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View From Washington
Ron Kampeas, the Washington
bureau chief for the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency (JTA), will speak
on "Obama and Netanyahu: A View
From Washington to Jerusalem"
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375
Bell Road, in Southfield.
While discussing U.S.-Israel rela-
tions, Kampeas will analyze the per-
sonal relationship between Obama
and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu.
He also will examine the roles of
key players such as Special White
House Mideast Envoy George
Mitchell, longtime peace negotiator
Dennis Ross, White House Senior
Adviser David Axelrod and Chief of
Staff Rahm Emanuel (the latter three
are Jewish).
Kampeas also looks at the roles
of Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor
Lieberman, Deputy Foreign Minister
Danny Ayalon and Michael Oren,
Israel's new American-born ambas-
sador to Washington.
Also in the mix are the Jewish lob-
bies J Street and the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
and pro-Palestinian lobbies in
Washington.
Kampeas will speak as well on
the effect the Israeli press and the
American mainstream media have on
Middle East affairs.
The free program is presented by
the Jewish Community Relations
Council in cooperation with
Congregation Shaarey Zedek. For
information, call (248) 642-5393.

Sweat Equity
For Israel
Would you like
to help Israel in
a direct, hands-
on way? Ed Kohl,
Great Lakes
regional director
Ed Kohl
for Volunteers for
Israel, will explain its program 10:30
a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at Congregation
Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield.
Kohl will be joined by Beth Ahm
members Sid Blackman and Rene
Lichtman, both of West Bloomfield,
who will share their experiences.
Volunteers spend two to three weeks
living and working alongside Israelis
at army bases, military warehouses,
hospitals and service bases. The pro-
gram is open to adults of all ages.
This event is co-sponsored by Beth

Ahm's Sisterhood and the Tikun
Olam / Social Action Team (TOSAT).
Free and open to the community, no
reservations needed. For information,
call Rene Lichtman, (248) 932-1834
or (248) 917-4114 or e-mail rlicht-
man@comcast.net

High School
Essay Contest
The Jewish
Community Center
of Metropolitan
Detroit's 2009
Jewish Book Fair
is hosting an essay
Martin Indyk
contest with a first
prize of $500 and
two runner-up prizes of $250 each.
Held in conjunction with the
appearance of Book Fair's open-
ing-night speaker, former U.S.
Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk,
the contest is open to all area high
school students. Each entrant will
receive a ticket to Indyk's lecture on
Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the JCC, 6600 W.
Maple Road in West Bloomfield.
The essay question is: "One of the
most complicated issues in Middle
East peace negotiations is sover-
eignty over Jerusalem. Do you believe
that an international city, governed
by both Israel and the Palestinians, is
possible? If so, explain how this could
work. If not, who do you believe has
the most rights to retain control of
the city, and why?"
All essays should be typed and no
more than 800 words. Essays must be
submitted no later than 4 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 30. Winners will be notified by
phone and e-mail. For an application,
go to www.jccdet.org.

Hats Will Help
Temple Israel is seeking knitters to
make hats for IDF soldiers. The temple
will have two drop-in knitting ses-
sions: Thursday, Oct. 29, 7-9 p.m., and
Friday, Oct. 30, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Both sessions will be held at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West
Bloomfield.
Volunteers must provide their own
yarn and knitting needles. Patterns
will be available.
All hats must be dropped off at
Temple Israel no later than Friday, Nov.
20, so they can be delivered in time for
Chanukah.
To respond for the knitting sessions
and to obtain material requirements
and the pattern, contact Michelle
Lichtman, michelle@temple-israel.org
or (248) 661-5700.