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Inside: Israel@65: A nation, a dream, a future An insider’s guide to Beit Shean To protect and serve: Clevelanders in the IDF What does Israel mean to YOU?

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Israel@65

Magazine May 2013

“Israel

is the only place on earth that upon stepping on its soil you feel an immediate connection to the heart and soul of the Jewish people - so much so, that it inspires you to break into song and dance, and very often tears of joy.

Where else does that happen?”

- Reneé Chelm, Board Chair, Jewish Federation of Cleveland

in partnership with the Cleveland Jewish News

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Jewish Cleveland celebrates Israel’s Independence Day

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Israel@65: A nation, a dream, a future

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An insider’s guide to Beit Shean

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We Love Beit Shean

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65 facts about Israel

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To protect and defend: Clevelanders in the IDF

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What does Israel mean to YOU?

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To Cleveland with Love: Toby Lauser’s Israel journey

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Reflections from Israel: Birthright participants

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Jewish Cleveland supports Israel

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Festival of Flavors: a taste of Israel in Cleveland

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Jewish Cleveland Celebrates In honor of Israel’s 65th Independence Day, over 2,000 Clevelanders joined together with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and more than 50 local sponsors in celebration. A memorable evening filled with energy and enthusiasm culminated with a concert by Israeli superstar, David Broza, who entertained the crowd with a dynamic performance.

Photos continue on page 15.

Celebration photos by Marc Golub

FROM A VISION

RABBI ABBA HILLEL SILVER, PRESENTING THE CASE FOR A JEWISH STATE BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN 1947

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FEATURE

A dream, a nation, a future

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ore than 3,000 years ago, the Biblical kingdoms of David and Solomon became the Jewish people’s first independent nation, a spiritual, religious and political home with Jerusalem at its heart.

Over the millennia, the land would fall victim to conquering empires. The Jewish people would be subjected to mass expulsions, persecution and – as recently as the last century – brought close to annihilation.

Then, 65 years ago, the promise of Israel was reborn.

The nation once again became a spiritual, religious and political home with Jerusalem at its heart. In the years since 1948, Israel also has become a fountain of culture, a leader in cutting-edge technology, a modern-day economic marvel, and a “light unto the nations.”

In doing so, this land of ancient traditions, cultures and values has reshaped modern Jewish identity and ensured, as its Declaration of Independence promises, the “natural right of the Jewish people to be masters of their own fate, like all other nations, in their own sovereign State.”

The Declaration signed on May 14, 1948 (the Hebrew date of 5 Iyar 5708) noted that immigrants to the land in preceding years had “made deserts bloom, revived the Hebrew language, built villages and towns, and created a thriving community controlling its own economy.”

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Those earlier immigrants were joined by the ingathering of exiles after World War II and, later, immigrants from the former Soviet Union, Ethiopia and elsewhere. Together and in partnership with Jews around the world, they have done more than make things bloom. The melding of cultures and peoples produced that unique hybrid of Israeli ingenuity, creativity and sheer chutzpah that has resulted in success in so many arenas.

Israel Today Dynamic arts and cultural offerings are anchored by world-class institutions such as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, which has performed under the batons of Arturo Toscanini, Leonard Bernstein and Zubin Mehta, among other notable conductors; the national theater Habima, established almost 100 years ago; and the Israel Museum, a recognized leader in art and archaeology with more than 500,000 objects in its collection.

Israelis have won the Nobel Peace Prize, as well as Nobel Prizes for literature, economics and chemistry.

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Eretz Yisrael was the birthplace of the Jewish people. Here their spiritual, religious and political identity was shaped.

Here they first attained statehood, created cultural values of national and universal significance and gave to the world the eternal Book of Books.”

– Opening paragraph of Israel’s Declaration of Independence

A vibrant and growing economy accounts for more than $64 billion in exports of products ranging from machinery to cut diamonds, flowers and wine. Israel is a major tourist destination, with 3.5 million foreign tourists visits in 2012.

Innovation and Technology And, in an increasingly high-tech and connected world, Israel is firmly rooted as a major force in research and product development. Israel has produced more start-up companies than Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada and the United Kingdom – resulting in per capita venture capital investments that are 2.5 times that in the U.S., 30 times more than in Europe and 80 times greater than in China, said authors Dan Senor and Saul Singer in their book “Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle.”

“Technology companies and global investors are beating a path to Israel and finding unique combinations of audacity, creativity, and drive

everywhere they look,” the authors wrote in the 2009 best seller.

Growth has only accelerated since they wrote those words. One example: in 2012, Google opened Campus Tel Aviv, part of the Google for Entrepreneurs program to foster global entrepreneurship and innovation. “It’s about contributing toward future Israeli tech innovation and helping Israel maintain its reputation as a startup nation, and in doing so, making web and mobile space even better,” said Google Israel spokesman Paul Solomon. Google already has more than 300 employees working at its Tel Aviv and Haifa facilities.

When IBM celebrated its 100th birthday last year, it noted that for 40 of those years, the international technology leader has maintained a research lab in Haifa – its largest outside the United States. That lab was an early pioneer in the development of ultrasound equipment to detect liver cancer.

IBM’s latest potentially revolutionary endeavor is to reduce water leakage in agricultural use with tiny,

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sophisticated sensors that transfer data within water pipes back to a central processor. This comes decades after Israelis developed the world’s first surface drip irrigation system which, along with crop development, has expanded the food supply in countries around the world.

