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Sort donated used books, books
on tape, records, videos, CDs and
DVDs for this spring's Bookstock
sale 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays,
and selected Sundays, at
Bloomfield Plaza Shopping Center,
southwest corner of Maple and
Telegraph. www.bookstock.info,
(248) 645-7840, ext. 365.
Submit nominations now for the
2009 Eight Over Eighty event,
presented by Jewish Apartments
& Services. Details: www.jasmi.
org/8-over-80.html.
Tie and make cuddly fleece blan-
kets to comfort children in transi-
tion from abuse and neglect 10
a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays at National
Council of Jewish Women, 26400
Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield.
Materials are provided for the no-
sewing project, along with coffee,
sweets and camaraderie as you
work. (248) 355-3300.
Deliver meals to homebound cli-
ents in Oakland County through
National Council of Jewish
Women's Kosher Meals on Wheels
program. Both regular drivers and
subs are needed. (248) 967-0967.
Interact with senior residents
while working in stores operated
by Jewish Apartments & Services
at its buildings in Oak Park and
West Bloomfield. Volunteer during
morning hours only. Michal Ram:
(248) 592-1104, mram@jasmi.org .
Hand), the friendly visitor program
of Jewish Family Service: (248)
661-2999.
Holidays/Shabbat
Join Rabbi Steven Rubenstein's
Torah study group 9-9:30 a.m.
Saturdays at Congregation
Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield. Details: (248) 851-
6880, raysteven®cbahm.org .
Gain insight into religious issues
at Stay and Learn on Shabbat,
following services and Kiddush
Saturdays, at Congregation
B'nai Moshe, 6800 Drake, West
Bloomfield. No charge. Drop-ins
welcome. (248) 788-0600.
Jewish Learning
Share informal outings with
Jewish parents of young adopted
children through Midwest
Adoptive Families. Details: (248)
545-8665, justdoit0696@yahoo.
corn.
Learn the significance of each
Hebrew letter at Rabbi Leiby
Burnham's series, "The Mystical
Aleph Bet," 11-11:45 a.m. Sundays,
at Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900
Northfield Parkway, Troy. Drop-ins
welcome at no charge. (248) 649-
4418.
Contact Dr. Charles Silow if there's
a Holocaust survivor who might
benefit from Yad b'Yad (Hand In
Come back for Temple Beth El's
Lunar Learn 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 14, and Lunch and Learn
Mideast Update
Gershon Kedar
Get an update from Gershon Kedar,
deputy consul general of Israel, speak-
ing on "The Struggle in the Arab World
Between Moderates and Extremists:
What It Means For Israel" 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 8, at the Max M. Fisher
Federation Building, Bloomfield Twp.
The Jewish Community Relations
Council hosts the community forum.
Free. (248) 642-5393.
noon Thursday, Jan. 15, at 7400
Telegraph, Bloomfield Twp.
Rabbinic Associate Keren Alpert
will focus on "Crazy King Saul,"
the first Jewish king, and what
we can learn from this less-than-
perfect ruler. No charge. Bring
a brown bag lunch Thursday.
Register with Temple Religious
School: (248) 865-0612.
Explore the Kabbalah with Rabbi
Elimelech Silberberg at Bais
Chabad Torah Center, 5595 W.
Maple, West Bloomfield. Ongoing
classes meet 8:30 p.m. Thursdays
and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Details:
bctc770®aol.com . (248) 855-
6170.
Learning
Improve your speaking, listen-
ing and leadership skills at
Toastmasters' Frankly Speaking
Club noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8,
in the Primerica Building, 26026
Southfield Road at Lincoln, Suite
200, Southfield. Group meets
monthly: second and fourth
Thursday. Russ Navarre:
(734) 425-8087 or
rusco123@sbcglobal.net .
Make the smartest choices for
your retirement plan distribu-
tions, guided by chartered,
retirement-planning counselor
Sidney Mintz, 11 a.m. Saturday,
Jan. 10, at Bloomfield Township
Public Library, 1099 Lone Pine,
Bloomfield Hills. Details: (248)
642-5800, ext.112; www.btpl.org .
Go through an exhibit describing
the Nazis' experimentation with
humans, through March 13, at
the Detroit Science Center, 5020
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John R, Detroit. "Deadly Medicine:
Creating the Master Race" is
on loan from the U.S. Holocaust
Memorial Center. Free with
museum admission: $16.95 adult,
$13.95 children and seniors. www.
detroitsciencecenter.org , (313)
577-8400.
Appreciate Jewish generosity
while touring "Bricks, Mortar and
More: The Jewish Community
and the Growth of Wayne State
University," weekdays through
Feb. 1, at the Reuther Library,
5401 Cass, Detroit. Learn about
Jewish donors whose names
appear on campus buildings,
9 a.m.-6:45 p.m. Mondays and
Tuesdays; 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Wednesdays-Fridays. Co-spon-
sored by Leonard N. Simons
Jewish Community Archives of
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit. Free. Sharon Alterman:
(248) 203-1491.
Listen to the Thursday Forum's
stimulating speakers 10-11:30
a.m. Thursdays, at Birmingham
Unitarian Church, 38651
Woodward, Bloomfield Hills.
Admission: $10. No RSVP needed.
(248) 647-2380.
Seniors
Socialize with others at the
Holocaust survivors' support
group 10-11:30 a.m. Monday,
Jan. 5, at the Oak Park JCC. Dr.
Charles Silow directs the Jewish
Home & Aging Services' Program
for Holocaust Survivors and
Families. (248) 967-4030.
Attend monthly support groups
open to caregivers of individu-
als with Alzheimer's disease
and related diagnoses 2-4 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 8 and 7-9 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 12, at Jewish
Home & Aging Services, 6710
W. Maple, West Bloomfield; also
1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13,
at JVS, 29699 Southfield Road,
Southfield. Sponsored by Dorothy
& Peter Brown Jewish Community
Adult Day Care Program. No
charge to attend, but RSVP
encouraged to facilitators Fran
Cook (West Bloomfield) (248)
661-6390, ext. 403, and Dorothy
(Mantis) Moon (Southfield): (248)
233-4392.
Calendar on page B14
Free History
Enjoy free admis-
sion days through
Jan. 4 at the Detroit
Historical Museum,
5401 Woodward.
Hours:10 a.m.-5
p.m. daily. Famous
exhibits include
the Glancy Trains
and Streets of Old Detroit, while a new one is "Fabulous 5:
Detroit's Entertainment Venues." (313) 833-1805.
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