▪ ▪ ▪ family focus Family Owned, In business for 22 years. Full Line of all Pet Supplies including many hard to find items! Erez and Oren Brandvain at the organic garden they started at Camp Tavor EST. VOTED BEST PET SUPPLY STORE IN SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING THE JEWISH NEWS! 1992 A ST sw- Pv8) Natural Foods & Treats For All Animals. All Supplies With A Boutique Feel. Survey shows Habonim/Camp Tavor alums rank high in social activism, Israel engagement. Michael Appel Special to the Jewish News I often credit Habonim Dror, and Camp Tavor in particular, with shaping my values and my career:' says Cheryl Cook, COO at New York-based Hazon, a national Jewish organization whose inno- vative programs bring together Jewish tradition, environmental outreach and a commitment to sus- tainable communities. "At camp, I truly lived a Jewish life that was special, and I've trans- lated much of that into my life today" Cook's path from the Detroit Jewish Cheryl Cook community, through Tavor and Habonim, and on to a leader- ship position in a progressive, innovative Jewish organization illustrates one of a number of findings from a recent study of alumni of Habonim Dror North America (HDNA). Founded in 1935, HDNA is the North American arm of the global Habonim Dror progressive Zionist youth movement. The study — conducted by Steven M. Cohen, research professor of Jewish social policy at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and Steven Fink, a survey and evaluation specialist and a sociology teacher at Montgomery College in Maryland — found that HDNA, with seven youth camps in the U.S. and Canada, develops progressive Zionists who are deeply committed to Israel and to social justice. The camps — notable for nurturing youth leadership — also foster lifelong friendships, the study found. In the Midwest, Habonim Dror Camp Tavor in Three Rivers, south of Kalamazoo, attracts campers from Detroit, Ann Arbor, Chicago and throughout the region. The study, commissioned by the Habonim Dror Camp Association, was based on nearly 2,000 responses to an email survey. With more than 40,000 liv- ing alumni, the researchers reached out to 5,000 in the organization's database, psoest ugh, 20131 RI DE19011 JEWISH NEWS receiving responses from 1,994 people ranging in age from 18-83. ■ Case In Point Rachel Subrin Jensen and her family exemplify another of the study's findings —the impact participation in HDNA can have over the years. Rachel attended and then worked at Tavor in the 1960s and '70s. All three of her children attended and then worked at Tavor and also par- ticipated in Habonim Dror's Workshop program, the longest- running Israel gap year program for North American high school graduates, where her youngest son, Eli, is this year. Rachel volunteers on the Camp Committee Rachel Subrin that supports the camp Jensen and its activities. In explaining her desire to help maintain the Tavor experience for the next generation, Rachel says of her children: "I know that their strength of identity, leadership, com- munity values and creativity are buoyed and secured through their experiences in Habonim." In the Brandvain family from Farmington Hills, brothers Yaniv, Ilan, Oren and Erez exemplify how Habonim pairs progressive values with a commit- ment to Israel. They all share a fascina- tion with natural systems that has taken them in different directions professionally — biology, landscape architecture and sustainable agriculture. One of their legacies at Tavor is the large organic garden, tended by the campers, that provides significant amounts of food for the camp each sum- mer, as well as a timely and progressive focus on organic food, local food systems and a connection with the land and its produce that grows naturally from the Labor Zionist tradition. Ilan, who moved to Israel seven years ago, is studying to be a tour guide, a rigor- ous course of study that requires knowl- edge of history, nature and geography. Legacy on page 128 Regular $12.99 Do-It NOW Yourself $50011 11 Dog Wash •• I I No Limit Expires 7/1314. Ask About Our Loyalty Points We're now on twitter Become a Fan 248-647-4310 31215 Southfield Rd. Beverly Hills, MI. 48025 www.premierpetsupply.com Open 7 Days A Week! 0y Dog & Cat OFF Treats. 0 ° t - 6 No Limit. Expires 7/13/14. Ask About Our Loyalty Points ■ 13& • ••••••••••• % ffim•••••••• % • • • • • • • • • • • • • • FREE • Misting 7, ■ FLASFILIGHT • Fan • • ■ ■ ■ • • . . • FREE . • AFIABINEEFt: • *10E00 • • • N. • ■ 4;13.r9St • • .• • • • • • mmmmmmmm • • • • • • • • • • • • g••••••••••• • , AN SIZE . • • ■ ■ ■ . ■ N. IP CALL TO FIND : • OUT OUR • • ■ ■ ■ ■ •• • • DAYS • • • • • • • • YOUR CAMP GEAR HEADQUARTERS „Do:is VN OtsusC 134 /Crsete 248.792.5949 • MyPerfectTrading.com 3643 West Maple Rd. Bloomfield Township (S.E. corner Lahser & Maple) 1914610 May 22 • 2014 127