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Soldiers Among
UsLong before Israel became a state, Detroiters
supported and worked for the dream of creating
a Jewish homeland. And many among us have
put themselves on the line as members of the
Israel Defense Forces to protect and preserve
the Jewish state.
These former and current IDF members are
Israelis now living in Metro Detroit and Americans
who believed so strongly in serving the Jewish
nation that many volunteered as Lone Soldiers,
those without family in Israel.
At Israel’s 70th anniversary, we salute some of
those in our midst who served in the IDF. •
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Sgt. Maj. Aron Zoldan of West
Bloomfield, Givati Brigade, 1950-52
Arik Ragowsky of Farmington
Hills, tank commander, 1970-
1973; photo taken during
Yom Kippur War just before
crossing the Suez Canal.
Cpl. Chloe Schwartz of West
Bloomfield currently serves in
the Israeli Air Force as a dog
handler. She is a Lone Soldier and
a 2016 graduate of Frankel Jewish
Academy.
William Cooper of West
Bloomfield was a Lone Soldier
who served from 2014-2015 as
a marksman/pointman in the
932nd Infantry Brigade.
Dave Kresch of West Bloomfield was an officer in
the 7th Armored Brigade. This picture was taken
in a parade for the creation of the State of Israel
in 1948.
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Sgt. Corey Samuels Rosen of Franklin was
a Lone Soldier from 2014-2017 and served
as a Mashak Tash, an advocate for soldiers
needing welfare and social services.
Dahlia Rosen Berkovitz of West Bloomfield
served in the IDF from 1968-72.
Lt. Col. Dani Katsir served in Air Force intelligence from 1965-
1986.
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David Yaari (formerly Greenwald) of West Bloomfield
is an American who made aliyah in 1981; he was part
of the 85th Artillery Brigade. Michael Goldenberg, Nachal, paratrooper,
1969-76
Steve Korn of Southfield, electrician, Israeli
Air Force, 2009-11
Rina Nina Yaari of West Bloomfield was part of the
81st Nachal Brigade, 1981. Rina met her husband,
David, above, while serving in the IDF.
Les Goldstein of West Bloomfield (shown
with his wife, Dora) served in the IDF
artillery from 1975-76.
Shalom Friedman of Farmington Hills served in IDF military
intelligence from 1965-67.
Merav Hazan of West Bloomfield served in
the Information Security Department of the
IDF from 1971-1993.
Miri Fadida of West Bloomfield served in Givati,
Shaked Unit, from 1995-97.
Omer and Romi Oppenheim are siblings from West Bloomfield.
He is currently serving in the 101st unit of the paratroopers.
She is currently serving in the Israeli Navy.
Shlomi Hamer of West Bloomfield served in
the IDF Paratrooper Brigade from 1971-74.
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FIDF Helps Israel’s SoldiersSince Israel’s founding in 1948, the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces have risked, and many times sacrificed, their lives for the Jewish state. And, since the Friends of the IDF was founded in 1981, the organization has stood by and sup-ported Israel’s soldiers. As David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime min-ister, said, “In Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles.” Israel’s survival is a miracle that can be primarily attributed to its sons and daughters in uniform.
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Jewish Scientists Who
ExplainedMedical Mysteries.
HERMANN JOSEPH MULLER (1890-1967). b. New York, New York. d. Indianapolis, Indiana. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1946. Mr. Mutant.An expert in genetic mutations, Muller discovered in 1926
a clear link between radiation, including x-rays, and danger-ous, sometimes lethal, mutations. He was awarded the No-bel Prize for this finding in 1946. This discovery had an im-pact on doctors who frequently used x-ray machines and on scientists’ understanding of how environmental factors can impact genetics. He practiced science in the Soviet Union for a short time in the 1930s, but was forced out after Stalin was unhappy with some of his scientific theories. Muller became
a prominent voice during the Cold War, warning about the dangers of nuclear fallout and radiation poisoning.
OTTO FRITZ MEYERHOF (1884-1951). b. Hanover, Germany. d. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1922.Connecting the dots of biology and energy.Raised, educated, and trained in medicine in Germany,
Meyerhof won a Nobel Prize in 1922 for his and physiologist A.V. Hill’s discovery that lactic acids (which build up in mus-cle tissue following exercise) metabolize faster when more oxygen is present. His discovery that an enzyme that helps produce lactic acid was the same enzyme that helps ferment alcohol in yeast was amazing evidence of the unity of bio-logical life across organisms. Along with two other scientists, he discovered the glycolysis process, a key step in the later discovery of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is a compound that plays a fundamental role in providing chemical energy for metabolism, and is considered by biologists to be the “energy currency” of life.
