Tag: i&o
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Mazel Tov to Gerald S. Cook. JSL 8 Over 80 Award Recipient.
Gerald S. Cook We are so grateful to Gerald “Jerry” Cook and his wife Barbara for their continued support of the Ben Teitel Incentive Grant that helps teens travel to Israel through Federation’s GetThere! Israel Travel Grants program. Now, Jewish Senior Life (JSL) is recognizing Jerry for his commitment to our Jewish community too as…
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Did You Know?
By Jennifer Levine, Senior Director, Israel & Overseas Department A complaint, (or maybe frustration is a better word), I often hear from our very dedicated and extremely passionate lay leaders is that the general public is not aware of the good work that Federation dollars do in Israel. People don’t know that the 9 million…
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Allison in Israel
In just a few days, I had the privilege of immersing myself in initiatives fueled by the unwavering commitment of organizations like our very own Israel and Overseas Allocations Committee (IOAC). Among them was HaGal Sheli, a program supported by IOAC, which provides therapeutic surfing sessions to at-risk youth. Witnessing the profound impact, it has…
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Yom HaZikaron Recap
On Sunday, May 12, more than 500 people gathered for our Yom HaZikaron Vigil for the Fallen at Temple Israel. We heard the stories of four former campers from the Elaine and Michael Serling Israel Camper Program who were killed on October 7th or during their brave service in the IDF since. We also heard from…
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Shinshinim Goodbye Letter
We can’t believe we’re writing it, but the year is almost over. Coming here without knowing what to expect was exciting, and scary, but now we can say it was the best decision we’ve ever made. From the moment we got here, everyone welcomed us with open arms and made us feel at home. This…
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Photo IS:RAEL. A 2024-2025 Abraham Gertzman Fund Supported Program
By Jennifer Levine, Senior Director, Israel & Overseas Department Annually, the Gertzman Committee (a sub-committee of Federation’s Israel & Overseas Allocations Committee), meets in the spring to review, discuss and recommend a dozen or so NGOs for funding. The meeting for the 2024-2025 grant cycle took place last week. One of the projects that is…
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Rays of Light
October 7th 2023 will be remembered as the greatest tragedy of the Jewish people since the Holocaust. We are overwhelmed by the endless comparisons to the Holocaust, but here I want to share one with you – witnesses. On that horrific Shabbat, over 1200 people were killed, 250 kidnapped and the beginning of a war that…
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Letter from Arab-Israeli Hisham Bisharat, Yifia, Co-Chair of the Partnership Path Program
Dear partners, What happened on October 7th shocked the whole world, we didn’t understand and didn’t digest what happened, simply an incomprehensible act. But it also sharpened in us the need for overall Israeli unity against this despicable and murderous terrorism. It strengthened in us the belief that our destiny is one. All of us,…
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Thank You for a Wonderful Year!
By Michal Neuman, 2022-2023 Shinshinit I am so honored to say I am part of such a magical community. My name is Michal Neuman; I am a proud Shinshinit in Metro Detroit. ShinShin is a Hebrew acronym for Shnat Sherut (year of service). Each year, Jewish Federation’s Israel and Overseas Department brings ShinShinim for a…
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Why Israel and why now?
By Lior Zisser-Yogev, Community Shaliach Why Israel and why now? As a young girl, I had the privilege to go through a special, once in a life-time experience – to participate in the first delegation of its kind to a Jewish summer camp in the United States. I was 14 years old, a secular Israeli…