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All-Night Learning

Welcome Shavuot with a dairy dinner at 6
p.m. Tuesday, May 22, at Congregation Beth
Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. There
will be services for adults and kids and an all-
night Tikun Leil Shavuot for adults and teens
featuring study sessions led by Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein, Professor Howard Lupovitch,
Education Director Jennie Allan and others, with
a sunrise service at 5:30 a.m. $18 per household,
$10 per individual. RSVP by May 16 by calling
(248) 851-6800.

Explore features of Lifeline
Medical Alert Service at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 16, at the Park
at Trowbridge, 24111 Civic Center
Dr., Southfield. The program is
hosted by the Southfield-Oak Park
Parkinson's Support Group. (248)
547-4506, (248) 548-7322.

Helping Out

Make fleece blankets for children
in difficult circumstances. The
project is planned by the National
Council of Jewish Women Greater
Detroit Section. The group meets
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays. Sewing
skills are not required. (248) 355-
3300, ext. 0.

Support SCAMP (summer camp
scholarships for special needs
children) and Care House by
participating in the Women of
Bloomfield's rummage sale 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, May 11, and 9
a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church,
1100 Lone Pine. Call Beverly at
(248) 737-4160.

Holidays/Shabbat

Participate in SYNergy Shabbat
May 18-19 at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills. U.S. Sen. Carl
Levin will discuss "Defending
Democracy at Home and Abroad"
on Friday evening. Events start at
5:30 p.m. Friday, when there will
be musical services and dinner.
There will be discussions and Yoga
and Yiddishkeit on Saturday. Fee
and reservations are required for
dinner only. (248) 851-5100.

,entors

Showcase crafts at Cornucopia: A
Harvest of Arts and Crafts to be
set up Nov. 3. Call Sandy Debicki
at (248) 540-9115 or Linda

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Dawson at (248) 645-0837.

Listen to Sam Barnett at Cafe
Europa at 1 p.m. Monday, May 14,
at the Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-
4030.

See the film My Architect — A
Son's Journey 1-3 p.m. Monday,
May 14, at the West Bloomfield
JCC. RSVP by May 13 by calling
Fran Cook at (248) 432-5486.

Hear storyteller Corinne Stavish
address the luncheon meeting
of the Ambassadors of Temple
Beth El at noon
Tuesday, May 15,
at 7400 Telegraph,
Bloomfield
Township. The
topic will be
"Women — Willful,
Witty and Wise." $10-$12. For res-
ervations, call (248) 352-5882 or
(248) 661-5001.

Attend a concert featuring
vocalist Tiffany Stever at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, May 15, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. $2. Reservations
must be made by May 14 by calling
Fran Cook at (248) 432-5486.

Listen to vocalist Jack Dalton at
1 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the
Oak Park JCC. $1. RSVP to Fran
Cook by May 15 by calling (248)
432-5486.

Go to the Ann Arbor Symphony
Orchestra's Matinee Musicale at
1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at
the Jewish Community Center of
Washtenaw County, 2935 Birch
Hollow, Ann Arbor. $7. Call Rebecca
Cheskidov at (734) 994-4801.

Discuss "Righteousness" with
Miriam Maor during the Women's
Rosh Chodesh Lecture Series at
9:15 a.m. Thursday, May 17, at the
Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.

"Talk to a Pharmacist" at 1:30
p.m. Thursday, May 17, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. RSVP by May 16
by calling Fran Cook at (248) 432-
5486.

Participate in the Writer's Corner
with Norma Goldman at 10 a.m.
Friday, May 18, at the Oak Park
JCC. (248) 967-4030.

Take a class on Assertive
Communication offered 10:30
a.m.-noon May 22 and 29 and
June 12, 19 and 26 at the West
Bloomfield JCC. There is a fee,
and reservations must be made
by May 19 by calling Fran Cook at
(248) 432-5486.

Youth

Watch a puppet version of The
Firebird at 2 p.m. Saturdays
throughout May at PuppetArt,
25 E. Grand River, Detroit. $5-$7.
(313) 961-7777.

See the musical Zombie Prom
staged by students from
Woodhaven High School and
Huron High School at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday, May 10-12,
at Woodhaven, 24787 Van Horn,
Brownstown. $5-$9. clemonm®
woodhaven.k12.mi.us .

Experience Disney's High School
Musical produced by the Oakland
Theatre Guild May 11-27 at the
Starlight Theater in the Summit
Place Mall, 315 N. Telegraph,
Waterford. The show begins at
7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and
2 p.m. Sundays. $12-$16. (248)
335-1788.

