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JDC’S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UAE
“JDC Entwine began our relationship
with the Jewish community of the UAE
in 2019 through Detroit native Jessica
Katz, the 2019 Entwine Ralph I. Goldman
(RIG) Fellow, who was deployed to
serve in Dubai. Since then, our work in
the UAE has blossomed into a full-time
Jewish Service Corps placement and now
Entwine’s first week-long Insider Trip,” said Jenette
Axelrod, JDC Entwine senior operations manager.
“I am proud that these are truly opportunities for
mutual learning and collaboration between Entwine
participants and the local community, forging ties
between Jews globally and reinforcing our responsi-
bility to one another.”
Given COVID-19 travel restrictions and the
relatively low rates of infection, the UAE was cho-
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send the leadership of NEXTGen Detroit, current and former board members,
leaders who are known and committed to the community, and then bring back
those stories, insights and lessons, was a mission we wanted to help make possi-
ble.”
According to Moked, JDC is a valued agency doing humanitarian work around
the world in both Jewish and non-sectarian settings. Entwine organizes trips to
communities that JDC serves to engage young professionals who see global Jewish
responsibility as part of their identity.
“NEXTGen Detroit is thrilled with the
partnership, and we hope to grow it in the
future in ways that continue to advance
our local community,” Moked said.
sen for Entwine’s first Insider Trip since the start
of the pandemic. The trip was run in partnership
with NEXTGen Detroit, the William Davidson
Foundation and Jewish Twin Cities YALA — loca-
tions where grassroots Jewish life is thriving. JDC
and the Detroit Jewish community (including
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4: Roman Golshteyn, Shimon Gal Levy,
Brian Satovsky, Benjamin Blumenstein,
Jessica Katz, Warren Frenkel, Abby
Rubin and Adam Finkel, all of Michigan
5: Benjamin Blumenstein of Detroit
listens to Ahmed Obaid Al Mansoori,
founder of the Crossroads of
Civilizations Museum, which includes
several Judaic and Israeli artifacts.