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Harvey and Marion Bronstein
of Southfield will be meeting
their 17-year-old daughter Melis-
sa, a Project Discovery student
who is living in Israel.
"We've wanted to go for a long
time," said Mr. Bronstein. "There
has always been some reason not
to go. I was envious of the first
missionaires."
"I've been wanting to go for a
long time, too," said Mrs. Bron-
stein. "I want to witness the Jew-
ish history as well as the modern
aspects of Israel."
Two people who were already
at work in the terminal, making
sure people were happy even be-
fore boarding the planes, were
Jane Sherman and Larry Jack-
ier.
Ms. Sherman, the Mission's
executive director, organized and
produced the first Mission.
"Today I'm nervous," she said,
as a line formed to get through
the security metal detector. "I

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light LY719J, one of two
Miracle Mission jets, began
its descent at 7 a.m. Mon-
day, Israel time. Detroiters
on board grew hushed. The din
of chatter, which filled the plane
since takeoff 10 1/2 hours before,
quieted in anticipatory silence.
Joseph Salama sat, nose
pressed to the window, as the
plane touched down at Ovda Air
Force Base, Israel.
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more than 800 Miracle Mission
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decision to leave Egypt.
Dr. Salama came to America.
He and his wife, Rita, have sent
their children to Israel, but they
have not seen the land for them-
selves.
Until now.
"I'm very proud to be a Jew,"
says Dr. Salama in Eilat. "I'm
very proud to be here in Israel."
A sea of pea-green hats bobs in
an audience of Missionaires gath-
ering for an initial stop at an
army base in the Negev desert.
Soldiers, wearing uniforms and
carrying machine guns, explain
army protocol for Israeli youth.
Military service follows high
school. For men, it lasts three
years, from age 18 to 21. Women
generally serve 20 months. The
soldiers live on the base and train
mostly in the rugged desert ter-
rain.
On the precipice of a desert val-
ley, one young soldier narrates
tank maneuvers. The day's
weather is atypically cool (about
60 degrees Fahrenheit), but the
sun blazes. Missionaires shield
their eyes and watch infantry
personnel take orders from the
tank commander.
A bang follows a flash. Fol-
lowed by a bang, a flash, a flame.
Target practice, on this base, sim-
ulates the real thing, complete
with enemy vehicles captured
during past wars.

Salama of Farmington
Hills, it is the culmina-
tion of dreams held since
childhood.
Born a Jew in Egypt,
Dr. Salama spent the
first 20 years of his life
unable to speak openly of
Israel. The government
scorned and punished
Zionists like the Sala-
mas. Egyptian police
once accused Dr. Sala-
ma's father of distri-
buting rebellious
propaganda. They raid-
ed the family's home and
took the elder Salama
away for questioning.
This clinched the family's

Perky Ellison, Tibie Rudofsky
and Marilynn Skuisky are
among hundreds anxious to
leave for Israel.

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think there's a greater expecta-
tion level this time around, be-
cause everyone heard how the
first mission went without a
hitch. Now, I worry that things
will not go as well as the first one,
but they will."
Larry Jackier, chairman of the
Mission committee, is taking his
52nd trip to Israel. He said he
made it a point to attend the
meetings of all 21 bus groups.
"Each one," he said, "excited
me. You can't believe how excit-
ed and ready to go everyone is.
I think what is exciting me the
most about this one is that 500
of these people are first-timers.
And with the first-timers, you
want to show them where they
fit into Jewish life. Sometime,
somewhere during this Mission,
they'll find out. It will hit them.
This is not like a vacation to
Rome or to the islands; this is a
trip where we'll learn where. we
come from." ❑

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Ceremony for Mission II.

The first day of the
Mission progresses to
Eilat proper, population
30,000 and increasing.
The city borders Jordan
and Egypt. Tourism is its
commercial mainstay.
During recent years, 27
hotels have been built
here. Construction on 11
more will be completed
soon_ Local brochures es-
timate more than 2 mil-
lion overnight stays in
Eilat's hotel rooms an-
nually.
Little wonder. Jagged
white cliffs, sanguine
hills and the very, very