HANS ADOLF KREBS (1900-1981). b. Hildesheim, Germany. d. Oxford, United Kingdom.Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1953.He explained how food energizes us.As was the case with so many German scientists in the
1930s and 40s, the Nazis expelled Jews like Hans Adolf Krebs from prestigious academic and research positions. In 1932 before departing the University of Freiburg. Krebs, along with Kurt Henseleit, discovered the Urea Cycle—the first ever docu-mented metabolic process. Krebs showed how the body gets rid of excess nitrogen through the expulsion of urea, which is excreted with urine. Krebs’s greatest contribution, though,
came in England in 1937 at the University of Sheffield, where he discovered the citric acid cycle, also known as the Krebs cycle, which explains how cells derive energy from sugars, fats, and proteins, and how the food we eat sustains us. Krebs’s achievement has helped us understand health and disease at a deeper level, and has helped treat inborn errors of metabolism, the name for genetic orders that make it difficult for some people to properly convert food into energy.
Jewish Contributions to Humanity
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May 14 marked the 70th anni-
versary of the establishment
of the modern State of Israel
and many commemorations and cele-
brations have taken place in Israel and
around the world. Indeed,
there is a lot to celebrate,
but it is good to remember
that Israel was only secured
after it successfully defend-
ed itself in the 1948 War of
Independence.
That war is still, by far,
the most devastating war in
Israel’s history. Nearly 6,400
Israeli military personnel
and civilians, or 1 percent
of the nation’s citizens, lost
their lives. More than 15,000 were
wounded. In the Yom Kippur War,
for comparison, the casualties were
roughly half that of 1948.
There are many books on the
War of Independence, but two have
received acclaim, and one of those
books, a lot of criticism. In these two
volumes, however, a reader can find
an excellent overall perspective of this
crucial Israeli conflict.
1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War by Benny Morris (Yale
University Press, 2008) is, perhaps, the
best single volume of the military his-
tory of the war. It is a lengthy, schol-
arly read. Morris narrates the war in
detail from its beginning in November
1948 until armistice agreements con-
cluded in July 1949.
A self-proclaimed “new historian,”
Morris reaches some controversial
conclusions. He believes the war soon
developed a religious and cultural
dimension and that if the Arabs sur-
rounding the nascent state had their
way, they would have eliminated any
trace of a Jewish state in Palestine.
This was a supreme motivator for
Israel’s soldiers and sailors. But,
Morris also concludes that by the
end of the war, the Israeli Defense
Forces (IDF) had developed from a
militia into the most powerful, well-
equipped, best-organized and best-led
military in the Middle East.
This dispels a historic notion of a
rag-tag Israeli military.
Along the way, Morris also shows
that, while few in number, Arab
forces, and in some instances
Israeli forces, had committed
war crimes against civilians.
A good history should evoke
questions and critical thought,
and Morris’s work certainly
does that.
One of the best memoirs
of 1948, a best-seller in Israel
in 1962, is now available in
English: Days of Lead: Defying Death During Israel’s War of
Independence by Moshe Rashkes
(Apollo Publishers, 2017). Moving
away from the big picture of strategy
and state politics, Rashkes writes
about the war in an immediate sense
— the war on the ground where a
soldier is faced with two primary
missions: to survive and to fight for
the man standing next to him.
Rashkes’ narrative is that of an
18-year-old soldier facing the bitter
fighting early in the war, on the road
to besieged Jerusalem. This is a most
personal story. Rashkes was indeed a
soldier who was seriously wounded
in the war; he later became chair-
man of the IDF’s veterans’ organiza-
tions. Rashkes’ rendition of how it
feels to be in combat, see the deaths
of his comrades and have the pain
of wounds is, to say the least, deeply
moving. One cannot read this rather
brief book without thinking of one
question: How did the IDF do it?
How did they overcome the suffering,
the deprivations and the deaths they
witnessed?
The 1948 War for Independence
was monumental, and the modern
State of Israel stands as a testament to
the war’s impact and result. Reading
these books provides good insight
into the nature of the war itself and
how it affected the participants. •
1948 WarTwo books give insight.
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Lasting Partnership
The Michigan Israel Business Accelerator
(MIBA), a bi-national nonprofit chamber
of commerce formed in 2017 dedicated
to increasing economic ties between Michigan
businesses and Israeli companies, is continuing
its efforts to strengthen and improve successful
partnerships initiated by its 10-year predecessor,
the Michigan Israel Business Bridge (MIBB).
The MIBA is a public-private partnership
funded by state dollars through the Michigan
Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) as
well as foundations, corporations and individual
donors.
The MIBA recently appointed Israeli-born
Sandy Selinger as its first chief executive officer.
He plans to address the group’s commitment to
improve the Michigan economy by expanding
collaboration with Israeli businesses, fostering
relationships in areas such as advanced manu-
facturing, mobility, cyber security, health and life
sciences, water technology and defense.
