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The mission was an eye-opener, even
for some Israelis.
"I thought I knew it all, but I saw
Israel through different eyes," said Lazer
Dorfman, a former Israeli now living in
Bloomfield Hills. "I have a completely
different perspective on the peace
process and social issues. And I had no
idea the depth of the Detroit communi-
ty's involvement. It makes me feel like
we're doing a lot of good work."
Rabbi Alon Tolwin of Aish HaTorah's
Birmingham center was born in Israel
and goes there three times a year. "This
mission showed me a part of Israel I'd
never seen and made me appreciate how
we can impact each other's lives."
Even mission veterans Doreen
Hermelin and JCC First Vice
President Sharon Hart agreed this mis-
sion showed them programs and inter-
actions between the communities
they'd never seen before.
This "Mission" with a capital "M" did
not include a solicitation segment, but
some participants, like Dora Kurz of Oak
Park, an Orthodox woman who came
knowing no one and left with many new
friends, were so moved they volunteered
to work on committees back home.
Mission participants, from the
youngest to the oldest, felt strongly about
spreading the word about Israel and the
need for support when they returned.
"I want to come back as soon as I
can and I'll tell my friends to come,
too," said Avi Davidoff, 14, of West
Bloomfield, the youngest participant
on the trip. "I love Israel. You could
tell they needed us."
Rabbi Scott Bolton, Hillel.Day
School of Metropolitan Detroit's com-
munity learning director, has a plan.
"How do we become soldiers of soli-
darity? We have to inspire a real love of
Israel in our children's hearts and souls.
"All Jews can make aliyah from
where they are every day. You can
`become higher' in the integration of
Israel in your heart. I will teach that to
my students and try to do it myself."
Penny Blumenstein, Federation pres-
ident, who led the mission with Marta
Rosenthal of Franklin and Richard
Krugel of Bloomfield Hills, summed it
up beautifully the last evening.
"This experience has taught us some-
thing about ourselves, about the impor-
tance of commitment to our people, to
the Jewish state and to our own Jewish
community back home," she said.
"Everything we have heard has
underscored the fact that as long as we
remain strong and speak with a single
voice of solidarity, we will strengthen
Israel as well." ❑