March 20, 1 p.m. Lifelong Learning and
Book Series features Rabbi Sherwin Wine,
Birmingham Temple, reviewing Islam by
Karen Armstrong. Dessert and beverages.
$5. 26400 Lahser Road, suite 100,
Southfield. RSVP by March 15: (248)
355-3300.
Hadassah, Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Temple Israel — Thursday, March 21, 7
p.m. Rose, a concert version of a one-
woman play by Martin Sherman features
Olympia Dukakis. $25 general seating,
$36 preferred, $100 patron. RSVP: (248)
683-5050.
Hadassah, Eleanor Roosevelt Group —
Saturday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.
International dinneCand silent auction.
$9 person, $18 couple. Susie Barr (248)
855-1436, Enid Bienstock (248) 851-
7640.
Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah —
Tuesday, March 26, 11:30 am.-1 p.m.
Rabbi Arnie Sleutelberg, Congregation
Shir Tikvah will speak on "Jewish Humor
Through the Ages." Dairy lunch. $13.
RSVP by March 19: (248) 683-5030.
SENIORS
Beth Elders — Tuesday, March 19,
noon. Luncheon features dancing per-
formance by Otis Brown. $10 members,
$11 guests. RSVP: Doris Kushner (248)
352-5882.
Temple Israel Treasures — Wednesday,
March 20, noon. The Banjoes of
Michigan will entertain at the luncheon
meeting. Charge. Ethel Traurig (248)
682-7232.
ChaZaKaH/Young-at-Heart —
Thursday, March 21, 12:30 p.m.
Luncheon features Josh Berkovitz, presi-
dent, Israel Defense Force, Michigan
Chapter with an update on the Palestinian
terror attacks on Israel. $9 members, $10
guests. Adat Shalom Synagogue,
Farmington Hills. Send check by March
14: Alice Cohen, 29325 Lancaster Drive,
#210, Southfield, MI 48034. (248) 851-
1100.
YOUTH
Congregation B'nai Moshe — Sunday,
March 17, 9:45-11 a.m. "Less Bar, More
Mitzvah" for grades 6-8 and their parents.
No charge. Susan Sinai (248) 788-0600.
Maureen Schiffman and Coco —
Sunday, March 17, 4 p.m. "Coco Goes
to Visit the Gan." No charge. Gan
Shalom Preschool, Congregation Beth
Shalom, Oak Park. (248) 547-7970.
Jewish Cultural Society — Sunday,
March 24, 10 a.m.-noon. Pesach parent-
preschool class will include songs, stories
and art projects. $12 one child, $15 two
children for members; $15 one child, $19
two children for guests. Ann Arbor JCC.
(734) 975-9872.
Fresh Air Society/Tamarack Camps —
Monday, March 18, 7 p.m.
Informational meeting for children and
parents. Max M. Fisher Federation Bldg.,
Bloomfield Twp. (248) 647-1100.
SINGLES
Jewish Professional Singles
• Bravo Music Party — Saturday, March
16, 8 p.m.Walk right in sing-along and
social. 14 Mile and Farmington Roads.
Marji Silk (248) 544 1203.
• Book Review — Tuesday, March 19, 7
p.m. The Oasis by Petru Popescu.
Refreshments. Sandra (248) 432-5600.
• Jazz Shabbat — Friday, March 22, 6
p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. service. Temple
Beth El. RSVP by March 19; ask to sit at
the singles table: (248) 851-1100.
• Passover Seder Service — Wednesday,
March 27, 6:30 p.m. Thornberry Club
House. $30 adults, $12 children. RSVP
by March 20: Send checks to Cynthia
Leven, 10825 Elgin, Huntington Woods,
MI 48070.
Singles Extension Group — Tuesday,
March 19, 7:30 p.m. Coffee and conver-
sation with radio host Ike Engelbaum
speaking on "The Bright Side of Aging."
Refreshments. $6. Temple Israel, West
Bloomfield. Barbara Ginsburg (248) 353-
7261, Doris Lipson (248) 538-7799.
CLUBS/AFFILIATES
MI-COEJL (Michigan Coalition on the
Environment and Jewish Life), JVNA
(Jewish Vegetarians of North America)
— Sunday, March 17, 2-5 p.m. "2002
Great American Meatout" features speak-
ers and literature on the environment and
health and nutrition, food sampling and
raffle prizes. Gerry Kulick Community
Center, 1201 Livernois, Ferdale. (248)
642-5393, (248) 288-6052.
American Jewish Committee,
Metropolitan Detroit Chapter —
Wednesday, March 20, 7:45 p.m.
County Sheriff Michael Bouchard and
Wayne State Law Professor Robert Sedler
will discuss national identification cards
and racial profiling. West Bloomfield
JCC. (248) 646-7686.
Tau Epsilon Rho Law Society —
Thursday, March 21, 6:30 p.m. Guest
speaker Steven L. Permut, Reising,
Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, Learman
McCulloch, PC will speak on "The Ins
and Outs of Patent Applications — A
Primer for Non-IP Practitioners." $20.
