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Tonight At North Farmington,
Doctor To Tell Of Darfur Aid
Dr. Ashis Brahma is a Dutch physi-
cian with years of experience in caring
for the ill in developing countries like
India, Nepal, Burundi, Sudan, Uganda
and Ethiopia. In recent times, he has
worked as the sole physician at the
Oure Cassoni camp in Chad, caring for
27,000 Darfur refugees forced from
their homes in Sudan.
Brahma will speak about his medi-
cal experiences at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
5, at North Farmington High School,
on 13 Mile, east of Farmington Road,
Farmington Hills.
Brahma, who was featured on CBS's
Sixty Minutes, is touring the U.S. to
educate and empower youth to become
globally engaged in careers that help
alleviate suffering around the world.
The event is a joint project of the
Michigan Darfur Coalition and North
Farmington High School. "It promises
to be an inspirational and informa-
tive night:' said Sharon Milberger of
Farmington Hills, a Coalition board
member and a North parent.
The suggested $5 donation will go to
the Promise School in Sudan.
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Celebrating Miracles
Beautiful music filled the sanctuary as
200 students representing local youth
choirs from Adat Shalom, Temple Beth
El, Congregation Beth Shalom, Temple
Emanu-El, Temple Shir Shalom, Hillel
Day School and the Kidz Klez Band
of Michigan sang at "Celebrating
Miracles:' the annual New Zimriyah
concert at Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills on Jan. 25.
The annual event is the only time the
choirs come together in one place.
The combined choirs sang "Miracles
Aren't Just Magic:' and "Light One
Candle" for opening and closing num-
bers. Songs celebrating miracles were
sung by the choirs; the Kidz Klez Band
of Michigan played back up.
More than 600 attended the event
sponsored by Federation's Alliance for
Jewish Education with support of Elaine
and Michael Serling of Orchard Lake.
Disabilities Screening
The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit has declared February as the
first-ever National Jewish Disabilities
Awareness Month: a time to focus on
raising awareness for individuals with
disabilities in our Jewish schools, orga-
nizations and community.
The Federation's Alliance for Jewish
Education will host an Opening the
Doors Special Education Partnership
Program at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at
Temple Kol Ami, 5085 Walnut Lake
Road, West Bloomfield.
There will be a screening of Praying
with Lior, about Lior Liebling, a young
man with Down syndrome, and the
journey that he and his family take
toward his bar mitzvah. This was cho-
sen as a New York Times "Critics Pick!'
This event will also feature a presen-
tation by liana Trachtman, the film's
producer/director.
The event is cosponsored by Temple
Kol Ami. Cost: $5 per family. To register,
contact jewishdetroit.org/lior or (248)
642-4260, ext. 533, or Britvan@jfmd.org.
Ann Arbor Women's Day
The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann
Arbor will hold a gathering Sunday,
March 8, based on the model of the
Jewish Women's Day of Learning, which
was an institution in the community
for several years in the 1990s.
It will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ann
Arbor Jewish Community Center, 2935
Birch Hollow Drive. Tickets are $36
each and include breakfast, lunch and
all of the day's activities.
The theme of the day will be "The
Invisible Thread: Exploring the
Connections Between Jewish Women."
Happy Feigelson is the planning com-
mittee chair.
The day will begin with a buffet
breakfast and time for attendees to
converse. The opening presentation will
feature Danielle Abrams, performance
artist and professor in the University
of Michigan School of Art and Design,
who will share a performance created
especially for this audience.
Topics will include child-birth ritu-
als across Jewish cultures; the increase
in the intermarriage rate and women's
related efforts to strengthen their Jewish
identities; a look at the Book of Psalms
as a means to express our emotions and
desires; and re-examining the stereotype
of the Jewish American Princess.
Several session facilitators are fel-
lows and faculty members from the
University's Frankel Center for Judaic
Studies, including the director of the
Frankel Center, Deborah Dash Moore.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann
Arbor is partnering with the Frankel
Center to access the wealth of resources
available in our local community.
Lunch will follow the breakout ses-
sions. Close of the event will feature
Cantor Annie Rose of Temple Beth
Emeth, Ann Arbor. To reserve a place,
visit www.jewishannarbotorg or con-
tact Laura Berger, (734) 677-0100 or
laura@jewishannarbor.org.