metro » continued from page 24 TA K E P R I D E . TA K E PA R T. LAURENNE KAUFMAN AGE 21 ORCHARD LAKE STARTED HER SERVICE IN MAY 2015 TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2016 Yom HaZikaron Community-Wide Commemoration Ceremony 6PM The Berman Center for the Performing Arts 6600 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield Contact Lisa Stearn at 248-502-2856 or stearn@jfmd.org There is no charge for this event. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016 Celebrate Yom HaZikaron >˜`Ê9œ“Ê>½Ìâ“>ÕÌÊÊUÊÈ* Event includes davening and dinner Young Israel of Oak Park 15140 West 10 Mile Road RSVP by May 4th at Bit.ly/Yom2016 Contact: Yonatan Edrei at 248-764-0681 or badetroit@gmail.com Cost: $10 for kids; $18 for 15+ THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016 YOM HA’ATZMAUT CELEBRATIONS Carnival and Ramah Rib Burn-Off 3PM Hillel Day School 32200 Middlebelt Road Celebration 5:30PM Contact: Ariella Shaffren at 248-539-1307 or ashaffren@hillelday.org Wristbands covering fun and games: $20/person, in advance $25/person at the door Food is available for purchase separately. Akiva Hebrew Day School gymnasium 21100 West 12 Mile Road, Southfield È*]ÊÀˆ`iÊ>ÌÊÇ* Congregation Beth Shalom 14601 Lincoln St, Oak Park Contact: Andre Douville at andre@walkforisrael.org Registration: www.walkforisrael.org No charge for this event Open to riders 12+ ANDREA GOLDSTEIN AGE 21 WEST BLOOMFIELD JOINED THE IDF IN AUGUST 2015 Andrea Goldstein always has had a very strong connection to Israel. Her father, Raphael, was born there. She is also very proud of the fact that her grandfather, Reuven, served with the Palmach prestate under- ground defense brigade and later in the Haganah during Israel’s War of Independence. Andrea has been in Israel for nearly two years, having spent a gap year in a program sponsored by Young Judaea before she joined the IDF as a participant in Garin Tzabar, a Lone Soldier program run with the support of the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption. Lone Soldiers in this program spend their first three months in Israel in the Garin Tzabar Village in Ra’anana, a community that serves their needs for a home base, Hebrew language studies, social activities and other SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016 AT TEMPLE SHIR SHALOM Ι™™Ê7>˜ÕÌÊ>ŽiÊ,œ>`ÊUÊ7iÃÌÊ œœ“wi`Ê/œÜ˜Ã ˆ« 5K Family Fun Run: 8AM (Check-in: 7AM) One Mile Walk: 1:30PM Contact: Andre Douville andre@walkforisrael.org Register for either event visit: walkforisrael.org RUN: $18/runner, under 18 FREE, registration required WALK: No charge, registration requested A free Kosher lunch will be served at 12:30PM A Special Speaker ˆÊœvv“>˜]Ê ˆivÊ*œˆÌˆV>Ê œÀÀi뜘`i˜ÌÊEʘ>ÞÃÌ / iÊiÀÕÃ>i“Ê*œÃÌ 11AM (Check-in: 10:30AM) Contact: Orly Zinkow at (312) 253-8995 or ozinkow@aipac.org Advanced registration required at www.aipac.org/TSS16 No charge for this event 2092710 26 May 5 • 2016 Laurenne Kaufman Contact: Cheryl Jerusalem 248.386.1625x224 or cheryl.jerusalem@akiva.org Cost: $15/person, $50/family A fun bicycle ride through Oak Park and Huntington Woods AIPAC Laurenne’s dream to join the IDF started at the age of 7 when she first visited an Israeli army base with her parents, Shari (Ferber) and Alon Kaufman. As her mother explains, “Laurenne sat in a tank with an army helmet on her head and decided at that moment that this was her destiny one day.” It comes as no surprise to the Kaufman family that Laurenne has always had a strong Israeli connec- tion. Alon is Israeli and, Shari herself, served as a volunteer in the IDF when she was 20. Through her years at Hillel Day School, Laurenne’s attachment to Israel grew even stronger. Shari recalls, “At Purim time every year, she would dress up as an IDF soldier and announce her plans to one day be a real soldier. ‘It’s in my blood,’ Laurenne would say. “By the time our daughter reached eighth grade, we thought perhaps she’d outgrow her fixation on being a soldier. But, after a trip to Israel with Hillel, Laurenne became even more determined. It was her desire to go into the army right after high school, but my husband and I convinced her to get at least two years of col- Andrea Goldstein assistance in preparing for the army and in navigating the process of absorption into the culture of the country.