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Arts er Culture

Cinema & Stage

Browse Susan Hershberg
Adelman's exhibit, Contrasts,
shown through Feb. 2 at the
Lawrence Street Gallery, 22620
Woodward, Ferndale. The open-
ing reception to see paintings
and jewelry is 6-9 p.m. Friday,
Jan.11. Gallery hours are noon-
5 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays and noon-9 p.m.
Fridays. (248) 544-0394.
www.lawrencestreetgallery.com .

Watch the film Yidl Mitin Fidl
at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at
the Windsor JCC, 1641 Ouellette.
The showing is sponsored by the
Program for Holocaust Survivors
and Families. (248) 661-2999.

View the exhibit Reflections of
the Spirit sponsored by Interfaith
Partners Jan. 11-Feb. 8 at the
Alfred Berkowitz Gallery in the
Mardigian Library on the campus
of the University of Michigan-
Dearborn. A reception will be held
5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan.18.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mondays-Fridays. (313) 593-3592.

Get moving with Latin dance les-
sons starting Saturday, Jan. 12, at
the West Bloomfield JCC. Offered
by Mambo Marci Productions, the
eight-week courses do not require
a partner. Class times: beginners,
noon-1 p.m.; intermediate, 1-2 p.m.
$120 charge; $96 for JCC mem-
bers. (248) 432-5540.

Enter a discussion of the book

Mountain Rat by George Erstein,

a member of Temple Emanu-El,
14450 W.10 Mile in Oak Park,
where the program will begin 9:30
a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13. Books are
available for purchase in advance
or after the program at $20. The
free event includes coffee and
bagels. (248) 967-4020.

Celebrate Israel's 60th anniver-
sary with Rabbi Joseph Klein as
he introduces a series of movies:

Exodus, Jan. 10; Sallah Shabati,
Feb. 7; and Ushpizin, March 6.

The programs begin 7:30 p.m.
at Temple Emanu-El, 14450 W.
10 Mile, Oak Park. $5 includes
refreshments; $10 for all three.
(248) 967-4020.

Explore the life of criminal defense
attorney Jacques Verges in French
director Barbet Schroeder's
documentary, Terror's Advocate,
Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 10-12,
at the Detroit Film Theater, 5020
John R, in the Detroit Institute of
Arts. Verges' despicable clients
included Holocaust denier Roger
Garaudy and Nazi butcher Klaus
Barbie. Show times: 7:30 p.m.
Thursday and 9:30 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Tickets: $5-$7.50. (313)
833-4005, www.dia.org .

See the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Michigan's (JGS)
rescheduled showing of Unlikely
Heroes, narrated by Ben Kingsley,
12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at the
Holocaust Memorial Center, 28213
Orchard Lake Rd. in Farmington
Hills. The film tells of Jewish resis-
tance, courage and human dignity
during the Holocaust. $5; free
for JGS members. Refreshments.
RSVP: (248) 496-1324;
programs@jgsmi.org .

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Jews In America

Analyze how Jews in America became Americans
through the feature film The Goldbergs 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 17, in Handleman Hall of the West
Bloomfield JCC. Howard Lupovitch, professor of
Jewish studies, will lead a discussion for the co-
sponsoring Lenore Marwil Jewish Film Festival
and SAJE for All Seasons. Admission is $10.
Registration: (248) 432-5461 or (248) 432-5577,
ext. 7.

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Register with JCC's Center
Travel to see Andrew Lloyd
Webber's Whistle Down the
Wind 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at
Detroit's Fisher Theater. The bus
leaves 12:15 p.m. from the West
Bloomfield JCC and returns 5:30
p.m. Departure from the Oak Park
JCC is 12:45 p.m. and the return
is 5 p.m. Cost: $85 prepaid for
JCC members; $95 others. Center
Travel, (248) 432-5471.

Catch the film Driving Miss
Daisy 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
13, at the Fleischman Residence

in West Bloomfield or 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the
Hechtman Apartments in West
Bloomfield. The screenings are
sponsored by the Program for
Holocaust Survivors and Families.
(248) 661-2999.

Meet Temple Shir Shalom mem-
ber Guy Stern as he introduces
the film The Ritchie Boys, which
chronicles the feats of Jewish sol-
diers, including Stern, who became
heroes during World War II. The
program, sponsored by the sister-

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20, in the sanctuary, 3999 Walnut

Lake Rd., West Bloomfield. $10
prepaid includes afterglow. (248)
737-0266, sred9@sbcglobal.net .

Concerts

Hear the Detroit Chamber Winds
& Strings in "Trios and More," part
of the Nightnotes Series, 8 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 11, at Hagopian World
of Rugs, 850 S. Old Woodward in
Birmingham. Laurence Liberson
on clarinet, Karl Pituch on horn
and Robert Conway at the piano.
Tickets: (248) 559-2095, www.
detroitchamberwinds.org .

Audition with adults 19 and older
for the Farmington Community
Chorus 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15,
at the Costick Center, 28600 W.11
Mile, Farmington Hills. Kathy Hall,
(248) 471-4516, www. farmington-
chorus.com .

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Sunday, Jan. 13, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt in
Farmington Hills. The sisterhood
welcomes families of all ages.
The charge of $7.50 per person,
to a maximum of $30 per family,
includes dinner and bingo. Call the
office at (248) 851-5100 to find
out if tickets are still available.

Explore issues of immigra-
tion reform presented by a
panel 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan.
21, at the National Council of
Jewish Women's office, 26400
Lahser, Ste. 306, Southfield. The
forum, "Community Update on

Immigration Reform," is co-spon-
sored by the Jewish Community
Relations Council of Metropolitan
Detroit. The free program features
five panelists representing Jewish
groups and the legal community.
(248) 355-3300.

Consider joining a mission to
Israel under the auspices of the
Sara and Morris Tugman Bais
Chabad Torah Center in West
Bloomfield. The trip departs in
late March. Learn more at (248)
855-6170, ext. 1,
bctc770@aol.com .

Health

Attend a Holocaust Survivors
Support Group with Dr. Charles
Silow 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan.
14, at the Oak Park JCC. (248)

661-2999.

Meet with the Time Travelers,
a support group for those who
have had strokes and related ill-
nesses, 10 a.m.-noon, Tuesdays,
Jan. 15, 22 and 29, at Temple Shir

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