** X0 ***.* *XX* X xX*XX X x0.000 x . " Community ....XXX 0 . THE GREATEST INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN THE COUNTRY IS ONLY GETTING BETTER! ST It TRAX *A I 000 00 I 0000 0 I 0000 0 00I n BIr rvn (AND WERE RIGHT IN YOUR BACKYARD) Friendship Circle Hosts Workshops EVENT PRODUCTIONS (From to left: MC Layne, Tarik, Jeff, TJ. Lutalo, Jamez, Emily & D. Brown/Not Pictured: Todd & 30 Beautiful and Talented Interactive Dancers) xmo k omm ill oo tol lip ol tg wiso imilm solilmilvol ir s SO11114141 1114A 11(1- l lll ll XA S l 1 l ll 1 $11111, S 1111111 , (248) 263-6300 DETROIT. PITTSBURGH • WASHINGTON D.C.. CLEVELAND. INDIANAPOLIS You can't enjoy jewelry if it's sitting in your safe deposit box. Sell or borrow on it for immediate cash. We deal in jewelry, watches & gemstones. A Service to Private Owners, Banks & Estates Gem/Diamond Specialist Fine Jewelers Est. 1919 Lawrence M. Allan, President 30400 Telegraph Rd. • Suite 134 Bingham Farms 248-642-5575 Daily 'Til 5:30 Sat. 'Til 3 Manor Motorcar Company 39500 Grand River Avenue • Novi, Michigan 48375 (248) 426-9600 • Fax (248) 426-8686 Mike Dega 1998 Salesman of The Year will handle every facet of your purchase from sate to financing, lease or buy. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY AVAILABLE ON THE MOST POPULAR MODELS: 1/29 1999 44 Detroit Jewish News New Officers For Beit Kodesh Congregation Beit Kodesh recently held its installation of officers for the 1999-2000 term. Elected are Jeffery Kirsch, presi- dent; Martin Diskin and Al Gittleman, vice presidents; Phyllis Lewkowicz, treasurer; Joanne Rabinowitz, corresponding secretary; Julie Abel-Grippo, recording secre- tary; Bill Cottrell and Aaron Engel, trustees (four-year term). Israeli Movies At Kahn JCC If you are not wearing it... sell it!... or BORROW on it! AWARDED CERTIFICATE BY GIA IN GRADING & EVALUATION The Daniel Sobel Friendship Circle will host the third annual "Strategies for Special Needs" Seminar for its 200 teenage volunteers 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, at the Jimmy Prentis Morris Jewish Community Center in Oak Park. Janice Fialko, M.S.W, A.C.S.W., Irene Swerdlow-Fried, Psy.D., and Sara Eisenman, M.S.W., will present three workshops as well as lead a discussion forum. Lunch will be served. Call the Friendship Circle for details: (248)855-1212. 2000 Model S Class Fastest Availability in Greater Detroit Mercedes-Benz Israeli House of Detroit will host an evening of Israeli movies 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at the Kahn Jewish Community Center. The Israeli House is a program for Israelis and Americans who want to strengthen their connection to Israel through cultural and social events. The program exists in American cities with large Jewish communities. At 7 p.m., the film Pick a Card will be shown, followed at 9 p.m. by Passover Fever. Light refreshments will be served. The $5 admission fee will go toward future events. The public is invited. The Israeli movie evening is spon- sored by the Michigan/Israel Connection, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and the Jewish Community Center. For information, call the Michigan/Israel Connection, (248) 645- 7878. Rabbi Wine Reviews Books The Birmingham Temple will host three evenings of book reviews by Rabbi Sherwin Wine. The books provide new perspectives on the expression of anti-Semitism and genocide. Starting at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, Rabbi Wine will discuss My German Question by Peter Gay. On Monday, Feb. 8, he will review I Will Bear Witness by Victor Klemperer; and on Monday, Feb. 15, Memory's Tailor by Lawrence Rudner. All forums will be at the Birmingham Temple. They are open to the public. ,There is an admission fee of 54 for temple members and $6 for non- members. AJE Hosts Mifgash The Agency for Jewish Education invites Hebrew speakers to its next monthly mifgash (get together) 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at the Agency for Jewish Education in Southfield. Guest speaker Doron Laks will discuss "From the Land of Milk and Honey to the Land of Chip and Bio-Technology" A resident of Michigan for the last 10 years, Laks is an international business consultant for high-tech Israeli compa- nies. He served as president and CEO of companies in the fields of robotics and laser technologies in Israel for 20 years and established and managed Israeli sub- sidiaries in Switzerland, Germany and the United States. The mifgash is free of charge. Call Nira Lev, (248) 354-1050, to pre-register. Ready To Learn At Emanu-El Early childhood Jewish educators are invited to "An Evening of Recognition and Learning" starting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, at Temple Emanu- El. The program is sponsored by the Agency for Jewish Education and the Michigan Jewish Association for the Education of Young Children. The evening will commence with a keynote speech by Dan Hodgins, child and family specialist who is host of a PBS special, "Ready to Learn." Hodgins will discuss "Discipline: = /