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Meet Natalie Sunshine with the
Jewish Community Chaplaincy
Program of the Jewish Home &
Aging Services and storyteller
Corinne Stavish at the annual tea
party of the Congregation Belt
Kodesh Sisterhood 1 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 21, in the shul, 31840 Seven
Mile, Livonia. (248) 474-8676.

Bring relatives and friends to a
special memorial service 2 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 21, at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery, 2425 E.14 Mile
Road in Birmingham. Clergy from
co-sponsoring Congregation
Shaarey Zedek will conduct the
service. Later, families may visit
the gravesites of their loved ones
to recite personal prayers. Details:
(248) 357-5544.

Hear a recap of the Jewish
International Genealogical
Conference at a program planned
by the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Michigan 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Holocaust
Memorial Center, 28123 Orchard
Lake Rd. in Farmington Hills. $5
nonmembers. (248) 851-3937.

Observe the International Day
of Peace with Congregation Shir
Tikvah and members of the Troy
Interfaith Group 3-5 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 21, at Central Woodward
Christian Church, 3955 W. Big
Beaver in Troy. Various religious
communities will make presenta-
tions on peace, while children do
peace-related arts and crafts. An
oneg for all ages concludes the
program. (248) 761-2041.

Honor Wendy Wagenheim and Rev.
Kenneth Flowers at an event by
the Michigan Institute for Jewish
Christian Relations (MIJCR)
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37375 Bell Rd. in Southfield. They
will get the 2008 James Lyons
Award. (248) 557-4522.

Sign up for trips, near and far,
through JCC's Center Travel Dept.
First is a tour of old and new
Jewish Detroit, Tuesday, Sept.
23. October's outings include
Say Goodnight, Grade Oct. 16,
at the Gem Theatre in Detroit
and Margaret Garner, Oct. 17, at
Detroit Opera House. Information:
(248) 432-5471, www.jccdet.org .

Join with IDF Col. (Reserves)
Bentzi Gruber as he speaks on
"Ethics in the Field: an Inside
Look at the Israel Defense
Forces" 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
25, at Adat Shalom Synagogue,
29901 Middlebelt, Farmington
Hills. He also will speak at ser-
vices Saturday morning, Sept.
27, at Congregation Beth Shalom,
14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, and
the Lunch and Learn program.
For lunch reservations, call Beth
Shalom, (248) 547-7970.

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the American Sewing Expo, held
on the weekend of Sept. 26-28, at
Rock Financial Showplace, 46100
Grand River in Novi. Details: www.
AmericanSewingExpo.com or
(248) 889-3111.

Learn about publishing a book
from new authors Max and Eli
Sussman 2:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 27, at the Commerce
Township Community Library,
2869 N. Pontiac Trail. The
Sussman brothers, formerly of
Huntington Woods, will sign cop-
ies of Freshman in the Kitchen:
From Clueless Cook to Creative
Chef. Refreshments served will
be recipes from their book. (248)
669-8108.

Find new and gently used baby
items, children's clothing and toys
at the Jewish Parents Institute's
annual Mom 2 Mom Sale 10 a.m.-
2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at the
West Bloomfield JCC. Admission:
$1. Strollers will be allowed after
12:30. Contact Shelley Wright to
rent a table or get additional infor-
mation: (248) 432-5472, swright@
jccdet.org .

See the film Steal a Pencil for Me about a long-term
romance between a poor, unhappily married man and
a woman from a wealthy family in Holland during the
Holocaust. Hosted by the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film
Festival at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the West
Bloomfield JCC. $10 at door or call (248) for advance
tickets.

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Events That Help

Participate in Comedy Walk,
a 10th anniversary fundraiser
for Gilda's Club Metro Detroit,
Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Detroit
Zoo in Royal Oak. Registration
starts 8 a.m. for the two-mile
walk. Entertainers will include
mimes, clowns, jugglers and other
street-style performers. Details:
(248) 475-9111.

Take the Food Allergy and
Anaphylaxis Network's Walk for
Food Allergy to help find a cure
and means of protecting chil-
dren with food allergies, 10 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 20, at Kensington
Metropark in Milford. Check-in
begins at 8:30. Registration: www.
foodallergywalk.org .

Support the Face to Face
Foundation and the Park West
Foundation Gallery Girls in their
work to benefit young people in
crisis by attending a charity fund-
raiser 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
20, at the Park West Gallery,
29469 Northwestern, Southfield.
There will be food, entertainment
and live and silent auctions for art
and unique items and experiences.
$75. (248) 467-9946.

Salute Israel's 60th anniversary
at the American Red Magen David
Adorn for Israel dinner dance
5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at
Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills.
The evening's honorees will be
Eugene and Tamara Friedman and
Emmanuel and Zoya Gauzer, lead-
ers in the former Soviet Union
Jewish community. Tickets: $90.
RSVP : (248) 353-0434.

Take part in Yad Ezra kosher food
pantry's annual Yom Kippur Food
Drive. Take grocery bags or dona-
tion envelopes home from wherev-
er you worship on Rosh Hashanah
and return them filled with food
or money, respectively, on Yom
Kippur. (248) 548-3663.

Health

Attend a Symposium on Autism
1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at
Temple Shir Shalom, 3999 Walnut
Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield.
The program, sponsored by the
National Council of Jewish Women
- Greater Detroit Section, features
Dr. Richard Solomon, medical
director of the Ann Arbor Center
for Developmental and Behavioral
Pediatrics; Jill Spokojny Guz,
representative of the Abilities
Institute; Dr. Mark Leventer,
member of the Autism Research
Institute; Julie Zorn, parent advo-
cate; and Deborah Norton, teacher
and consultant. Reservations are
required by calling (248) 355-
3300, ext. 0.

Find comfort through Hospice
of Michigan-run support groups
at 43097 Woodward, Suite 102,
in Bloomfield Hills. Schedule:
"Loss of Spouse," noon-1 p.m.
Wednesdays, Sept. 24-Oct. 29;
"Hope After Loss," 7 p.m. Sept.
30; also, day and evening support
groups held 2-3:30 and 6-7:30
p.m. on first and third Tuesdays
(next: Oct. 7). No charge, but
register with Margie Martin: (248)
334-1323.

Participate in Caregiver
Conversations, a 10-session educa-
tional series coordinated by Jewish