Wow! Walking for Israel is fun.

This Will Zoot You
For Terrific)!
To A T

It's going to be a "wild" time at this year's Israel Fest.

thing from modern paintings to his-
Families and the Jewish Community
toric displays) from Israel
Center of Metropolitan Detroit. It
Feast your eyes on a collection
begins at 4:30 p.m. with the Walk
of
drawings,
created by boys and
for Israel (registration is at 4 p.m.).
is the kind of event that could
girls from Michigan and Israel, mark
Participants will journey through north
I make Godzilla himself go ape, or
ing Israel's 50th anniversary.
Oak Park, through Huntington Woods
Babe go hog wild. Miss it, and
1
or Enjoy all kinds of tasty kosher
and then it's on to the zoo (meet at 6
you won't be able to bear it.
Israeli
and American food (please
p.m. the Woodward entrance) where
We're talking, of course, about this
note that food is not free)
only bird brains won't have a great
year's Israel Fest, which will be this
Have your face painted and
1 time. Just take a look at what you can
Sunday, June 14, beginning at the
watch clowns clowning around
do there:
Jimmy Prentis Morris Jewish Communi-
Come to the Biblical Zoo, a
Enjoy
the
music
of
Israel's
Pinah
Oh
ty Center and continuing with an
great scavenger hunt for the explorer
B'Emek Choir
evening of fun at the Detroit Zoo. It's
in all of us. This hands-on event, orga-
e Take a look at some terrific art
going to be grrrreeeeatt.
nized by JEFF, will teach participants
and artifact exhibits (including every-
The free event, marking Israel's 50th
anniversary, is presented by the Jew-
1 ish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
Note: Tickets are required for entrance to the zoo. Pick up your free tickets
and the Michigan/Israel Connection,
at the JPM-JCC-before the walk
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along with Jewish Experiences For

Elizabeth Applebaum
I AppleTree Editor

6/12
1998

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what Judaism has to say about how
we should treat animals, and help
children learn about zoo creatures
mentioned in the Torah — like the
chameleon and the ostrich and every-,
one's favorite, the gecko.
The 3.4-mile route to the Zoo from
the JCC heads east on 10 Mile to
Church, then north to Lincoln. There, it
heads to Woodward and turns right
to the Zoo.
The program will conclude at 9
p.m., and vans will be at the zoo to
c\
take tired parents, grandparents,
aunts and uncles, other men and
women and even children, though
they will assure you they are never,
ever tired — back to the JPM Jewish
Center. ❑