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years ago, the Labor Zionist
Alliance, which Loebl estimates has
400 members in the metro area, got
funding together to bring in .
shalichim.
Habonim runs Camp Tavor in
Three Rivers, Mich., and hosts
activities ranging from leadership
training to holiday- and Israel-relat-
ed events. Around 30 teens regularly
participate, and the mailing list hov-
ers around 80.
"We are always dedicated and
devoted to Israel ... but now there is
room for those who do not intend to
move to Israel," Loebl explained.
Some of the members belong because
Habonim is strongly Israel-oriented;
others are Jewish day school students
who have a commitment to Judaism,
she pointed out.
But Camp Tavor has retained its
pioneering spirit — campers work
every morning building, painting,
planting and caring for animals.
They also take Hebrew classes every
day.
Enrollment in the camp, which
was founded in the '50s, is growing,
Loebel said. Last year it was at capac-
ity for the second session, and the
same is expected this summer. She
attributes the growth to baby
boomers whose children are now of
camp age, the decision to bring back
shalichim, and the relative novelty of
such a camp.
Loebl's parents were very active in
Labor Zionist causes, and as soon as
she was old enough, she was sent to
Camp Tavor, where she later worked
as a counselor. From kindergarten
through the eighth grade, she attend-
ed the Chaim Greenberg school in
northwest Detroit for afternoon
school.
"That gave me a feeling of pride
in Israel," she said.
Loebl's professional life has dove-
tailed with the personal. She took
over A Plus Travel with the idea of
promoting travel to Israel.
"What Israel needs now is for us
not to give them money but to do
business with them. They need
tourists," she said.
Loebl serves on the Federation's
Israel and Overseas Committee and
serves as chair-person of Project Discov-
ery, which takes students to Israel for a
school semester. She is also a member
of the LZA's Rabin branch, which
brings together people who support the
peace process for discussion, lectures
and cultural activities. El

