will gather at an outdoor barbecue and
Israeli entertainment in Rothstein Park
until 6:30 p.m.
The 100-year celebration marks
the creation in 1899 of the first cen-
tral Jewish organization in Detroit,
the United Jewish Charities, under
the aegis of Rabbi Leo Franklin of
Temple Beth El.
Sponsors of Sunday's festivities are
the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, United Jewish Foundation of
Metropolitan Detroit, Jewish
Community Center of Metropolitan
Detroit, Federation's Michigan/Israel
Connection and the Neighborhood
Project. Michael Maddin chairs the cen-
tennial committee; co-chairs are Harold
Berry and Carolyn Greenberg. II
Kosher Food Fair
Israel Scouts Friendship Caravan
Hannan Lis
Campus, at the Jewish Community
Center's Jimmy Prentis Morris Building
and in Charlotte Rothstein Park — all
on 10 Mile, between Greenfield and
Coolidge.
The fun begins at 1 p.m. with the
Neighborhood Project-sponsored
Kosher Food Fair, chaired by Malke and
Gary Torgow, at the Jimmy Prentis
Morris Building. The fair is free but
organizers encourage a food item or cash
donation to benefit Yad Ezra.
The Food Fair runs to 4 p.m. Malke
Torgow described it as "an opportunity
for the community to taste-test the
goods that are available in the (Detroit-
area) kosher venue," including those
from distributors, restaurants and cater-
ers.
Other events at JPM include a Jewish
Experiences For Families crafts project
for children, a cooking demonstration
and a cake bake-off.
Jewish Apartments and Services will
host an ice cream social with big band
music, 12:30-3:30 p.m. behind Prentis
Apartments; a giant birthday cake will
be cut at 2:30.
Charlotte Rothstein Park, directly
behind the JPM building, will host an
art fair featuring the works of 25 Israeli
and 25 Detroit-area artists, entertain-
ment by the Israel Defense Forces Band,
a moonwalk for children, a 3-D slide
show and an Israeli map game (see relat-
ed stog).
The Walk for Israel, under the ban-
ner "We're Better Together," will step off
at 3:30 and end at 5 p.m. The two-mile
walk will follow a route through north
Oak Park. The walk promotes the cul-
tural, social and economic partnerships
between Michigan and Israel's Central
Galilee.
Following the walk, the community
1-4 p.m. food tasting
1 p.m. cake bake-off judging
1:45 p.m. cooking demonstration
2:30 p.m. bake-off winners announced
and birthday cake cutting
Israel Fest
1-3 p.m. art fair, children's activities,
Israel Scouts Friendship Caravan
3 p.m. registration, Walk for Israel
(JPM)
3:30-5 p.m. Walk for Israel
5-6 p.m. Israel Scouts Friendship
Caravan, barbecue
Free parking will be available
at Beth Jacob School for Girls,
Temple Emanu-El, Young Israel
of Oak Park, B'nai Israel and
Machon L'Torah. Free shuttles
will run from Pepper Elemetary
School and Crowne Pointe Office
Building's Lincoln Road entrance.
Making A Game Of It
Carolyn Greenberg, Michael Maddin and Harold Berry
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An Israeli map game will be a highlight
of this year's Israel Fest.
Participants will answer questions on
Israeli geography, history and borders by
actually stepping onto a huge game
board to study the map and move game
pieces.
The game, dubbed the Attractive
Land, was rented from A Different
Story, an Israeli company involved in
educational programs.
The 30- by 10-foot rectangular, yel-
low, plastic map of Israel is placed on
the floor, where up to 50 shoeless play-
ers can participate in the interactive
game.
Game-play at the Israel Fest will be
scheduled in 30-minute blocks, with
families encouraged to play together.
Lisa Hobson, Michigan/Israel
Connection's assistant director, said each
family will haVe an opportunity "to
write a little note, including a wish that
will be delivered to Israel and placed in
the (Western) Wall."
The company providing the game
will supply a slide show of scenes from
Israel to be viewed wearing 3-D glasses.