Thursday, Jan. 27 Sunday, Jan. 30 Concert Sunday Schmooze on local and national topics, 10:30-11:30 p.m. Oak Park JCC (248) 967-4030. • "Raising Kids With a Positive Jewish Identity," a workshop led by social worker Carol Lapidus and Stacey Weinberg, hosted by Jewish Cultural Society, 10 a.m.-noon. $5 members, $10 guests. (734) 975-9872. Soprano Becky Fisher and pianist Martin Mandelbaum perform old favorites and show tunes, 1 p.m. Oak Park JCC (248) 967-4030. Doll Project Create medical play dolls for children in area hospitals and Israel with Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah, Tikvah Group, 10 a.m.-noon; donate extra yarn for cap and lap pad knitters. RSVP: Elaine (248) 851-6306, Sheri (248) 333-7373. Mah Jongg Tournament Register 6:15 p.m.; play begins 6:45 p.m. $20 prepay, $25 at door. Temple Israel. Jodi Mills (248) 661-3950. Tsunami Relief Dinner Raise funds with Temple Emanu-El at spaghetti dinner. $9 adults, $6 children ages 5-12, no charge children under 5. RSVP: (248) 967-4020. Friday, Jan. 23 with Dr. Adolfo Roitman, curator, Shrine of the Book, Jerusalem: 8 p.m. Friday, "The Shrine of the Book as a Secular Temple in Modern Israel;" 10 a.m. Saturday, "The Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Myth and Reality;" 1:30 p.m. Saturday, "The Dead Sea Scrolls in Historical Context;" 9:30 a.m. Sunday, "The Significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls for Judaism and Christianity." $40 session, $90 all ses- sions, members; $40 session, $100 all session, guests. (248) 477-1410. Iraq Topic Temple Kol Ami 8 p.m. Brotherhood Shabbat features guest speaker Nabeel Yousif on "An Iraqi American Perspective on Christians and Jews from Iraq" fol- lowed by an oneg Shabbat. Dinner at 6:15. (248) 661-0040 Dinner, board meeting and dessert with Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah, Eleanor Roosevelt Group, 6:45 p.m. Bring a dish to share. Private home. RSVP: Judy Goodman (248) 626-1841. AED and CPR Training Congregation Beth Shalom Men's Club Wednesday, Feb. 2 provides Automated External Defibrulator and CPR training and certification, 10:30 a.m. Neil Weiner (734) 261-6468. Coffee and Conversation Yeshivat Akiva meets with Jill D. Family Funfare Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah sponsors activities for children ages 9 and under, noon-4 p.m.: carnival games with prizes, moonwalks, clowns, face painting, tattoos, balloon animals, 1:30 p.m. magic show and food to purchase. $20 5-ticket family pack, $5 ticket, no charge children ages 2 and under. Costick Activity Center, 28600 Eleven Mile Rd., Farmington Hills. Driving Miss Daisy Congregation Shaarey Zedek cele- Dead Sea Scrolls Weekend Birmingham Temple hosts a seminar Meeting and Potluck Spokojny, president, Abilities Center, Walled Lake, 9 a.m., for discussion on early childhood development of the sen- sory, motor and language systems and how they impact behavior and learning. 21100 W. 12 Mile Rd., Southfield. Beth Raz (248) 386-1625. Sing Along Sing with Jack Dalton and his karaoke machine 1 p.m., hosted by Supportive Communities. Oak Park JCC (248) 967- 4030. Yiddish Video brates Jewish Life in America (1654- 2004) at MeadowBrook Theatre, 2 p.m. $23. RSVP: (248) 357-5544. See Yiddishe Mama, 1 p.m., Prentis Apts, Oak Park and 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, Teitel Apts., Oak Park. Holocaust Survivors and Families (248) 661-2999. Singles Event Survivors' Support "Songbird" Robin Beck entertains Singles Extension Group 50+, 2 p.m. Refreshments. Temple Israel. RSVP: Lillian Kaufman (248) 661-2385. Dr. Charles Silow facilitates 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 2, 16 for Holocaust Survivors and Families, Fleischman Residence, West Bloomfield and 10-11 a.m. Wednesdays, Oak Park JCC. (248) 661-2999. Monday, Jan. 31 Disability Awareness Jewish Family Service presents Norm Birmingham Temple Forum Rabbi Sherwin Wine speaks on "The Judaism of the Rabbis," 8 p.m. Birmingham Temple (248) 477-1410. Kunc, 7 p.m., "If You Want Your Children to Succeed, Teach Them How to Fail." Charge. West Bloomfield JCC. RSVP: (248) 432-5424. Tuesday, Feb. 1 Jewish Literature The Debaters Bernie Freidman leads Tuesday debates Discussion of Mr. Sammier's Planet by on page 12 CALENDAR 29200 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 110,1 1 Community Calendar Notes: Items may be submitted to Community Calendar in three ways. Write: Bobbi Charnas, Editorial Assistant, the Jewish News, Southfield, MI 48034; fax: (248) 304-8885 or e-mail bcharnas@thejewishnews.com . The deadline for submissions is noon Wednesday, 9 days prior to issue date. For more information, call (248) 354-6060, ext. 237. jnonline dotcoM jewish.com ) Sixty Years After ) TalkinlJewish Books After six decades, a Russian Jewish soldier vividly remembers the scene when he helped to liberate the Auschwitz death camp. 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