metro PLAN YOUR ESCAPE. DLECTRICITY This Friday and Saturday, the DIA takes part in DLECTRICITY, Midtown's nighttime outdoor festival of art and light. See robots, shadow puppets, video installations and more. Friday Night Live! The Alloy Orchestra provides a live score to The Overcoat, a 1924 silent film classic long thought to be lost. Artist Demonstration Bryan Baker, artistic director of Detroit's Stukenborg Press, explores the intricacies of letterpress printing on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Now On View Picasso and Matisse: The DIA's Prints & Drawings Coming Soon Faberge: The Rise and Fall, October 14, 2012 January 21, 2013. Tickets on sale now. 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Jacobson is a president of Congregation Kehilat HaKerem, Adat Shalom's sister congregation in Karmiel, Israel. Synagogue members Ruby and Richard Kushner of Farmington Hills have visited Kehilat HaKerem and write, "We have seen how vulnerable Karmiel is to missile fire from Lebanon ... This is a chance to meet someone from Israel on a personal level, who is committed to impacting religious equality there." The Kushners are chairing the Oct. 16 program. It is open to the community at no charge. For information, call (248) 851-5100. The Happiness That Is Judaism Rabbi Aaron Bergman at Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills will pres- ent "Find a Spiritual Place for Yourself" at 10 a.m. on four Sundays this fall. Rabbi Bergman's hamakOhm program is set for Oct. 28, Nov. 18, and Dec. 2 and 9. Participants of all ages are invited to discover internal spirituality and real- ize that Judaism can make you happier. Sessions will continue throughout the year. Individuals may attend any one or all — each session is a separate experi- ence. There is no charge. For information, call (248) 851-5100. Dennis Ross Speaks On Mideast Peace The Detroit Jewish community will host Ambassador Dennis Ross on Monday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m., at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts at the JCC in West Bloomfield, where he will discuss "Peace in the Middle East: Is It Possible?" Ross was a special adviser for the Persian Gulf under President Barack Obama and a point man on the peace process in both the George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations. The talk is presented by the American Jewish Committee, Jewish Community Relations Council, Anti-Defamation League and Jewish Community Center. It is free, but reservations are required. Visit dennisross.eventbrite.com or call (248) 353-7553 or (248) 646-7686. Black WWII Marines To Be Honored At HMC The Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills will honor the Montford Point Marines, the first African-American group to enter the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942-1949, dur- ing a film and presentation 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21. Montford Point Marine soldiers will discuss their experience in breaking the color barrier as well as their courageous acts of heroism in all theaters of opera- tion during WWII. Admission is free. This year, the Montford Point Marines were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. For information, see www. holocaustcenter. org . New Calendar Highlights Cancer Thrivers Network The Cancer Thrivers Network (CTN) for Jewish Women will hold a celebration and preview in honor of the group's new calendar from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the home of Judy Kepes. Refreshments will be served, and vio- linist Flo Robbins Paterni will provide entertainment. Any woman who has ever had cancer is invited. To RSVP and for directions, call Kepes at (248) 334-2844. The CTN 2013 pocket calendar is the first for the organization and was inspired by the film The Calendar Girls, the story of a British women's group that raises $200,000 for cancer research. The CTN calendar was supervised by Shelly Newman and Susie Yesekno, with photographs by Susie Yesenko. It includes photos of CTN members, resources, and information about cancer symptoms and prevention. The calendar is available at no charge to anyone who needs it, Newman said. For a copy, contact Karen Siegel at (248) 661-1000. Scholar At DIA Looks At Jews In Islamic Countries The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) and the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) will present "Jewish Creativity Within the Islamic Worlds:' a talk by scholar Dr. David Kraemer 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the DIA. Kraemer's lecture will focus on several of the pieces from the JTS Rare Book Collection currently on display in the DIA gallery of Art from Islamic Lands. The manuscripts, which will be return- Dr. David ing to New York at Kraemer the conclusion of the loan, include a bible fragment in Arabic from the Cairo Genizah, circa 10th-11th century, from the Karaite community; a copy of Moses Maimonides's Mishna Torah from Yeman, circa 1490; and Sefer Ma'asiyot (A Book of Stories) from Iran or Iraq dated from 1697. A reception with light hors d'oeuvres and an open bar will be hosted by the Continued on page 30