Microsoft, Apple and Intel chose Israel as the site of their first research and development centers outside the United States. A study by the Israel Institute of Technology-Technion found the country’s academic ranking in the world was 13th, quite high relative to its population, as measured by the number of times research published by Israelis was cited in academic literature.

The start-up gene is so firmly planted in Israeli DNA that Israeli universities have created classroom-based incubators that allow students to test theories. Online retail giant eBay was so impressed that it acquired a social giving platform created in one of those incubators.

And, in an increasingly energy-conscious world, Israel has long been a leader in development of solar panel technology and water desalination efforts. The Israeli company Better Place is the leading global provider of electric car networks that have the potential to make electric cars more affordable, convenient and sustainable than today’s petroleum-based cars.

Above all, Israel remains intensely focused on the physical and spiritual well-being not just of Jews, but of all peoples.

Israeli’s medical technologies and procedures have improved the quality of life and health around the world. Israel has been among the first to provide aid to people who are victims of disasters, whether a tsunami in Japan, an earthquake in Haiti, genocide in Rwanda and the Sudan, or a hurricane in the U.S. Gulf Coast.

The existence of a country rooted in Jewish belief and practice – one where Jewish holidays are national holidays, for example – has created a new sense of pride in being Jewish. Younger generations are connecting with Israel in meaningful ways, such as the Taglit-Birthright Israel program that so far has provided a free trip to Israel for more than 340,000 young Jewish people from 62 countries [see article 8

on page 36]. Others head to Israel for “gap” year programs before starting college.

Israel also has become a part of the core curriculum in Jewish day and supplemental schools in America and elsewhere. Jewish Federation- and communitybased programs provide opportunities for deep interaction between Israelis and Americans of all ages [see article on page 30].

Certainly, Israel faces challenges. As in any vibrant democracy, differences of opinion on a range of social and religious issues are entitled to – and receive – full and public airing.

Israel also has had to spend much of its existence defending its existence from hostile neighboring countries. But even in building military capabilities necessary to preserve the nation, the Israel Defense Forces’ “Spirit of the IDF” stands as a model ethical and moral code focused on human dignity, personal responsibility and professionalism.

Israel flourishes and continues to bloom by remaining committed to words penned in its Declaration of Independence 65 years ago:

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The State of Israel … will be based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel; it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex; it will guarantee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education and culture; it will safeguard the Holy Places of all religions; and it will be faithful to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.”

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- Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple Senior Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk with Mort Hoicowitz

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Who knew that the desert was so beautiful?”

– 8th graders from The Agnon School experience Israel on their class trip

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FEATURE

photo: Debbie Yasinow

photo: Debbie Yasinow

An insider’s guide to Beit Shean Cleveland’s sister city

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The Sachne is a beautiful place to relax.

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leveland has a sister. She lives in Israel, and her name is Beit Shean, which means House of Tranquility. Located in the Galilee region up north, three miles east of the Jordan River, and 16 miles south of the Sea of Galilee, Beit Shean lies almost 400 feet below sea level, and occupies a strategically important spot in the Jordan River Valley. It’s about an hour and a half drive from Tel Aviv. Drive just ten minutes more and you’ll be at the Jordanian border.

Our sister city is older than Cleveland. Ancient, in fact. Many layers of civilizations, representing centuries of different cultures and peoples dating back at least 6,000 years, have been excavated, and it is believed the city has been continually inhabited since the Early Bronze Age (3200-3000 B.C.).

Cleveland and Beit Shean share many traits, as sisters often do. Neither is known primarily as a tourist destination, yet both have much to offer visitors. Our two cities have seen some tough times, and we both have hard-working, determined populations who look to the future with optimism. There are some real gems

to be discovered in Beit Shean; in its surrounding nature, in its history, and within its people.

SWIM IN THE SACHNE

Gan Hashlosha National Park (also known as Sachne) is one of the most beautiful places in Israel. In fact, some people believe it is the real-world location of the Garden of Eden.

You can float in beautiful spring-fed pools, surrounded by palm trees and lush gardens. The constant 82-degree temperature allows year-round swimming amongst the waterfalls and stone bridges. There is a museum and a small archeological site as well, but it is probably the natural whirlpool found beneath one of the waterfalls that made Time Magazine list Gan Hashlosha as its favorite site in Israel.

GET CLOSE TO NATURE

Experience breathtaking scenery as you drive or hike up Mount Gilboa.

Ablaze with wildflowers in the spring, and home to a stunning iris preserve, this peak offers beautiful views across the Beit Shean valley. Kayaking and rafting are great ways to experience the River Jordan. Two nearby kibbutzim offer guided trips that are popular with both families and thrill-seekers.

preserved 7,000-seat amphitheater, a Byzantine-era colonnaded street, a pottery workshop, ritual baths, a basilica, a Roman-era temple, ancient artisan workshops, and much more. In summer months, you can even experience the park after dark, with a thrilling multi-media Sound and Light Show.

MAKE AN ISRAELI FRIEND

Through the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, you can personally connect with the people of Beit Shean for a meaningful experience that will stay with you for a lifetime. Meet the people whose lives are touched by the Campaign for Jewish Needs while enjoying hometown hospitality. You will come away with a deep appreciation for our sister city in Israel.

VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY

Want to have a totally unique Israel experience?

You can volunteer in the Beit Shean community.

Participate in grass-roots, hands-on activities like tree plantings, mural paintings in city parks and street cleanings or teach English and expand an Israeli’s language skills to change a life forever.

Contact Ilanit Gerblich Kalir at ikalir@jcfcleve.org for more information.

The International Birdwatching Center of the Jordan Valley is just outside Beit Shean, at Kibbutz Kfar Rupin. Over 300 species migrate through the region, including large populations of eagles, pelicans, raptors and storks. Guided tours and special programs highlight the area’s amazing avian diversity.

TOUR THE ANCIENT RUINS

The Archeological National Park is Beit Shean’s largest attraction. Here, Israel’s history has been carefully excavated and preserved, and is now enjoyed by over 300,000 visitors a year. Some of the country’s most spectacular artifacts dating back to the Bronze Age are on exhibit. Visitors tour a beautifully

photo: Jordan Rothkopf

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We Beit Shean

Ask a Clevelander who’s traveled to Beit Shean, Israel what they love about our sister city, and here’s what you’ll hear:

We were impressed by the thermal waters, the kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, the archeological digs, but most of all with the warmhearted people of Beit Shean.

- Aurelia and Julio Pelsmajer, on their trip to Beit Shean

Our favorite part of our Beit Shean experience was making personal connections with the residents. People were appreciative of our efforts and very aware of the commitment the Cleveland Jewish community has to their community.

- Arlene and Jordan Rothkopf,

on their connection to Beit Shean

The most meaningful part of our trip was making strong people to people connections.

- Jill Davidson of the Mandel JCC, on her trip to Beit Shean to meet their Israeli counterparts

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The children really bonded and were very sad to say goodbye to each other. New friendships were strengthened and connections made for many years to come.

– Tracey Bortz of the Gross Schechter Day School, on her 8th grade class trip to Beit Shean

Did You Know?

If you are between the ages of 18 – 30 you can TRAVEL TO ISRAEL FOR FREE through the Masa

I came to Beit Shean to teach English as a volunteer and as a stranger, but I left with a second home. This sense of connection is what the sister city partnership is all about. Israel and especially Beit Shean will always have a special place in my heart.

– Elana Cohen, on her volunteer experience in Beit Shean.

Israel Teaching Fellow (ITF) program, a 10-month service program in Beit Shean teaching English. No matter what field your college degree is in, you can teach English and make a meaningful difference in a child’s life.

Immerse yourself in Israeli culture, discover the Galillee region’s natural beauty and recreational opportunities, and enhance your resume with this unique international experience. This unique program includes airfare, a monthly living stipend, travel and tours.

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Israel @ 65 Saluting

That our hope – the 2,000 year old hope – will never be lost.

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“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.”

- Golda Meir, fourth Prime Minister of Israel

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Before celebration, remembrance Yom Hazikaron, Day of Remembrance, is a meaningful memorial service to remember those who have sacrificed in the struggle for Israel’s independence. Soldiers from the Israel Defense Force (IDF) joined local Clevelanders to pay respect to lives lost, and lives forever changed.

Photos by Marc Golub

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Community members of all generations filled the room, thanks to event chairs Rachel & Joel Heiser and Elissa & Nathan Zegura. Families enjoyed crafts, face painting and balloon animals, young professionals kibitzed while drinking wine and sampling the falafel bar, and people of all ages delighted in traditional music and dancing, delicious sweet and savory treats, plus a bustling Israelistyle shuk (marketplace).

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Cleveland Celebrates Israel@65

Photos by Marc Golub

“We really enjoyed ourselves.�

- Miriam Rosenblatt

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Cleveland Celebrates Israel@65

“What a very special evening it was from start to finish.”

- Bernice Rothman

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Photos by Marc Golub

AIPAC celebrates 65 years of friendship between the United States and Israel

We Help Build Tomorrow, Today Ever since President Harry S. Truman recognized the Jewish state just minutes after the modern nation was declared independent, America and Israel have enjoyed a special friendship.

AIPAC celebrates the shared vision and values of two great democracies committed to freedom and liberty.

Learn how you can affect Israel’s future and strengthen the U.S.- Israel friendship. Contact Ohio Area Director Sarah Beren at (312) 253-8998 or sberen@aipac.org

JNF helps build tomorrow today.

With your support, JNF is: • Creating Safe Refuge for Children • Greening Deserts • Bolstering Israel’s Water Supply

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It is the natural right of the Jewish people to be masters of their own fate, like all other nations, in their own sovereign State – Declaration of the Establishment of the State, 1948.

“I know my flight is very symbolic for the people of Israel, especially the survivors, the Holocaust survivors, because I was born in Israel, many people will see this as a dream that is come true.”

- Ilan Ramon, first Israeli astronaut who died tragically during the fatal mission of the space shuttle Columbia

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Students Celebrate Israel@65 Students at Fuchs Mizrachi School honor the past and celebrate the future of Israel with songs, ceremony and prayer.

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Together, the students of the Fuchs Mizrachi School, The Agnon School, Gross Schechter Day School, and The Ratner School enjoyed a celebratory parade in honor of Israel.

