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I will take my newly learned knowl- edge back to my many communities that I am a part of and educate them. The convention was also extremely impactful because through young adult programming, I connected with other women who I can use as a support sys- tem now. The convention may have been expensive, but I attended on a full schol- arship from the Arcus Social Justice Leadership Fund, a Kalamazoo College fund that supports social justice leader- ship projects. The Women's Convention was one of the best weekends of my life. I am so thankful for the scholarship I received, which enabled me to attend. One of every three participants was awarded a scholarship from the Women's March fund or other sources. I hope this will encourage other young women to attend events like these, with the support of Federation's Women's Foundation. Rachel Wasserman Kalamazoo College student West Bloomfield Friends Of Israel On Sunday, Nov. 5, we had the privilege of attending the "Thank God For Israel Day" at the Sheraton Hotel in Novi. This annual event, the 13th spon- sored by the Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, is held to educate and bring the Christian and Jewish communities together in steadfast support for the State of Israel. There were 100 enthusiastic pro- Israel supporters who attended the luncheon. We listened with great interest to our speakers, Eli Burman, a passionate activist for the communities of Judea and Samaria and a volunteer sup- porter of One Israel Fund from Baltimore, Md., along with Rabbi David Marcus, Israel director for One Israel Fund. Rabbi Marcus high- lighted the great need in this area for medical care and the vision of Binyamin Medical Center to help meet the needs of the current and future residents in Judea and Samaria. The medical facility is being located to serve both the Jewish and Arab com- munities of Judea and Samaria. Also, the goal of the One Israel Fund is to provide economic opportunity for all. Currently, residents must travel to Jerusalem on a highly congested road, and often the trip can last from 30 to over 80 minutes. Burman's and Marcus' enthusiasm and knowledge of Israel and particu- larly Israel's Judea and Samaria regions gave us a desire to learn and do more for the residents there. We came away from this experience encouraged by our Christian friends, who expressed their wholehearted commitment to the survival of the State of Israel and its people. As Psalm 133:1 states: "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for breth- ren to dwell together in unity." Our congratulations and thank you to Rev. Tim Munger, the Friends of Israel Great Lakes executive director, for his tireless efforts with this yearly program and his organization's dedica- tion to Israel. Margot and Herb Gardner, StandWithUs/Michigan Paul Matlin, Irving Ginsberg, Isaak Itkis and Ed Kohl, Volunteers for Israel Eugene Greenstein, Zionist Organization of America/Michigan Andre Douville, Walk for Israel No Man's Land On The Internet I don't believe you have to run away or fight on the Internet ("Fight or Flight?" Nov. 16) but it is a no-man's land for an independent moderate, someone both anti-Trump and pro-Israel. I find myself agreeing with many of my liber- al friends regarding our current presi- dent and yet often agree with my most conservative friends who stand with Israel against its strong detractors. It is a lot easier posting pictures of family and cool photos and get- ting likes instead of angry comments stirred by political opinions. Yet, I don't think there's anything wrong with sharing strong opinions, as long as we are respectful and listen to both sides. Unfortunately, it seems so many people have locked themselves into their own polarized corners and only hear what they want to hear. I have only unfriended one Facebook friend because of her constant criti- cism of Israel and its "apartheid poli- cies." And, sadly, I have witnessed Facebook friends of mine in heated confrontational arguments with each other following an article I posted. And then, all I can whisper to myself is "oy vey, what have I started?" and hear in my head Rodney King's "Can't we all just get along?" Sadly, this country is even more divided than it was in 1991, 26 years ago, and so are Jews. In my prayers, I can envision more Jews questio ning both hard-liners who hate criticism of Trump as well as liberals who stand with extremists condemning Israel. As a Jew, I completely like and stand with Harry Onickel ("Don't Place Politics Ahead of Judaism," Nov. 16, page 5) when he writes, "The more BDS and anti-Semitism we are foolishly will- ing to overlook, the more we will get, especially when we allow ourselves to be so easily manipulated." I hope Jews on each side of the politi- cal fence can agree with Harry and will take a stand against Jew-hatred, wher- ever it comes from. Arnie Goldman Farmington Hills Eli Burman Sara Deitch CORRECTION Sara Deitch's name was misspelled in "Work Continues," (Nov. 16, page 20).