To Do!

CALENDAR

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Fax items to (248) 304-8885

Deadline: noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication.

9-17, April 20-27 or April 27-May

Check It Out!

Woods neighborhood. Details: barbarab-

ARTS & CULTURE

arefield@aol.com or (313) 891-2514.

Study 85 still photographs in traveling
show, "A Day in the Warsaw Ghetto: A
Birthday Trip in Hell," through March
13, at the Holocaust Memorial Center,
28123 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington
Hills. Images taken in 1941 were hidden
for more than 40 years. (248) 553-
2400 or www.holocaustcenter.org .

Purchase tickets now for show with
comedian Lewis Black 8 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 19, at Michigan Theater, 603 E.
Liberty in Ann Arbor. $37-$57. www.tick-
etmaster.com or (734) 668-8397.

EVENT HOTLINE

Read Peter Manseau's novel, Songs
for the Butcher's Daughter, to discuss
at secular potluck on Shabbat 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 7, at a private home in
Huntington Woods. Workmen's Circle:
micirclel@gmail.com .

Watch the annual Great Lakes Hockey
Invitational Wednesday and Thursday,
Dec. 29-30, at Joe Louis Arena in
Detroit. $10-$20. www.olympiaentertain-
ment.com or (800) 745-3000.

Mail check by Jan. 5 to attend "Szold
on Hadassah" brunch 11 a.m. Sunday,
Jan. 9, at Bloomfield Hills home of an
Eleanor Roosevelt Group member. $10,
or free for two if you bring someone
new. Send check, payable to Hadassah,
to: Evelyn Freeman, 33678 Heritage
Hills Dr., Farmington Hills, MI 48331.
Provide your contact information and
guest's name, if you have one, to Evelyn:
(248) 661-3678.

CINEMA & STAGE

Experience the musical Dream Girls,
about a trio of singers comparable to
the Supremes, through Dec. 26, at the
Fox Theater, 2211 Woodward in Detroit.
Evenings at 7:30 p.m.; matinees at 1.
$20-$72. Tickets/schedule: www.fox-
theatre-detroit.com or (800) 982-2787.

COMEDY & CONCERTS

Trust the JCC's Center Travel Dept.
for escorted vacations, including
"Sarasota, Fla.," Jan. 26-Feb. 8;
"Scottsdale, Ariz.," Feb. 8-21 or until
Feb. 28; "Cuba, A Jewish Mission," Feb.

Enjoy a concert by the Naima
Shamborguer Trio, next in the "Music in
Homes" series, 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26,
at a historic home in Detroit's Palmer

5; "Morocco, A Jewish Heritage Tour,"
March 2-April 1. Brochure from Marilyn:
mwolfe@jccdet.org or (248) 432-5471.

EVENTS THAT HELP

Sort donations of books, records and
videos for Bookstock used media sale 10
a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays, at Bloomfield
Plaza, southwest corner of Maple and
Telegraph, Bloomfield Township. Sale
dates: May 15-22, at Laurel Park Place,
37700 W. Six Mile in Livonia. www.book-
stock.info or (248) 645-7840, ext. 365.

Sonia Flew Is Cuban-Themed Play At JET

Participate in the $20 for 20 months'
program and take advantage of State of
Michigan special incentive for those who
donate to food pantries such as Yad
Ezra, 2850 W.11 Mile in Berkley. (248)
548-3663.

Come along for Jewish Ensemble Theatre's Sonia Flew through Jan. 2, at
West Bloomfield JCC. Sonia, a Cuban immigrant who came here as a teenager,
is startled along with her Jewish husband after 9-11 when their son announces
that he has dropped out of college to join the Marines in Afghanistan. Shows
Thursdays through Sundays, including some matinees. Schedule/tickets: www.
jettheatre.org or (248) 788-2900:

HEALTH & SUPPORT

• JHS-sponsored matinee: See the show at 2 p.m. Dec. 26 with members

of Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. www.michjewishhistory.org or (248)
432-5517.

Visit Temple Israel in West Bloomfield
for free, bi-monthly bereavement sup-
port group, offered through temple's
Robert Sosnick Family Life Center, 6:30
p.m. Monday, Dec. 27. Social worker
Helene Croll facilitates on second and
fourth Mondays. RSVP 24 hours in
advance: elaine@temple-israel.org or
(248) 661-5700:

683-5030.

•National Council of Jewish Women:

Greater Detroit Section sells cards at
26400 Lahser, Southfield, MI 48034.
(248) 355-3300.

Purchase a 2011 mahj card. $7, or $8 for
large print:
• Greater Detroit Chapter of Hadassah:
Send check, payable to Hadassah, to:
Debbie Cohen, 5540 S. Piccadilly, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322. Office: (248)

HELPING OUT

Make gifts for sick children at weekly
Hadassah Doll Project sessions, 9-11:30
a.m. Thursdays, at Davidson Hadassah
House, 5030 Orchard Lake Road in West

Enjoy Games Day
At Temple Israel

Stay toasty on Games Day 11
a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at
Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.
Bring your favorite game — canas-
ta, bridge, mah jongg or pinochle.
$5 covers lunch and tables for
playing. RSVP: (248) 661-5700 or
michelle@temple-israel.org .

Clothing Drive For Needy Infants

Through December, bring in new or gently used infant and toddler clothing to
assist needy Jewish families 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, at Congregation Beth
Ahm in West Bloomfield. Beth Ahm's Tikkun Olam Social Action Team also
seeks donations of toiletries, gloves and men's clothing for Hope Hospitality
and Warming Center in Pontiac. nancykalef@comcast.net or (248) 353-2145.

Bloomfield. No special skills needed to
participate. (248) 683-5030.

Assist low-income clients with online
applications required to get them state
benefits, including the Food Assistance
Program (FAP) or bridge card program,
through Paperwork Project started by
Jewish Community Relations Council.
For next volunteer training session, con-
tact Sarah Crane, community relations
associate: scrane@jfmd.org or (248)
642-2649.

Lend a hand at "Wrapped In Love,"
a drop-in mitzvah project, 10 a.m.-1
p.m. Mondays, at National Council of
Jewish Women, 26400 Lahser, Suite
306 in Southfield. Creating blankets
for abused and neglected children. No
sewing involved -- just cutting and tying.
Council: (248) 355-3300, ext. 0.
• Thrift Shops volunteers: Help with
merchandise and displays, assist cus-
tomers, at Berkley and Royal Oak loca-
tions. Contact Council, above, or marla-
horwitz@yahoo.com .

HOLIDAYS & SHABBAT

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Experience Friday Night Soul, Shabbat
services and Torah study, 7:30-8:30
p.m. Friday, Dec. 24, at Isaac Agree
Downtown Synagogue in Detroit. down-
townsynagogue®gmail.com or (313)
962-4047.

Cong. Beth Shalom in Oak Park:

"Family Shabbat Service and Dinner"
5:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24. Guests from
South Oakland Shelter. $15 adult, $8
ages 4-12, maximum $45 per family.
RSVP to office: (248) 547-7970.

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December 23 a 2010

JEWISH LEARNING

Drop in for "To the Edge of Destruction
and Back: Hungarian Jewry in the
20th Century," a four-part DVD lecture
series by Prof. Howard Lupovitch, 1 p.m.
Wednesdays, at Congregation Beth Ahm