Three-year-olds at the Mandel JCC preschool made their own flags and paraded through the halls, delighting members.

Students at The Ratner School learned about Israel in their classroom.

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Facts About Israel

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Over 2,000

Clevelanders gathered this year to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day We stand with Israel!

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Over a

million notes and prayers are placed in the Western Wall each year, twice a year these notes are collected (but never read) and buried on the Mount of Olives.

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In just a 65-year history, three Israeli

Prime Ministers have won the Nobel Peace Prize. the first ever USB flash drive.

Arabic.

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Israel developed

Israel has two official languages: Hebrew and

Israel is the world leader in the use of solar energy per capita with 85% of the households

today using solar thermal systems. This has saved the country an estimated 2 million barrels of oil a year. game Rummikub, which has been the top-selling game in 6 countries, was invented in Israel.

Casspi, the Cleveland Cavaliers forward, was the first Israeli to play for the NBA.

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Basketball’s Omri

Israel produces 93% of the

food it eats, requiring very few ingredients to be imported and helping themselves to be a self-sustaining country.

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The glue on Israeli stamps is kosher.

the world.

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Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees to the population in

In 1984 and 1991, Israel airlifted a total of 22,000 Ethiopian Jews at risk in Ethiopia to safety in

When Golda Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel in 1969, she became the world’s second elected

female leader in modern times.

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Relative to its population, Israel is the largest immigrant-absorbing nation

on earth. Immigrants come in search of democracy, religious freedom, and economic opportunity.

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Israel has

the third highest rate of entrepreneurship and start-up companies in the world - and the highest rate among women and among people over 55 - in the world.

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Israeli whose family fled persecution in Egypt.

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Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers was produced by Haim Saban, an

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Israel was the first nation in the world to adopt the Kimberly

process, an international standard that certifies diamonds as “conflict free.”

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According to industry officials,

Israel designed the airline industry’s most impenetrable flight security, which is being used as a model by most other countries.

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of trees.

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Israel is the only country in the world that entered the 21st century with a net gain in its number

The highest concentration of hi-tech companies in the world, apart from Silicon Valley) are in Israel,

making it a leader in future technology.

Israel.

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Most of the Windows operating system was developed by Microsoft-

Israel has more museums per capita than any other country.

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the beep, remind yourself that voice mail technology was developed in Israel.

Next time you leave a message after

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Israeli researchers developed

a device that helps the heart pump blood, an innovation that will save lives among those with congestive heart

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failure.

In response to their serious water shortages, Israeli engineers developed a revolutionary irrigation

system to minimize the amount of water used to grow crops. blind people can identify them.

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The paper money in Israel has brail on them so

Each year, more than 500 Clevelanders visit our partner city of Beit Shean.

Christopher Reeve called Israel the “world center” for research on paralysis treatment.

developed algorithm enabled NASA to transmit images from Mars.

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An Israeli-

During the last year the Federation sent

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over 80 young adults to Israel on birthright, helping form our future Jewish leaders.

The made-in-Israel cable

TV channel for dogs (yes FOR dogs!) went live in Israel, following a highly successful six-month pilot in San Diego, California.

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There are over 150 nature reserves and 65 national parks in Israel.

of the landmass of the Middle East.

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Israel is only 1/6 of 1%

Over 140 countries have benefited from Israeli humanitarian aid.

Albert Einstein was one of the founders of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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An Israeli inventor made a

system to help dyslexic readers. This system is currently being used all over the US and Europe.

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Jewish and

Arab students at Hebrew University participate in the ‘Billy Crystal Workshops - Peace Through the Performing Arts’ project.

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A ‘super-sensor’ invented in Israel has been installed in Sealy mattresses to control snoring problems.

More than 85% of solid waste in Israel is treated in an environmentally sound manner.

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An Israeli company

has developed sensors that pick up signs of stress in plants, knowing this has made plant growth more successful.

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Over 3.5 million people visit Israel each year for everything from business, to vacation, to historical discovery.

Israel’s stem-cell technology is being used in the U.S. to regenerate heart tissue. lowest point on earth.

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The Dead Sea in Israel is the

Israeli scientists have discovered how to turn mismatched cells into cancer fighters.

46 Israel makes up only 2% of the population 47 Hebrew is the only case of a dead national language being revived. Now it is the native language of millions. 48 The look of the Israeli flag is based on the talit (prayer shawl.) 49 Israel engineered the cherry tomato. 50 Tel Aviv has been a city for 100 years. The city was founded in 1909 by a tiny group of Jews who had been living in nearby Jaffa. 51 The Carmelit, Haifa’s subway system, holds the world record for smallest subway system in the world. 52 Israel has four holy cities: Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed, and Tiberias. These thriving cities are known for their connection to Jewish text and tradition. 53 In U.S. geography terms, Israel is slightly bigger than Massachusetts. 54 Jews began settling in Israel in as early as the 1820s. 55 Henrietta Jericho is the oldest continuously inhabited town in the world.

of the Middle East.

Szold, founder of Hadassah, immigrated to Palestine in 1933 and helped run Youth Aliyah, bringing more than 30,000 Jewish children to Palestine from Nazi Europe.

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In 1991, during the Gulf War, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

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played a concert wearing gas masks as scud missiles fell on Tel Aviv.

Tzedakah (charity) boxes.

