"A THU. LAVISH STAGE PRODUCTION" —The New York Times WIZARD THE SPECTACULAR NEW NATIONAL FOUR Insider's View Of Israel Get an "Insider's View of Israel" from Yoav Raban, community shaliach (emissary) from the Jewish Federation's Partnership 2000 region of the Central Galilee, at a potluck-program 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at a private home in Oak Park. Branch 960 of Ameinu (former Labor Zionist Alliance) welcomes guests. Free admission, but bring a non-dairy dish to pass. RSVP to Esther Allweiss Ingber: (248) 967-6380. Yoav Raban Applaud for honorees State Sen. Gilda Jacobs and her husband, attorney John Jacobs, at fundraiser for and at the Oak Park JCC. Event starting 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, will feature an interactive murder-mystery dinner-theater, "The Two Faces of Murder," followed by a murder-mystery raffle. $90; proceeds will support scholarships for youth and older adults. Purchase tickets by Jan. 29. Miriam: (248) 967-4030, ext. 2006. Bill Emerson, CEO, Quicken Loans, will be honored. Keynoters are Drs. Eva Feldman, speaking on stem-cell research; Kirsten Gruis, director, ALS Clinic, U-M Health System; and Daniel S. Newman, director, Hoenselaar ALS Clinic, Henry Ford Hospital. Free and open to all. RSVP: Suzi Terebelo, (248) 680-6540, or www.alsa-michigan.org . HEALTH / SUPPORT Be a personal shopper, help tag, sort, or dis- play items at NCJW Council Thrift Shops in Royal Oak and Berkley. Marla Horwitz: (248) 646-2800 or marlahorwitz@yahoo.com . Peer support group for divorced parents and their children (eighth grade and younger) meets 7-8 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 25-March 8 (except Feb.15) at Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills. One-time charge of $10 a family. RSVP: SPACE for Changing Families, (248) 355-9936 or SPACE@ncjwgds.org . Parents, get strategies for "Nurturing the Parent-Teacher-Child Relationship" from Marc R. Hirsch, Ph.D., of Walnut Lake Preschool 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, at Bloomfield Township Public Library,1099 Lone Pine Road, Bloomfield Hills 48302. Free, but register with Youth Room: (248) 642- 5800, www.btpl.org . Join weekly support group offered by National Council of Jewish Women if you're a family with children adjusting to living in a single-parent household, in a stepfamily or experiencing another significant family-life change. Starts 7-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, at the Birmingham Temple, 28611 W.12 Mile, Farmington Hills. Monday series continues through March 8, except Feb.15. Materials charge: $10. Registration: (248) 355-9936. Try the "Come As You Are Yoga" series 5:30-6:45 p.m. Wednesdays, at Cong. Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. There is a charge. Instructor is congregation member Shelley Shindler: (248) 661-8080, snslist@aol.com . The ALS Association, Michigan Chapter, cel- ebrates its 25th anniversary with a Research Update and Celebration of Excellence Reception 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen. HELPING OUT Interact with senior residents while working in the Jewish Senior Life (JSL) building's stores, cafes and gift shops in Oak Park and West Bloomfield. Become a friendly visitor, help at activities, field trips or games. Michal Ram (248) 592-1104, mram@jslmi.org . The Wizard of Oz n L. Frank Baum 7.11 Harold Arlen E. Y. Harhurg 31 John Kane 9,11 Herber( Rothe iMIIIPeler Howard Larr! Wilcox V/111113 MAX NM fla1111111/111111113 CITIMILIT U. III k1111111, 111.10111 Winn 1111. FISHER THEATRE • JAN. 29 —FEB. 14 Tickets at Fisher Theatre box office & all ticketmaster outlets • Ticketmaster.com • 80o-982-2787 Groups of 12+: 313-871-1132 or email GroupSales@NederlanderDetr (Acorn Info: 313-872-10oo • —BROADWAY IN DETROIT.com • Wizard0fOzOnTour.com 1550030 JEWISH LEARNING Support The Advertisers Who Support Your iN Join Partners in Torah for its Exodus-themed lunch-and-learns featuring Rabbi Leiby Burnham, noon-1 p.m. Thursdays, at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, 15751 W. Lincoln, Southfield. Topics: "Plagues Start Coming," Jan. 21; "Second Helping of Plagues," Jan. 28. $7 per class. RSVP: 248-JUDAISM. See Lev Raphael reading from his memoir My Germany: A Jewish Writer Returns to the World His Parents Escaped, 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Detroit Public Lbrary, 5201 Woodwward. Free. (313) 833-1470; www. Ievra- phael.com or www.detroitpubliclibrary.org . Hear Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen illuminate terrifying political and social realities in his talk, "Step Forward: A Strategy for Facing Crises: Both Global and Personal" 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, at the Oak Park JCC. Presentation of Seminars for Adult Jewish Enrichment. Upcoming: Dr. Susannah Heschel, "Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: The Legacy of Abraham Joshua Heschel," 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at West Bloomfield JCC. $10 each; check payable to JCC and sent to SAJE, 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322. Charge by phone: (248) 432-5692. 41 w . We are so thankful for the strong. supportive community that we have chosen to build our family in. We Party With The Pulitzers! Rub elbows with nine local Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists in one room. Shmooze and network 6-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, at the Birmingham- Bloomfield Art Center, 1516 S. Cranbrook, Birmingham. Appearing will be the Detroit Free Press' Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick, the report- ers who led the investigation of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, as well as journalists Eric Freedman, Katie Merx, David Ashenfelter, Sheryl James Jeff Taylor, Angelo Henderson and Charlie LeDuff. Sponsored by the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Hors d'oeuvres, cash bar. Open to all. $25. (586) 306-2035. www.spjdetroit.org . want to give back so we have chosen to support No Family Stands Alone. This is our community. this is our home. we get it', To he a part of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit community effort. please visit jewishdetroit.org theJEWISHNEWS.com or call 888-902-HOPE. When you give. you give hope. 1557730 Calendar on page 40 iN January 21 • 2010 39