Kids' Summer Reading
Encourage children to read
books with Jewish content
during the Summer Reading Club for
Kids, sponsored by the Henry & Delia
Meyers Library through Aug. 31, at the
West BloomfieldJCC.Prizeswillbegivenforyoungstersreadingfive
or more books. To participate, call Francine Menken at (248) 432-
5546.
Seniors
Worship with other seniors at
Senior Saturday Shabbat at 11
a.m. Saturday, June 30, at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Rd. in
West Bloomfield. A lunch follows
and is free with reservations made
by Monday, June 25; otherwise,
the charge is $3. To reserve lunch,
call Elaine at (248) 661-5700.
Transportation to the event is
available for $7 through National
Council of Jewish Women. Reserve
a place by calling the NCJW office
at (248) 355-3300.
See the Yiddish/Jewish video
School Ties 1 p.m. Monday, July 2,
at the Oak Park JCC. Sponsored
by Holocaust Survivors and
Families Support Group.
Catch Movie Time with the fea-
tured film There's No Business
Like Show Business 1 p.m.
Thursday, July 5, Oak Park JCC.
The free film stars Ethel Merman,
Donald O'Connor and Marilyn
Monroe.
Take a Musical Adventure at the
JCC 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at
the Oak Park JCC. This month's
classical music program with lead-
er Fabs Kaldobsky features corn-
posers Auber, Bach, Beethoven,
Liszt and Mendelsson. (248)
967-4030.
Enjoy lunch and a concert noon
Thursday, July 12, at the Oak Park
JCC. Violinist George Stepulla and
pianist Martin Mandelbaum will
perform at the program sponsored
by the Harry and Pearl Brodsky
Fund for seniors. Lunch costs
$2.75 and the program admis-
(313) 961-7777 or www.puppetart.
org .
sion is free for members and $1
for others. Reservations for lunch
are required by calling (248) 967-
4030.
Enjoy a family show, The Sound
of Music, presented by Dream
Players Productions, through
June 30, at Seaholm High School,
2436 W. Lincoln in Birmingham.
More than 60 area youth will sing
and dance in the classic musi-
cal. Performances are at 7 p.m.
June 28 and 29 with a 2 p.m.
matinee June 30. Tickets are $12
in advance; $15 at the door. (248)
219-7644.
Have dinner and socialize with the
JCC Solo Singles, for ages 60 and
older, 6 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at
George's Honey Tree Restaurant,
33080 Northwestern Highway,
north of 14 Mile, West Bloomfield.
Reservations are due July 10 by
calling Fran Cook at (248) 432-
5486.
Learn to make great appetizers
and eat them at the next session
of the Junior Chef's program 1-
3 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at Small
Plates,1521 Broadway in Detroit.
Chef Aaron will teach the hands-
on session for ages 8-16. $40.
RSVPs taken through July 7. (313)
963-0497.
Learn beginning skills in vari-
ous media at Farber Adult Art
classes 9 a.m.-noon Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, at the
Oak Park JCC. Harriet Gelfond
guides class. Ten-week sessions
are $40 for JCC members and
$60 for others. The price includes
art supplies. (248) 967-4030.
Help children learn good safety
habits at a summer camp pro-
gram sponsored by Beaumont
Hospital's Safety City USA. The
four-week-long sessions start
Monday, July 9, at Northwood
Shopping Center, 30955 N.
Woodward at 13 Mile, Royal Oak.
Sessions meet 8 a.m.-noon for
ages 5-8 and 1-5 p.m. for ages
9-12. Camp is $110 per week.
Register by the Friday before each
session. (248) 551-0100.
Join the Barbara Bloom Judaica
Arts & Crafts Class taught by
Rifcah Krolikowski 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Thursdays at the Oak Park JCC.
(248) 967-4030.
Drop in for card games
with the Ben Gurion
Men's Group noon-4
p.m. every weekday
at the Oak Park JCC.
There is no charge to participate.
(248) 967-4030.
Discuss current events at a group
facilitated by Dave Weiner 10:30
a.m. Thursdays at the Oak Park
JCC. There is no charge to attend.
(248) 967-4030.
Youth
Take in a musical marionette
performance of A Banana for
Turtle and stay to make puppets
at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 30, at
PuppetART Theatre, 25 E. Grand
River in Detroit. Show admission
is $5 for children; $7 for adults.
Each workshop project costs $8.
Provide some fun for youngsters
with Crohn's disease or ulcerative
colitis at Camp Oasis Summer
Camp held, July 15-21, at Camp
Copneconic in Fenton. Request an
application for ages 7-17 by calling
(248) 737-0900.
Home Front Memories
The Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives at Temple Beth El is collecting
personal memories of home front experiences during World War II.
Sought are stories and photographs of day-to-day life in Detroit's
Jewish community during the war. Did you volunteer with the USO or
Red Cross? Did your parents plant a victory garden or serve as civil
defense wardens? How did you cope with rationing?
Reminiscences will be included in a Sept. 10 program at the
Bloomfield Township temple titled "The USO and Jewish Detroit's
Support of the War Effort." The 7 p.m. presentation will be open to the
community without charge.
To have wartime experiences included in the evening, contact Jan
Durecki, (248) 851-1100, ext. 3137.
Shul Food
•Congregation Beth Shalom, 146010 W. Lincoln, Oak
Park, will host Shabbat Under the Stars on Friday, July
13. Appetizers and dinner at 6 p.m.; services at 7:30 p.m.;
Kiddush and dessert follow. The cost is $15 for adults; $8
for children 4-12; children under 3 are free. Sign up for the
two events (the second is in August) and the cost it $25 for
adults; $15 for children. RSVP by the Wednesday before the
event: (248) 547-7970.
•Temple Emanu-EI,14459 W.10 Mile, Oak Park, will host a
Hawaiian Shirt Shabbat and picnic at 6 p.m. Friday, July 13, in
the temple's Birnkrant Garden, open to the public. Vegetarian
choices available upon request. Adult dinners are $13; chil-
dren's are $7. There will be a craft activity for children. At
7:30 will be an outdoor Hawaiian Shirt Shabbat service featur-
ing contemporary music led by Steven Klaper and Judy Lewis.
Leis will be provided. RSVP: (248) 967-4020 by 4 p.m. July 11.
Shul Times ... Now Online
Beginning this week, the Jewish News listing of all Michigan
and Windsor synagogue services and minyans will be updat-
ed every Wednesday and will appear only on the JN's Web
site.
To see the listing, simply access the direct link:
JNonline.us/synagogues.
Synagogues should continue to e-mail listings to Editorial
Assistant Sy Manello at smanello@thejewishnews.com ;
or fax him at (248) 304-8885; or send by mail to the Jewish
News, 29200 Northwestern Highway, Suite 110, Southfield MI
49034.
Volunteers For Israel
Ed Kohl of West Bloomfield has been elected to the
Volunteers for Israel national executive board as the
national coordinator. He will oversee the activities and
administration of the national regional offices.
Volunteers for Israel come from around the world
and work together to provide much-needed manpower
in places such as elderly care facilities, hospitals,
Israeli Defense Forces warehouses and service bases.
Typical volunteer periods range two to three weeks,
and the program provides accommodations and meals. It is an opportunity to make friends and
contribute to Israel in a very direct way.
For information, contact Kohl, (248) 788-0551, e-mail to Michigan@vfi-usa.org or visit www.
vfi-usa.org . Kohl is available to answer questions or to provide a first-hand account of his experi-
ences to individuals or groups.
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