Why is an AFHU Hebrew University Gift Annuity different from all others? metro >> calendar Calendar from page 25 SATURDAY, NOV. 16 WSU PEACE LECTURE VETERANS SHABBAT 3 5 pm. Center for Peace and Conflict Studies hosts Max Mark-Cranbrook Peace Lecture, by NPR's Deborah Amos, and Peacemaker Awards ceremony at Wayne State University (WSU) Law School. One honoree will be WSU professor and physicist Alvin Saperstein. $5 lecture; free/WSU student. VIP reception with dinner/dancing at nearby McGregor Memorial Conference Center: $60; $100 for two. Information: 313- 577-3453. 9 am. Shabbat service at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield, will pay tribute to congregants who defended our nation, particularly during World War II. A listing of veterans, living and deceased, will be printed in a special program. Information: Martha: mgoldberg@shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544. It drives the next generation of technology. SUNDAY, NOV. 17 SALON AIDS CHARITY 10 am 3 pm. MarioMax Salon, 4297 Orchard Lake Rd. in West Bloomfield, will assist Humble Design, a Troy-based nonprofit that repurposes gently used household goods for the formerly homeless in Detroit. Salon will donate all proceeds from its services. Also, donations of tow- els, dishes, pots and pans, lamps, linens and more accepted. Information: Treger Strasberg, 248-227-5051. - BAGELS & BASICS President Obama views Mobileye in action— see video at www.aflm.org/CGA2 On his recent state visit to Israel, President Obama received a demonstration of Mobileye from Amnon Shashua, the Sachs Family Professor of Computer Sciences at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Mobileye, an Advanced Driver Assistance System, saves lives and boosts automotive safety. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is an engine of innovation and discovery for Israel and our global community. When you create a secure AFHU Hebrew University Gift Annuity— with its high lifetime return, income tax deduction and partially tax-free payments—your annuity drives Israeli-led innovation toward a better and safer future. AFHU Hebrew University Gift Annuity Returns Age Rate 67 7o 6.2 0/0 6.5% 7.1% 8.o% 75 8o 85 90 9 .5 % 11.3% Rates are calculated based on a single life. Cash contributions produce partially tax-free annuity income. CALL OR EMAIL NOW. THE RETURNS ARE GENEROUS. THE CAUSE IS PRICELESS. Share in the vision of Albert Einstein, a founder of The Hebrew University. Help propel a catalyst for research and learning that strengthens Israel and transforms our world. For information on AFHU Hebrew University Gift Annuities, please call AFHU Midwest Region Executive Director, Judith Shenkman at (312) 329-0332 or email: jshenkman@afhu.org The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Research engine for the world. Engine of growth for a nation. AFpU AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1530 Chicago, IL 60611 • 877-642-AFHU (2348) 500 www.afhu.org/CGA2 26 November 7 • 2013 10:30 am. Red Thread columnist Debra Darvick will speak on "Eight Teachings for Following Your Dreams" and lead a discussion. Her new book is This Jewish Life, Stories of Discovery, Connection and Joy. At Temple Kol Ami, West Bloomfield. Information: 248-661-0040. HUNGER PROJECT 1 pm. Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Detroit, seeks help with social action proj- ect during annual Jewish/Muslim Twinning Weekend. Volunteers needed to cook and serve healthy food to the hungry who visit the Muslim Center, 1605 W. Davison in Detroit. Advance donations of food and cash also requested. Information: Rabbi Dorit Edut, mutzim@aol.com . PROFESSORS SPEAK 1 2:30 pm. Frankel Center for Judaic Studies and West Bloomfield JCC present Frankel Center Author's Night featuring Profs. Deborah Dash Moore, Zvi Gitelman, Eileen Pollack and Ryan Szpiech at the West Bloomfield JCC. Free. Information: www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic/events. - NAMING ISRAEL 2 pm. Lecture on The Debate over the Name of the Jewish State-To-Be,1947-48," sponsored by Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies, Adat Shalom Synagogue and StandWithUs. Rivka Bliboim of U-M will discuss proposed names from historical, linguistic and ideological viewpoints. At Adat Shalom, Farmington Hills. Free. RSVP: Ruth Stern, cohnhaddowcenter@wayne.edu or 313-577-2679. CLASSICAL MUSIC 3 pm. Pianist Helen Kerwin and cellist Tim Nicolia will perform music of Bach, Franck and Barber at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. $5 donation requested. 248- 357-5544. - ADL BENEFIT AT GALLERY 4 7 pm. Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Michigan Region presents "Art Works ADL: Justice, Advocacy & Art," an art exhibi- tion, fundraiser and silent auction in West Bloomfield JCC's Charach Gallery. Program/ strolling cocktail party starts at 5:30. $75; $50/age 36 and younger. Information: www. adl.org/artworksmichigan. - TUESDAY, NOV. 19 DETROIT STORES Noon. Historian Michael Hauser, author of Hudson's: Detroit's Legendary Department Store, lectures on "20th Century Retailing in Downtown Detroit" following Ambassadors seniors' group luncheon. At Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. $12. RSVP by Nov.14: Betty Applebaum, 248-476-1775. MEMORY SCREENINGS 9 am 4 pm. ElderCare Solutions of Michigan, a division of Jewish Family Service (JFS), is offering free memory screenings as part of National Memory Screening Day. At JFS, 6555 W. Maple, West Bloomfield. Appointments/information: 248-592-2313. - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20 CSZ SENIORS LUNCH 12:30 pm. Seniors Group of Cong. Shaarey Zedek's Chanukah luncheon features Michael Krieger with a program of Yiddish, English and Chanukah songs. $10/members; $12/others. Door prizes. RSVP with payment by Nov.14: Janet Pont, 248-357-5544 or jpont@shaareyzedek.org . THURSDAY, NOV. 21 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY 6 10 pm. Fundraising party includes light jazz music by flutist Alexander Zonjic and program on hidden poverty in Oakland County. At Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend, Birmingham. $175/patron; $250/benefac- tor. RSVP: joycer@habitatoakland.org or 248-338-1843, ext. 226. - LUNAR LEARN SERIES 7 pm. "How Could Chanukah Be So Early this Year?" is topic at Temple Beth El's Lunar Learn. Led by Rabbi Keren Alpert at the Bloomfield Twp. temple, the session focuses on the Jewish calendar to explain why, on Nov. 28, we could have latkes and turkey on the same plate. Repeated at Lunch & Learn, noon Thursday, Nov. 21. RSVP: 248-851-1100, ext. 3142.