York will be on hand 2-5 p.m. Sunday and
10 a.m.-noon Monday. Call Cillia at (248)
350-1239.
Participate in the annual Labor Day Picnic
11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4, at
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. The free event includes fire
trucks, face painting, petting farm, pony
rides, moonwalks and music. (248) 661-
5700.

Hike with the MOSAIC Outdoor Club of
Michigan. The next program is Sept. 7. Call
Susan at (248) 763-1711.

Join the Temple Beth El annual free
picnic 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10,
at 7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township.
Games, a moonwalk, giant slide, music
and clowns are featured. Call Barbara
Grant at (248) 851-1100, ext. 3149.

Listen to Prof. Daniel Blatman of Hebrew
University discuss "The Indefinite Identity
of the Victim: Poles and Jews from Kielce
to Jedwabne" at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
7, in the Community Room of the Wayne
State University Undergraduate Library.
This is the inaugural event of the series
"Celebrating Slavic Cultures." (313) 577-
3024.

Attend a new member open house planned
by the Southeastern Michigan Chapter
of the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic
Needlework at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10,
at the Spicer House in Heritage Park,
Farmington Rd. between 10 and 11 Mile Rds.,
Farmington Hills. Members and guests will
be able to begin stitching a Rosh Hashanah
card or bookmark. Call Judy Galperin at
(248) 661-5337.

Find out about international adoptions
with the Alliance for Adoption at 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Orley Building,
6555 West Maple, West Bloomfield.
Michalina Miller, executive director of the
Frank Adoption Center in North Carolina, is
guest speaker. Call Diane St. Peter at (248)
592-2345.

Health

Meet with the Holocaust Survivors
Support Group at 10 a.m. Mondays at the
Oak Park JCC. (248) 661-2999.

Take part in the Brotherhood Blood
Drive 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4, at
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd., West
Bloomfield. (248) 661-5700.

Join the Guts & Glory Walk in support
of the Michigan Chapter of the Crohn's &
Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) at

9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Maybury
State Park in Northville. Proceeds go toward
education programming and research fund-
ing. $10 registration fee includes picnic
lunch and admission to the park. Free for
children under 12. 888-737-2232.

Donate blood in a program running 8 a.m.-
2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt, Farmington
Hills. (248) 851-5100.

Helping Out

Paint a honey jarto benefit Federation's
Teen Campaign for
the Israel Emergency
Fund. The oppor-
tunity continues
through Sept. 15
at You're Fired,
6925 Orchard Lake
Rd., West Bloomfield. Hours are noon-
8 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m.
Sundays. $18. Call Karen Kaplan at (248)
203-1453.

Participate in Itsa Mitzva Day organized
by Federation's Women's Dept. starting at
12:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, with a lunch at
the Max M. Fisher Federation Bldg., 6735
Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. A variety
of projects is open chaired by Joanne
Aronovitz and Stefany Lester Freeman. $18
suggested for donation to cover lunch and
supplies. Call Jennifer in advance at (248)
203-1460.

Celebrate the achievements of Cantor
Norman Rose, who will be presented with
an honorary Doctorate of Music from
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of
Religion on the 50th anniversary of his can-
torial investment at services Friday evening,
Sept. 8, at Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W.10
Mile, Oak Park. (248) 967-4020.

Commemorate the five-year anniversary
of 9-11 with a service, dinner and talk by
writer Irshad Manji Friday, Sept. 8, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell
Rd., Southfield. Book signing is at 5:30 p.m.
Speaker is scheduled at 7:45 p.m. Dinner
costs $20 per adult and $7 per child. The
Anti-Defamation League is presenting the
program. (248) 357-5544.

Listen to Rabbi Aaron Starr talk about
the High Holy Days at a dinner meeting of
the Congregation Shir Tikvah Sisterhood
at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at 3900
Northfield Pkwy., Troy. Dinner reservations
due by Sept. 7. $5 nonmembers.

(248) 967-4030.

Get free blood pressure screenings 1-2:30
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at the Oak Park JCC.
(248) 967-4030.

Singles

Participate in an MSU Hillel activity. for
first-year students at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug.
31. The group has a string of activities to
start September — a barbecue reunion on
Sept. 5, volunteer initiatives at the Lansing
AIDS Network on Sept. 6, bar crawl on Sept.
7, Shabbat dinner on Sept. 8 and a brunch
on Sept. 10. For details, contact Marisa
Salzman, Marisa@msuhillel.org .

Join Impact Michigan, the B'nai B'rith 20s
group, to see Second City's Bobbleheads of
State Thursday, Sept. 14 in Novi. The group
meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Dirty Martini
Lounge in Novi. $8. RSVP by Aug. 31 to
impactmi@hotmail.com .

Seniors

Join the Bridge Club meeting 1-3 p.m.
Wednesdays at the Oak Park JCC. (248)
967-4030.

Hear a concert performed by guitarist
Lauren Couisineau and pianist Martin
Mandelbaum at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31,
at the Oak Park JCC. $1 for nonmembers.
Reservations are required for the $2.75
lunch served at noon. (248) 967-4030.

Holidays/Shabbat

Join a Shabbat celebration with a
sports theme at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 27375 Bell
Rd., Southfield. $10 per person, $30 per
family. RSVP by calling (248) 357-5544.

Participate in a Temple Israel Shabbat
Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at 5725
Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield. The ser-
vice begins at 7:30 p.m. and will celebrate
September birthdays and honor achievers in
the Summer Reading Challenge. Call (248)
661-5700 for dinner reservations.

Stay and Learn on Shabbat as the topic is
"Post-Lebanon: Is the Situation Better or
Worse for Israel?" at 12:30 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 2, at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake, West Bloomfield. Allan Gale, associate
director of the Jewish Community Council
of Metropolitan Detroit, leads the program.
Marc Sussman leads a pre-High Holiday
session exploring "Musical Themes of the
Days of Awe" on the following Saturday. Call
Nancy Kaplan at (248) 737-1931.

Experience the music of pianist-vocalist
Charley Gehringer at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 5, at the West Bloomfield JCC. The
free program is preceded by a noon lunch
($2.50-$6). RSVP by the day before the
program with a call to Fran Cook at (248)
432-5486.

Listen to Sylvia Rubach discuss "Gender
Babble, How the Sexes Communicate With
Each Other" at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6,
at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.

Laugh through Hello Muddah, Hello
Fadduh! based on the musical letter from
camp and the many other songs of the
late comedic folksinger Allan Sherman,
presented through Sept.
17 by the Jewish
Ensemble Theatre
(JET) at the West
Bloomfield JCC.
Performances
are at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays-Thursdays,
5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m.
Sundays. A 2 p.m. matinee Wednesday,
Sept. 13, replaces that evening's show.
$17-$39. (248) 788-2900.
See review on page 52.

See the film An American in Paris at 1 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 7, at the Oak Park JCC.

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