“Michigan businesses have unlimited potential
to work with Israel-based businesses and vice-
versa,” Selinger said. “As CEO, I plan to elevate
Michigan as the destination Israeli entrepre-
neurs think of when considering expanding busi-
ness operations into the United States.”
Selinger, a London School of Economics
graduate with 20 years’ experience building and
expanding the U.S. operations of Israeli start-
ups, recently relocated with his family to Grosse
Pointe Park from New York.
Previously, he was the head of website devel-
opment platform Wix.com’s Manhattan office,
overseeing its marketing team and increasing its
national presence. He also spearheaded opera-
tions and finance at Pysop Inc., a commercial
production company, overseeing its growth to
an international design and production firm
with 120 employees in New York, Los Angeles
and London. Selinger also served in the Israel
Defense Forces as a rescue and evacuation unit
operations officer and squad leader.
“I was born in Israel and grew up there,” he
said, “and over the years, I’ve seen Israel develop
into a technological and innovation world
leader. I now live in Michigan, where the poten-
tial and momentum for growth are palatable.
Israeli companies can gain much from being
in Michigan, which offers a business-friendly
environment, world-class academic institutions,
engineering and manufacturing, and access to a
standard of living that’s hard to match.”
This economic cooperation has been the focus
of MIBA and the MIBB before it. Former MIBB
Executive Director Hadas Bernard explained her
role in expanding the MIBB’s viability and its
membership, as well as promoting the successful
transition to its expanded impact as the MIBA.
“I was hired to be the ‘change agent’ for the
MIBB,” Bernard said. “My mission to increase the
scope and purpose of the organization included
organizing 300-plus business meetings between
Israeli and Michigan companies, creating new
partnerships and jobs. For example, a recent
meeting resulted in an Israeli company opening
a new office in Oakland County.”
Bernard’s efforts also resulted in networking
events in Tel Aviv, Detroit and Grand Rapids that
featured speakers such as Israeli cyber specialist
Rami Efrati and Crain’s Detroit Business Group
Publisher Mary Kramer.
A significant accomplishment was the 2017
Israel Michigan Cyber Mission, led by Gov. Rick
Snyder, and the Michigan Israel Defense Mission,
coordinated with SIBAT (Israel’s International
Defense Corporation), Israel’s Ministry of
Defense, Macomb County and the Michigan
Economic Development Corporation. In addi-
tion to meeting with Michigan companies, Israeli
defense participants met with the governor, U.S.
Sen. Gary Peters, the Israeli Deputy Counsel of
the Midwest and Macomb County Executive
Mark Hackel.
Beth Gotthelf, who served as MIBB president
from October 2015 until January 2018, recalled
the overwhelming success of the mission.
“It was the first time the Israeli Ministry of
Defense held a weeklong mission with a state,
rather than with a country,” Gotthelf said. “The
ministry describes the Michigan mission as the
gold standard it now measures all other mis-
sions against. Our missions have included auto-
motive companies, and we’ve expanded to areas
such as cyber security and mobility, and more.”
Selinger accentuated the importance of such
cooperation to expand opportunities in cutting-
edge concerns.
“MIBA is a catalyst focused on the economic
betterment of Michigan,” he said. “We have excit-
ing plans moving forward, including leading
a delegation to Israel in early May focused on
mobility with the American Center for Mobility
(a newly opened, Ypsilanti Township-based test
ground for intelligent vehicle technology) and
other Michigan companies.”
The importance of the Michigan-Israel rela-
tionship is evident in Detroit’s Jewish popula-
tion, especially when viewed through the eyes of
such advocacy groups at the Jewish Community
Relations Council/American Jewish Committee.
“The MIBA demonstrates practically how
Israel is producing startups and innovative
companies that greatly benefit the world,” JCRC/
AJC Executive Director David Kurzmann said.
“I’m delighted to see the increased collaboration
between Michigan and Israel, and all the good
the MIBA does fostering this relationship.”
MIBA Board Chairman Mark Davidoff also
indicated his support for the organization’s
efforts, support that was formed over 25 years of
association with the cooperative economic agen-
da between his home state and the Jewish state.
“The term ‘accelerator’ was coined to capture
the idea that with this new organization, we’re
going to take all of the energy created over the
past 25 years of Michigan-Israel economic devel-
opment and drive it forward, accelerate it.
“MIBA is the single portal for business-to-
business connections between Michigan and
Israel,” he continued, “driving our economic
development and providing Israeli companies
the opportunity to leverage the deep industrial
base here. It’s a win-win, for Michigan’s economy
and Israel.”
And what positive aspects does Selinger see
going forward with the MIBA?
“We’re in an amazing, privileged position of
supporting business owners that can affect an
economic revolution in Michigan,” he concluded.
“I have the envious position of meeting doers
who are passionate about what they’re creating,
and I’ll need to find ways to focus on creating
economic opportunities to help them do more. I
work at making connections, opening doors and
promoting two parts of the world I’m excited
about. This really is a great job!” •
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Unity is the strongest force
the Jewish people have.
