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Metropolitan Detroit. Adele Stoller,
former president of the Michigan
Jewish Historical Society, is the
guide. Applications to attend ($30)
are at the temple: (248) 477-1410.
Honor cancer survivors and their
families at a National Cancer
Survivors Day celebration 5-7 p.m.
Tuesday, June 3, at the DMC Huron
Valley-Sinai Hospital's Charach
Cancer Treatment Center Orchard
Lobby. Scott Burton, a cancer sur-
vivor as well as comic and juggler,
will speak about humor as a tool for
coping with illness. (248) 937-5077.
Learn "The Secret to Improving
Intergenerational Relationships"
from family therapist Dr. Tracey
Stulberg 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
June 4, at Cong. B'nai Moshe,
6800 Drake, West Bloomfield. No
charge for this Sisterhood program
that requires reservations with
Annette Kaufman: (248) 661-6965
or kaufman-a@sbcglobal.net .
Attend a panel discussion, "The
State of Israel: The Next 60
Years," 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June
5, at Congregation B`nai Moshe,
6800 Drake, West Bloomfield.
Taking questions will be present-
ers Dr. Raymond Tanter, professor
emeritus, University of Michigan;
Steve Freedman, Hillel Day School,
and Yosef Ben-Gal, Gal-Mar LLC.
Cantor Earl Berris and the mixed
choir will perform. No charge.
RSVP: (248) 788-0600.
Health
Listen to psychologist Fran Parker,
PhD, discuss "Creating Systems
and Developing Skills to Manage
AD/HD in College" at the next
meeting of CHADD, a support
group for those affected by
Attention Deficit Disorder, 7:30-
9 p.m. Monday, June 2, at Way
Elementary School, 765 W. Long
Lake Rd., Bloomfield Hills. Register
at 7 p.m. for separate parent and
adult group lectures. $5 donation
requested for non-CHADD families.
Details: (248) 988-6716;
www.chadd.net/527.
Join the Temple Shir Shalom Time
Travelers as they host a meet-
ing for stroke victims and those
recovering from similar illnesses 10
a.m.-noon Tuesday, June 3, at Shir
Shalom, 3999 Walnut Lake, West
Bloomfield. (248) 737-0266.
Walk in behalf of the Michigan
Parkinson Foundation "I Gave My
Sole for Parkinson's" Saturday,
June 7, in St. Clair Shores or
Sunday, June 8, at the Maybury
State Park, Eight Mile west of
Beck, Northville. Saturday events
are on a level track at the South
Lake School, 23101 Stadium, and
a city route. On-site registration
both days is 9:30-10:30 a.m. (800)
852-9781. www.parkinsonsmi.org .
Call for a schedule of support
groups that meet mornings at
the Birmingham Area Seniors
Coordinating Council and Center,
2121 Midvale, Birmingham.
Groups discuss Alzheimer's, care
approaches and vision enrichment.
(248) 203-5280.
Helping Out
Ramah Shabbat
Volunteer to plan and/or par-
ticipate in the Ramah Shabbat
service, especially geared
for past and present Camp
Ramahniks, 9 a.m. Saturday,
May 31, at Congregation
Shaarey Zedek West Bloomfield
B'nai Israel Center, 4200
Walnut Lake Rd. InfOrmal dress
is welcome. Get details from
Rabbi Eric Yanoff: (248) 357-
5544 or
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Become a mentor to an at-risk
youth in Oakland County through
Mentor Connection, a non-sectar-
ian program of Jewish Family
Service. Details: (248) 592-2317,
kholden®jfsdetroit.org .
Holidays & Shabbat
Gain insight into religious issues at
Stay and Learn on Shabbat, follow-
ing Saturday services and Kiddush
at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake, West Bloomfield. No charge.
Drop-ins are welcome. Keren Toby:
(248) 788-0600.
Participate in Rabbi Steven
Rubenstein's Torah study
group 9-9:30 a.m. Saturdays at
Congregation Beth Ahm, 5075
W. Maple in West Bloomfield. He
focuses weekly on one "big idea"
from the Torah using The Bible's
Top 50 Ideas by Rabbi Dov Peretz
Elkins. Purchase book ($12.50)
through Beth Ahm office or Rabbi
Rubenstein: (248) 851-6880,
raysteven@cbahm.org .
Observe Shavuot with the program
Jewish Composers
Enjoy Broadway tunes at a Zamir
Chorale of Metropolitan Detroit
free concert 2 p.m. Sunday, June
8, at the Oak Park JCC. The
George Gershwin
group will celebrate the music
of Jewish composers, including
Gershwin, Berlin and Bernstein.
