IS CANCER INHERITED? (.7) A Free Health Talk From The Josephine Ford Cancer Center WHERE Machon Plans Education Events Machon L'. Torah, the Jewish Learning Network of Michigan in Oak Park, will open up the six-week spring semester of its JudaiCollege education- al program, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14. Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz will lead the lecture on "Six Short Steps to Basic Judaism" at the Kahn o Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. For more information, call Machon, (248) 967-0888. As part of the JudaiCollege semes- ter, Machon L: Torah will offer a free five-week crash course in basic Hebrew, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18. Jeff Perlstein will lead this series at the Kahn Jewish Community Center. For information or reservations, call the Machon office. Machon L'Torah will hold an infor- mative Shabbat experience, 7:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the Jewish Resource Center in Ann Arbor with Rabbi Avraham and Bayla Jacobovitz. An Oneg will follow at 9 p.m. At 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, there will be a Shabbat lunch and learn. There is no charge, but reservations are required. For information or reser- vations, call the Machon office. Conversations In Hebrew c) The Agency for Jewish Education of Metropolitan Detroit-Midrasha will offer a new way to study Hebrew for students who want to develop conversa- tional skills and have some basic reading skills: Hebrew Lunch and Learn. The Beginner Plus Hebrew class will meet noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Agency for Jewish Education, 21550 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, starting Wednesday, Oct. 14. Students can bring a bag lunch. There is a fee. To register or for information, call Nira Lev, (248) 354-1050. Sorority Plans Reunion Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority is searching for former members to join the annual reunion luncheon Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Community House in Birmingham. For details call Florence Herman, (248) 258-6786. Temple Shir Shalom 3999 Walnut Lake Rd. Capitol Steps At ADL Benefit The Capitol Steps traveling troupe of Congressional-staffers-turned-comedi- ans will perform at the annual "Night of Comedy" sponsored by Anti- Defamation League/Michigan Chapter. The performance is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at Knollwood Country Club, 5050 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield. Proceeds from the evening will benefit the ADL's programs and pro- jects dedicated to fighting anti- Semitism, prejudice and bigotry, and defending democracy. An hors d'oeu- vres buffet, cocktails and dessert, as well as the performance, are included with ticket purchase. Cost for the evening is $175 per person (a tax- deductible contribution less $55 for food and beverage.) For information, call the ADL, (248) 355-3730. (corner of Orchard Lake Rd.) West Bloomfield, MI 48323 WHEN October 13, 1998 7 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. WHO Dr. S. David Nathanson, Director, Breast Care Center, Josephine Ford Cancer Center Nancie Petrucelli, M.S., Genetic Counselor, Josephine Ford Cancer Center Professor Speaks At Bonds Dinner S. David Nathanson, M.D. Dr. Ralph Nurnberger, adjunct profes- sor of international relations at Georgetown University will be the guest speaker at the 24th Annual Israel Bonds Tam-O-Shanter Country Club Dinner Dance honoring Merrill Fishman, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the club. Nurnberger was appointed the first executive director of "Builders for Peace," which was established to sup- port the Middle East peace process through American private sector investment in the West Bank and Gaza. He spent eight years as a legisla- tive liaison for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). He is the author of a study on the his- tory of the West Bank prepared for the UJA Young Leadership Program, and was awarded the Ralph Nurnberger Myrtle Wreath Award by the New York Chapter of Hadassah. For information regarding this event and the securities issued by the State of Israel Bonds, call the Israel Bonds office, (248) 352-6555, or (toll free) (888) 352-6556. Nancie Petrucelli, M.S. For more information, please call toll-free: 1-888-734-JFCC (5322) HEALTH SYSTEM JOSEPHINE FORD CANCER CENTER Expect more from your physician. www.henryfordhealth.org TATE FLOWERS (248) 559-5424 ?et GIFTS OF NATURE WEDDING & PARTY SPECIALISTS FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 19799 W. 12 SOUTHFIELD, MI MILE 48076 10/9 1998 *v Detroit Jewish News 57