RNS ASHKENAZI CANCER

(RNS1-OCT15) Sharon Kunitz of the Huntsville Temple B’nai Sholom Sisterhood holds a L’Chaim Pin, which she designed for a breast cancer awareness fundraiser. Descendents of Ashkenazi Jews have a higher incidence of breast cancer than most other groups, experts say. See RNS-ASHKENAZI-CANCER, transmitted Oct. 15, 2003. Religion News Service photo by Carucha L. Meuse.