Our Secret WeaponI
drafted as a Lone Soldier
to the Paratroopers Unit of
the Israel Defense Forces
in March 2017. After months
of challenging training, I now
participate in patrols and
missions that help ensure the
safety and the continuity of the
Jewish homeland. However, on
the fourth day of the month of
Iyar on the Jewish calendar, I
participated in a mission like
no other I have experienced
before.
The fourth of Iyar is the day
on the Hebrew calendar on
which we commemorate Yom
Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial
Day. On this day, the entire
country of Israel mourns the
loss of those who have died as
soldiers or as victims of ter-
ror. Yom Hazikaron starts at
sundown when a siren, which
is heard across the country,
is sounded for one minute.
Everyone stops what they are
doing and stands for a moment
of silence to show respect for
those who have fallen.
The following morning, the
National Memorial Ceremony
for fallen soldiers takes place
at Har Herzl, Israel’s military
cemetery. Friends and families
gather at the gravesides of their
loved ones for the ceremony
and at 11 a.m. the siren sounds
once again, this time for two
minutes.
The Israeli army sets out
to make sure proper honor is
given to all the brave soldiers
who have sacrificed for the
country and to bring comfort
to their families. The army
prepares with diligence and
seriousness for this ceremony
like they prepare for any of its
missions. Currently, enlisted
soldiers are carefully selected
to stand by each of the graves
at Har Herzl during the cer-
emony. When the siren wails,
not one of our brave fallen
heroes is alone as there is a
soldier standing at attention at
each graveside.
Each soldier who is assigned
to a grave learns about the
person whose grave they are
assigned to. I was assigned
the name Raphael Mordechai.
I learned that Raphael
Mordechai immigrated with his
family to Israel from Baghdad.
He lived in the northern part
of Israel and, as a teenager, he
served as a leader in Bnei Akiva
and other youth organizations.
He enjoyed playing sports,
especially basketball.
Raphael Mordechai served as
an officer in the same division
of paratroopers as I serve in
today. He fought in the War of
Attrition against Egypt and was
badly injured when he was shot
in the stomach. He managed
to recover from this injury and
returned to fight with his unit.
He fell in battle during the 1973
Yom Kippur War.
When I arrived at the cem-
etery and located Raphael
Mordechai’s grave, I found
there were about 20 people
of various ages standing
around the grave, clearly hav-
ing their family moment with
their departed. I was hesitant
to approach and introduce
myself,as my initial thought
was that I didn’t really belong
there and that I should be giv-
ing the family their privacy to
mourn their loss.
My commanding officer
encouraged me to go introduce
myself. I slowly made my way
toward the grave and wiggled
my way through the family
members to the eldest man at
the graveside who I assumed
was Raphael Mordechai’s
father. I put my hand on his
shoulder and when he turned
around he looked at me and
immediately gave me a hug. I
introduced myself as the repre-
sentative from the Paratroopers
Unit, and he began to cry and
grabbed me once again and
gave me a hug and a kiss.
He proceeded to introduce
me to the rest of the family
including his grandson, Rafi,
who is named in memory of
his brave uncle. I talked with
the family for the next hour as
they warmly welcomed me as
part of their group. I listened to
their stories about life “back in
the day” and the struggles and
sacrifices they have endured
and what they have given
up for Israel to be where it is
today.
As the ceremony was get-
ting ready to start, I assumed
my stance in amod dom (at
attention). At 11a.m., as the
siren started to wail, although
there were thousands of people
standing crowded together in
that cemetery, there was just
pure silence. It was deafening! I
felt Raphael Mordechai’s father
grab my hand and squeeze it
and I heard him start to cry
again. I realized tears were
streaming down my face as
well; and in that powerful
moment in time I understood
the meaning of my mission
on that day. This mission was
not about guns and grenades;
rather it was about our people’s
most powerful weapon — unity.
I stood there thinking about
how this man, who was a total
stranger to me just an hour ago,
had chosen to hold my hand
at this moment. How together
as one we were sharing the
pain of loss and at the same
time the pride in what Raphael
Mordechai had given for the
country. Knowing that we have
what we have today because
of soldiers like him and all the
other soldiers who lay in their
graves surrounding him.
I realized that I, in fact, did
belong there with him because
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IDF paratrooper Zach Herschfus in the field during
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multi-generational photos enhanced this special evening.
I am able to stand beside him
proudly wearing my IDF uniform,
donning the red paratroopers’ beret
on my head and representing to him
that the dream of Israel still lives on
and his son did not die in vain.
Later that evening, I sat with
some friends on the rooftop of
Yeshivat Orayta, where I had stud-
ied before I drafted. The yeshivah is
located in the Old City of Jerusalem
and from the rooftop there is a
magnificent view of the Old City
and the Western Wall. As the sky
grew darker and the country transi-
tioned from Yom Hazikaron to Yom
HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence
Day), I looked out over the Old City,
and the feeling of sadness from what
we have lost started to give way into
the joy for what we have gained.
