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experience that when you go through
something together, relationships
become much stronger," he said,
adding that plans are in the works for
a shared tour of Jewish Detroit and a
meeting together with U.S. Rep.
Joseph Knollenberg.
AJE's executive director HOward
Gelberd sees the D.C. trip as an
experiment that could serve as a
model for other synagogue high
school programs. AJE recruited the
senior citizens and solicited funding
to cover some of the trip's costs.
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will look in 10-20 years."
Smith and Keys, both avid travel-
ers, thought seeing D.C. with high
school students would be a "breath of
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"I do a lot of volunteering with
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young people," said Smith, who is
active in the National Council of
Jewish Women's "Up And Out" pro-
gram as well as Meals on Wheels.
Keys, who volunteers with Smith,
agreed. "They're our future leaders
and it would be nice to hear their
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groups with the senior citizens
Monday night, the high school stu-
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