Congratulate Adina Lipsitz, presi-
dent, and other new officers at
election-installation-annual meet-

ing of the Jewish Genealogical
Society of Michigan 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 7, at the Holocaust

Memorial Center, Zekelman Family
Campus, 28123 Orchard Lake
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Between: Holocaust Legacy, Two

Families, One Home. There is a
charge. Details: www.jgsmi.org .

Events That Help

Have "A Day of Shopping" at

ArtLoft 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, May
29, at 203 E. Maple, Birmingham.
Twenty percent of proceeds will

agency. Online registration required:
www.Jewishdetroit.org/itsamitzvah.

p.m. Tuesday, June 2, at Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road,
West Bloomfield. Ticket: $30, and

45-minute walks twice a month on
Mondays or Tuesdays, primarily in
the West Bloomfield-Farmington

building strong support networks,
while the Parent Group will get

benefit the upcoming ReeIMIXED
Film Festival, focused on issues
of cultural diversity, June 12-14,

Check out the used book sale, a
benefit for Meyers Library, start-

may be purchased at door. (248)
661-6344, jazzconcert09®gmail.
com .

area. RSVP to Fred: (248) 320-
4831.

lies asked for $5 donation. (248)
988-6716, www.chadd.net/527.

Talk about LGBTQ issues at the
Jewish Gay Network Family &
Friends: Discussion and Support
Group - 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 2,
in the downstairs library of the

Helping Out

in Birmingham. (248) 647-4007,
www.artloftonline.com .

Raise funds for children, teens and
adults with cancer through the
golf outing sponsored by Mak-A-

Dream Michigan Chapter 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 30, at Rackham

Golf Course, 10100 W. 10 Mile,
Huntington Woods. $85 includes
greens fee, lunch and chicken and

rib dinner. (248) 723-5575, www.
campdreammich.org .

Meet other volunteers at orien-
tation for "It's a Mitzvah Day"
10 a.m. Sunday, May 31, at the

Fisher Federation Building, 6735
Bloomfield Township. You'll be
assigned to help at a Jewish

ing Sunday, May 31-June 7, in
the West Bloomfield JCC. Titles
include secular and Judaica, fic-

tion, non-fiction, history and chil-
dren's. Closed Saturday; open 10
a.m. on other days and until noon

Participate with the Jewish Adult
Walkers at American Cancer

parenting tips. Non-member fami-

Create cuddly fleece blankets

Friday. (248) 432-5546.

Society's Relay for Life, raising
funds to fight cancer. Meet 4 p.m.
Saturday, June 6, at the B'nai

Recognize the Jewish Ensemble
Theatre actors and directors,

B'rith tent at West Bloomfield
High School, 4925 Orchard Lake
Road. Group will go to a local res-

information, call (248) 432-5661
or e-mail info@jgnmi.org .

1 p.m. Mondays at National Council
of Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser,
Suite 306, Southfield. Materials

and help support the JET, at
People's Choice Awards dinner 6
p.m. Monday, June 1, at Bentley's

taurant following. RSVP to Fred:
(248) 320-4831.

Do the hora at Israel folkdance
sessions 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays at

provided. Good choice for mitzvah
or high school project. Bobbie:
(248) 355-3300.

Restaurant, West Bloomfield. JET
will announce its "volunteer of the
year." (248) 788-2900.

Tour magnificent private gardens
at annual Garden Walk 10 a.m.-4
p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Wednesday,

Listen to saxophonist George
Benson and the Cliff Monear

June 10, starting at Franklin
Village Gazebo, on west side
of Franklin Road between 13-14

Trio at cancer benefit concert
"Jazzalot: Music for the Soul" 7

Mile. Visitors can also shop, have
lunch, get information and watch

Classical
Concerts

Appreciate
concerts with
classical violinist
Gabriel Bolkosky,
executive director
of Ann Arbor's
Phoenix Ensemble,
Sarah Bob and Gabriel Bolkosky
and pianist Sarah
Bob at two venues:
• Palmer Woods Music in Homes series: They'll perform
Beethoven sonatas and other memorable gems 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 30, at a home in Detroit's prestigious Palmer
Woods neighborhood. Tickets: $30, advance purchase only, at
www.palmerwoods.org . (313) 891-2514.
• Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth, Ann Arbor:
They'll perform an all-Beethoven program 7:30 p.m. Sunday,
May 31. $5-$25. Reservations recommended: (734) 769-2999,
www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com .

art being created. Tour ticket:
$12, or $10 presale from Village
Boutique or Franklin Tea Room in

West Bloomfield JCC. Free. For

the Oak Park JCC and 7:15-10
p.m. Wednesdays at the West

Bloomfield JCC. $6 each night.
Oak Park: (248) 967-4030; West
Bloomfield: (248) 891-6906.

- no sewing needed - for Oakland
County children transitioning from
lives of abuse and neglect, 10 a.m.-

Share informal outings with Jewish
parents of young adopted chil-

Share feelings with others who

dren through Midwest Adoptive
Families. Details: (248) 545-8665,
justdoit0696C-'yahoo.com.

have experienced the death
of a spouse or partner dur-
ing eight-week bereavement

Contact Dr. Charles Silow if there's
a Holocaust survivor who might

historic Franklin District. Lunch:
$10, advance purchase advised,
at either 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. in

support groups facilitated by
Rhoda Medow. Both meet at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek,
27375 Bell Road, Southfield.
Choose 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday

Franklin Community Church.
Proceeds support horticultural
and environmental causes. (248)
737-0914, www.franklingardenclub.

session, starting June 2, or 10
a.m.-noon Thursdays. Donations
appreciated. Co-sponsor: Space
for Changing Families, a program

org .

of Southfield-based National
Council of Jewish Women-Greater
Detroit Section. RSVP required:

program. Both regular drivers and
subs are needed. (248) 967-0967.

(248) 355-9936.

Interact with senior residents
while working in stores operated

Find help for children and adults
with ADD at concurrent meetings
of CHADD 7:30-9 p.m. Monday,
June 1, at Way Elementary

by Jewish Apartments & Services
at its buildings in Oak Park and
West Bloomfield. Volunteer during
morning hours only. Michal Ram:

School, 765 W. Long Lake Road,
Bloomfield Hills. Sign-in at 7. Adult
Group will have a program on

(248) 592-1104, mram:_==jasmi.org .

Health / Support

Get exercise, enjoy nature and
meet new people with the Jewish

Adult Walkers 6:30 p.m. Tuesday,
June 2, at Woodlands Park, north

of 11 Mile (across from OCC),
Farmington Hills. Visit a local
restaurant following. Group, for
all ages and marital statuses, has

benefit from Yad b'Yad (Hand In
Hand), the friendly visitor program
of Jewish Family Service: (248)
661-2999.

Deliver meals to homebound cli-

ents in Oakland County through
National Council of Jewish
Women's Kosher Meals on Wheels

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