The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
presents three outstanding Jewish travel trips this fall

CHARLESTON, BEAUFORT AND
SAVANNAH:
Our Southern Heritage

Left. Jodie Shi zan, right,
visits with a resident at the
Ilan Group Home for the
Handicapped, an indepen-
dent living facility for
adults with severe disabili-
ties.

October 26-November 2

Visit the country's oldest synagogue in continuous
use, stunning homes and antebellum mansions,
magnificent museums and more.

INFORMATIONAL MEETING

Below left: Enjoying din-
ner and dancing at the
Israel Art Museum are,
seated, Erin Cherkasky,
Jennz er Shiffyinan, Jodie
Shi an, Lezlie Meyer
an , standing, Faylyn Ross.

know more should meet in the lobby
before dinner. We expected maybe a
dozen, but 35 showed up."

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Scene
Happenings

Thursday, August 24 • 7 p.m,

ISRAEL:
The Shorashim Experience

November 12-30

In Israel, your classroom is a country. Take part in a unique Israel
experience featuring an interactive academic overview of
Jewish history through travel. This is an experience you will never forget!

INFORMATIONAL MEETING

August 21 • 7 p.m.
Meet Joel Goldman, education director of the Shorashim Program

For young adults, college age
through 30-something.

Michigan/Israel Connection and the
Agency for Jewish Education, along
with the Jewish Federation.
"I was most interested in how the
history interacts with the people, and
the concept of the ethnic mix deep-
ened my understanding," said Jason
Massman of West Bloomfield. A
transplanted Texan, he first visited
Israel on a Dallas teen tour in 1987.
Debbie Schwartzenfeld of West
Bloomfield said the class was "like a
refresher course."
"It got me excited about going,"
she said. "Another advantage is you
get to know each other."
The Young Adult Division also
held a pre-mission get-together and a
post-mission debriefing.
Will the classes be held again next
year?
"Absolutely," said trip co-chair
Scott Kaufman of Birmingham. Once
the mission got to Israel, the results
were apparent, he said.
In earlier years, tour guides had
assumed knowledge that people didn't
have, and mission participants, who
come from a wide array of back-
grounds, were often afraid to ask.
This mission was different,
Kaufman said.
"When we were in the Golan
Heights, for example, we ran short of
time. We said anyone who wanted to

JEWISH CUBA

Aug. 20 Sunday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Final
game, B'nai B'rith Leadership Network
softball. At High Meadow School,
Farmington Hills (on Aleckay, north of
12 Mile and east of Orchard Lake
Road). Bagels provided. Call Annise
Berger, (248) 478-2451.

Aug. 29 Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. Jewish
Federation Young Adult Division will
meet at the Temple, 344 W Nine
Mile, Ferndale. Cost: $7 at the door.
Cash bar and desserts. For informa-
tion, call Josh Cohen, (248) 203-
1471 or jcohen@jfmd.org .

Aug. 31 Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Hillel
of Metro Detroit miniature golf at
Golden Bear, 3500 Edgar Road,
Royal Oak. Cost is $3. For informa-
tion, call Robyn Grauer, (313) 577-
3459 or hillelprodir@wayne.edu .

November 12-20

Enjoy services and dinners with leaders of the Jewish community,
visit the famous sites of historic Cuba, meet with U.S. officials
to discuss U.S./Cuban relations.

FINAL INFORMATIONAL MEETING

Thursday, September 7 • 7 p.m.

All informational meetings will take place at the D. Dan and Betty Kahn
Building on the Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community
Campus, 6600 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield.

For information and to R.S.V.P., please call
Marilyn Wolfe at (248) 661-7636.

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Kara Weiner, Pro-Detroit coordi-
nator, compiled this list. To have
your programs listed, contact her
by the 10th of each month for
events occurring the following
month at the Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detroit, (248)
203-1499, or e-mail
kweiner@jfmd.org .
For late additions, call Alan
Hitsky at the Jewish News: (248)
354-6060 or e-mail
ahitsky@thejewishnews.com

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