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Chabad Celebrates

Elie Wiesel headlining annual event
honoring memory of the Rebbe.

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ment to its programs of Torah and
habad Lubavitch of
Jewish education. A true legacy for
Michigan is presenting an
future generations, the Shenkmans
Evening of Vision, Music
are preparing to celebrate their 90th
and Inspiration on June 21 at Rock
birthdays.
Financial Showplace in Novi. The
Well-known Chicago Blues vio-
evening is dedicated to honoring the
linist Ruby Harris will perform
late Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem
Chasidic music at the event. In the
Mendel Schneerson on the 16th
mid-1970s to mid-1980s, he was an
anniversary of his death.
original member of the Diaspora
Keynote speaker Elie Wiesel is a
Yeshiva Band, inno-
professional jour-
vators who helped
nalist and author
spawn modern
turned human
Klezmer music and
rights activist. As a
Jewish
rock. More
Holocaust survivor,
recently,
he has per-
Wiesel wrote many
formed.
books and plays that
The event, expect-
recounted his expe-
ed
to draw 1,000
rience as a Jew in
people,
will pay
World War II. After
homage
to the late
gaining an interna-
Rebbe
Schneerson,
tional reputation for
who served as leader
his writing, Wiesel
of the worldwide
began advocating for
Chabad Lubavitch
human rights during
movement.
In addi-
such situations as the
tion
to
his
activism
Six-Day War and the
for worldwide Jewry,
Elie Wiesel to speak
persecution of Jews
he was awarded
in the Soviet Union.
the Congressional
In 1978, Wiesel was
Medal of Honor for
appointed chairman
his education advo-
of the United States
cacy.
Holocaust Memorial
The Rebbe's
Council. In 1985,
inspirational
life
he was awarded the
has
mobilized
thou-
Congressional Medal
sands
of
people
to
of Freedom. In 1986,
join
the
Chabad
he was awarded
Lubavitch religious
the Nobel Prize for
and social outreach
Peace. He will be at
movement. To
the event in person.
date, 4,000 Chabad
During the event,
Lubavitch couples
Jack and Miriam
have established more than 2,400
Shenkman of Farmington Hills will
institutions around the globe that
be honored. They have been at the
promote education, Jewish heritage
forefront of Chabad-Lubavitch of
and social work. These institutions
Michigan for more than 30 years
span 49 states and 76 countries.
as leaders. The Shenkmans are
There are 18 branches of Chabad
passionately committed to Jewish
Lubavitch in Michigan. El
education and continuity and have
given much of their talent, activ-
An Evening of Vision, Music and
ism and generosity to those goals.
Inspiration takes place at 6 p.m. Monday,
They spearheaded the effort to cre-
ate the Chabad-Lubavitch campus in June 21, at Rock Financial Showplace
in Novi. Tickets are $36 per person. For
West Bloomfield; its anchor build-
more information, call (248) 660-9060
ing, The Shul, is named after them
or visit www.chabadmi.com .
in honor of their loving commit-

The Rebbe's life
inspired thou-
sands of people to
join the Chabad
Lubavitch move-
ment.

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