Israel:

Forst &Foremost

Southfield's Forst family left it all behind
and moved to Israel a year ago.

PHIL JACOBS MANAGING EDITOR

his is the third in a continuing series
of stories chronicled during the April
18-28 Michigan Miracle Mission.
It was about a year ago that Chaim
and Sarah Forst drove around
Southfield in their minivan, picking
up carpools at Akiva and living a nice
suburban life from their home on
Jeanette near 10 Mile Rd.
The scene in late April of this year
was entirely different. Driving
through the busy streets in his
French-made Citroen, Chaim Forst
was a long way from Southfield. But
as he'll tell anyone, he was closer to
home.
That home is no longer within
earshot of 1-696. Instead he drives up
snake-like roads to Rechov Hashalom
outside of Jerusalem in Mievasseret

Tzion. These are exciting days for the
Forst family. The entire family was get-
ting ready for son Daniel's bar mitzvah.
It was to be held on Yom Ha'atzma'ut,
Independence Day, at the Western Wall.
On a cool spring evening, the Forst fam-
ily, including sisters Ilana, 14, and
Adina, 9, were joined by Chaim's par-
ents, Sidney and Pearl Forst from
Southfield, and Chaim's sister, Dr.
Linda Kiken, a Chicago resident.
If that news wasn't big enough, then
what Mr. Forst brought home made for
even bigger excitement. He found a
stray kitten only two or three weeks
old. With Sarah sighing in temporary
disapproval, the kitten came out of a
box and was also welcomed home.
A new life in Israel, a son's bar mitz-
vah, parents visiting from Southfield

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Chaim and Sarah Forst — a new life in Israel.