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Six local synagogues, Conservative and
Reform, will be hosting Deutsch Family
Membership Shabbat Dinners begin-
ning Friday, March 18 through June.
These Shabbat dinners are free for
currently unaffiliated people interested
in exploring membership at one of the
congregations, and are made possible by
the Alfred L. and Bernice Deutsch
Family Synagogue Scholarship Fund.
The fund, led by brothers Dennis,
Morris and Robert Deutsch, provides
funding for smaller congregations to
offer families the opportunity to partici-
pate in synagogue life. This year, the
Deutsch Family has extended the
opportunity to incorporate dinners in
order to assist in attracting unaffiliated
people. These dinners are free to current
members who bring unaffiliated friends
and family who are interested in mem-
bership. Current members and all oth-
ers are invited to attend the dinners at
the regular dinner fee. Dennis Deutsch
is expected to attend each of the din-
ners.
Contact the individual synagogues to
learn more and to RSVP: Congregation
Beth Ahm, Friday, March 18; Temple
Kol Ami, April 1; Congregation Shir
Tikvah, May 6; Congregation Beth
Shalom, May 20; Congregation B'nai
Moshe, June 3; Temple Emanu-El, June
24.
Survivor Play Featured
The Jewish Home & Aging Services
Program for Holocaust Survivors and
Families will host its annual benefit
Monday, April 4, at Fleischman
Residence in West Bloomfield. The play
Remnants will be the program; it is a
voice play based on 20 years of conver-
sations between the author, Dr. Henry
Greenspan, and Holocaust survivors.
A 7 p.m. reception with a presenta-
tion honoring outgoing state representa-
tive Marc Shulman and Dr. Renee
Lichtman will take place. The play will
be followed by an audience discussion
and an after-glow. Chairs for the event
are Ruth Trunsky Aaronson and David
Oliwek.
Proceeds will go to support the ongo-
ing programs of the Program for
Holocaust Survivors and Families. For
information, call (248) 661-2999.
MDI Moves To Berkley
The Michigan Dyslexia Institute, the
only statewide Michigan nonprofit
organization dedicated to diagnosing
Digest
and treating children and adults with
dyslexia, is moving its Detroit metro
center office to downtown Berkley in
April. It will be at 3384 W. 12 Mile.
MDI offers diagnostic testing, student
instruction, teacher training, public
awareness programs, support groups,
workshops and conferences and Camp
Starlight, a summer camp for children
with dyslexia. For information, call
(248) 737-0044.
Adat Shalom Luncheon Set
The Adat Shalom Sisterhood will hold
its annual Sonia Knopper Purim
Outreach Luncheon on Wednesday,
March 16, noon to 1:30 p.m. At that
time, the sisterhood will host fellow
Jews from JVS, Kadima and JARC.
There will be a special welcome from
the Adat Shalom clergy. Children from
Hillel Day School will serve as table
hosts and will present a musical per-
formance.
The luncheon is named in memory
of the late Sonia Knopper, long-time
active member of Adat Shalom and a
former president of the sisterhood.
Chairpersons of the day are Susie
Feldman and Lisa Shiffman.
For reservations, call the synagogue
office, (248) 851-5100.
Sisterhood Shabbat Planned
Congregation Shir Tikvah Sisterhood
will observe Sisterhood Shabbat 7:45
p.m. Friday, March 11.
Sisterhood members will recite
prayers in English and Hebrew and read
selections from the Sabbath prayerbook.
Reva Klar of Southfield and Gloria
Chadwick and Heidi Press, both of Oak
Park, coordinated the service.
Speakers will be Temple Emanu-El
Cantor Emeritus Norman Rose and his
wife, Euni. They will be accompanied
on the piano by Davis Gloff. The topic
for the evening will be Jewish music.
The evening will conclude with an
oneg Shabbat prepared by sisterhood
members. There is no charge.
Celebrate Longevity
The Detroit Jewish community's fourth
annual "Search for the Oldest Jews in
Detroit," a project of the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's
ElderLink network of agencies, is under
way.
Individuals, family members and
community agencies may submit names
of nominees 95 years and older to
Federation by April 1. The area's oldest
Jews will be honored at a May luncheon
at the Fleischman Residence.
Chair of the event is Linda Lee, who
also serves as associate chair of the
Commission on Jewish Eldercare
Services (COJES) and chair of the
COJES Community Education
Subcommittee. ElderLink agencies
include including Jewish Apartments &
Services, Jewish Community Center,
Jewish Family Service, Jewish Home &
Aging Services and JVS.
For an entry form, call Pat Mayer,
(248) 203-1519, or e-mail
mayer@jfmd.org For information, call
Linda Blumberg at the same number or
e-mail blumberg@jfmd.org.
Seniors Feature Songwriter
The noon Wednesday, March 23,
luncheon meeting of the Temple Israel
Treasures will feature songwriter
Michael Krieger.
The program is open to the commu-
nity; there is a nominal charge. RSVP:
Pauline Schwartz, (248) 661-3153.
Nostalgic South Haven
The Historical Association of South
Haven, in conjunction with the South
Haven Center for the Arts and Western
Michigan University, will be offering an
exhibit this summer titled "Catskills of
the Midwest — The Jewish Resort Era
in South Haven."
In preparation, the association is seek-
ing loans of photos and memorabilia
regarding local Jewish resorts. Contact
Sue Hale, (269) 637-8456, or Debbie
Zuckerman, (269) 637-7789.
Welcome, Neighbor!
Are you or someone you know new to
the area or considering moving here?
Shalom Detroit, a service of the
Women's Campaign and Education
Department of the Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit, provides a con-
nection to the people, places, syna-
gogues and services — everything about
Jewish life in Metro Detroit.
Shalom Detroit helps newcomers get
to know the community and get
involved in areas of interest. For a com-
plimentary welcome packet — which
includes a free pass to the Jewish
Community Center, a guide to Jewish
living in Detroit and a free eight-week
subscription to the Jewish News — or a
call from a volunteer, call Michelle
Johnson, (248) 205-2546 or e-mail
, Johnson@jfmd.org.