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Hands-on Zionism: Kids participating in a five-week Young Judaea summer trip to Israel arrived at Har Herzl, the military cemetery in Jerusalem, just in time to shake the hand of Prime Minister Arik Sharon, who was attending memorial services on the 95th anniversary of the death of Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism, who is buried there. From left to right, Prime Minister Sharon and his security guard; Seth Gildenblatt, 17, Cincinnati, OH; Lara Altman, 16, St. Louis, MO; Michelle Wadler, 16, Teaneck, NJ; and Nili Molvin, 17, San Mateo, CA