David G. Appelman directs the
choir with Hannah Waterstone as
accompanist. Sharing the bill are
the Finnish-American Singers of
Michigan. (248) 478-0631.
"Camping Out: From Egypt to
Mt. Sinai" 5 p.m. Sunday, June 8,
at Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Rd., Southfield. In this
biblical adventure, family teams
will complete challenges along
their journey from Egypt to Mt.
Sinai. $18 per family. RSVP by
June 2 to Megan Rappaport: (248)
357-5544, ext. 43, or mrappa-
port@shaareyzedek.org.
Participate in a Shavuot Evening
of Learning offered Sunday eve-
ning, June 8, at both locations of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek. The
Tikkun Leyl Shavuot Study Session
runs 7-10 p.m. at 27375 Bell Rd.,
Southfield, and 10 p.m.-dawn at the
B'nai Israel Center, 4200 Walnut
Lake Rd., West Bloomfield. There
will be a Sunrise Shacharit Service
at 4:45 a.m. Monday, June 9, in
Southfield. Refreshments will be
served. (248) 357-5544.
Jewish Learning
Listen to Rabbi Irwin Kula,
president of the New York-
based National Jewish Center
for Learning and Leadership,
at a lunch and learn 11:45 a.m.
Tuesday, June 3, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. His topic will be
"The Challenge of Freedom, Power
and Affluence." Program co-spon-
sors are the Jewish Federation's
Alliance for Jewish Education,
FedEd, Seminars for Adult Jewish
Enrichment (SAJE), the JCC's
56th Annual Jewish Book Fair and
Jewish Family Service. $12 includes
a kosher dairy lunch. Book signing
follows presentation. RSVP: (248)
642-4260, ext. 372, or
jewishdetroit.org/feded.
Come to a lunch and learn at Yad
Ezra at noon Wednesday, June 4,
at 2850 W.11 Mile, Berkley. The
kosher food pantry's series pres-
ents Rabbi Avraham Weinberg of
Sarah Tugman Bais Chabad Torah
Center in West Bloomfield. His
topic is "Are Jews Chauvinistic
and the Uniqueness of a Jew." $7
includes lunch and a brief tour of
Yad Ezra's new facility for those
interested. RSVP by June 3: (248)
548-3663.
Honor graduates and participants
of the Melton adult learning
classes 9 a.m. Monday, June 9, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek B'nai
Israel Center, 4200 Walnut Lake
Rd., West Bloomfield. There will be
a service and lunchtime study ses-
sion. RSVP to Tobye Bello: (248)
357-5544.
Learning
Discuss the Dolphinarium terrorist
attack (June 1, 2001, in Tel Aviv)
during a program that starts 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 1, at the Holocaust
Memorial Center, Zekelman Family
Campus, 28123 Orchard Lake
Rd., Farmington Hills. U.S. Rep.
Thaddeus McCotter, R-Livonia, of
the House Anti-Terrorism-Jihad
Caucus, will speak during the
event sponsored by the Zionist
Organization of America-Michigan
Region and the Anti-Defamation
League. No charge. Lisa Glazer:
(248) 282-0088 or lisa@mizoa.org .
Join Rep. Sander Levin, D-
Roseville, hosting a community
anti-drug conference and training
workshop, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday,
June 2, at Macomb Community
College,14500 E.12 Mile, Warren.
Hear from national experts on
effective community responses
to combat drug use and underage
drinking. Details/registration: (248)
968-2025.
Find an easier way to research
the Ellis Island Database from
genealogist Steve Morse 7
p.m. Monday, June 2, at Cong.
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, West
Bloomfield. Morse has created sev-
eral innovative, one-step methods
to simplify genealogical research.
Free for members of the Jewish
Genealogical Society of Michigan,
$10/guests. (248) 737-1366.
Seniors
Experiment with various media
at the ongoing Farber Adult Art
classes 9 a.m.-noon every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at the Oak
Park JCC. Harriet Gelfond is the
facilitator. Tuition and art supplies
over 10 sessions cost $40 for JCC
members, $60 for others. (248)
967-4030.
Play cards with the Ben-Gurion
Men's Group noon-4 p.m. weekdays
at the Oak Park JCC. No charge.
(248) 967-4030.
Brush up your duplicate bridge
game at the Bridge Club 1-3 p.m.
every Wednesday at the Oak Park
JCC. All players are welcome. No
charge. (248) 967-4030.
Create something special at the
Barbara Bloom Judaica Arts
& Crafts Class 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Thursdays at the Oak Park JCC.
Rifcah Krolikowski provides
instruction. Session charge: $4; $2
for JCC members. (248) 967-4030.
Discuss current events with group
leader Dave Weiner 10:30 a.m.
every Thursday at the Oak Park
JCC. No charge (248) 967-4030.