Cash bar. Max and Erma's, 31205
Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills.
RSVP: Barry Lipitt (248) 357-0002.
OAK PARK JCC
For information or to RSVP: Jewish
Communi t y Center, Jimmy Prentis Morris
Building, 15110W 10 Mile Roach Oak
Park, (248) 967-4030. No charge for
events unless noted
• Rabbi Elliot Pachter — Monday,
March 18, 1 p.m. Lecture.
• Yiddish Concert — Thursday, March
21, 1 p.m. Performance by Cantor David
Gutman, Congregation Beit Kodesh
accompanied by Rose Morgan.
• Senior Lunch Bunch — Mondays-
Fridays. Kosher lunches for adults ages
50 and older. Eugene (248) 968-1260.
WEST BLOOMFIELD JCC
For information or to RSVP: Jewish
Community Center, D. Dan and Betty
Kahn Building 6600 W Maple Roach West
Bloomfield, (248) 661-1000. No charge for
events unless noted.
• "Our Center — Past, Present and
Future" — Tuesday, March 19, 7 p.m.
Panel discussion will include Irwin Shaw,
executive director emeritus; U.S. District
Court Judge Avern Cohn and Melba
Winer, Jewish Federation Lifetime
Achievement Award winner with modera-
tor David Gad Harf, executive director,
Jewish Community Council. No charge.
HILLEL ON CAMPUS
Michigan State University — For infor-
mation or to RSVP, Hillel• (517) 332-
1916
• Torah Study —Wednesday, March 20,
8 p.m. Dinner. 112 Olds Hall.
• Passover Scavenger Hunt — Saturday,
March 23, 8-11 p.m.
• Jewish Comedy Film Series — Sunday,
March 24, 4 p.m. Yentl. Refreshments.
111 Olds Hall.
Western Michigan University — For
information or to RSVP: Aaron (616) 387-
1356
• Rabbi Jacobovitz — Sunday, March
24.
• Seder — Wednesday, March 27.
EDUCATION
Frankel Center for Judaic Studies —
University of Michigan, Salinger Resource
Center, 3040 Frieze Bldg, 105 S. State
Street, Ann Arbor. (734) 763-9047
• Travels With My Brother — Thursday,
March 21, 4-6 p.m. Screening and dis-
cussion by Rami Kimchi, filmmaker and
PhD candidate, Near Eastern
Studies/Modern Hebrew Literature,.
University of Michigan. Also, excerpts
from Cinema Egypt. Modern Languages
Bldg., lecture room 2, 812 E. Washington
Street.
SUPPORT
Temple Beth El — Wednesdays, month-
ly beginning March 20, 7 p.m., Suicide
survivors support group led by Dr.
Roberta Toll, PhD. (248) 851-1100, ext.
3142.
Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish
Community Adult Day Care Program
— Thursday, March 21, 1:30-3 p.m.
Support group meeting. Fleischman
Residence/Blumberg Pla72, 6710 W.
Maple Road. RSVP: Marjorie Olson
(248) 661-6390.
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Music Competition — performance
tape to submitted by April 20. The
Bohemians (The Musicians Club of
Greater Detroit) announce solo concerto
competition for orchestral instruments.
High school and college students,
between the ages of 16 and 22, throu
out Michigan are eligible. For application
and information: Mr. Herbert Couf,
37685 Russett Drive, Farmington Hills,
MI 48331.
Water Color Exhibition — slides must
be postmarked by March 23. Michigan
Water Color Society 55th annual exhibi-
tion, May 25-July 21, 2002, is open to all
watermedia on paper, artist must be a
current or former Michigan resident.
Linda Mendelson (248) 352-3973.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Jewish Home and Aging Services
Fleischman Residence/Blumberg Own
— Trip escorts, poker players, babies and
toddlers for Bubbe Baby and Zeyde Club,
entertainment hosts, makeup artists, craft
leaders, performers and social dancers.
Linda Foster (248) 661-2999, ext. 299.
Jewish Community Chaplaincy Program
• Parachaplain 1 hour weekly or
biweekly. Visit Jewish residents of non-
Jewish facilities or conduct Jewish pro-
grams for the Jewish residents of non-
Jewish facilities. Shirley Jarcaig (248) 661-
2999, ext. 300.
• Passover Parcel Deliverers — 1-time
volunteer. Deliver Purim parcels to the
Jewish residents of non-Jewish care facili-
ties. Shirley Jarcaig (248) 661-2999, ext.
300.
JHAS Guardianship Program
• Guardianship Volunteer — 1-2 hours
monthly. Monitor the care of
Guardianship clients in various residential
settings. Shirley Jarcaig (248) 661-2999,
ext. 300.
.
Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish
Community Adult Day Care Program
— Assist direct care staff in dementia-spe-
cific adult day care program with group
activities or games, share music/gardening
talents or accompany participants on out-
ings. General office support such as
answering phones, filing, mailings and
data entry also needed. Jennifer Kellman
(248) 661-6390, West Bloomfield. Julie
Sowa (248) 559-5000, Southfield.
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