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attention span of young kids,"
from," said Elyse, a runner on Joel
Louise said.
Kashdan's Detroit track and field
She said Detroiters were gracious
team. "I'm looking forward to e-
hosts. "It was pretty amazing how
mailing many of the kids I met."
involved the host families were, tak-
In talking to other host families, I
ing kids places, making meals, hav-
discovered another common thread
ing parties. It was really great to see
— we all learned from our visiting
everybody
so involved."
charges, just as they, hopefully, did
She
also
was impressed with the
from us.
neatness and cleanliness of the sub-
Since Rochester is one of next
urban landscape. "The Detroit area,
year's regional host cities, I took spe-
is very nice. That helped make our
cial interest in hosting two kids from
trip the pleasure it was."
that upstate New York community
Her husband, Harry, born in
known worldwide as home to
Bolivia, was especially moved by a visit
Kodak. The metro Rochester popu-
to the Holocaust Memorial Center
lation of 900,000 includes 20,000
adjacent
to the Kahn JCC. That's
Jews, many- of whom live in
because his parents are survivors.
Brighton, home to the Jewish com-
"That visit sure opened my eyes.
munity center as well as two Ortho-
When I saw the
dox shuls, two
exhibit about some
Reform temples and
refugees going to
one Conservative syn-
Shanghai,
it hit
agogue.
home
for
me.
My
The 60-member
mother
went
to
Rochester delegation
Shanghai from
experienced the
Vienna in the late
week's first snag: its
`30s."
bus broke down,
His father left
stretching an eight-
Trier, Germany, for
hour ride to 11. The
Montevideo,
bus didn't arrive at
Uruguay,
in the
the West Broomfield
early
'30s.
JCC until three hours
A special compo-
before the opening
nent of the week
ceremonies began.
for my family and
Elise Kahn was a
our Maccabi house-
little scared being
guests was the
away from home, but
Shabbat experience,
it helped having her
which
the late Jay
sister, Amber, a 15-
Robinson,
Detroit's
year-old soccer player,
Mr.
Maccabi
nearby at the home of
Games who died in April, saw as a
another host family.
builder of not only community but
Their parents, Louise and Harry
also spirituality.
Kahn of Penfield, N.Y., drove in for five
We enjoyed Shabbat dinner and
days. Volunteers for next year's games,
services,
led by Rabbis Daniel Syme
they took in a variety of the competi-
and
Sheila
Goloboy and Cantor
tions, not just those of their daughters.
Stephen
Dub'ov,
at Temple Beth El
"Even though a game might be
as
guests
of
Dr.
Stephen
and Elaine
lopsided, the kids were always so
Sturman,
my
brother-
and
sister-in-
to
the
other
team,
rein-
courteous -
law.
forcing for me the whole spirit of
Temple Beth El President Marion
the games," said Louise, an insur-
Freedman warmly paid tribute to the
ance claims adjustor.
host families. "Without them," she
Said Harry, a self : employed
said
from the bimah, "the Maccabi
wholesaler: "The whole texture of
Games
really could not take place."
using games as a format for bringing
She
added,
"The games are an enor-
kids together from different coun-
mous undertaking, done in the spirit
tries is great. I wish I had this when
of community and in the spirit of
1 was a kid."
the Jewish world." Cl
The Kahns looked to the opening
ceremonies for,tips on what works
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and what doesn't. "The march of the
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helped make
our trip the
pleasure
it was."

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