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of December 14, 1991. Actual-
ly, our first taste of Israeli life
at close hand came in the
TWA boarding lounge at de
Gaulle Airport in Paris. It
was packed with Israelis on
their way home. We en-
countered a cross-section of
them, families with young
children, students, kibbutz-
niks, older people: the
transplanted bubbles and
zaydes of Eastern Europe,
businessmen, some rebbes, a
few other Americans who had
made aliyah years before.
People were talking
animatedly, gesticulating,
pushing around one another,
in perpetual motion. The
rush and crunch was intrigu-
ing, the interaction phenom-
enal. We were in the middle
of a clannish, hamish picnic.
Once we had boarded the
plane, the picnic went right
on. Over the loudspeaker the
stewardess literally begged
people to take their seats so
the plane could take off. They
ignored her appeals and the
take-off was delayed. It was
our first introduction to the
proverbial Israeli stubborn-
ness we were to encounter.
Later in Haifa, when we
were telling A.B. and Rivka
Yehoshua about the airborne
picnic, they explained to us
that once Israelis are on their
way home, they act is if they
are already there. Leaving
Israel, they said, on outbound
flights, the Israelis are as sub-
dued as passengers anywhere.
Landing at Ben-Gurion Air-
port on our arrival, we found
that hardly a baggage-
handler was stirring. Talk
about a welcome to the Holy
Land! As our plane taxied in,
the steward announced that
the baggage-handlers, pro-
testing an inequitable annual
distribution of bonuses, had
gone on a slow-down strike
and were taking anywhere
from two to eight hours to
unload the baggage on incom-
ing planes. We had been
traveling about thirty hours
by then and still had to clear
customs. The baggage-
handlers had no promises to
keep, and we had hours to go
before we could sleep. We lin-
ed up glumly alongside the
baggage carousel and waited.
Happily, the bags came
gliding toward us a half hour
later, and soon we were in a
taxi headed toward Tel Aviv
and our first night there at
the Grand Beach Hotel. The
van was full, more crowded
than it seemed and only I
knew why. Ruth was on one
side of me, and — Oh, I know,
you'll think this is corny — on
the other side, I could really
sense his presence: there was
my father sitting on the edge
of his seat, smiling.

❑

Copyright 1992 Joseph Cohen.

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Celebrate Hadassah's 80th
Anniversary by sending your child
to Israel for six weeks next summer
— at a savings of nearly 50%. This
offer is limited to 80 children of
Hadassah members, children
entering 10th-12th grade by
September, '1993, who would like
the experience of a lifetime. To be
eligible, fill out the coupon below
and send it no later than October
15th, 1992. 80 lucky kids will be
chosen by random drawing and
notified by December 1st. Winners
will be sent applications, and a
$400 deposit will be required by
December 15. The total cost of this
six-week Israel discovery summer is
$3799. Hadassah will pay $1800 as
our 80th anniversary gift to you and
your children.

Fill out certificate below and mail by October 15, 1992

1800.

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The Michigan Board of Rabbis
notes with sorrow

the passing of our dear friend, colleague, and
former President
Rabbi Arran M. Brustein
We have benefited gready from his readership,
warm compassion, and the devoted concern he
demonstrated as .newish Chaplain at
Sinai Ylospitar of Detroit
We lovingly extend our deep sympathy to his Wife,
Yudith, and his Children, Karen and 'William, Naomi
and Robert, and Y ennifer.
We pray they may be
comforted in meaningful memories.
We shaff ever cherish the blessing we derived
from his friendship.

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GIFT CERTIFICATE

Please enter my child's name in Hadassah's Israel Discovery Drawing

Name
Address
City
Member's Name
Chapter/Group

State

Zip

Telephone

Mail to: Hadassah's Israel Discovery Drawing
50 West 58th Street, New York, NY 10019

For information call Amy Hamermesh (313) 973-0038

May the coming
year be fitted
with health and
happiness and prosperity for
all Congregation
Shaarey Zedek Members
In Southfield &
West Bloomfield

Rabbi Leonardo & Karen Bitran

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