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Yavne had fireworks, a
midway, food and gift shop-
ping. Singers and dancers
added to the traditional,
friendly taps on the head
with plastic hammers and
the spraying of silly string
and shaving cream.
The evening also included
a welcome to the Mission by
Mayor Yehuda Baros, a bi-
lingual presentation by
James August, chairman of
the Federation's Project
Renewal Committee, and a
proclamation by Gov. John
Engler in honor of Yom
Ha'atzma'ut. Rabbi Norman
Roman of Temple Kol Ami
played traditional melodies
on his guitar.
A lot of effort has gone into
Project Renewal from both
sides since the Detroit com-
munity was twinned with
Yavne five years ago, ac-
cording to Mr. Alter. "We
didn't come here to tell these
people how to run their lives
but to help them to run
things themselves," he said.
Site of an ancient san-
hedrin — tribunal or court
— and academy for the study
of Jewish law, Yavne has
been active in an exchange
of goodwill with Detroit's
Jewish community through
the Israeli government-spon-
sored Project Renewal,
which is aimed at improving
the physical, social and hu-
man environment of Israel's
distressed neighborhoods.
Administered by the resi-
dents of Yavne, the
Applebaum-Hermelin-
Tauber Child Development
Center gives children up to
age 6 enhanced academic
and social skills before en-
tering school. Other projects
and programs include the
Harriett and Ben Teitel Day
Care Center, the Davidson
Yavne enjoyed
1,300 guests.
Community Center, expan-
sion of the teaching system
and upgrading the level of
community services. Last
fall, a playground in the
neighborhood of Neot Shazar
was dedicated to the late
Henry Ford II.
Most of all, according to
Mr. Alter, it is the interest
on both sides to continue
learning about each other
that keeps the relationship
strong.
"I love it when American
Jews come here and learn
about us and I think it's im-
portant that we understand
each other better and follow
through with our individual
relationships," Miss Ovadia
said.
"All of us love having
guests and 1,300 isn't too
much," Mr. Dadia said for all
his neighbors.
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W
hen Shirley Kram-
er was growing up,
girls still weren't
experiencing a bat
mitzvah ceremony to any
large degree.
On Monday, however,
Mrs. Kramer had a day she'll
never forget. The Oak Park
resident had a bat mitzvah,
along with scores of other
Detroiters who experienced
a bar or bat mitzvah on Mt.
Masada.
"It was very, very nice,"
she said. "I didn't really get
emotional about it, but it was
something that I'll always re-
member."
Mrs. Kramer, who was
traveling with her husband,
Joe, had even more to re-
member that day. Her tour
bus, while trying to avoid a
traffic tie-up on the road
back to Jerusalem, turned off
on a side road, only to have
stones thrown at it by Arabs
in the area. Nobody was
hurt, and the bus driver
pulled the vehicle quickly
away.
Later, during a ride-on a
public bus, a young man saw
the Miracle Mission name
tag worn by Mrs. Kramer. He
told her that he too was from
Michigan, from Oak Park.
"It's been that kind of ex-
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"It's been full of surprises."
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