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REMEMBER:
Primary Elections Are Critical

National Council of Jewish Women,
Greater Detroit Section reminds
everyone to vote in the Primary
on Tuesday, August 5.
Those chosen to run in November
will decide issues impacting the lives
of women, children and families:

When a speaker asked
from what he had written.
Above:
those in the crowd to stand Zelig Shemtov,
He had spotted a sign in
if they were related to a
the crowd that read
a student at the
"Hamas=Terror."
Lone Soldier or to those
Lubavitch Yeshiva-
now serving the IDF, the
"That's not what we
International
response was strong — and School for Chabad
should focus on," he said.
the applause was apprecia- Leadership in
"The sign should say
tive.
Israel=Love.:" The crowd
Oak Park, helps
The highlight of the eve- Bill Stern of West
rewarded his compas-
ning came from two teens
sionate observation with
Bloomfield put on
who had just returned from tefillin.
applause and an ovation.
Federation's Sue & Alan
Following the speeches,
J. Kaufman Family Teen
local congregational can-
Mission several weeks early because of tors took to the stage to lead the sing-
the war in Israel.
ing of some traditional Israeli songs.
Leora Bernard, 15, of Birmingham
The Teen Mission kids, plus some
and Ben Reinheimer, 17, of West
Israelis and others from the audience,
Bloomfield spoke of the love that grew
came up to the bimah to sway with
within the group for Israel during
their arms around each other's while
the short two weeks they were there;
singing. A group of teens on the bimah
about the love and concern they have
also started dancing.
for the 15 Israeli teens who joined
"This was mind-blowing," said
them on the trip, but who had to stay
Israeli Jonny Alster, co-chair of
Detroit's Partnership2Gether (P2G)
home amid war while they returned
to safety; and about how they want to
region in the Central Galilee. He and
become advocates for Israel in any way about 20 others from the Israeli steer-
they can.
ing committee were in town to attend
During Reinheimer's speech, he
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stopped and apologized for deviating

"I was so elated to see such a large turn-
out, especially of young people."

– Sarah Waldshan

* Equal pay for women
* Reproductive justice
* Violence against women
* Gun violence prevention

Your vote can make change happen

Vote on August 5

For more information on election issues,
please visit www.lwvmi.org

For more information about NCJW/Greater Detroit
please visit www.ncjwgds.org

The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a grassroots organization
of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action.
Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by
improving the quality of life for women, children and families
and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms.

Israeli Tamarack TSS (Teen Service Staffers): Danna Ezer, 17, Kfar-Yehoshua;
Vered Sivan, 16, Beit-Shearim; Tali Krendel, 17, Migdal HaEmek, show their
spirit.

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