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Months in advance, prepartions for the next
Miracle Mission are advancing.

HARRY KIRSBAUM

they could handle. No mission was
scheduled in 1997.
Robert and Carolann Goode of
Temple Israel have traveled to
da Rogovein had hoped to take
her husband to Israel, as travel-
London, Paris and throughout the
ers in Michigan Miracle Mission
United States, Now they'll tour Israel
II, in 1995. But he died of
on Miracle Mission III. They heard
Parkinson's Disease before the mission
from friends, and both sets of parents
left. Now the grandmother of four is
who went on previous missions, about
signed on to join next year's Miracle
the great organization and wonderful
Mission III, when she will visit the
accommodations.
birthplace of her parents for the very
Worried the trip would fill up too
first time.
fast as in previous missions, Robert
"I think it's time to see the country, ,,
filled out the applications in person at
said the 84-year-old
the Jewish
Southfield resident.
Federation of
"I heard so much
Metropolitan
about the mission
Detroit.
from my contem-
"If we're going
poraries" that
2 to go," he said,
Rogovein was eager
"we might as well
to join the 10-day
go with 600 of
trip, which departs
our friends and
from Detroit on
neighbors."
April 18.
According to
She will travel
organizers, first-
with Congregation
timers will visit
Shaarey Zedek
the Museum of
members, and visit
the Diaspora, the
relatives when not
Golan Heights,
touring.
the Dead Sea,
Many of the
Masada and a
first-time visitors to
moshav or kibbutz,'
Israel going on
while the entire
Miracle Mission III
group will attend
chose it over any
four or five mega-
other guided tour
events.
because of three rea- A 1993 Miracle Mission traveler
Michael Shpiece
sons: the accommo- planted a tree at the Modiln, birth-
and his wife Tracy
dations, the organi- place of the Maccabees.
Schwartz, a
zation and the
Farmington Hills
access.
couple who are members of Adat
Shalom Synagogue, heard so many
"I understand that this is the way
wonderful things about the previous
to go — first class," said Susan
two missions, they knew it was the
Golden of Orchard Lake. The mother
way to visit for the first time.
of three girls, she's letting her husband
"We've traveled to other foreign
baby-sit and will travel with about a
countries, like Canada, the Caribbean
half-dozen friends from Temple Israel.
and Alabama," he quipped. ❑
Her mother and sister, who went on
the first Miracle Mission in 1993, told
her that the accommodations are the
Applicants who pay the Miracle
best. She said she still regrets missing
Mission III fee of $2,995 in
out on that trip because her children
full by Oct. 15 will receive a
were too young to leave.
$100 discount. For more infor-
Miracle Mission I in 1993 attracted
mation, call Mission Director
1,284 travelers, while the second, in
Ruth Broder at Federation,
1995, was limited to 866. Volunteer
(248) 642-4260, ext. 228.
organizers said two planeloads were all

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