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Many of the bus stops in busy areas have

The topography, and therefore the weather, of Israel is so varied that you can easily

surf and ski on the same day without travelling far.

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Israel is a great place to get a fast food fix. McDonalds,

Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut are all kosher there.

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Very few places in the world have the

cultural diversity of Israel. In one week you often see festivals and ceremonies from many different cultures and

61 A gene recently discovered by Israeli researchers may help find a drug therapy for patients with liver disease. 62 The Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem collects and takes care of wildlife mentioned in the Bible, reintroducing it to the present day Land of Israel. 63 Israeli researchers may have developed a test that can “sniff out” stomach religions.

cancer. The test is based on existing “electronic nose” technology. According to the researchers, cancerous molecules have a specific smell that can be identified using this electronic nose.

Motorola.

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The cell phone was developed in Israel by

On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion read the Declaration of Independence in Tel Aviv, officially making

Israel a state.

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have continued their studies in Israel and hundreds of alumni currently live there.

The Menorah Park Campus Salutes Israel@65 from Her builders to those who continue Her legacy

‫מחיל אל חיל‬

FROM

from strength to strength!

STRENGTH TO

During the past 65 years, thousands of Academy graduates have continued their studies in Israel and hundreds of alumni currently live there.

STRENGTH

As teenagers, Oscar Saks (left) and George Adler (right) were strangers on the same journey: Holocaust refugees fighting in the Israeli Army. Now, they’re together on the Menorah Park Campus sharing memories and saluting the Israel of today.

We rejoice together: Remembering Israel’s past Celebrating Israel’s present And preparing for Israel’s future

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TO PROTECT AND DEFEND: CLEVELANDERS IN THE IDF

FEATURE

Israel Defense Forces Mission: To defend the existence, territorial integrity, and sovereignty of the state of Israel. To protect the inhabitants of Israel and to combat all forms of terrorism which threaten the daily life.

“Without me and my fellow soldiers, Israel will not survive.” Y “I’m part of something greater than myself – I’m impacting the fate of a nation.” Y “This is on behalf of the 6 million Jews who might have survived, had Israel existed then.” Y “Because the hatred that Israel faces all around the world is unbelievable and unfair.” Y “Because it is the right thing to do.”

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sk them why they serve, and this is what they tell you – these Clevelanders who are past, current and future members of the Israel Defense Forces.

They are some of the estimated 800-1,000 young Jews from all over the world who each year make the decision to give two or more years of their lives to risk injury and death in protecting a tiny nation far from home. Many more serve after making Aliyah following high school. Their reasons for choosing this path vary, but they share many values: a deep love for Israel; a desire to maintain and strengthen the bond between Cleveland, the United States and Israel; and the hope and dream that one day, Jews everywhere will enjoy prosperity and above all, peace.

Etan Trangle

ETAN TRANGLE I grew up attending Gross Schechter Day School.

My education there instilled in me Jewish and Zionist values which played a very big role in my decision to make Aliyah and join the IDF. Every time I visited Israel growing up, I felt a strong bond to the country.

Having an Israeli mother gave me a chance to strengthen my connection to Israel.

Joining the IDF was something I would think about every time I visited Israel. One of the major factors for making Aliyah was joining the IDF and getting that ultimate Israeli experience that most Israelis, including my mother, go through. My time in the Israeli Air Force was a major experience that helped me feel like a part of Israeli society.

I never saw it as risking my life for Israel, as much as contributing my skills and talents as best I can to

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ensure the survival of the Jewish state. I saw first-hand how strong the bond is between the United States and Israel. The IDF would not be where it is today without the staunch support and military aid from the U.S., and the support would not be so steadfast without the strong backing from Cleveland as well as the rest of America.

ANDY BELL

For my Bar Mitzvah in 2006, my parents offered me either a party or a trip to Israel. I chose Israel. This was really the start of my love and pride for Israel. I graduated from Beachwood High School and made Aliyah on June 12, 2012.

Choosing to move to a country where I knew almost no one and leaving everything and everyone I knew and loved was frightening. The only reason I never thought of backing out was knowing the regrets I would face the rest of my life if I didn’t go through with it.

people and our homeland) but it quickly became a part of who I am. For really the first time in my life, I feel a sense of purpose.

I would like Cleveland, and really all of the world, to see what Israel is up against. Israel is a beautiful one-of-a-kind country, full of beautiful, one-of-a-kind people. With all of the threats to Israel in the region, support from the United States is crucial for the safety of the country.

RONI COHEN

I grew up in Beachwood and graduated from Beachwood High School. I decided to join the IDF because I felt a connection to the State of Israel. I not only knew I wanted to serve in the IDF from a young

I will enlist in the IDF this summer or fall. I chose to serve in the IDF about two years before I moved to Israel. The decision was made for many reasons. It was mostly the romantic ones at first (serving the Jewish Roni Cohen

age, but I was a Zionist who wanted to pursue the Zionistic dream.

Every summer that I can remember was spent in Israel. I remember visiting my oldest sister Liat on her army base. I knew then that Israel was a part of who I am.

Anti-Semitism is on the rise all over the world, and Israel is the only country that Jews can fall back on.

It is important for Jews to realize that without Israel there is no safe place for us and no other place for us to call home. No matter where we are in the world, it is in Israel that we have our roots as a uniting factor.

