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MARCH OF THE
LIVING TO POLAND
AN D ISRAEL
BRINGS TOGETHER
JEWS OF DIFFERENT
BACKGROUNDS.
HARRY KIRSBAUM Staff Writer
he teenagers going on this year's March of the Living are preparing for the trau-
ma of Poland, anticipating the joy of Israel, and looking forward to learn-
ing about the diversity of Judaism- from each other.
The march, which takes participants on a two-week trip through
Poland and Israel, brings teens together from all streams of Judaism. Of the
35 teens going from metro Detroit, 20 identify with an Orthodox syna-
gogue, seven with a Conservative synagogue, six with a Reform synagogue
and one with a Reconstructionist synagogue. One is unaffiliated.
In Detroit, this mingling is by design, and is further enhanced
by including three local rabbis from three different streams as chaperones.
MARCH
Above:
March participants
Michal Freier, 16,
of Farmington Hills,
Cara Deutchman, 17,
of Franklin, Samantha
Woll, 17, of West
Bloomfield and
Audrey Kleiman,
17, of Southfield.
on page 12
4/13
2001