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difference in the way the kids used English
on the first day of camp and how they used
English today. The students loved speaking
with us and had so many questions for us
about life in America."
Michigan Contingent
Joining Nathanson as Central Galilee English
Summer Camp interns were four others
representing the Detroit Federation: Cayla
Lusky of Oak Park, who earned a bachelor's
degree in fine arts from the International
Academy of Design & Technology; Julie
Katsnelson of West Bloomfield, a U-M
freshman; Erica Broder of West Bloomfield,
a U-M sophomore; and Suzanne Bosman
of East Lansing, a Michigan State University
senior. Claire Fishman, an Ann Arbor
Huron High junior, represented the Jewish
Federation of Greater Ann Arbor.
Expanding on Nathanson's impressions,
Broder, a 2010 Federation Teen Mission to
Israel participant, wrote in her camp wrap-
up: "It is especially exciting to have our
campers warm up to us and start speaking
and understanding more English. It is
rewarding to see them try so hard to speak
with us and to finally succeed."
The enrichment camp builds lasting
connections that work both ways. Campers
and counselors get to meet, mingle and
socialize — and learn more about each
other's culture. The Michigan Interns interact
with Israeli young adults and families in
addition to the campers. Social media have
proven a great way to stay in touch.
"Everyone in the
camp, and in the
entire Partnership
region," Nathanson
wrote, "made me feel
so special and that I
had much to offer. I
feel so at home here
in the region."
Camp Backdrop
The Intern Israel program is sponsored and
funded by the Detroit Federation's P2G
program. The Central Galilee municipalities
also contribute toward the English language
camp; campers pay a small fee.
"For interns, we target young adults with
prior Israel, camp or classroom experience,"
Lori Davidson-Mertz, Federation's Israel &
Overseas Department senior associate, told
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This marked the third summer that
Federation sent Michigan interns to the six-
year-old camp.
"Success is measured by the campers'
enriched English and interpersonal skills,
the increased exposure of Israeli and
Michigan young people to one another,
and the tighter connections made between
Michigan and the Central
Galilee," said Betsy Heuer,
local volunteer leader for
PARTNERSHIP
the P2G English program.
2GETHER
"Participation by Michigan
CENTRAL GALILEE
interns has added to the
MICHIGAN
Two Communities
camp's success."
One Future
The hope is to have 10
interns in 2014.
For Katsnelson, her three weeks teaching
at the Central Galilee English Summer Camp
and also experiencing the home hospitality
in the region helped cement the feeling of
mispachah — of family.
As the BBYO student leader wrote in her
evaluation: "I really liked the balance of
programming and spending time with the
Israeli's involved in the Partnership. I felt less
like a tourist and now when I come back to
Israel, there are many people who I will look
forward to seeing."