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…hands-on by Elie Neuman life-changing journey Elie Neuman, third from right, in the river racing paper boats with some of her Costa Rican campers Teen works with Costa Rican children and learns much about herself. T his summer, I set off on a jour- ney that would change my per- spective on life. Starting June 22, I traveled to Costa Rica where I met up with 16 other North American teens. Our mission? To rim a summer camp for impoverish...…
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…on the go Photos by Debbie Hill TM 10! Israel's impact sparks reflections from teen participants. T he Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Teen Mission 2010 (TM10) includes 109 teens from Metro Detroit plus 12 Israeli teens from Michigan Jewry's Partnership 2000 region in the Cen- tral Galilee. These thoughts from local teens come after a week in Israel: "I've never traveled internationally prior to our Teen Mission trip, so com-...…
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…Opinion The Stench of Hypocrisy Los Angeles y ou would think the U.S. Social Forum [USSF] June conference in Detroit, dedicated to helping oppressed people, would have wanted to have a workshop about one of the Middle East's most persecuted minorities: the gay community. Yet, in an act of shameless hypocrisy, the USSF suddenly cancelled a workshop on the plight of Middle Eastern gays and silenced their voices. Why did the USSF cancel this ...…
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…Business & Professional Camp To School Tamarack's Geller leaving to head Israel high school. onah Geller, Tamarack Camps' executive director since 2002, is leaving the agency in the fall. Geller, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Berman Award recipient in 2008, has been named CEO of the Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI) — a U.S.- based position. Tamarack Camps operates Camp Maas in Ortonville, outpost Camps Kennedy ...…
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