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PHOTOS BY DANIEL L I PPfTT
JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER
Thousands
participate
in a weekend
filled with
Israel festivities.
Kari Grosslnger joins the masses.
lien Braver has participated in indoor games were also a part of
every one of the 15 Walks for Sunday's activities.
Festivities began after-Shab-
Israel. Sunday's walk was no
exception for the 88-year-old bat on Saturday night when Noa
(Achinoam Nini) and Gil Dor
Oak Park resident.
Mr. Braver was one of a dazzled hundreds who came to
few thousand Detroiters hear Noa's music, a pop/jazz mix.
Despite a brief power failure,
who were on hand at the
Maple/Drake Jewish Com- to which Noa responded, "That
munity Center to cele- was cool," the audience was on
brate Israel's 46th its feet for three standing ova-
anniversary of statehood tions. 0
and partici-
pate in the 3.5 mile
Walk for Israel.
"It's important for
everyone to get to-
gether and show their
support for Israel and
the community," said
Amy Kazden, who
walked with her hus-
band Randy and sons
Joshua, 4, and Jer-
emy, 1.
In addition to the Is-
raeli food, music and
art that was featured,
a technology fair and Hundreds attended Noa's Saturday night concert.
Bobby Kleiman and his son, Jordan, 4.