MATTHEW COHEN

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I went on a Birthright trip to Israel in 2006 and it was very meaningful. It greatly strengthened my Jewish identity and after another trip to Israel, a lot of research, a lot of pondering and thinking about making Aliyah, I made the decision to move to Israel and join the IDF.

Matthew Cohen

I always say when you first tell your parents in Cleveland that you want to go to Israel and be a soldier, it’s kind of like telling them when you’re five years old that you want to be an astronaut. But once this became real and it was clear there was no going back, that this was what I wanted to do, they were very supportive.

I served for two years, from May 2009 to May 2011, as a combat paratrooper. I wanted to do something interesting in the IDF, that would challenge me, and I wanted to be with the very best soldiers.

Supporting Israel in any way we can is critical to our survival. From a pure numbers standpoint, there are so few Jews in the world really. I don’t think we could exist without Israel, without having a place that we can call home. This is where we came from and this is a place we can always go back to. It gives us our identity, one we did not have 70 years ago.

GEDALYA FRANKEL

Gedalya graduated from Fuchs Mizrachi in 2011 and is currently serving in an elite IDF unit as a paratrooper and combat medic. He is on patrol for 16 hours a day and was not available for an interview, so his parents Larry and Michelle Frankel shared some recent emails.

I came here willing to die for this country. I came here with a dream to make a difference. What I will never forget are the 6 million brothers and sisters who died for our people, the countless soldiers who died for this country. I will look back and have something to be proud of, that I took part in the Jewish army defending our state, defending Jewish freedom. I will look back on this and forget the hardships and I will smile with honor. This is my dream. It’s all of our dreams.

DANIEL NISMAN

I made Aliyah just two weeks after graduation from Beachwood High School in 2004. A lot of my choice to move here has to do with my upbringing. My grandmother is a survivor of Auschwitz, and my grandfather helped form a kibbutz in Israel. We spent many summers there and I always felt a connection.

I really always had a gut feeling that as a Jew there was no other place that I could really feel at home.

I served as a paratrooper in an elite combat unit. My younger brother Yoni is currently serving in a unit similar to the one I was in; he’s a good team member and a good soldier. I’m nervous for him, and so proud of him, I think of him every day.

Support of Israel from Cleveland, and from the United States, is critical. We are the insurance plan; we are the only guarantee. We are making sacrifices, so that Israel will always be here for every Jew, and people should be aware of us, know what’s going on here and know Israel will be here for them.

I am defending Israel and all the Jews around the world.

Be proud! When you talk to people, brag to them. Not to make me a hero (I’m scared out of my wits) but to make yourselves heroes. Tell your friends your son is taking part in this war, not with tears in your eyes but a smile on your face.

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What Does Israel Mean to YOU? What does Israel mean?

Israel is belonging. Israel means the strength of a lion, the brightness of the menorah’s lights, and the hope of an entire nation.

Israel is Hatikvah.

- Nedav Marcus

Kids & Teens Nowhere else can you hike mountains, swim at a beach, shop at an upscale mall in a city more than one thousand years old, and wish everyone around you a Shabbat Shalom.

- Naomi Grant To me Israel means a homeland and a safe place. When I was there studying abroad I felt so safe. Israel is my second home and I plan to live there when I’m older.

- Shaina Wolinsky

Israel is a magical place where all the miracles happened.

- Leah Mikhelson

Israel is a happy place with really nice people. I like going to the Kotel because I get to pray there. It’s a strong feeling and I feel extra close to G-d.

- Joey Abrams

“To me Israel is a land of religious prosperity for Judaism, Christianity and Islam. To me, Israel represents my historical roots as a Jew and should be a land of peace to all faiths.”

- Ben Gilbert

Israel is my heart, my home and my soul. It is the home of my religion. I have few relatives living there, but I do not feel alone, I am amongst our people, the family of Israel.

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What Does Israel Mean to YOU?

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It means our country, our heritage.

- Olga Vilenskaya

Israel is one of the most meaningful aspects of my life. As the daughter of Israelis and the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors who moved to Palestine after World War II and helped to establish the modern state of Israel, Israel is my second home and my heritage. It is a place where the Jewish people can be in control of our own destiny while being a significant, contributing member of the global community.

- Leora Hoenig

Israel is where the impossible becomes possible.

Israel is an essential part of Jewish identity. Israel is modern day proof that political activism and fighting for what’s right works; and we all need to do it.

- Mikhail Alterman

- Michelle Agin Sherman

Israel, more than any place in the USA, is my home and similarly the home of countless other Diaspora Jews. In that, the state has been given the invaluable opportunity to be a moral, cultural, and religious center for world Jewry and I want to help it realize that potential to its fullest.

- Zachary Peskarsky When I was in Israel, I was living every second to its fullest. There’s something about Israel that reminds you that life is happening right now and you should make the most of every minute.

- Laura Kestin 30

Israel is the home in my heart.

- Margarita Gochberg

Israel is an emotion, one that surfaces when your plane lands and people start to clap, when you pray at the Kotel and people start to cry, when you walk through Machaneh Yehudah and people are assaulted by smells of ethnically diverse foods and the din of many languages. Israel is family, both real and historical. Israel is a blend of our biblical past and a thriving and modern Jewish present.

- Susan Borison

Israel means the past, present, and future of the Jewish people.

