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Sunday event along Orchard Lake Road
will mark Jewish state's birthday.
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srael's 62nd year of independence will be cel-
— Andre Douville and Mark Segel
ebrated on Sunday, May 2, during the fifth annual
— have convened the annual event in
Walk for Israel at Temple Shir Shalom in West
recent years to demonstrate support
Bloomfield.
for the State of Israel and enable the
The event begins at 10 a.m. with a Michigan
Jewish community and friends in
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces speaker, a
Metro Detroit to express their unity
Theodor Herzl exhibit, then a picnic kosher lunch,
and pride for the Jewish state.
informational displays and a solidarity walk along
Parking for participants will be avail-
Orchard Lake Road at noon. New this year will be
able at Temple Shir Shalom, Doherty
a raffle with the prize of a roundtrip ticket to Israel
Elementary School, The Corners: A
courtesy of El Al Airlines.
Campus for Caring Communities, Keter
When asked why Shir Shalom has taken the lead
Torah Synagogue, Shaarey Zedek B'nai
and why the walk is important locally, synagogue
Israel Center and Green Elementary School.
Executive Director Andre Douville said: "Shir Shalom
Buses will be available to shuttle participants
was approached five years ago to host the event and
to and from the event.
take the lead in sponsorship.
For information about the 2010 Walk
We welcomed the opportu-
for Israel and sponsorship, contact the
nity and when I approached
Jewish Community Relations Council,
my board of trustees, it
(248) 642-5393.
unanimously voted in favor
You also can visit the Walk for Israel
of this program. We can-
Web site www.walkforisrael.org to reg-
not think of a better way to
ister for the event and see pictures from
A
show our continued support Andre Douville
past walks.
Ro nen Dan
for the State of Israel?'
When asked why it's important to
He said he's blessed to work with a board, clergy
always publicly celebrate Israel's birthday, Shir
and congregants who afford the opportunity to pursue Shalom's Rabbi Michael Moskowitz said: "This is an
what he's so passionate about: the importance of our
opportunity for us to bring awareness to the greater
support and connection to the State of Israel.
community to show our strong support for the State of
"I am proud to say we have established a common
Israel. As Jews, we are continually connected to Israel on
vision and mission of the walk," he said.
a daily basis, but here is a chance for our friends and
The "Theodor Herzl Exhibit: Up Close and Personal" neighbors to understand that, whether we are Reform,
will be on display in the Wally Sampson Memorial
Conservative, Orthodox, secular, it doesn't matter. We
Lobby at Temple Shir Shalom from April 26 through
all stand with Israel. We all walk for Israel." El
May 2. The American Zionist Movement created the
exhibit, which also will be on display at other congre-
gations and at the Jewish Community Center at other
Answering
times.
Brigadier General Ronen Dan will lecture in the Dave Israel's Cr •
& Joyce Sakwa Family Sanctuary beginning at 10 a.m.
The Charge
The general will discuss current events in Israel and
Earlier
this month, the British Advertising Standards
ive his unique perspective on Israeli topics of interest.
Authority
criticized Israel, saying that an Israeli tour-
Dan is the Air Force attache at the Embassy of Israel
ism
ad
that
included a picture of Jerusalem's estern
in Washington, D. C. In this capacity, he serves as the
Wall
implied
that its location was in Israel.
liaison between the Israe • Air Force and the U.S. Air
Force, Navy and Marine Corps av i tion, Army aviation The Answer
as well as the Canadian Air Force.
The Western Wall is Judaism's holiest site, from which
Southfield-based Jerusalem Pizza will provide
Jews were banned by Jordan for 19 years. After the Six-
a kosher picnic lunch. U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, D-
Day W Israel united Jerusalem under Israeli law and
Bloomfield Township, will speak during the program
guaranteed free dom of access to religious sites to all.
before the walk begins at approximately 1 p.m.
The Wall has been under Israeli sovereignty for more
The walk route will begin at Temple Shir Shalom,
than 40 years, and the consensus o f the Israeli body pol-
proceed south on Orchard Lake Road to Orchard Lake itic is that the Wall and Jerusalem's Jewish q
arter will
Middle School, cross Orchard Lake Road and proceed remain Israeli-controlled in any future peace agreeme
north on Orchard Lake Road back to Shir Shalom.
More than three-dozen Jewish communal organi-
- Allan Gale, Jewish Community Relations CoUPPIEP
zations, area businesses and individuals are sponsor-
Metropolitan Detroit
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Walk Sponsors
Sponsor organizations are still being recruited, but
include: Temple Shir Shalom, El Al Airlines, Amy and
Andre Douville, Alan and Suretta Bronstein Must, Fran
and Jack Bell, jbrooksdesign inc., Scyllaweb, American
Israel Public Affairs Committee, Art Fishman, B'nai
B'rith International-Great Lakes Region, Marion and
Bert Stein, Congregation Beth Ahm, Congregation
Beth Shalom, Congregation B'nai Moshe, Adat Shalom
Synagogue, Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Michigan
Friends of Israel Defense Forces, Greater Detroit Chapter
of Hadassah, Jewish Community, Relations Council,
StandWithUs/Michigan, Tamarack Camps, Friends of
Israel Gospel Ministry, Zionist Organization of America-
Michigan Region, Temple Israel, Frankel Jewish Academy,
Anti-Defamation League, Birmingham Temple, Newman
Family, Hillel of Metropolitan Detroit, Ira Kaufman
Chapel, Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan
Detroit, Jewish National Fund, National Council of Jewish
Women, Temple Beth El Israel Chai Committee, Holocaust
Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus, Israel
Bonds, Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit, Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, Community Links,
Manhigut Yehudit/The Jewish Leadership Movement,
Detroit Jewish News, Hiller's Markets, Government of
Israel Ministry of Tourism, Michigan BBYO, Herb Rechter,
Jewish Institute of National Security Affairs (JINSA),
Alliance for Teens in Detroit (ATID), American Technion
Society, News/Talk 760 WJR, Jiffy Signs-JS Printing,
Volunteers for Israel (VFI), Ann Newman, Young Israel
of Southfield, Akiva Hebrew Day School, American Red
Mage David for Israel, MASA Israel Journey, Veolia
ES Solid Was e Midwest LLC, Costco Wholesale, Mad
Specialties and Johnny Pomodoro's Fresh Markets.