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ending a hand to the cleanup
efforts of last month's flood,
eight Israeli volunteers with
disaster relief agency IsraAID left
their own war-ravaged country and
set their eyes, hearts and hard work
on healing flooded neighborhoods in
Metro Detroit.
Some got on a plane here just days
after finishing their military service
and will be cleaning out basements
and restoring stability to the lives of
flood victims for the next two weeks.
The temporary home for the vol-
unteers has become Congregation
Beth Shalom in Oak Park, where
more than half the congregants have
had damage to their homes due to
flooding, said Rabbi Robert Gamer.
The volunteers eat at the synagogue
and sleep on air mattresses and
linens donated by community mem-
bers, who also provided towels and
toiletries.
The synagogue men's club, the
Jewish Community Center, the
Salvation Army and other charitable
agencies prepare their meals.
"These floods have become big
news around the world, and Detroit
has many connections in Israel," said
Gamer, who hosted the volunteers
for a Shabbat dinner at his home.
"My congregation is thrilled they are
here to help those in need. We often
think about us helping Israel, but
here Israel is helping us."
Nevonel Glick, 27, of Tel Aviv,

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IsraAID program director and
the lead volunteer coordinator in
Detroit, said the volunteers, highly
trained in the art of efficiency, coor-
dination and teamwork after their
service in the Israel Defense Forces,
help break the downward spiral of
depression and hardship commonly
experienced after a natural disaster
by helping flood victims.
Glick has been with IsraAID
for more than six years guiding
relief projects in Japan, Haiti, the
Philippines, Kenya and several places
in the United States, including New
York City after super storm Sandy.
Glick said IsrAID understands that
relief work in the United States does
not need Israel's doctors or search
and rescue teams. What victims of
natural disasters here need is a path
back to financial and emotional sta-
bility.
All your possessions from many
generations may have been lost," he
said. "Your house is damaged and you
don't know where to start. IsraAID
volunteers understand and we are
here to remove that load off your
back, both physically and emotionally,
moving the victim from utter chaos to
a clean house, a clean slate:'
IsraAID helped Shelly Legg, 61,
of Oak Park, a woman out of work
on medical disability who found
herself with not only a flooded base-
ment and a loss of personal posses-
sions, but now without a car, nor the
means to purchase a new one. Last

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