THE YEAR IN REVIEW
Sheri Schiff was among tbe enthusi-
astic viewers who gathered around
a television set at the Max M. Fisher
Building to watch the signing of the
agreement between Israel and the
Palestinians last September.
The closest thing to a Jewish barn raising took place on July 4th weekend when
volunteers showed up to build a biblical theme playground at the Jewish
Community Center's Jimmy Prentis Morris Building in Oak Park.
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Members of the community
expressed their feelings about
unmet needs at an open forum
arranged by Federation in January.
Speakers, like Debbie Falk Salinger,
urged funding for a variety of
needs, from Jewish services to
people with disabilities to Israel
programs for teen-agers.
Detroit sent hundreds of young people to Israel this summer for a mixture of
work, study and fun. This group of high school students went under the
auspices of Project Discovery.
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