"We are here to celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut for Israel with our community. We have 125 relatives in Israel. We are here to show our solidarity." — Renah Bardenstein of Bloomfield Township, eating pizza and salad with husband, Max Zach Rosenthal, 17, of West Bloomfield and Shira Bergman, 17, of Farmington Hills help serve pizza and salad to the crowd. Arthur Horwitz of West Bloomfield, publisher of the Jewish News and honorary chairman of the Walk For Israel, addresses the crowd before the walk begins. "We are here every year. I have a son and five grandchildren in Jerusalem." — Doug Miller of Franklin, with daughter Tania, 10, and son Jacob, 4 Rabbi Robert Gamer of Congregation Beth Shalom says a prayer for Enjoying the pizza are Michael and Israel with his children Oz, 7, and Aryeh, 4. In the background are Dawn Singer of Farmington Hills, Andre Douville, left, event chairman and executive director of Temple with Ethan, 6, Julia, 4, and Asher Shir Shalom and, right, Rabbi Daniel A. Schwartz of Shir Shalom. Singer, 2. Frankel Jewish Academy students staff the JNF table: Freya Gothelf, 17, of Huntington Woods; and Omer Oppenheim, 17, Neil Rosenthal, 17, and Zach Rosenthal, 16, all of West Bloomfield. Michael Horowitz, president of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, exhorts the attendees. "I always volunteer. I'm Jewish and I believe in supporting Israel. I can't walk, so I help." — Marta Lazar of Commerce Township, helping to serve lunch to the 400 attendees before the walk in the rain. Isata Itkus of Southfield shows his spirit. may 19 • 2011 15