OCTOBER 28, 1994 Samuel Bak Retroepective The Janice Charach Epstein Muse- um/Gallery will present a retrospective of the internationally acclaimed artist Samuel Bak from Nov. 5 through Jan. 12. The opening night reception, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m., will coincide with the open- ing of the Jewish Community Center's annual Book Fair. Mr. Bak will be at the reception and as speaker Nov. 6 at 1 p.m. Mr. Bak will autograph his catalogues and books at these times. Samuel Bak's work reflects his ex- periences as a survivor of the Holo- caust. His paintings contain a visual vocabulary addressing universal themes and the plight of the human condition.The artist will be in the gallery Nov. 6 from noon-4 p.m. The public is welcome free of charge. The Janice Charach Epstein Mu- seum/Gallery is located in the Jew- ish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, 6600 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Gallery hours are Monday-Wednesday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. For information, call 661-7641. AIDS Memorial Quilt Is A Reminder Shula Fleischer Fleischer Leads Torah Study Shula Fleischer will lead the Con- servative Movement's weekly Torah study series Nov. 3 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Max M. Fish- er Building. The program is spon- sored by the Michigan Region the the United Synagogue, the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Michigan Region Rabbinical As- sembly, Ms. Fleischer, a teacher at Hil- lel Day School for over 20 years, is completing a degree in Jewish ed- ucation at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. She re- ceived her masters' from the Uni- versity of Michigan and has a teaching certificate from the Teacher's Seminary at the Uni- versity of Tel Aviv. Participants will study the week- ly Torah portion with traditional and contemporary sources. There is no charge for the class and reser- vations are not required. WAYMEE AUMOSIMM Calendar 8;; T:7"77 7777,-,Yr 4 , A Chanukah bazaar will be held at Congregation Beth Shalom. The event includes a gift bazaar, a latke lunch, book sale and storytelling. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m, Tuesday, November 1 Professor Speaks At Adat Shalom Dr. Ruth Wisse, a writer on Jewish politi- cal affairs, will speak 3:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at Adat Shalom Synagogue. Admission is free. Dr. Wisse, professor of Yiddish and com- parative literature at Harvard University, will speak on the state of world Jewry un- der the auspices of La'Asot, a Detroit area organization dedicated to uncompromising support of Israel and to fighting anti-Semi- tism. Before joining Harvard, Dr. Wisse taught at McGill University for seven years. She also taught at Hebrew University, Stanford University, New York University and Tel Aviv University. She has written three books and edited four others; she is senior editor of the Li- brow), of Yiddish Classics. Religious schools have joined other volunteers in making panels for the AIDS Memo- rial Quilt which is being brought to the community by the Michigan Jewish AIDS Coalition and by the Ben N. Teitel Charitable Trust. The quilt will be displayed a the Maple/Drake Jewish Community Center. Birm- ingham Temple, Temple Israel in Ann Arbor, Temple Emanu-El, Temple Kol Arni, Congregation Shaarey PHOTO BY GELNN TRIEST Zedek, Congregation Shir Tikvah, Temple Shir Shalom, Congre- gation Beth Shalom, Jewish Parents Insti- tute, Temple Israel re- ligious schools and the Michigan State Uni- versity Hillel will par- ticipate in the making of quilt panels. Each panel has an AIDS victim's name and biographical infor- mation sewn into it and acts as a symbolic reminder of the num- bers of people that have been affected by the epidemic in some An AIDS vigil at Temple Israel. way. Finished panels may be presented at the opening or closing ceremonies of "...Un- til There Is A Cure," the Nov. 27-Dec. 8, 1994, Detroit area display of the memorial quilt. For details or to volunteer, call MJAC, (810) 356-2123. A flu immunization clinic will be held at the Maple/Drake Jewish Community Center from 10 am. until noon. Call 661-100 0 °' ember 1 818. ff ens .11,) A , v4.40- Spe tttgtto s,,,, lefhlt A' ;$8 ,— NA* 8.8.88 88 sus, c z 29