Sixty-five Jewish residents from Greater Cincinnati will head to Israel Sunday on a weeklong solidarity mission.

        The trip, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and United Jewish Communities, is the first from the Tristate since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

        The residents will be among 450 Jews from across the country traveling to Israel next week. The goal is to show solidarity with Israelis — who may feel especially isolated now, as commentators urge Israel to make concessions to the Palestinians to ease Arab discontent over America's war in Afghanistan — and to get a sense of Israel's constant military challenge, said Elliot Karp, director of financial resource development for the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. Mr. Karp will be making the trip.

        “After Sept. 11, unfortunately for all the wrong reasons, we have a lot more in common with what Israelis deal with on an ongoing basis,” Mr. Karp said Friday.

        Group members will meet with Israeli officials throughout the week, including Deputy Prime Minister Natan Scharansky and Avrum Burg, the speaker of the Knesset, Israel's parliament.

        They also will visit Netnaya, just north of Tel Aviv, as part of a new National Jewish Federation effort called Partnership 2000. The program encourages Netnaya and Cincinnatians to share ideas that could be implemented in their respective countries.

        Cincinnatians, for example, are interested in hearing the Netnayans' thoughts on police-community relations, Mr. Karp said. In return, Cincinnatians will share their experience with child day care.

        For updates on the group's trip, visit www.jewishcincinnati.org.

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