HEALTH & FITNESS

Teaching Peace

Martial arts teacher brings Israelis
and Arabs children together.

amie Leno Zimron, a dual
American-Israeli citizen and
fifth-degree black belt in Aikido,
brings Israelis and Arabs
together "on and off the mat" through
the Japanese martial art of peace and a
program she started called the Middle
East Aikido Project (MAP). She will
appear in Metro Detroit for three pro-
grams in August, including a Shabbat
service at the Birmingham Temple in
Farmington Hills.
Zimron lives in southern California
and also is a Class A LPGA teaching
professional, sports psychologist and
body-mind fitness expert. She recently
won a gold medal in golf at the 18th
Maccabiah Games in Israel.
Striving to create a new generation
of peacemakers, Zimron travels regu-
larly to Israel to teach and partner with
Israelis and Palestinians who share her
vision for peace.
Zimron introduced Aikido at a
Seeds of Peace gathering in Ramallah.
Together with the Middle East-based
"Aikido Without Borders," she and MAP
support nonviolence through the devel-
opment of Palestinian Aikido practitio-

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ners and instructors and
Arab-Jewish reconcili-
ation efforts by building
community dojos (training
schools) and holding joint
practices with Jews and
Palestinians.
She also works closely
with "Budo (Martial Arts)
For Peace" to promote
joint Arab-Jewish karate,
judo and aikido train-
ings within Israel and to
introduce peace educa-
tion curriculum for young
people into martial arts
Aikido master Jamie Leno Zimron works to promote
programs there.
peace by bringing Palestinian and Israeli children
Through these pro-
together to learn the Japanese martial art of peace.
grams and others,
Zimron has worked since
"In the post-Gaza War climate, the
the early 1990s to unite
longing and need for peace stands
young people from conflict areas to
out more clearly than ever," she says,
learn peaceful values of martial arts and
"and Aikido stands out in offering
apply them toward breaking down fear,
both a compelling new paradigm of
mistrust and intolerance. Jewish and
`peaceful power,' and a practical form
Arabic youth are taught to convert both
of
'embodied education' capable of
internal and external conflicts into har-
transforming the mindset and hearts
monious behaviors and promote inter-
of adults and young people alike." ID
ethnic understanding.

Zirnron's Appearances

• Birmingham Temple, 7:30 p.m., Friday,
Aug. 7: During the Shabbat service, Jamie
Leno Zimron will share her experiences
teaching Aikido to build bridges of friend-
ship, healing and hope to youth in Israel, the
Palestinian occupied territories and through-
out the Middle East. Her talk will include her
insights about the Mideast conflict, living in
Israel and teaching throughout Israel and the
Palestinian territories as well as a short film
and slides about her work. The program is
open to the community at no charge. Bir-
mingham Temple is at 28611 W. 12 Mile Rd.,
Farmington Hills.
• Baldwin Library, 7-8:30 p.m., Thursday,
Aug. 13: A more in-depth presentation will be
held at the library, 300 W. Merrill St., Birming-
ham. The event is free and open to the public;
co-sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace-De-
troit and Middle East Aikido Project.
• Center for Physical Arts, Mejishi Martial
Arts, Wednesday, Aug. 12: Zimron will teach
workshops on Wednesday evening, Aug 12, at
the Center for Physical Arts, Mejishi Martial
Arts, 247 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale, MI 48220.
The workshops are open to the public. Aikido
for kids and adults of all ages will be from 5-
6:30 p.m. Zimron will talk about the Middle East
Aikido Project (MAP) from 6:30-7 p.m., then
conduct and BLISS (Fitness) from 7-8:30 p.m.
For more information, call Jaye Spiro at (248)
542-5371 or visit vvww.mejishimartialarts.com .

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