- Scott Peterson

Being in Israel is being home. The only place I feel completely at ease, secure, happy and alive.

- Nancy Haimes

Israel feels like my home away from home. It is truly my happy place.

The food is sweeter, the sights more lovely, the people friendlier.

It is an incredible juxtaposition of ancient and modern, dark and light, secular and religious and I am deeply connected to the land and its people. I feel safer in Israel than anywhere else and my children have a freedom in Israel that they do not have in the US.

- Hallie Abrams

40s & 50s

I feel an incredible sense of peace and belonging when I travel around Israel. Whenever I walk on the ancient cobblestone roads I always feel the presence of the Jews that came before me to this sacred land and it strengthens my commitment to the land, the people and my religion.

- Jennifer Korach

We are taught that all Jews are responsible for one another: this tradition only comes to life with action.

What Israel means to me is defined by fulfilling that responsibility, in part, via the connections created between our community and Israel, in particular our sister city Beit Shean, through the efforts of our Federation.

The absence of such efforts by Jews in the developed Diaspora places Israel’s survival in jeopardy; and in my view leaves diasporic Jews with a glass half-full. Thus, in the most basic sense, Israel means well-conceived commitment to existence – existence of an evolving Jewish State and existence of the Jewish people on whole in a reciprocal relationship critical to world Jewry.

- Neil Waxman

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60s & 70s

My country, my faith, my love, my family forever.

- Ellen Brook

What Does Israel Mean to YOU? continued

The almost constant sun is a metaphor for Hatikva – The Hope! Israel is a guiding beam of light for technology, agriculture, love and PEACE; a leader for society throughout the world to emulate. Whatever is in the future, my first trip to Israel was “sabbaba” and totally awesome!!!

- Susan Stone

To me - as a Christian - Israel stands as a testimony to the authenticity of the Hebrew Scriptures. All of history has resolved around it, and will continue to revolve around it, because it’s the only nation in the world with which G-d is in covenant. I love you, Israel!

- Eileen Fitzgerald

In Israel, I felt surrounded by beauty, history, and a sense of pride to be Jewish.

- Beverly Pollack

The most meaningful aspect to me about Israel is The Law of Return. Through the law of return, Jews who have to get out from wherever they are living can walk into Israel and be accepted.

For me Israel is the place that rescues and saves Jews from all over the world. Even today, the French and Hungarian Jews who are still living there and see anti-Semitism coming are scared to death. The doors of Israel will always be open for them.

- Vic Cohen

Israel is our collective memory to the past and our lifeline to the future for the Jewish people.

- Larry Kadis

The most important place in the world for me.

- Bettie Trangle

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I will never forget when I learned Israel became a state. On May 15, 1948, I was traveling on a boat from Hungary with both of my parents. We were reunited with my father after the Holocaust. It was a truly remarkable moment.

- Erika Gold

I visited Israel with my husband 30 years ago. When we landed and heard Hatikvah, we felt like we had come home.

80s & 90s

- Myrna Freedman

Before the Holocaust, we fled Austria – we read the papers and knew we had to get out, that something was going to happen.

But, most of my family – the rest of my family - did not make it.

When I heard Israel was declared a state for the Jews, where any Jew could go and be free, I felt happy – for my family who were killed simply because they were Jewish – I felt happy that now others could live freely.

- Anne Bierderman

My family fled Poland when I was 11 years old because of the Nazi invasion, winding up in Siberia for 6 years.

Years later, when I was a student in Austria, I remember celebrating when the State of Israel was announced.

Partially because of the persecution we lived through, I felt a strong connection to Israel as the beloved home of the Jews.

- Peter Rzepka

I am 90 years old, fought in WWII and remember the world before the state of Israel was an independent Jewish state.

Knowing Israel exists makes all Jews feel safer - that we have a homeland where we will always be welcome.

- Harvey Freedman

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To Cleveland with love

Toby Lausin shares her adventures in Israel

A few days before Yom Ha’shoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, my program took us to Jerusalem to visit Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Museum. The first time I visited the museum two years ago, I felt like an outsider. I walked through weaving rooms of exhibits passively and recalled the dozens of times I had learned about the Holocaust growing up. But this time I saw it through completely different eyes. I appreciated that these were my people that suffered through this infamous moment in human history; that, 70 years ago, my group of 15 English teachers from North America would have been killed simply because we were Jewish. Ultimately, this time I appreciated that it could have been us.

Unlike my first visit to the museum, this time I left with an overwhelming sense of pride in being Jewish and a feeling of deep solidarity with Jewish people around the world.

If I could talk to the girl in my house packing last August, awaiting her departure for a 10-month MASA program in Israel, she would not believe what she was hearing.

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ou see, that girl was preparing to be a Masa Israel Teaching Fellow. She was packing for 10 months of teaching English, hiking and educational trips, Ulpan classes, and 85 hours of pedagogical training (though to be honest, she didn’t really know what that last part meant). She would look at me with doubt when I told her I could speak Hebrew, she wouldn’t understand when I told her I could teach a class of 40 boisterous Israeli children, and she would just about gasp when she heard that I was even considering making Aliyah. And I wouldn’t blame her. Because, somewhere amidst the Hebrew classes, pedagogical training and trips around Israel, this program, that started as a distraction to get my mother off my back after graduating college, became a deeply inspiring and life-changing part of my journey into adulthood.

