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by Jordan B. Gorfinkel •

"Lies That Chelsea Handler Told
Me," 8 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Fox
Theatre, 2211 Woodward in Detroit.
$49.50 and $69.50.
www.olympiaentertainment.com .

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Center Travel Dept. Contact Marilyn
for brochure or RSVP: mwolfe@jccdet.
org or (248) 432-5471:
• Extended trips: Escorted adven-
tures include "Ixtapan Spa," March
6 13; "Mediterranean Wonders,"
March 14-28; "Morocco, A Jewish
Heritage Tour," March 20-April 1;
"Cuba, A Jewish Mission," April
20-27 or April 27-May 5.

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Participate in the Doll Project, making
stuffed dolls for hospitalized children,
at open board meeting of Eleanor
Roosevelt Hadassah Group, 9:30
a.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, at Davidson
Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard Lake
Road in West Bloomfield. Free. RSVP
required: robin_terebelo@comcast.net
or (248) 851-7022.

HELPING OUT

HEALTH & SUPPORT

Learn about "Obesity and the Heart"
at Health Awareness Breakfast 9:30
a.m. Sunday, March 6, at Adat Shalom
Synagogue in Farmington Hills.
Speaker Dr. Joel Kahn, medical profes-
sor at Wayne State University, also
directs the Preventative Cardiology
program at Detroit Medical Center
Cardiovascular Institute. Special
guests Ron and Mike Morelli, a father-
son duo who lost 399 pounds on The
Biggest Loser television show, run a
weight-loss camp for teens. $5, or
free for paid-up Adat Shalom Men's
Club members. Check, payable to the
Men's Club, due at 29901 Middlebelt,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334. (248)
851-5100.

Give the gift of life at blood drive
for Red Cross 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday,
March 6, at Adat Shalom Synagogue
in Farmington Hills. Everyone who
donates or tries will be entered into
a raffle. Donors must be at least
age 17 and weighing 110 pounds.
Appointments preferred: www.
redcrossblood.org , choose "make an
appointment," enter adatss for spon-
sor code and click on blue "find" but-
ton. Or, call Ruth: (248) 538-9260.

Drive through and drop off donations
of used books and tapes, records,
video, CDs and DVDs at Bookstock's
final two Colossal Collection Days
11 a.m. -1 p.m. Sunday March 6, in
the back of Bloomfield Plaza, south-
west corner of Maple and Telegraph,
Bloomfield Township. Tax receipts
will be provided. Volunteer for sort-
ing there 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays
through April 13. Information: (248)
645-7840, ext.365, or www.bookstock.
info.

Take a pre-service orientation for the
new Legacy Corps Enhancing Lives
Program, matching adult volunteers
to Jewish Family Service families and
clients that need help with daily tasks.
One-year commitment, starting April
1, entails eight hours of service weekly
and two-four hours of development
training and support sessions monthly.
Participants will receive monthly
stipend of $110 and $1,415 education
award upon completing requirements.
Ariella: arubin@jfsdetroit.org or
(248) 592-3972.

Romance language derived from old
Spanish and heavily influenced by
Hebrew and Aramaic, 2 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 27, at Keter Torah Synagogue,
5480 Orchard Lake Road in West
Bloomfield. cohnhaddowcenter@
wayne.edu or (313) 577-2679.

Study with Cong. Shaarey Zedek Rabbi
Joseph Krakoff at his continuing adult
education series, 7:30 p.m. Monday,
March 1, at Hillel Day School, 32200
Middlebelt in Farmington Hills. Free,
but RSVP required to Karen: kdavis@
shaareyzedek.org or (248) 357-5544,
ext. 60.

"Just Say 'Know' to Judaism," a four-
week lunch-and-learn adult learning
series on new topic, "Tongue in Check:
Avoiding Gossip and Badmouthing,"
noon Wednesdays, March 2-23, at
West Bloomfield JCC. Rabbi Tzvi
Muller's lecture on March 2: "Hung
By a Tongue." Co-sponsors: Partners
in Torah, JCC, FedEd, Federation's
Alliance for Jewish Education and
the Yeshiva. $18 series. $7 per class;
includes lunch. RSVP: (248) JUDAISM
or justsayknowtojudaism.com .

Knit hats for local schoolchildren
using your own yarn or pick up
donated yarn at the Hadassah office.
Patterns for hats are also available.
(248) 683-5030.

