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JEWISH LEARNING

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ARTS & CULTURE

Northville.

Experience "Art From the Heart,"
through Aug. 19, at Charach
Gallery at West Bloomfield JCC.
10 a.m-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday;
noon-4 p.m. Sunday. www.
charachgallery.org or (248) 432-
5579.

Cruise the Detroit River with
the Jewish Historical Society
of Michigan 1:30-4 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 8, aboard the Diamond
Queen. Hear a narrated tour
highlighting sites of Jewish and
local interest. $30; $25 for mem-
bers. Transportation extra. (248)
432-5517 or jhsofmichigan®msn.
com .

CINEMA & STAGE

See 70 students ages 6-18 stage
Annie at Meadow Brook Theatre
on the Oakland U. campus near
Rochester. $15/adults; $12 stu-
dents and seniors: (248) 885-
5126; www.peanutgalleryplayers.
org or at the door. Times are 7:30
p.m. Thursday-Friday, Aug. 5-6,
and 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7.

See 8th Wonder Theatre's
Phantom (not the Andrew Lloyd
Webber's musical) Fridays
through Sundays, Aug. 6-14, at
the Village Theater at Cherry
Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road
in Canton. $17; $13 seniors and
youth. www.canton-mi.org/villag -
etheater or (734) 394-5460.

EVENT HOTLINE

Browse 100 vendors and mer-
chants at the Buy Michigan Now
Festival 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Aug. 6-7; noon-5 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 8, in downtown

Attend the Shul-Chabad
Lubavitch's Family BBQ 5:30
p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11 at
the home of Howard and Robin
Schwartz. $10/adult; $6/child;
$25/family. Pay at door or reg-
ister at TheShul.net . (248) 788-
4000.

Play mah jongg at Sisterhood's
weekly game 12:30-3 p.m.
Tuesdays, at Cong. Beth Ahm
in West Bloomfield. $1. Bring
a current card. RSVP to Gail:
gellenbo@yahoo.com or (248)
626-4123.

Make plans to attend the
Ashkenaz Festival, the largest
Jewish cultural event in Canada,
Aug. 31-Sept. 6, in Toronto's
Harbourfront Centre. Music,
dance, film, theater and work-
shops featured. www.ashkenaz-
festival.com .

Israel Advocacy

Hear from Detroit native David Victor,

national board chairman of AlPAC,

the American Israel Public Affairs

Committee, 7:30-9 p.m. Thursday,

Aug. 19, at Congregation Beth Ahm in

West Bloomfield. Victor will be hosted

by the synagogue's Israel Advocacy

Committee. Free. RSVP to Mike: mikeka-

David Victor

han@msn.com or (248) 854-0912

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Hear Prof. Howard Lupovitch
speak on "Theodor Herzl as
Coalition-Builder: the First
Zionist Congress and Current
Crisis in Israeli Politics" 7:30-9
p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Cong.
Beth Ahm, W. Bloomfield. $15 at
door. Nancy: (248) 737-1931 or
nancyellen879@att.

Hear Rabbi Keren Alpert of
Temple Beth El speak on "Ethics
of Tzedakah" noon Wednesday,
Aug. 18, for "Food for Thought" at
Yad Ezra, 2850 W.11 Mile, Berkley.
Kosher dairy lunch is $7. Tour
Yad Ezra at 11:45. Bring a can of
kosher food to donate. RSVP by
Aug.16: (248) 548-3663 or Lea@
yadezra.org .

Cong. Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield is offering adult learn-
ing classes "KISS - Keep It
Short and Simple" 10:30-11:15
a.m. Sundays, through Aug. 22,
and 2:30-3:15 p.m. Wednesdays,
through Sept. 1. (248) 737-1931 or
nancyellen879@att.net .

a one-act opera by Giacomo
Puccini, 2 p.m. Monday, Aug.
9, at West Bloomfield JCC. Joe
Tazelaar facilitates. $3. (248)
967-4030.

Dance to Sam Barnett at
Glassman Party for seniors 1-3
p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Oak
Park JCC. $3. RSVP Rosa: (248)
967-4030.

Participate in a COJAR lunch
and learn noon-1 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 11, at Oak Park JCC.
Speaker will be Rabbi Eliezer
Cohen from Or Chadash syna-
gogue in Oak Park and a teacher
at Akiva Hebrew Day School.
Bring a brown bag lunch. $3.
(248) 967-4030.

The
Altruist

The
Realist

bring her ex-husband, Jose,

and the rest of their family

leads Jose to reexamine their

Talk about current events at
group facilitated by David Weiner
10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, at
Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.

BECCACBETH

Nora had a plan. It would

Play cards with the Bridge Club
1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, at
Oak Park JCC. (248) 967-4030.

SENIORS

Enjoy 11 Tabarro (The Cloak),

Best Picture of 2010
Best First Film
Best Original Screenplay
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Score

together for a magnificent

COJAR will have a Brown Bag
Lunch and Learn at the Oak Park
JCC noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.
11, with Rabbi Eliezer Cohen of Or
Chadash synagogue in Oak Park
and Akiva Hebrew Day School.
$3. (248) 967-4030.

Hear entertainer Galina Feldman
at Cafe Europa 1 p.m. Monday,
Aug. 9, at Oak Park JCC. Free.
Sponsored by the Program for
Holocaust Survivors and Families
and the JCC. Information: Dr.
Charles Silow, (248) 661-2999.

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Explore "The Tiger Within,"
part of Nature series, with
facilitator Joe Tazelaar 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 11, Room 205
at West Bloomfield JCC. $3.
(248) 967-4030.

Drop in for DVD series "Jewish
Intellectual History, 16th-20th
Century," featuring lectures by
University of Pennsylvania Prof.
David B. Ruderman, 1-2:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, at Cong. Beth Ahm
in West Bloomfield. Free. (248)
737-1931 or nancyellen879@att.
net.

Enjoy Senior Shabbat 11 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 7, at Temple
Israel, West Bloomfield. Free
luncheon but requires immediate
RSVP to Michelle: michelle@tem-
ple-israel.org or (248) 661-5700.

WINNER OF SEVEN
ARIEL AWARDS 2010

Have lunch at noon, concert fea-
turing pianist Avy Schrieber at
1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, at Oak
Park JCC. $1 donation for con-
cert. RSVP by Aug.10 for lunch
($2.75): (248) 967-4030.

Passover feast. But there is a

flaw in her plan- a mysterious

photograph from the past.

hidden under the bed, which

relationship and rediscover

their undying love.

Mariana Chenillo

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Play in an independent Mah
Jongq Game 12:30 Friday, Aug.
13, at the West Bloomfield JCC.

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