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Joshua Kimmel, a 16-year-old
West Bloomfield High School
freshman, compared the atmos-
phere of Sunday's Israel Fest to
being on the plaza near Israel's
Western Wall. He called both
areas "a place to see Jewish
friends, and get together."
With the backdrop of a ban-
ner sporting its name, the Israel
Scouts Friendship Caravan per-
formed before a small outdoor
audience in sweltering tempera-
tures. Singing an English med
ley from the play Grease as well
as Hebrew songs supporting
Israeli peace, the scouts inspired
the audience to clap and sing
along.
Lisa Jackier, 28, called the
performance, as well as the
entire day-long event on the A.
Alfred Taubman Jewish
Community Campus in Oak
Park, "a great way to show
American solidarity with -
Israel." Her friend, Joanna
Young, 24, called the perform-
ers "Israeli kids who really care
about being Jewish."
During the show, Jackier
recognized the tune "Yom
Meunan" ("Cloudy Day"), as a
song written by former
Detroit-area singer Michael
Harpaz. Remaining after the
performance to speak with
members of the group, she
compared Harpaz's new Israeli
band, "H-Five," to the
American "Back Street Boys."
Dr. Sammi Siegel, wearing
her Michigan Miracle Mission
III T-shirt to the Jewish com-
munity's Walk for Israel, said,
"The experience of meeting the
soldiers on the Mission
brought an understanding of
the passion Israelis have for
their land and the pride with
which they protect it." She
added: "Just being here con ,
nects me to Israel, as an
American Jew walking with my
own pride for Israel."
—
Shelli DorfIan
sprinklers to cool off, while some
neighborhood kids skipped walking
in order to sell bottled water and
snacks from their front lawn.
The weather had an effect on
young and old alike. Jack Abramowitz
of Farmington Hills said he preferred
the walk as it was years ago — in
May and in West Bloomfield.
"It's getting pretty hard for me to
walk in this heat," he said.
In recent years, the walk was held
at the Kahn JCC and drew greater
numbers, but Robert Aronson of
Federation said that showcasing the
Oak Park community was important.
"We have a vibrant, wonderful
community on 10 Mile Road, and
not everything has to happen in West
Bloomfield," he said.
Citing the tight-knit but smaller
Orthodox community, Aronson
called the Oak Park Jewish communi-
ty as a whole "more like a neighbor-
hood" than West Bloomfield.
Touting the Neighborhood
Project, whose low-interest home
loans helped to stabilize the Oak Park
neighborhood where the walk took
place, Maddin suggested that the
Federation use more "soft-sell" oppor-
tunities — showing what Federation
can accomplish to those who are
uninvolved, instead of soliciting more
from those who already contribute.
"I think they have learned to make
sure that we really reach out to the
entire Jewish community," said
Maddin. Aronson said Federation
would form a task force to gauge the
success of the centennial events, with
an eye on increasing outreach.
It isn't much different than after
the Miracle Missions," he said. "You
come to the end of it with a bunch of
enthusiastic people, and the question
is, 'Without adding 15 new staff peo-
ple, how do you get them involved?'"
The Kosher Food Fair drew a report-
ed 3,000 participants who sampled
food from 22 vendors. Outside, an art
fair featured 50 Israeli and local artists,
while a group from the Israel Scouts
Friendship Caravan tried to get the few
brave souls sitting in the sun to dance.
A Look Ahead
The organized Jewish community
began humbly in 1899, when Rabbi e
Leo M. Franklin of Temple Beth El
brought together the presidents of the
Jewish community's numerous phil-
anthropic organizations. They created
United Jewish Charities to serve the
10,000 Je\vs living in Detroit. The
starting budget was $4,000.