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Young Judaea members, asking ICRC
President Jakob Kellenberger to con-
sider providing membership to Magen
David Adom (Red Shield of David),
Israel's equivalent to the Red Cross.
"My local Young Judaeans and I
have received almost 2,500 signa-
tures," Kuhn says.

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Committee members not only
planned, but participated in the rally.
Ariella Lis, 15, of Farmington Hills
read the words of "Fragile" a song by
Teens gather to sign petitions.
performer Sting. She says, "The song
ering in Washington, D.C.
reminds us that not only is life in and
"[But] it was our students who took
of itself fragile, but emotions are
the lead in conceiving this idea — in
equally fragile, and that violence is no
planning this rally," Rabbi Buckman
way to handle any situation."
says, proud of the group who he says
Chad Rochkind, 18, of West
"inspired another 200 teens to come
Bloomfield spoke about the importance
out after a long day of school to
of American unity with Israel and raising
express their solidarity with Israel."
funds for victims of Israeli terrorism.
Mikey Skoczylas, 17, of West Bloomfield
Teens In Charge
led a simultaneous reading of chapters of
The teen rally planning committee
Tehillirn (Book of Psalms). Guitarists Jon
combined members from the unaffiliat-
Guyer, 16, of Huntington Woods and
ed B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, the
Jared Goldberg, 18, of West Bloomfield
Orthodox National Conference of
played Hebrew songs including 'Am
Synagogue Youth,
Yisrael Chai" (the nation of
Conservative United
Israel lives) and "Lo Yisah
Synagogue
Youth,
Goy" (nations shall live in -
Reform North American
peace.) Their music inspired
Federation of Temple
spontaneous Israeli dancing
Youth and from Young
among the group.
Judaea, the Zionist
While the teens did the
youth movement spon-
preparation and planning for
sored .b .).7Hadassah.
the rally, they found much
In addition to
support from the adultcom-
Rally organizers Jeremy
Anstandig, Baruch,
munity, including Rabbi
Baruch, 16, and Deborah (Jared) Goldberg, Guyer,
Scott Bolton of Hillel Day
Anstandig, 17, both of
Kuhn, Lis, Rochkind,
School of Metropolitan
West Bloomfield
Skoczylas and Woll, the
Detroit, Rabbi Charles
committee included
Popky of Congregation Beth
Adam Baruch, 14, of
Ahm and Rabbi Daniel
West Bloomfield, Josh Goldberg, 21, of
Nevins of Adat Shalom Synag ogue.
West Bloomfield, Susan Goldis, 17, of
Don Cohen of West Bloomfield,
Bloomfield Hills, Shira Heisler, 15, of
an Israel advocacy activist who has
West Bloomfield, Nick Israel, 17, of
been organizing pro-Israel events
both independently and as a consult- Farmington Hills, Talya Schostak, 17, of
Southfield and Ilanit Shtull-Leber 16, of
ant, helped secure the location,
Ann Arbor.
posters and a banner of faces of
"My expectations were very high for
Israeli victims of terror for the rally.
this because of my previous rallies in the
"I think it was very important that
last few weeks," says Kuhn, who attend-
teens put something together them-
ed pro-Israel gatherings at-the University
selves where they could be the speakers
of Michigan and in Washington, D.C.
instead of just listening to adults,"
"But my expectations were fulfilled.
Cohen says. "Issues are being raised in
the high schools and teens need an out- This rally, although put together in. only
a week, was amazing. We educated and
let of their own to learn and advocate."
gave the youth of our Jewish community
The activism of those who created
a way too release their thoughts and ten-
the rally was encouraged by Rabbi Lee
sions on the Middle East crisis."
Buckman, head of school at JAMD
And, she adds, "The best part of the
where many students organized a
rally was that it was done for the youth,
street-corner march a week earlier and
by the youth."
attended the April 15 pro-Israel gath-

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