As we walked through the streets
of the city that night, we danced
and sang together with everyone
around us, friends and strangers,
there were no differences — we were
all together as one. As I experienced
this transition, I thought about how
the succession of these two holidays
represents who we are as a people
and why I chose to be standing
there in uniform.
In the history of the Jewish peo-
ple, we have suffered many atroci-
ties and defeats, but we have always
picked ourselves up and come back
stronger. As a people, when we fall
down we always get back up again
and the way we do that successfully
is when we do it together in unity.
Unity is the strongest weapon the
Jewish people have; that is our super
power. On Yom Hazikaron and Yom
HaAtzmaut, I was able to see this
super power activated so clearly
as everyone across the country set
aside their differences and came
together in sorrow and transitioned
together into pure joy. Although
my mission on Har Herzl was not
one that involved patrols or check-
points, it was definitely my most
meaningful and important mission
yet because I took part in activating
the super power of our nation as we
stood together in unity. •
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After advanced training, which included a
35-mile hike in full gear, Herschfus earned his
parachute-with-wings pin and his unit com-
mander gave him his own red paratrooper’s
beret, which was a special honor .
ZIONIST LEGACY Zach Herschfus, 20, is the son of Fern and Brian Herschfus of Southfield. He is currently a Lone Soldier serving in the Paratroopers unit of the Israel Defense Forces. He is a graduate of Yeshivat Akiva in Southfield. He also attended Yeshivat Orayta in Jerusalem and the Bnei David Pre-Military Academy in Eli, Israel.
He was sworn into the Paratroopers unit at the Western Wall last June, 50 years to the day the Wall was liberated by the paratroopers. His mother says he always dreamed of being a soldier in the Israeli army.
Soon after he drafted, Zach met with an older relative visiting Israel who had known Zach’s great-great-grandfather and namesake, Yisroel Dov Waxman (Zach’s Hebrew name is Yisroel Dov). When Waxman was 80, he moved to Israel to spend his final years there.
The relative told Zach this story about Waxman no one in the family had known before: When he arrived in Israel, he went to the IDF recruitment office and said, “I want to join the army; there must be something I can do.” They laughed and told him there was nothing they could offer a man his age. Still wanting to do something, he decided he would find a way to support the soldiers. He ended up spending hours standing at the bus stops where the soldiers would return from base, handing out candy and other treats and giving them blessings. This story con-tinues to empower Zach daily as he feels he is not only living the dream for himself but also for his namesake.
Zach’s great-grandparents Abraham and Sarah Cutter dedicated their lives to Israel and its causes. Abe Cutter was an Israel Bonds volunteer since its inception and sold millions of dollars of bonds in his life-time. During the Six-Day War in June 1967, Abe secured himself a spot on a cargo plane to Israel and took Sifrei Torah to the soldiers on the front lines. On that trip, he collected bullet shells from the battlefield and turned them into a menorah that Zach lights every year on Chanukah.
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Michigan and the Central Galilee
share an unbreakable bond.
Like Family
Since 1994, the Jewish Agency’s
Partnership2Gether (P2G) pro-
gram has united Metro Detroit,
Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor with
the Central Galilee region of Israel,
made up of three municipalities:
Migdal HaEmek, Nazareth Illit and
the Jezreel Valley. The region is
home to Orthodox Jews, Russian-
speaking immigrants, Arab villages
and, of course, many other Israeli
families and individuals.
The Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit was matched
initially in 1994 with this region as
part of a broader Israel-diaspora
initiative called Partnership 2000.
Under the leadership of then-
Federation Executive Vice President
Bob Aronson, this partnership has
grown from one originally designed
to address needs in Israel to an
unbreakable bond that mutually
benefits both communities.
The past several years have also
seen the creation of a new hiking/
biking path covering the entire
region. People from local schools,
Arab villages and all three munici-
palities have come together to clear
the path, dispose of litter and oth-
erwise develop the project. A large
event on May 11 brought together
individuals from across the Central
Galilee to celebrate the bike path’s
creation as the project nears com-
pletion.
The work done on the path has
created new relationships and a
renewed spirit of cooperation, both
within the Central Galilee and with
Michiganders, making it a testa-
ment to the hard work of commu-
nity members and the Michigan
Partnership 2Gether program.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONPerhaps the most vital and impor-
tant outcome of P2G has been the
partnership’s support of English
language instruction. In the Central
Galilee, it is often difficult to get
qualified English teachers, making
the instruction provided by the part-
nership invaluable. Since 2006, stu-
dents in the Central Galilee receive
extra hours of English instruction
thanks to a program in conjunction
with P2G and the Jerusalem Post’s
“Lite Talk” service.
