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pie now growing up have no idea
about the role Israel plays in their lives
or the need for a Jewish state."
Although hundreds of local youths
now visit and study in Israel every
year, several members mourned what
they see as a lack of support among
the younger generation, caused by
critical — and in their opinions,
unfair — media portrayals of Israel.
Knoppow, a supporter of Israel's left-
ist parties and member of Americans
for Peace Now, said the AZM has suf-
fered because the Israeli government
and local Zionist organizations are too
right wing to suit most American Jews.
"It's a turnoff for a lot of young
people," Knoppow said. "A lot of peo-
ple don't identify with the Israeli gov-
ernment and instead of turning to the
opposition, they just turn off."
Allan Gale, Jewish Community
Council of Metropolitan Detroit assis-
tant director, said he had "fond mem-
ories" of the AZM and hoped it could
continue in some capacity. He noted
that as Federation and synagogues
have become more involved in Israel-
related programming, local Israel sup-
porters have had other outlets outside
the AZM for getting involved.
In an interview after the meeting,
Gale noted "a shift away from a cer-
tain kind of activism on behalf of
Israel and toward more of a partner-
ship, like the Federation's Partnership
2000." Partnership 2000 promotes
social, cultural and business ties
between Michigan and the central
Galilee and has sponsored various
exchanges in recent years between
local Jews and Israelis.
As the vote loomed near, there were
a few last-minute efforts to revive the
AZM. Some members, such as
Michigan Committee for a Safe Israel
President Hymie Cutler and Goldin,
of the Jabotinsky Society of Herut,
urged the group to find a way to con-
tinue meeting. Longtime secretary Roz
Bressler asked the Jewish Community
Council's Gale if his organization
would provide the needed administra-
tive support, but Gale politely
declined, noting, "the Israel agenda in
our organization is weakening."
After the vote, past president Norman
Naimark and his wife, Helen, volun-
teered to host occasional get-togethers in
their home, just so people wouldn't
entirely lose touch with one another.
"We're just a group of tired
Zionists!" called out one member, as
the meeting adjourned and— stop-
ping first to mingle and nosh on cook-
ies — the group slowly, and a bit
reluctantly, parted ways. 1-1

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