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Soldiers
Among
Us

Long before Israel became a state, Detroiters
supported and worked for the dream of creating
a Jewish homeland. And many among us have
put themselves on the line as members of the
Israel Defense Forces to protect and preserve
the Jewish state.
These former and current IDF members are
Israelis now living in Metro Detroit and Americans
who believed so strongly in serving the Jewish
nation that many volunteered as Lone Soldiers,
those without family in Israel.
At Israel’s 70th anniversary, we salute some of
those in our midst who served in the IDF. •

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May 17 • 2018

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Sgt. Maj. Aron Zoldan of West
Bloomfield, Givati Brigade, 1950-52

William Cooper of West
Bloomfield was a Lone Soldier
who served from 2014-2015 as
a marksman/pointman in the
932nd Infantry Brigade.

Arik Ragowsky of Farmington
Hills, tank commander, 1970-
1973; photo taken during
Yom Kippur War just before
crossing the Suez Canal.

Cpl. Chloe Schwartz of West
Bloomfield currently serves in
the Israeli Air Force as a dog
handler. She is a Lone Soldier and
a 2016 graduate of Frankel Jewish
Academy.

Dave Kresch of West Bloomfield was an officer in
the 7th Armored Brigade. This picture was taken
in a parade for the creation of the State of Israel
in 1948.