JCCouncil Slate

The Jewish Community Relations
Council has announced its slate
of officers and candidates to fill
board of directors seats. The
election will be held at Council's
annual meeting on June 7 at
the Max M. Fisher Federation
Building in Bloomfield Township.
Todd Mendel has been nomi-
nated as Council president. Vice
presidential candidates are Beth
Applebaum, Gail Katz and Judy
Rosenberg. Richard Nodel is
nominated as secretary and
Linda Finkel as treasurer.
Nominees slated for three-year

terms on the board are: James
Alexander, Greg Aronin, Ethan
Davidson, Marla Drutz, Adam
Forman, Carol Freedman, Dr.
Conrad Giles, Irma Glaser, Mich
Grossman, Jeffrey Jenks, Debbie
Levin, Rene Lichtman, Jeanne
Maxbauer, Andrew Meisner, Ken
Neuman, and David Techner.
Rabbi Joseph Krakoff has been
nominated for a one-year term
on the board of directors.
Additional nominations for
any elective office may be made
by petition signed by at least five
qualified delegates from Council
member organizations. Only
one nominee may be named in
each petition. Petitions must be
delivered to the Council office by
May 31.

HMC Trains Docents

The Zekelman Family Holocaust
Memorial Center will open
its annual training course for
individuals wishing to serve as
docents.
A 90-minute orientation ses-
sion for adults with daytime
hours to give will be held 10
a.m. Wednesday, June 6, at the
HMC's, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills. A sched-
ule of subsequent classes will be
decided by the group.
Judy Miller, HMC board mem-
ber and longtime coordinator of
the docent-training program, will
preside and interested adults will
learn to guide groups on walking
tours of the HMC while explain-
ing the exhibits and interpreting
the history and lessons of the
Holocaust.
Individuals who began the
training in prior years but who
were unable to complete the pro-
gram are invited to return. Pre-
registration is necessary for the
June 6 meeting. Application forms
may be obtained at the HMC or
by calling Selma Lahr Silverman,
(248) 553-2400, ext. 12.

A Taste For Camp?

Tamarack Camps will host its
annual Taste of Tamarack Day
Sunday, May 20. All first-time
Tamarack campers are invited
to get a "taste" of what to expect
during their overnight summer
camp experience.
Campers will load the bus-
ses at Adat Shalom Synagogue
in Farmington Hills and head
for a day at the Ortonville camp.

Campers will participate in activ-
ities led by trained counselors:
climbing towers, nature games,
pioneer skills, sports, snacks and
camp tours.
In addition to counselors, local
sixth-graders will volunteer and
buddy up with new campers.
The program is free. For reser-
vations or information, call the
camp office, (248) 647-1100.

Sisterhood Installation

Temple Israel Sisterhood's annual
installation will be 6:15 p.m.
Thursday, May 17.
Following dinner, there will
be a musical program featuring
Cantor Michael Smolash and
cantorial soloist Neil Michaels.
The installation is sponsored by
the Tobias Family Fund.
Elissa Kline will be installed
as president. Other executive
board officers include Barbara
Hechtman, Cherie Blazofsky;
Sharie Gladner and Julie Stern as
vice presidents; Denise Shuster
as treasurer; Deborah Schiffer
as corresponding secretary; Risa
Levinson as recording secre-
tary; Marci Zeman as financial
secretary; and Laurie Blinder as
immediate past president. Rabbi
Jennifer Tisdale will install the
sisterhood board.
Board members to be
installed for a two-year term
are Shellie Achtman, Brenda
Altus, Pam Bloom, Carol
Borson, Sandy Brenner, Sherry
Cantor, Carol Lynn Cooper,
Wendy Kohlenberg, Marlene
Levitsky, Arlene Lullove, Suzi
Malach, Linda Mickelson,
Marsha Millman, Jodi Mills,
Korky Olson, Julie Phillips, Fran
Piell, Jodie Polk, Teri Robbins,
Marilyn Gans Schelberg, Karen
Simmons, Marla Velick, Risa
VanDerAue and Amy Vine.
Board members to be installed
for a one-year term are Susan
Dubin, Lisa Gooel, Anita Haenick,
Shirley Halprin, Joan LaBelle and
Barbara Saltz.
Reservations are being accept-
ed until May 11. Cost is $20 for
sisterhood members and $25 for
non-members. For reservations,
contact Norinne Selesko, (248)
553-8883, or send a check pay-
able to Temple Israel Sisterhood
to Norinne Selesko, 29012 Willow
Creek, Farmington Hills, MI
48331.