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1999

Mitteldorf said she "loved the air-
plane
ride," and found that the people
Editorial Assistant
she met "were nice and helped out
with using the money." She came
hen staff members of
home with "some gifts and a nice
the Jewish Association
tan," and dozens of pictures.
for Residential Care
To help organiie the trip memories,
asked residents of the
Holmes is making sure that pictures
Charach Home in Farmington Hills
become part of a scrapbook. The four
if any of them wanted to be consid-
women
will compile their own book
ered for a trip to Israel, Caryn
of mementos and photos mixed with
Martel expressed interest, but never
"sections and pictures taken from
dreamed she would be chosen.
books" purchased in Israel.
The 39-year-old Martel described
For Israel's Independence Day, Martel
herself as "always interested in `Jewishy'
painted T-shirts with blue and white
things, like the hora and Jewish music
Israeli flags
and Yitzchak
that she and
Perlman." She
Mitteldorf
was among four
wore
during a
JARC clients
holiday cere-
who traveled
mony.
with the 1999
Holmes said
Michigan
a
most
memo-
Miracle Mission
rable
event
for
last month.
Martel
was
Following
when she was
several anxious
chosen to par-
months of
ticipate in a
preparation,
Gila Gelfond, Caryn Martel, Barbara
candle-lighting
she finally
Mitteldorf and Gazzele Hyman take a break
ceremony at
arrived in
on an Israeli outing.
Yad Vashem,
Israel where
the Holocaust
she toured
museum,
describing
it
as
the moment of
with other mission tourists, three
"Caryn's historical link to Israel, her part
bus captains and two JARC staffers.
in learning about Jewish history and the
Among the travelers were Barbara
Holocaust."
Mitteldorf, a housemate in Martel's
Holmes called the trip a tremen-
transitional home; Gila Gelfond, a
dous learning experience — not just
resident at JARC's Samuels group
for the four women, but for those
home in Beverly Hills; and JARC
they met along the way. She saw fel-
client Gazzele Hyman, who lives in
low
mission travelers as very "inter-
Oak Park with her husband, who
ested
in their lives, their jobs (three
did not participate in the trip.
of the women work), what problems
Joyce Holmes, director of indepen-
they have" and how could they help
dent living services for JARC, said
make the trip easier for them.
those chosen to participate in the pri-
Holmes said the trip "opened up
vately subsidized trip included the
doors"
for the women to meet people
women who "would benefit the most,
outside
of their program, calling it an
could handle a strenuous trip and
education
from both sides."
maintain a schedule."
In addition to history and travel
Holmes, who accompanied the
lessons, Holmes found the trip to be
women along with fellow JARC staffer
a social exercise as well. Explaining
Kim Satur, said the trip is part of
that some of the women didn't know
JARC's plan to provide programs geared
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each other before, their age differ-
toward the special interests of clients,
ences
and
levels
of
religious
obser-
rather than have everyone attend the
vance made for "a real nice family
same events.
experience" and a sharing of tradi-
Martel described Israel as a country
tions and rituals.
with "nice hotels, the delightful Dead
Holmes said the trip was "probably
Sea and wonderful history." She was
the highlight of most of their lives,"
thrilled to be able to plant a tree in
adding, "They're going to talk about it
memory of her father, and was excited at
for a long time, and they're going to
the chance to place "a note at the
remember it forever. _
Western Wall."

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