“We are very proud of our English
language programs,” says Jennifer
Levine, Michigan Federation’s Israel
and Overseas Department Director.
Many of the region’s students have
passed their English oral matricula-
tion with the highest scores pos-
sible, citing the program as the
reason. This advanced English
language knowledge gives them an
advantage in their future educa-
tional and professional endeavors.
The program has since expanded
to include students from Grade 4
onwards, with 4,000 students par-
ticipating last year.
MORE BENEFITSIn the past year, Detroit delegations
have made 37 visits to the region,
representing more than 750 people.
These visits include Federation mis-
sions, congregation trips, school
trips and professional visits.
A People to People (P2P) program
within the partnership has twinned
Hillel Day School with the region’s
Western Valley School, and more
schools in the Detroit area will con-
tinue to partner with schools in the
region in the future.
Other P2P programs bring young
adults back and forth between both
regions, and a pilot program will
soon be launched for young families.
The Israeli Camper program
began in 2002, when 325 Israeli kids
were sent to Camp Tamarack as a
respite from the Second Intifada.
Each year since, nearly 100 Israelis
come to camp each summer, allow-
ing the partnership to strengthen
a sense of Jewish community both
here and in Israel.
In addition to the camp program,
P2G also engages young adults by
partnering with Teen Mission and
Taglit Birthright trips. Each year,
the Detroit Community Birthright
trip sends more than 80 local young
adults to Israel. Detroit’s Birthright
trip is unique for the emphasis it
places on its partnership region;
an entire day is spent touring the
region and with various programs,
and Detroiters are joined by Israeli
young adults from the partnership
region itself. Each trip also includes
a dinner with an Israeli family. Later
in the year, the Mifgash experience
brings these Israeli participants to
Detroit where they are hosted by
their American friends.
Teen Mission is an educational
experience allowing Jewish teens
the opportunity to experience Israel
and create friendships with each
other. This year, Teen Mission will
send about 100 Americans to Israel,
and 18 young Israelis will partici-
pate as well. Detroiters and Israelis
alike attend the first three weeks
of the trip in Israel while spending
the latter three weeks in the Detroit
area attending Camp Tamarack.
The Central Galilee-Michigan
partnership, currently led by
Partnership 2Gether Program Chair
Richard Broder, is one of reciprocal
and mutual success.
“The partnership programs are
both critical and effective,” Broder
said. “Of parallel importance are the
people-to-people relationships built
up over time through those pro-
grams that continue to strengthen.”
With new program advance-
ments on the horizon and inter-
est in participation steadily rising
among individuals in both coun-
tries, the future for the Central
Galilee-Michigan partnership is
brighter than ever. •
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Central Galilee 11th-graders comingle on the Naim BeYahad bike trail.
FROM TOP: The Partnership2Gether steering committee
visits an Ethiopian National Project school in Migdal
Haemek this April. Pictured with students are Sylvia
Wolf, Karen Simmons, Rachael Gordon and Max Gordon.
The steering committee visits Beit She’an National Park.
A recent Detroit Community Birthright group visits
Kibbutz Merhavia in the Central Galilee.
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It was the evening of the 29th of November 1947. I was
then an 8-year-old child who was aware that something
very important was about to happen. Only in the com-
ing years did I realize the full significance of the event.
Almost all the neighbors in the house on 97 Herzl St.,
located in the southernmost end of Tel Aviv, the house
my father built in 1935, gathered in our small apartment,
pencils and pieces of paper in hand. All ears were glued to
the radio as they tried to guess and assess the results of the
vote to take place in the U.N. Assembly in far-off New York
regarding the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab
states.
The hour was late, after midnight, and despite all my
efforts to stay awake, I finally succumbed to sleep only to
be summarily awakened by shouts of “mazal tov,” “L’chaim”
and “Shehechiyanu.” My father, a man not known for his
sentimentality, approached me with tears in his eyes and
said, “Roha’le (little Rachel), we have a state,” and gave me
a little kiss on my forehead. I will never forget those words
as long as I live.
Then came the unforgettable Friday afternoon of 1948
when our Old Man, as
David Ben-Gurion was
known, read the Scroll
of the Independence
of the State of Israel in
the old art museum in
Tel Aviv. The next day,
the British Mandate on
Palestine was over, and
the newly formed State
of Israel was formally
established after 2,000
years.
There was great
rejoicing among the
Yishuv, as our Jewish
community was called.
We all filled the streets
with spontaneous sing-
ing and dancing, which
is possible once in the
life of a person and in
the life of a nation.
Alas, Israel was
already engulfed in
a war with its Arab
neighbors who refused
to accept a state in
Palestine.
After the end of the war, we were proud spectators
as my father received a commendation from the mayor
of Tel Aviv for his brave service in the Mishmar Ezrahi,
Civil Guard, during the War of Independence or War of
Liberation as it was also called.
