24 June 13 • 2019
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WSU Israel Peace Week’
s
Goal was to Educate
Students on Campus
H
illel of Metro Detroit’
s
Students for Israel (SFI)
at Wayne State University
hosted a Peace Week on campus in
February. By highlighting different
Israeli nonprofit organizations,
we hoped to educate students on
campus about Israel’
s positive
influence locally and worldwide.
The first day, Niv Rabino spoke
to students about IsraAid, an
amazing humanitarian organization
that provides relief and support to
communities all over the world in
times of crises.
The next day, SFI members
tabled on behalf of BKind, a social
enterprise that uses technology and
education to increase and spread
positivity throughout communities
all over the world. Students gave
away more than 50 BKind cards
that get passed from person to
person each time an act of kindness
takes place. By scanning the code
on the card with a smartphone, the
card is activated and pops up on an
online map.
The third day, SFI partnered with
Mission Possible, another Wayne
State student organization focused
on charity work, to participate in a
nationwide fundraising campaign
for Save a Child’
s Heart. Based in
Holon, Israel, this organization
provides lifesaving heart surgeries
to children around the world at no
cost to the patients’
families.
We ended this great week with
an Israeli Shabbat dinner Friday
evening at Hillel of Metro Detroit.
The theme of the night was Tel
Aviv. After a delicious meal of
schnitzel, potatoes, veggies and
of course, hummus with pita,
students were presented with a
couple different puzzles to put
together. Each one was a picture
of a unique location in Tel Aviv
with a description of the place and
a discussion of how such places
promote peace and coexistence in
the community.
We hope our future events will
be able to continue educating
students on campus about all the
amazing aspects of Israel. @
Stefanie Mihoc of Troy is a student at Wayne
State University in Detroit and a Hasbara
Fellow at Hillel of Metro Detroit.
for college students by college students
Stefanie Mihoc } jewish@edu writer
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