veering away from the regular curricu-
lum and assigning her class to read
The Diary of Anne Frank.
Their response to the book was
incredible. Inspired to record their
own thoughts, the students shared sto-
ries of hopelessness, troubled families,
murder, abuse and violence — stories
that came together in a book that
became a national best seller.
Voices Unbound will be shown
5 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, at the
Uptown Palladium in Birmingham; 8
p.m. Sunday, May 22, at the Berman
Center in West Bloomfield; and 2
p.m. Wednesday, May 25, at the David
Adamy Undergraduate Library at
Wayne State University.

Where I Stand: The Hank
Greenspun Story is the true
story of one of American Jewry's most
colorful characters.
Hank Greenspun started out work-
ing with Bugsy Siegel. He went on to
become publisher of the Las Vegas
Sun, where he regularly challenged the
likes of the Internal Revenue Service
and Sen. Joe McCarthy. He wasn't
exactly shy. In one newspaper column,
Greenspun predicted that McCarthy
would soon die at the hands of one of
his victims, and then went on to sug-
gest that McCarthy kill himself first.
Greenspun became close friends
with Howard Hughes, was a target of
the Watergate burglars and a hero of
Israel's War of Independence and even
survived a run-in with the Purple
Gang.
Where I Stand screens 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 15, at the Berman Center
in West Bloomfield.
Filmmaker Scott Goldstein has been
invited to speak after the film.

Winston Churchill: Walking
with Destiny is the story of
the courageous and brilliant politician
who dared defy Hitler.
Some political leaders laughed at
Hitler. Others were terrified. Many
were confounded.
Only one man knew early on the
danger that Hitler posed — and
vowed to fight him to the death.

The JCC's 2011 Lenore Marwil
Jewish Film Festival runs May
15-26. For a complete schedule
of film dates and locations, go
to jccdet.org . For group rates or
other inquiries, call (248) 432-
5467.
Tickets can be purchased by
phone, online or at the box office.
$10 single tickets; JCC member
festival pass, $154 for 38 screen-
ings ($4 each); nonmember festi-

Winston Churchill was astute, bold
and insightful, but hardly the man
most would have imagined would save
England — and indeed the world —
from the world's greatest evil. As histo-
rian John Lukacs explained, Churchill
may not have won the war alone, but
without him the war most certainly
would have been lost.
Narrated by Ben Kingsley, this doc-
umentary highlights Churchill's years
in the political wilderness, his opposi-
tion to Hitler and his support for Jews
threatened by the Nazi regime.
Winston Churchill will be shown
1:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, at the
Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor; and
12:15 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at the
Berman Center in West Bloomfield.

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The Yankles is a film about an
unlikely hero and a group of
young, observant baseball players.
Based on a true story, The Yankles
begins with Charlie Jones, a profes-
sional baseball player fired because of
his drinking problem. Out on parole
after his third drunk driving convic-
tion, Charlie turns to coaching to
fulfill his required community service
hours.
There aren't many eager to work
with a guy like Charlie — until finally
he stumbles across a group of yeshi-
vah students who have formed a team
they call the Yankles.
Co-starring Bart Johnson (High
School Musical), Donny Most (Happy
Days) and with a cameo by the "Prince
of Kosher Gospel," Joshua Nelson, The
Yankles is a fun, feel-good movie about
overcoming prejudice and self-doubt.
This film is appropriate for ages 13
and older.
The Yankles screens 8 p.m. Sunday,
May 15, at the Michigan Theater in
Ann Arbor; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May
18, at the Flint Institute of Arts; and 5
p.m. Thursday, May 26, at the Berman
Center in West Bloomfield. Ill

Fine Art at the
Village of Rochester Hills

Saturday, May 21, 2011 10 am - 8 pm
Sunday, May 22, 2011 Noon - 6 pm

Watch for our Summer Show August 6th &

7th

At the Village of Rochester Hills Shopping Center
NE corner of Walton & Adams, Rochester Hills, MI

Free Admission • Free Parking • Children's Activities
For More Information Call 248 689 8734
FineArtAtTheVilIage@comcast.net
www.FineArtAtTheVilla • e.com

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val pass, $180 ($4.75 each); mati-
nee pass for use at 2 p.m. screen-
ings only, $35 JCC members, $40
nonmembers.
Box office: (248) 661-1900 or in
person at the JCC, 6600 W. Maple
Road, West Bloomfield, or online
at jccdet.org .
Ann Arbor festival pass: (734)
971-0990; Flint festival pass: (810)
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