educational material on Jerusalem. Barnett said that the Jerusalem Sabbath project is aimed at intensifying awareness of Jerusalem Day among the Young Israel communities in the US.

Ingredients
package fine noodles
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 tablespoons matza meal
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation
Cook the noodles and strain.
Rinse with hot water and put back in pot and cover to keep warm.
Mix oil and sugar over medium fire until brown and foamy.
When foamy, pour quickly over noodles.
Mix well.
Add salt, pepper, beaten eggs, and matza meal.
Bake for about 20 minutes in a well-greased pan at 350 degrees.

B'Te'avon! Bon Appetit!