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YouthAbility Visits Israel

The Jewish Family Service Association's at-risk teen group will meet other kids in sister city Beit Shean, volunteer for eight days

The ’s YouthAbility kids are in Israel to meet other kids and volunteer for eight days.

 supports youth with disabilities or who are at risk to develop job skills through

The group left Sunday for the trip.

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They will visit Jewish Cleveland’s sister city Beit Shean and meet with developmentally challenged students they have video conferenced with, part of an effort to create lasting relationships with people from this city.

The group will also visit Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Their volunteer work includes harvesting produce for people in need and preparing meals at a soup kitchen.

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