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From left to right:
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August 26 • 2010

Yelena Pliskina, 22, of Farmington Hills is a graduate
student at Wayne State University in Detroit. Check
with your school's Hillel for Birthright Israel options.

Hillel Calendar

U-M:
• Hillel Staff At Dorms, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Look for Hillel staff and student leaders in
Michigan-in-Hebrew shirts in your dorms to welcome you to U-M. Stop us for free stuff and info
about Hillel. www.umhillel.org

MSU:
• Welcome Back Brunch, Aug. 29, noon-4 p.m. at Hillel. Bagels, lox, kugel and more. Free to MSU
students and families. RSVP to audrey@msuhillel.org to ensure enough food.

DETROIT
JEWISH NEWS

• First-Year Students of Hillel (FYSH) Dairy Store, Aug. 31, 4 p.m. MSU Dairy Store, 1140 South
Anthony Hall. Meet other FYSHs and enjoy FREE ice cream! Learn about Hillel and how you can
get involved. RSVP to robyn@msuhillel.org . www.msuhillel.org.

For more Hillel calendar items, look in next week's jewish@edu extra!

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unique aspect of our trip. They helped show us
Israel from their viewpoint; and, in return, we
gave them insight into how Americans live.
Now that I have returned, I have been partici-
pating in more Jewish organized events through
Hillel of Metro Detroit and Federation's Young
Adult Division. Israel did teach me a lot about
Judaism, the culture and the history; but with
each day, I am continuously learning.
I recommend this trip to all people interested
in learning more about Israel and themselves.
I'm glad I went and know my experience will
stay with me for my lifetime. @

editorial: (248) 351-5144 • kcohen@thejewishnews.com

Reporters: Corey Berkowitz, Michigan State University; Allison Berman,
University of Michigan; Kale Davidoff, MSU; Becca Gold, Grand Valley State
University; Erin Kaplan, Western Michigan University; Melanie Lubin, Indiana
University; Yelena Pliskina, Wayne State University; Seth Samuels, U-M;
Stephanie Steinberg, U-M; Carrie Subelsky, Grand Valley State University

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about their culture and touring all the historic
sites that help establish Israel's unity.
In addition to learning about the history,
I learned a lot from our staff: Neil Cantor,
HMD's director of Jewish Student Life; Rabbi
Daniel Schwartz of Temple Shir Shalom in West
Bloomfield; and our Israeli tour guide Sara
Salzer, who knew more about Israel than I
thought possible. We had a medic/armed guard
named Parag as well as Lazzar, our bus driver.
Without these five people, the trip would not
have been the same.
In addition to the 40 Detroiters, there were
eight Israelis from Federation's Partnership 2000
region in the Central Galilee. The Israelis were
with us the entire time, which was another

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