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Royal Oak Setting
For Town Hall Meeting

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oyal Oak will be the set-
ting for the second in a
series of Town Hall
meetings aimed at
reaching out to the new Jewish
populations in metropolitan
Detroit. Sponsors are the Jewish
Community Council of Metropoli-
tan Detroit and The Jewish News.
Hosted by Congregation
T'chiyah, the Royal Oak Town
Hall meeting will begin at 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the
Royal Oak Woman's Club.
The Town Hall meetings repre-
sent the first concerted effort by the
organized Jewish community to
reach out to residents living outside
the several Oakland County suburbs
with significant Jewish populations.
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organizational partners and area
residents, each Town Hall meeting
will offer participants the opportu-
nity Eo learn about the various ser-
vices provided by metro-area Jewish
organizations, discuss their needs
and explore the unique issues facing
them as Jewish members of their
community. Leaders from area con-
gregations and agencies will be on
hand to take part in the meetings
and respond to questions.
Additional Town Hall meetings
are planned for 1998-99 in
Troy/Rochester Hills, Grosse Pointe
and Plymouth/Canton. A local
Jewish organization or communal
group will host each meeting.
For more information, contact
the Jewish Community Council,
(248) 642-5393.

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Menorah Art Show Preview
At Somerset On Sunday

he 100 Year Celebration
Menorah Art Show pre-
view will be held from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sun-
day, Nov. 29, at the Somerset Col-
lection South in Troy.
The invitational show, running
from Nov. 30 to Dec. 13 during
regular mall hours, will feature orig-
inal works of artists in media such
as brass, limestone and steel, cast
bronze, crystal, ceramics and alu-
minum. The menorah will be dis-
played not just as a religious symbol
but also as a piece of art.
Artists represented include
Daniel Anderson, Herb Babcock,
Susan Beiner, Joseph Bonifas,
Maxwell Davis, Deirdre Daw,
Michele Oka Doner, Gary Griffin,
Ted Lee Hadfield, Susan Holt,
Gary Kulak, William Levitt,
Thomas Madden, Albert Paley,
Anat Shiftan, Peter Shire, Anna Sil-
ver, Karen Miller Thomas, Cristen
Velliky, James Viste, Steven Wein-
berg, Joseph Wesner and Albert
Young.
An interactive computer display

will accompany the Menorah Art

Show. The display will be divided
into five sections: history of
Chanukah, Chanukah holiday sym-
bols, Chanukah food and recipes,
children's section and special inter-
est. A short section will describe the
artists included in the exhibit.
Menorahs will be offered for sale
with a portion of the proceeds
going to the United Jewish Founda-
tion.
Janis Wetsman is the curator of
the Menorah Art Show.
Admission to the preview is $18
per person and includes a reception
with hors d'oeuvres and desserts.
RSVP to Dale Rubin at Federation,
(248) 203-1471.
The show is part of the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit/United Jewish Foundation
of Metropolitan Detroit 100 Year
Celebration Committee series of
events.
For derails about the 100 Year
Celebration, visit the Web site
jewishdetroit100.org or call
(888) 469-0100.

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