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n 2016, when Southfield-born-and-bred
Zach Herschfus announced to his par-
ents Brian and Fern that he was plan-
ning to voluntarily enlist in the IDF, they
were not surprised. The Zionistic roots in
the Herschfus family run very deep.
“My grandfather Abraham Cutter had
volunteered for Israel Bonds and for the
Jewish National Fund. When he was in his
70s, he secured himself a seat on a cargo
jet to Israel during the Six-Day War before
solidarity missions were even a thing,”
Fern said.
Cutter had proudly shared with his fam-
ily how the plane turned off its lights as it
was landing when he brought Torahs to
the soldiers on the front lines. While there,
Cutter collected artillery shells and later
made a menorah out of them, which his
family still has today. They also treasure
the pictures of Cutter posing with Golda
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Detroit moms of IDF Lone
Soldiers provide a web of
support for each other.
Avi
Greenbaum
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