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Grand Valley State University's First Israel Fest
knew Hillel was available to me and had con-
stantly been reminded by my grandmother to
give it a try, but I never followed through.
In my second year, it is a different story.
Hillel has become a dominant part of my
GVSU experience, and I couldn't be happier
with my leap of faith.
This year, we decided to hold Israel Fest,
both fun and educational, as a way to pres-
ent the culture of Israel to those on campus.
By the night of Israel Fest, everyone in
Hillel was stoked and ready to show off our
"Jewishness." By 8 p.m., I couldn't believe
Top roil: Nimrod Kozol, Israel Fellow from Tel Aviv;
my eyes. Hundreds of people flooded the
junior Eric Wolf, West Bloomfield; sophomore Lucy
Keller, Birmingham; freshman Noah Zucker, West
room; faces were lit from within, smiling faces;
Bloomfield; junior Becca Gold, Huntington Woods;
and they began to sample the delicious chicken
freshman Lauren. Kominars, Commerce Township;
shwarma
and falafel.
junior Danielle Hoberman and sophomore Alanna
The crowds kept coming! Girls rushed to
Cohen, both of West Bloomfield. Bottom row: junior
get henna tattoos and to try Dead Sea Spa
Carrie Subelsky, sophomore Amanda Golsky and
freshman Alex Louk, all of Farmington Hills: and
products; people wrote notes for the Western
junior Dayna Campbell, Beverly Hills.
Wall and many chuckled as the Jewish trivia
stumped them.
By Lucy Keller
Our first Israel Fest was a huge success at Grand Valley
and we could not have asked for a better turnout. It was
Grand Rapids
astonishing to see all the people intrigued by Jewish cul-
ast year, as a freshman at Grand Valley State
ture. When Israel Fest came to a close, I smiled a smile of
University, I sought to find my place in the puzzle;
peace and joy as pleasure filled my heart. I had found my
that is, where I belonged as a Jew in the Grand
missing piece in the puzzle of Jewish life. @
Rapids community. It was difficult, to say the least,
Lucy Keller of Birmingham is a sophomore at Grand Valley State
because I didn't know another Jewish person at school. I
University in Grand Rapids.
L
Breaking Bread
Central Michigan University students
share an Israeli meal: sophomore Darrian
Tissenbaum, Pittsburgh; freshman
Seth Greenberg, Oak Park; junior Abi
Liepshutz, Franklin; junior Deena Martin,
West Bloomfield; sophomore Hillary
Hacker, Clarkston; sophomore Jacquelyn
Kennan, Rochester; junior Alyssa
Ozrovitz, Oak Park; sophomore Michelle
Schwartz, West Bloomfield; sophomore
Jon Klar, Southfield
THE THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL
Hon. Justice
Salim Joubran
OF THE SUPREME COURT OF ISRAEL
John Nussbaumer. associate dean of Thomas M. Cooley Law School's Auburn Hills campus; Hon. Salim Joubran, Israel Supreme Court Justice; Stephen Greenwald, president of the American Association of Jewish Lawyers:Tim Attalla. attorney for Miller Canfield and
on the Board of Governors of the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists.
Cooley Law School hosts the Hon. justice Salim Joubran of the Supreme Court of Israel.
Cooley Law School was proud to host the Hon. Justice Salim Joubran of the Supreme Court of Israel on May 3, 20 I I. He spoke on the Israeli Judicial
System and the Role of the Supreme Court. Justice Joubran met with judges, lawyers, legal academics and law students, and other policymakers, as well
as representatives of the Jewish and Arab-American communities during his visit, including Arthur J. Horwitz, publisher of the Detroit Jewish News.
The American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (AAJLJ) sponsored his visit to the United States with stops in NewYork,Washington, D.C.,
Chicago and Detroit, from April 25 to May 5, 20 I I .
The AAJLJ believes that Justice Joubran's visit afforded a unique opportunity for audiences in the United States to learn more
about the important role of the rule of law in Israel, the strength and diversity of its judiciary, and the challenges facing the legal
system, as seen from the viewpoint of the first permanent member of the Supreme Court from the Israeli Arab community.
THE THOMAS M.
LAW SCHOOL
1:13333:11.Y: WAIT.
In corde hominunt
est anima egis.
1972
cooley.edu
Justice Joubran's speech can be found on the Cooley Law School website at cooley.edu .
SCAN HERETO SEE
THE SPEECH
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