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Hear Sheryll Bellman, author of

America's Best Delis, Recipes and
Traditions from Coast to Coast, at

7 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at
Zingerman's, 422 Detroit, Ann
Arbor. (734) 663-DELI.

Hear the New Zimriyahl 2006, a
free community-wide musical pro-
gram featuring Jewish youth choirs
from several area congregations, at
2 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. Call Judy Lewis at
(248) 642-4260, ext. 374.

Cinema & Stage Education

See Brooklyn Boy produced
through March 12 by the Jewish
Ensemble Theatre at the West
Bloomfield JCC. $22-$37. (248)
788-2900. www.jettheatre.org .

Experience a Purim puppet show,
Purim Shpiel, at 2 p.m. Saturdays,
through March 25, produced by
PuppetART, 25 E. Grand Blvd.,
Detroit. $5 children, $7 adults.
(313) 961-7777.

View a production of The Diary of
Anne Frank at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-
Saturday, March 9 11, at Berkley High
School, 2325 Catalpa. Jackie and
Rachel Gubow are in the cast. $6 stu-
dents, $10 adults. (248) 837-8127.

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Concerts

Experience Twos, Threes & Fours —
Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
musicians in different combinations
of duos, trios and quartets — at 3
p.m. Sunday, March 12, at the
Birmingham Temple, 28611 W.12
Mile. $10-$25. (248) 559-2095.

Attend a tribute to jazz singer
Sarah Vaughan at 3 p.m. Sunday,
March 12, at the VisTaTech Center
at Schoolcraft College,18600
Haggerty, Livonia. $15. (248) 474-
2720 or (734) 459-2454.

Learn about different religions in a
free program with Jennie Allan
7:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, through
April 11, at Congregation Beth Ahm,
5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield.
RSVP by calling (248) 851-6880.

Participate in any of a number of
classes offered by Temple Shir
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake Rd.
Choices include Introduction to
Judaism, Evolution of Prayer and
Jewish Meditation. Sessions start in
March. (248) 737-8700.

Hear Rabbi Yechiel Morris discuss
moral conscience and sacred obli-
gations at 5:10 p.m. Saturday,
March 11, at Young Israel of
Southfield. (248) 358-0154.

Get to know Steve Freedman, who
heads up Hillel Day School, 7 8:30
p.m. Thursday, March 16, in a pri-
vate home. Parents of prospective
kindergarten and first grade stu-
dents are invited. RSVP to Helene
Brody at (248) 539-1483.

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Meet with Rabbi David Nelson for a
Lunch & Learn session at noon
Wednesday, March 15, at Congrega-
tion Beth Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln,
Oak Park. $13. (248) 547-7970.
Hear Keren Alpert discuss the
development of English and Hebrew

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dictionaries at noon Thursday,
March 16, at Temple Beth El, 7400
Telegraph, West Bloomfield.
Participants are asked to bring
their lunches. (248) 865-0612.

Event Hotline

Listen to Irwin Cohen, author of
Tiger Stadium (Images of Baseball)
and Echoes of Detroit's Jewish
Communities: A History, at the
Temple Kol Ami Brotherhood's
annual dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 9, at 5085 Walnut
Lake Rd., West Bloomfield. Call
Alexander Morgan at (248) 632-3131
for reservations.

Find out about adoptions from
Russia and Kazakhstan 2 6 p.m.
Sunday, March 12, at the Orley
Family Building, 6555 W. Maple,
West Bloomfield. Call Anna Donovan
at (248) 592-2343 to register.

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Rabbi Michael Skobac of Jews for
Judaism in Toronto will speak about
the dangers of conversion move-
ments at BBYO's Jewish Heritage
Night 6:45-8:30 p.m.Sunday,
March 12, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue.. Co-sponsored by
Young Judaea. Free. RSVP:
(248) 788-0700.

Join Mitzvah Hadassah for its annu-
al Mah Jong Tournament at 6:15
p.m. Thursday, March 16, and 10 a.m.
Friday, March 17, at Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake Rd.,
West Bloomfield. Participants must
bring their own sets and 2005
cards. $20 for one session and $36
for both sessions in advance, $25
per session at door. (248) 240-6429
or (248) 939-1391.

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Hear anthropologist Riv-Ellen Prell
discuss "Jewish Summer Camping
and Civil Rights: How Summer
Camps Launched a Transformation
in American Jewish Culture" at 7
p.m. Thursday, March 16, in the
Michigan Room at the Michigan
League, 911 North University, Ann
Arbor. Sponsored by the Jean and
Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic
Studies. (734) 615-1287.

Party with the Young Leadership of
Friends of the Israel Defense
Forces at 8 p.m. Thursday, March
16, at Club Envy, 234 W. Lamed,
Detroit. $30. (248) 203-2060.

Laugh with Rabbi Bob Alper at 8
p.m. Saturday, March 18, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd., Southfield. $18 in
advance, $25 at door. (248) 357-
5544. Rabbi Aaron Bergman is the
opening stand-up act.

p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at Fleis-
chman Residence-Blumberg Plaza
in West Bloomfield. (248) 661-2999.

Give blood 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday,
March 12, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt. Call
Debby Portney at (248) 788-9488.

Donate blood 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday,
March 12, at Temple Israel, 5725
Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield.
Call Al Rosen at (248) 851-7337 for
an appointment.

Hear Dr. Kenneth Podell and athlet-
ic trainer Rose Snyder discuss
"Sport Injuries in Adults and Chil-
dren" sponsored by Adat Shalom
Men's Club 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March
12, at 29901 Middlebelt. Non-mem-
bers: $3 in advance/ $5 at door.
(248) 851-5100.

Discuss "Sexuality & Intimacy" with
Deena Lisak, RN, and the Royal Oak
Parkinson Support Group 7-9 p.m.
Monday, March 13, on the third floor
of Rose Cancer Center, Beaumont
Hospital. (248) 830-8316.

Experience Yoga & Yiddishkeit at 7
p.m. Sunday, March 19, at Adat
Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt, West Bloomfield. Yogi
Jason Hulshof and Rabbi Rachel
Shere conduct the session. Call
Eliana Loomer at (248) 851-5100.

Learn about heart disease in
women with the Congregation Shir
Tikvah Sisterhood at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 15, at the syna-
gogue, 3900 Northfield Pkwy., Troy.
Guest speaker is Pam Gray, nurse
practitioner and manager of the
Ministrelli Women's Heart Center at
Beaumont Hospital. $5 nonmem-
bers. (248) 649-4418, ext. 28.

Health

Join the MS Path Support Group at
Temple Israel at 7 p.m. Thursday,
March 9, at 5725 Walnut Lake Rd.,
West Bloomfield. Contact Ronna at
(248) 737-2328.

Participate in a Holocaust Survivors
Support Group with Dr. Charles
Silow 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays at the
Oak Park JCC. (248) 661-2999.
There also is a session 1:15-2:45

Explore Managing Behaviors of
Adolescents (Grades 9-12) with
Julie Riskin, clinical social worker,

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