When the two-minute siren sounded across the nation on Yom Ha’shoah in remembrance of those who perished, I wasn’t watching the pain of a nation, I was mourning with it. When the military ceremony on Yom Ha’zikaron honored the more than 23,000 soldiers and victims of terror who have fallen since before Israel’s independence, I was grieving with the families that had lost children, siblings, and friends.

And when fireworks went off on Yom Ha’atzmaut and the music started playing in the streets, I was celebrating the triumphs of 65 years with thousands of proud Israelis by my side. Rising and falling with the emotions of a nation, I am attached to Israel.

When I return home, I’ll be returning to the same city, the same house, and the same bedroom (and with many of the same clothes) I left 10 months ago, but as a completely changed person. Though Israel is on the other side of the globe, there are certain things that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. The friends I’ve made here, the knowledge about the ongoing struggles and successes of Israel, and the peace and security that come from finally knowing what Judaism means to me are not things that will soon be forgotten.

As I settle back into sunny Cleveland, Ohio and bite into my first Tommy’s hamburger in a year, I’ll reflect on the experience that finally allowed me to feel a part of, and pride in, my culture.

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Reflections from Israel:

Birthright participants recall their first trip to Israel as a rite of passage

Each year, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and TaglitBirthright Israel take Clevelanders ages 22-26 on a trip to Israel for free for ten days. Many have never been to Israel and are experiencing the Jewish homeland for the first time.

Here are some of their stories about how one trip to Israel changed their lives forever.

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ndrew Aronoff

Shabbat to me growing up was always lighting candles, saying the Kiddush and then eating challah.

After arriving in Israel, something was different. I am not sure whether it was because I was in Israel, the loud chanting of prayers in the room next to ours or because it was my first real Shabbat in about 3 years.

We performed the normal Shabbat rituals I was used to, but this time with a significantly different feeling.

Waking up Saturday, I was tired, but ready to get on the bus to explore the Old City. This would not happen by bus, as we were stuck to traveling by foot as our bus driver Baruch was observing the Sabbath. It was taking me a while to grasp this concept of rest and was further complicated by walking down a deserted Ben Yehuda street, which is normally bustling with people. I spent the rest of the week trying to figure out what made this Shabbat feel so different.

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mandatory activities on Saturday and we all slept in. We relaxed the entire day as a group. When Havdalah came on our final night in Israel, I finally figured out why it was so special and I knew it was something I would have to continue when I came back to Cleveland.

The Friday I got back from Israel, I did celebrate Shabbat as I promised myself I would. I lit candles, said Kiddush and had my ‘bread’. I then began to observe my newly acquired definition of Shabbat, taking time to just stop for a moment from my busy life and constantly buzzing technology, to relax and enjoy time with family and friends.

For more information on travel to Israel with the Cleveland Community Birthright Trip, please contact Jessie Bruder at 216.593.2869 or jbruder@jcfcleve.org.

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en Kwait

I grew up with almost no Jewish influence in my life. I never went to Hebrew school, I never had a Bar Mitzvah and I didn’t know many other Jews besides my family. The opportunity to travel on the Birthright trip came at the perfect time in my life and the impact has been life changing.

Now that I am back I have decided a couple important things about my life and how Judaism will play a role. I want to marry someone Jewish, I want to raise my future family as Jewish, I want to learn more about the history of the Jewish people, and I want to continue building on the feeling of belonging that Israel has given me.

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ikki Garinger

Israel, Judaism, and history was all my late grandmother, Barbara Green, would talk about. She wanted so badly for me to go to Israel and connect with the land and culture. I now feel a much deeper connection with my grandmother and have a better view of Judaism. The trip has left me with the need to explore my own Jewish identity and I plan to go back to Israel as soon as I can.

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ax Soroky

I have a new love and appreciation for the state of Israel. I feel more connected to Judaism than I have ever felt before.

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elia Lupton

It felt incredible to complete difficult hikes, swim in the Dead Sea, ride camels, and learn about Bedouin culture, plus perform community service projects. It allowed us to give back to Israel while we were there.

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Festival of Flavors: A Taste of Israel at home in Cleveland

Over 300 people joined together for an afternoon trip to Israel without leaving home. They journeyed by way of exotic flavors and aromas at Festival of Flavors, an event offering unique interaction with three women from Beit Shean, Israel that shared the spirit and culture of their home through culinary expertise.

Sara Cohen, Dina Hadida and Gila Levi are working on businesses that can boost tourism - and therefore the economy - in Beit Shean. “These women bring their beautiful Sephardic Israeli culture to us and enrich our lives here in Cleveland while we offer them training for their businesses that they cannot access where they live. It’s a wonderful relationship for everyone,” said Michal Soclof, who chaired the event.

Guests enjoyed a lively cooking demo, sampled Sephardic foods, tried on cultural costumes, sang and danced to Israeli music, viewed the film “The Sachne, My Home,” and participated in activities led

by Cleveland’s shin shin (Israeli emissaries) Ziv, Yuval, Yotam and Rotem.

Event participant Margie Weinberg said it was like having “A taste of Israel in Cleveland.”

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“Cleveland really is my sister, my family,” said Dina Hadida, one of the cooks from Beit Shean, “And what I learned here will help not just me but my whole community.”

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