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In every corner of the huge grass field built by American residents of Ein Dor for baseball, Mission partici- pants made connections with "real" Israelis. Jan Landsberg of Temple Shir Shalom spent the afternoon chatting with the Dasse family, recent immi- grants from Ethiopia who now live in Nazareth Illk. Fifteen-year-old Zeva Dasse was excited by the afternoon's discussions. "Before today, I knew almost nothing about American Jews," Zeva said in her heavily accented Hebrew. "In Ethiopia, and now in Israel, we are very sheltered from other Jewish com- munities. I can't wait to do this again." "From a people-to-people stand- point, which is a very important aspect of Partnership 2000, the cele- bration was a huge success," said Hammer. Partnership 2000, launched five years ago by the Jewish Agency for Israel's Department of Rural and Urban Development, links communities in the Diaspora with sister communities in Israel. New York is paired with Jerusalem, Los Angeles with Tel Aviv, and Detroit with the Central Galilee, which includes the fast-growing com- munities of Nazareth, Nazareth Illit, Migdal HaEmek and the agricultural communities of the Jezreel Valley. It differs from previous programs by emphasizing reciprocity. In the past, U.S. Jews played the role of rich uncle while Israelis played the role of poor, needy child. In the first years —`even the first 30 years — of Israel's shaky existence, this was a seemingly effective system. Israel's infrastructure desperately needed a financial boost, while American Jews were for the most part happy to feel attached to the Jewish state by an umbilical cord of dollars. "Partnership 2000 redefines the relationship between American Jews and Israel to be one of mutual self- interest," explains Robert Aronson, executive vice-president of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. "Where money used to be the prima- ry goal, it is now the least important aspect of our connection with Israel." The first step in creating a program of mutual self-interest has been get- ting to know one another. For this reason, every Central Galilee project sponsored by P-2000 must have both an Israel and a Detroit component to it. Before last year's Teen Mission spent the summer touring Israel with threedozen Israeli teens, the Israelis themselves were brought to Detroit and hosted by the same families they would see later in the summer. For the last two summers, University of Michigan students have come — via private funding — to the archeological park of Zippori to dig and sift through the ruins of the ancient city. "This program," says Aronson, "is a perfect example of win, win, win. Before today, I knew almost nothing about )3 American Jews, Zeva Dasse Zippori receives immeasurable help on an excavation that would otherwise lie untouched. U-M students receive six college credits and an experience of a lifetime; U-M Hillel starts the new year with strong base of excited, active and knowledgeable students. Other P-2000 programs include U-M MBA students working to build business plans for start-up immigrant companies, teacher exchanges, Jewish study groups, professional seminars and Internet chat groups. Although these programs have been largely successful, not all Partnership 2000 projects work out so nicely. Some fail as a result of region- al politicking in Israel. Some don't get off the ground because of a lack of funds or poor leadership. While P-2000 programs have had some success, they are not dominant in the lives of American Jews or Israelis. In fact, expanding Partnership 2000 projects is one of the biggest challenges facing P-2000 leaders in both countries. "Perhaps 5 percent of the region knows what Partnership 2000 is about," laments Hammer. "My goal," says Aronson, "and I think it is a reasonable one, is to be able to stop people at any Jewish func- tion, ask them about Partnership 2000, and find out that they or people they know are already involved."