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Federation Plans
Family Missions

Ride a camel and pretend
you're a scout for an ancient Israeli
army. Explore caves looking for
treasures. Climb Masada and
imagine how a child of the Zealots
felt as the Roman army
approached.
Children can let their
imaginations run wild and learn a
lot about Israel when they join their
families on the Jewish Welfare
Federation/United Jewish Appeal
Family Missions.
Four family missions are
scheduled for 1990: June 24-July 4,
July 8-18, Aug. 12-22 and Dec.
23-Jan. 2.
Families with children age 6
and above will have the opportunity
to visit sites of Jewish interest and
meet with Israelis and Russian
immigrants.
In addition to having an Israeli
tour guide, each bus will have a
special youth counselor, who will
point out aspects of Israel of
particular interest to children. Age-
appropriate activities are planned.
Parents will have time to spend on
their own and with their children.
Among the sites and cities
families will have their opportunity
to visit are: artist galleries of Old
Jaffa, kibbutzim and moshavim, the
Museum of the Jewish Diaspora,
Project Renewal neighborhoods, the
Bezalel Market, an air force base,
Caesarea, Megiddo, Jerusalem,
Masada, the Jewish Quarter of the
Old City, Yad Vashem and more.
Meetings with Israeli officials, a
Shabbat observance that includes a
visit to the Western Wall, swimming
and archeological digs also are
included.
The leisurely paced trip is
geared for the enjoyment of
grandparents, parents and children.
Travel extensions in Israel and
Europe are available.
For information, call Tom
Wexelberg-Clouser at Federation,
965-3939, ext. 121.

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THE JEWISH NEWS

27676 Franklin Road
Southfield, Michigan 48034
April 27, 1990
Associate Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz
Jewish Experiences for Families
Adviser Harlene W. Appelman

L-2 FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1990

Sights Of Israel

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Answers will be cities, mountains, lakes, etc., found in Israel.
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1. Large body of water, its shore touches Tel Aviv and Haifa.
2. City named in honor of Caesar Agustus.
3. Northwest tip of Isarel, known for its beautiful grottoes and
caves.
4. Israel's largest metropolis, this city's streets include Hayarkon,
_ Dizengoff and Ben Yehuda.
5. Capital of the Negev.
8. Lowest spot on earth. (Body of water.)
10. Capital of Israel.
12. Famous for its artists' colony it is also the highest town in
Israel.
15. First Kibbutz in Israel.
18. The southern desert in Israel.

ACROSS
1. The city of Haifa is on this mountain range.
6. Port city often compared to San Francisco.
7. Popular southern seaside resort town.
9. Large body of water at the southern tip of Israel.
10. Israel's longest river.
11. Ben-Gurion International Airport is located in this city on the
outskirts of Tel Aviv.
13. English name for the city of Akko.
14. Built by Herod, this mountain fortress is best known as the
home for a small group of Jewish rebels.
16. Eilat is on the Gulf of
17. Fresh water oasis alongside of the Dead Sea.
19. Another name for the Sea of Galilee. Lake
20. Tel Aviv was once the suburb of this older port city.
21. Region to the north and east of Haifa. Cities in this area
include Nazareth, Tiberias and Sefed.
The drawings depicting Israel were done

by 4th graders at Hillel Day School.

America And Israel: Spiritually Inseparable

Continued from Page L-1

establishment of a Jewish nation not
far from here, near Buffalo. More
than a century ago, Mordecai
Manuel Noah (1785-1851) the U.S.
diplomat and author who was U.S.
Consul to Tunis from 1813-15 and
also Sheriff of New York County,
proposed a plan to establish Ararat,
a Jewish city of refuge on Grand
Island in the Niagara River.

While Noah also advocated
Jewish settlement in Palestine, his
idea for redemption gained historic
attention. The significance of it was
perpetuated by one of the most
famous Jewish leaders of this
century, Nahum Sokolow, who
followed Chaim Weizmann as
president of the World Zionist
Organization. In his History of
Zionism Sokolow reconstructed the

Noah reminiscence as an aspiration
for Zionism by the second president
of the United States. Here is how
Sokolow records it in his two-volume
history:

Special mention should be
made of a great American who
was undoubtedly inspired by
English Puritanism and
displayed the same broad-
mindedness as the Puritans in
relation to the Jewish problem.
This was John Adams
(1735-1826), the second
President of the United States
of America (1797-1801), and
one of the most distinguished
patriots of the Revolution. He
was one of the most
enthusiastic supporters of the
Zionist idea. In a letter

addressed to Major Mordecai
Manuel (1785-1851), he says: "I
really wish the Jews again in
Judea, an independent nation,
for, as I believe, the most
enlightened men of it have
participated in the amelioration
of the philosophy of the age;
once restored to an
independent government, and
no longer persecuted, they
would soon wear away some
of the asperities and
peculiarities of their character,
. . ." But, anticipating that he
might be wrongly supposed of
getting them away from
American or limiting their
rights in that country, he
continues: "I wish your nation
may be admitted to all the
privileges of citizens in every