Now, as we mark the 70th birthday of the State, I wonder
what my parents and their founder friends would think in
facing an Israel that is not exactly what they dreamt about.
I still believe they would rejoice with their children, grand-
children and great-grandchildren in a State of Israel that
would not have come to reality without them. •
Rachel Kapen lives in West Bloomfield and contributes Yiddish limericks to
the Jewish News.
A Moment In History
A 9-year-old Rachel on April 21,1948, at what later became
known as Gan Ha’atzmaut — Independence Park
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30 May 17 • 2018 jn
BC
Farber students go all
out for the Jewish state’s
70th anniversary.
Celebrating Israel!M
ore than a half-century ago,
the founders of Akiva Hebrew
Day School (Yeshivat Akiva), an
Orthodox Zionist institution, intended
to create an educational institution dedi-
cated to Jewish and secular studies “while
imbuing its students with a love for and a
commitment to the land of Israel.”
The Southfield school, now known as
Farber Hebrew Day School, put that com-
mitment on vivid display April 19 at a
day-long school-wide celebration of Yom
HaAtzmaut, Israel’s 70th Independence
Day.
The celebration culminated in a mul-
timedia presentation of the history of
Israel, performed entirely by students,
on the premise of bringing back Israel’s
founders to encounter the current reality
of the country.
Theodore Herzl got to talk with
Benjamin Netanyahu; Rabbi Avraham
Kook, chief rabbi of pre-state Israel, spoke
with a student at Migdal Oz (a seminary
for female students of Torah); Chaim
Weitzman, the scientist who served as
first president of Israel, talked with Omer
Gal, an engineer who designs desaliniza-
tion plants.
Eliezer ben Yehudah, who invented
Hebrew words for new phenomena,
pioneering Hebrew as a modern spoken
language, got to observe a concert in con-
temporary Hebrew, filled with even newer
words. The program included a short
video address in Hebrew from Natan
Sharansky, the heroic refusenik who now
heads the Jewish Agency for Israel. The
event also featured the hope that Jews
around the world will make aliyah.
The script for this presentation was
written by Merav Edrei, based on an idea
suggested by Daphna Feldman, head
of the school’s Hebrew Department.
Merav and her husband, Yonatan, serve
as shlichim (emissaries) of Bnei Akiva,
a worldwide Jewish youth movement
dedicated to Torah, service and the land
of Israel. They came from Israel to head
Bnei Akiva Detroit, providing an Israeli
presence and leadership for the local
branch of the youth movement, for local
synagogue groups and for Farber Hebrew
Day School.
Merav summarized the theme of the
program: “Connecting the people who
made the country, and the people who
dreamt it, with the people who are now
making the country stronger and more
peaceful. Maybe 70 years from now, these
people now will be the subject of celebra-
tions of Israel.”
Also active behind the scenes in this
program are shlichot Avital Parnes, Tohar
Barsheshet and Hadar Sagiv, young
women doing national service for Israel
by staffing Bnei Akiva projects in the
Detroit area.
Commenting on the presentation,
Avital said it was designed “to connect
everyone with Israel.” Hadar emphasized
that it “connected us with each other.”
And Tohar added that she enjoys it “when
the kids get to know the songs that we
know in Israel.”
Posters introducing significant indi-
viduals in the history of Israel decorated
almost every inch of the main hallway of
the school. Pairs of students had done
the research, producing short essays in
English and Hebrew for each subject,
along with relevant photos.
Earlier in the day, the entire school took
part in a parade on 12 Mile and Lahser
roads, carrying Israeli flags and dem-
onstrating their commitment to Israel.
When the students returned, they were
able to visit stations with projects related
to Israel, including cooking and science
experiments. •
LOUIS FINKELMAN CONTRIBUTING WRITERPHOTOS BY PAUL FISCHER
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FROM TOP: Farber
Hebrew teacher and
shlicha Merav Edrei
introduces the evening’s
ceremony.
Third-graders Amalya
Winer and Tiferet Stein
enjoy the parade.
Benjamin Netanyahu
(ninth-grader Joseph
Kornblum) with eighth-
graders dressed as a
farmer (Kiki Hyman), TV
host Hannah Herdman
and David Ben-Gurion
(Daniella Weil).
Elementary school
students perform
during event.
The entire school
population marched from
the school’s entrance up
12 Mile Road.
High school students
Molly Yarbrough, Estee
Brown and Zoe Korelitz.
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Israel Independence Day Carnival & Kosher Rib Burn-Off,
Hillel Day School, Farmington Hills, April 19 •
PHOTOS BY ANTHONY LANZILOTE
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Bnei Avkiva’s Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut Event,
Young Israel of Oak Park, April 18 •
PHOTOS BY JERRY ZOLYNSKY
There was plenty to do at Hillel Day School’s Yom HaAtzmaut event April 19.
