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…Yom HaAtzmaut SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN, senior writer ANGIE BAAN, staff photographer Marchers demonstrate pride in Jewish homeland. Above: Sid Mintz of West Bloomfield Left: Frankel Jewish Academy kids: Josh Sider, 14, of Huntington Woods; Dmitry Davydov, 17, of Oak Park; Ben Luger, 16, of West Bloomfield; liana Gross, 15, of West Bloomfield; and Mia Gordon, 17, of Franklin. F or Edward Chudnow of West Bloomfield waking up to a per- f...…
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…Left: Cantorial Soloist Penny Steyer of Commerce, Shir Shalom; Right: Amy Sitner of Birmingham with her children, Mariah, 10, and Alex, 12 Region "Support Israel" buttons, Israeli snacks and many of the Israeli flags carried by walk participants. "The walk brought out hundreds of local supporters of Israel and its quest for peace; young and old, Christian and Jewish, veterans of tours to Israel and people who have yet to visit the Holy Land,...…
…----- if 2.A.:47-J..11 ,!,',..43v T Yom HaAtzmau dtt Take Iran Seriously: Peters he Iranian threat is real and press- ing, U.S. Rep. Gary Peters reiterated in an exclusive interview with the Detroit Jewish News held in connection with the Detroit Jewish com- munity's 2009 Walk for Rep. Peters addresses the Walk for Israel on Sunday, May 3. Israel crowd. "Iran poses an existen- tial threat to Israel and, as her a strong Israel supporter ...…
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…Yom HaAtzmaut A Party Of Blue And White Akiva celebrates Israeli Independence Day. Shelli Liebman Dorfman Senior Writer W hat's blue and white and fun all over? At Yeshivat Akiva in Southfield on April 29, the answer was the annual Yom HaAtzmaut — Israeli Independence Day festivities. Rachel Albert of Southfield and her son, Celebrating Israel's 61st birthday — having been declared an independent state in 1948 — the communitywide indoor...…
