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Participants on The Associated trip to Israel (Courtesy of Katie Applefeld)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore organized a trip to Israel for community leaders, rabbis and elected officials from Nov. 19-21.<\/p>\n

The intention of the trip, according to Associated volunteer leader Katie Applefeld, was to learn about the recovery from the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and to show Israelis that \u201cwe\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Applefeld and Rabbi Andrew Busch of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation discussed the journey.<\/p>\n

Applefeld<\/strong><\/p>\n

On day one, the Baltimore leaders took in a Jewish Federations of North America briefing on the situation, according to Applefeld. They also visited Magen David Adom to learn about the response to the attack and met with survivors from Kfar Aza, near the Gaza envelope.<\/p>\n

Applefeld talked to survivors who were stuck in bomb shelters for \u201chours and hours,\u201d she said. They kept hearing from community members, who said, \u201cThe terrorists are here. The terrorists are there.\u201d One survivor had lived in Kfar Aza for over 50 years. Another was a 13-year-old boy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey waited hours, hours, to be rescued. There are some people who can\u2019t go back, won\u2019t go back,\u201d Applefeld said. \u201cAnd there are many who plan to go back and rebuild.\u201d<\/p>\n

On day two, The Associated group met with the mayor of the regional council of Gezer in the center of the country. It\u2019s made up of agricultural communities that have lost workers since the outbreak of the war. The group visited a farm to see the impact firsthand.<\/p>\n

Then it spent most of the day in Ashkelon, The Associated\u2019s sister city in Israel. In Ashkelon, schools have been closed since Oct. 7, according to Applefeld.<\/p>\n

The Baltimore leaders also visited the trauma center in their partner community, where they learned that it would have to significantly scale up its resources. To Applefeld, the moment reinforced the need for the partnership to continue, and perhaps grow even stronger.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe amount of scaling up they\u2019re going to have to do to meet the needs is extraordinary,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The task seems daunting. But meeting it right away was not the purpose of the trip. The important thing was for Baltimore leaders to show their faces, Applefeld said. She said there were two reasons for the trip.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne was solidarity. These are longstanding partnerships. These are people we have worked with for many years. To show them we\u2019re here, we care, we\u2019re with you,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was also to bear witness. Meeting with survivors to hear their stories firsthand.\u201d<\/p>\n

After returning, Applefeld realized that first she needed to share the stories of survivors with Americans. Then it would be incumbent upon the Federation to organize a response to meet the needs of the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I got a better sense of what we can do when we go and how we can be helpful. We can organize groups of volunteers to go and do what needs to be done,\u201d Applefeld said. \u201cThey need more hands with so many people being called up in the reserves. Farms are suffering. Businesses are suffering. They just don\u2019t have the manpower. I think there\u2019s a real opportunity in the next few months to organize small groups to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the trip, Applefeld never felt like a tourist.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody we met said, \u2018Thank you for being here. Thank you for coming.\u2019 This felt like family. It really felt like these are my people. We are in this together,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Busch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Busch said he was moved by the reaction of the Israelis to the Baltimore leaders\u2019 presence.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow deeply appreciative every Israeli we met was for our being there. Everyone, from just the normal folks we were sitting and talking to, to the people at the hotel, to some of the officials we met,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt was straightforward.\u2018You can\u2019t imagine how meaningful it is for you just to be here.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

At the same time, Busch took in the immense practical challenge facing Israeli communities right now. Young people have been called up into the reserves. Workers are missing because they\u2019ve gone back to Thailand. Buildings have been hit by rockets.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were really focusing on the human and communal side of this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Despite the challenge, though, Busch heard about hope. Over and over.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a real sense of the future,\u201d he said. \u201cPeople who plan on rebuilding their towns and rebuilding their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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