JEWISH LEARNING

Come for Professor Monique
Balbuena's lecture on "Ladino," a

Drop by for "The Hebrew Bible,"
a Learning Company DVD series
featuring Professor Amy-Jill Levine
of Vanderbilt University 1 p.m.
Wednesday, March 2. After two
30-minute lectures "Covenant and
Law, Part 2" and "The Conquest,"
Nancy Kaplan will lead informal dis-
cussion. Donations welcome. nancyel-
len879@att.net or (248) 737-1931.

Explore "Basic Concepts of Judaism"
with instructor Rabbi Joseph Klein
7:30-9 p.m. Thursdays, March 3-24,
at Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park. $35
single, $40 couple; save $5 if mem-
bers. RSVP to Education Office:
EdAsst@emanuel-mich.org or (248)
967-4023
•Jewish Roots Tour: Visit Budapest,
Prague and Poland with tour leader
Rabbi Klein, May 1-15. $3,880
includes round-trip airfare, transpor-
tation, hotels, meals and more. www.
emanuel-mich.org or (248) 967-
4020.

SENIORS

Find programming for seniors at both
locations of the Jewish Community
Center. Contacts are Rosa for The
Active Life and Sharon for Institute
for Retired Professionals: (248) 967-
4030.
At West Bloomfield JCC:
• Monday, Feb. 28,10 a.m.: Join the
Senior Men's Club in Room 204. Free.
Also, 2 p.m.: Watch opera movie with
Joe Tazelaar in Room 205. $3.
•Wednesday, March 2,1:30 p.m.:
Don't forget about Memory Club and
try brain teasers with facilitator Joe
Tazelaar in Room 205. $3.

At Oak Park JCC:
• Monday, Feb. 28, 10-11:30 a.m.: Join
Holocaust Survivor Support Group
led by Dr. Charles Silow. Also, 1-2 p.m.:
Program for Holocaust Survivors and
Families invites everyone to Cafe
Europa concert featuring Michelle

Honoring Holocaust Survivors

Civil War Sesquicentennial

Contact psychologist Dr. Charles Silow, director

Listen to tales and period songs of "traveling actors"

of Program for Holocaust Survivors and Families, if

you know a Michigan Holocaust survivor who

recalling the Civil War at Reunion: A Musical Epic in
Miniature, through March 6, at Meadow Brook Theatre,

might want to be remembered in Silow's "Portraits

207 Wilson Hall on Oakland University campus in Rochester.

of Honor" project. Dedication of the permanent

Cast includes Eric Gutman, Harrison High (Farmington Hills)

interactive electronic exhibit scheduled for Sunday, May

grad and Leslie Handelman, West Bloomfield High grad. JET.

1, at Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills.

Schedule: www.mbtheatre.com or (248) 377-3300.

Charlessilow@gmail.com or (248) 356-6668.

Dr. Charles Silow

Chekhan. Refreshments served.
Finally, 1 p.m.: The Active Life-COJAR
will present Part 2 of movie Fiddler on
the Roof. $1.
• Tuesday, March 1, 1 p.m.: Enjoy
Part 1 of movie, Cavalcade of
Comedy. $1.
• Wednesday, March 2,1- 3 p.m.: Play
cards with the Bridge Club. Free.
• Thursday, March 3,10:30 a.m.:
Discuss current events with David
Weiner. Also, noon: lunch, followed by
1 p.m. concert,"Stories the Piano Can
Tell." Performer will be Ilya Kozadayev,
Non-refundable paid reservations for
lunch ($2.75) required by March 1.
Concert only: $1.

YOUNG ADULTS

Meet friends and share experi-
ences through Hillel of Metro Detroit.
Details/RSVP: hilleldetroit®umd.
umich.edu .
• Feed the homeless: Hillel and the
Downtown Synagogue will discuss
the charity, Feed Detroit, before vol-
unteering at a local soup kitchen in
downtown Detroit. Meet 1 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 27, at synagogue, 1457 Griswold
in Detroit 48226. Free. RSVP to Scott
(above).
• Alternative spring break: Leave
Michigan to assist people in need.
Details: www.hilleldetroit.org or
(313) 577-3459. To help in Miami,
contact Scott; for New Orleans, ask
for Karen.

Calendar on page 52

• Michigan and the Civil War: Learn about the nearly 90,000 Michiganders who fought for the Union
beginning 150 years ago from retired Army Lt. Col. Tom Collier, American History professor at University of

Michigan, 8 p.m. Monday, March 7, at Birmingham Temple in Farmington Hills. Free. (248) 477-1410.

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