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HARRY KIRSBAUM
Staff Writer
he signs are in every syna-
gogue, temple and deli, and
rabbis mention it in meet-
ings; but there's still room
for people on next spring's Michigan
Miracle Mission III.
Although the number of people
signed up for the 10-day trip to Israel
is lower at this point compared to the
two previous trips, the mission's chair-
man says he is not worried.
"There's still more people going on
our mission to Israel than any other in
the country," said Ben Rosenthal.
At last count, about 640 partici-
pants from the Detroit area had signed
up for what is planned as a Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit-
sponsored trip to accommodate 860
travelers. At the end of July, about 420
people were signed up for the $2,995
trip.
A record-breaking 1,284 travelers
participated in the first Miracle
Mission in 1993, but leaders acknowl-
edged later that having three jumbo
jets of Detroit tourists was a bit more
than the volunteer organizers could
handle smoothly. The number was
reduced to a more manageable two
planeloads of 866 people during the
second mission in 1995.
Rosenthal said he will travel to
Israel in January with the other orga-
nizers to flesh out mission details with
hotels, bus companies and El Al. He
said he could not now discuss how
arrangements might change if there
are not enough travelers to fill rwo
chartered planes.
Mission members will check bag-
gage and receive boarding passes at
the Kahn Jewish Community Center
on Friday, April 16, then get on the
planes Sunday at Detroit Metro for a
direct flight to Tel Aviv.
Close to 60 percent of those
enrolled will see Israel for the first
time on Miracle Mission III, and
each mission member will travel on
the same bus throughout the trip.
First-timers will visit the Museum
of the Diaspora, the Golan Heights,
the Dead Sea, Masada and a moshav
and a kibbutz.
Of the 21 buses in Miracle
Mission II, congregations reserved
seven and the rest were Federation
buses, including two for Federation's
Young Adult Division.
The entire group will attend four
or five mega-events, including Yom
Ha'atzma'ut, Shabbat at the Western
Wall, and a closing dinner-dance in
an airport hangar.
Although no commitments have
been made, some high-level govern-
ment officials will speak to the
group. In 1995, former Prime
Minister Shimon Peres addressed the
travelers.
During the trip, the group will
stay at three five-star hotels in Tel
Aviv near the beach, three five-star
hotels in Jerusalem within walking
distance of the Old City, and six pre-
mium hotels in Tiberias.
Everyone signed up for Miracle
Mission III must be paid in full by Jan.
15. If spaces remain available, people
still can get on board. For more infor-
mation, call Mission Director Ruth
Broder at (248) 642-4260, ext. 228.
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