Willa Matthies, 3, of Farmington Hills
Rib Burn-Off judges at work: Head of School Steve Freedman, Athletic Director Nicole Miller and
Maintenance Worker Zack Toliver.
Elan Rosenberg, 10, of West Bloomfield after finishing a rib
Rib Burn-Off winner Rabbi Shalom Kantor, left,
of B’nai Moshe poses with the judges.
A member of the Holy Band gets out into the crowd.
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Ethan Adler, 16, of Southfield lights a candle in
memory of those who died in service to Israel.
Rabbi Josh Strasberg of Oak Park leads the men’s group in prayer and song.
Event organizer Yonatan Edrei of Oak
Park addresses the audience.
Ezra Klausner of Southfield waves the flag of Israel as
the men and students dance around him.
Josh Younger and his daughter, Hanna, 3, watch the
festivities.
Bnei Akiva students are recognized.
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Walk For Israel, Temple Shir Shalom, West Bloomfield, May 6, 2018 •
PHOTOS BY JERRY ZOLYNSKY
Walkers head up Orchard Lake to show their support for
Israel.
Ray Rebeck of West Bloomfield
show his love of Israel.
Annette Meskin and Julie Blair, both of West
Bloomfield, hand out American and Israel
flags.
Jewish War Veteran Art Fishman of Oak Park is
recognized for his volunteer work by U.S. Rep.
Sander Levin.
Brianna Rohelier of New Haven paints tattoo
art on 11-year-old Ellery Gnesin of West
Bloomfield.
Olivia Lindsey, 8, of Birmingham holds her dog,
Daisy, while on the train ride with her mother,
Jennifer.
Ari Kantor, 3, rides on the shoulders of his
dad, Rabbi Shalom Kantor of Congregation
B’nai Moshe.
Police handle traffic on Orchard Lake Road so
marchers can pass safely.
When Israel@70 meets River
Days on Wednesday, June
20, a sea of blue-and-white
flags will wave along the riverfront
where thousands of Jewish Detroiters
will gather for a good time and to cel-
ebrate a birthday to remember.
Marking the 70th year of Israel’s
statehood, the Jewish Community
Center and the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit — in partnership
with GM River Days and the Detroit
Riverfront Conservancy — will host
festivities from 4-10 p.m. in an exclu-
sive River Days preview event one day
prior to opening to the
general public. In addi-
tion to sponsorship by
the Susie & Norman
Pappas Challenge
Fund, community
partners for the event
include more than 30
local congregations
and Jewish organiza-
tions.
“We chose the Riverfront — in the
heart of the city — to showcase the
diversity of Jewish Detroit and its abid-
ing connection to Israel,” said Jennifer
Levine, Federation’s director of Israel
and Overseas.
“Thanks to our partnerships in the
city, families can come down to enjoy
the mix of carnival rides, midway
games and vendors, all with an Israeli
blend of kosher and vegan fare, family
activities, music and entertainment.”
Hadag Nahash, Israel’s hottest band
to boom out of Jerusalem, will be the
headliner. From hip hop to rock,
reggae to funk, Hadag Nahash
is a melting pot of grooves with
Middle Eastern flavor.
Another bright star in Jewish
rock music, Sheldon Low (of
Songleader Boot Camp fame), will
open with his own family-friendly
tunes, including selections from
his children’s albums distributed
by PJ Library.
“Our goal is to bring the whole
community together for an eve-
ning that everyone, especially
our children, will remember
as bigger than life,” said Jeffrey
Lasday, JCC chief operating offi-
cer.
Bring the family, a camera,
your appetite for fun and every-
thing Israeli and enjoy carnival
rides ( free), midway games,
carnival food and fab Jewish fare
from more than a dozen food
trucks, including Chef Cari, Cool
Jacks and Nosh Pit.
“We are thrilled to invite the
community to commemorate
and celebrate Israel’s 70 years of
achievement,” said Federation
President Beverly Liss. “Israel’s
story is our story, and a part of
Michigan’s history, too. •
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Israel@70 At River DaysCommunity celebration to be held on the Downtown riverfront.
Israeli Hadag Nahash
will headline the
entertainment.
Tickets for Israel@70 at River Days from 4-10 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, include unlimited carnival rides. Advance purchase tickets at discount prices are available at [email protected]: general admission, $18; seniors (70+), $13; family ticket (2 adults, 3+ children) $75; born in 1948, free. Walk-in ticket prices to be announced.
For ways to get involved, volunteer, become a community partner, plan or sponsor an Israel event, contact Julie Yaker at [email protected].
Israel@70 Detroit is a yearlong celebration in a coordinated effort of congregations and Jewish agencies throughout the community. To promote your Israel event on the community’s Israel@70 calendar, visit [email protected]/eventform.
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Jewish rock musician Sheldon Low