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Learn About Jewish Immigration To U.S.

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he Golden Dream: The Jewish
Journey from Europe to
America — A Symposium on
Jewish Immigration" will be held Sunday,
Dec. 8, at Adat Shalom Synagogue
in Farmington Hills, sponsored by
Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education
with several other co-sponsors.
Professor Howard
Lupovitch, director
of the Cohn-Haddow
Center for Jewish
Studies at Wayne State
University, kicks off
the symposium at 2:30
p.m. with his talk,
"Coming to America:
Howard
The Eastern European
Lupovitch
Wave:'
At 3:30 p.m., fans of
PBS-TV's Antique Roadshow will enjoy
the half-hour Antique Street Show —
Jewish Edition. Archivist and former
antique appraiser Jan Durecki will shed
new light on and appraise family heir-
looms that came from Europe and are
now in local homes.
Headlining the event from 4-5 p.m.
is historian and curator of the Red Star
Line Museum, Bram Beelaert from
Antwerp, Belgium. The Red Star Line
was a Belgian-American shipping com-
pany that brought more than a quarter-
million Jewish emigrants to the U.S.
between 1873-1934.
A pre-symposium workshop, "What
Will You Leave Them? Preserving Your
Stories, Your Legacy, Their Future" is
scheduled at 12:45 p.m. with Rabbi Mark
Robbins. Pre-registration required.
From 1-2:30 p.m., members of the
Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan
(JGSM) using the latest genealogical

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technology, will be available to help you
create your own family tree. "Starting
Your Genealogical Journey" will offer
15-minute personalized sessions avail-
able on a first-come, first-served basis.
The cost of the events is $12 for
the workshop only (pre-registration
required); $18 symposium only; $25
symposium plus workshop. Discount
pricing will be available for members of
co-sponsoring organizations.
Co-sponsors include Adat Shalom;
Cohn-Haddow; Wayne State; Detroit
Friends of Melton; Federation's Leonard
N. Simons Jewish Community Archives;
Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman
Family Campus; JCC's Seminars for
Adult Jewish Enrichment (SAJE); JGSM;
Jewish Forum; Jewish Historical Society
of Michigan; Rabbi Leo M. Franklin
Archives and Temple Beth El. ❑

Downtown Synagogue
Names Operations Director

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he Isaac Agree Downtown
Synagogue has hired Lori Lutz
as its operations director. She
will be in charge of administrative and
financial functions including preparing
budgets and reports, managing building
operations and supporting committees
led by board members.
Lutz said, "The syn-
agogue's emphasis on
values of community,
social justice, lifelong
learning, diversity and
inclusiveness, all in the
context of the city of
Detroit, provides a fan-
Lori Lutz
tastic opportunity for

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meaningful contribution. I'm truly hon-
ored to join this amazing community:'
Lutz brings a background in law,
business, investment management
and institutional advancement. She
also has leadership experience with
nonprofits in the areas of governance,
development, strategic and business
planning, and policy creation and
implementation.
"We are so pleased and privileged
to have Lori join the team," said Leor
Barak, synagogue president.
"She brings a wealth of experience, a
passion for positive change and a dedi-
cation to carrying out the synagogue's
mission:'

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Former Detroiters Donate $50 Million
To Weizmann Institute Of Science

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This gift enables Weizmann to equip itself
ancy and Stephen Grand of
San Francisco, formerly of
to participate in the exploding world of
Detroit, have committed $50
genetics and to find cures for diseases to
improve the human condition.
million to advance the
international study of per-
We all know that the brilliance
sonalized medicine, the
of Weizmann's scientists will
American Committee for
result in major progress from
which we will all benefit. In
the Weizmann Institute of
Science announced.
addition, all Israeli scientists
The funds will be used by
who wish to work in this new
the Weizmann Institute of
field will have facilities and
Science in Rehovot, Israel, to
teams of other scientists in
Nancy and
operate the recently estab-
Israel with whom to collabo-
Stephen Gra nd
lished Israel National Center
rate without needing to travel
for Personalized Medicine
to other countries to do this
(INCPM). The Grand gift is the single larg-
important work. We are thrilled to assist in
est contribution ever made to the American this powerful effort:' Stephen Grand said.
Committee in its 70-year history supporting
Stephen Grand is the co-founder of
scientific research and science education.
Grand/Sakwa Properties, one of the largest
As the only facility of its kind in
developers of residential and retail proper-
Israel and in the region, the Nancy and
ties in the Midwest. He has been involved in
Stephen Grand Israel National Center for
the development of millions of square feet
Personalized Medicine is a state-of-the-art
of residential and commercial properties.
biomedical research center focused on
Nancy Grand is the immediate past presi-
four innovative fields: genomics, protein
dent of the Jewish Community Federation
profiling, bioinformatics and drug discov-
and Endowment Fund in San Francisco.
ery. Personalized and predictive medicine
The Grands are active in numerous
uses information about a person's genes,
philanthropic activities throughout the
proteins and personal history to prevent,
United States and in Israel, includ-
diagnose and treat disease.
ing the Multiple Myeloma Research
"Nancy and I recognize that Israel is a
Foundation and Technion-Israel Institute
world leader in science and technology.
of Technology.

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Zamir Chorale Plans
Free Chanukah Concert
The Zamir Chorale of Metropolitan Detroit,
under the direction of Temple Shir Shalom
Cantor Penny Steyer and accompanied
by pianist Ted Wyman, will present its
annual free Chanukah Concert at 3 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 1, at the Jewish Community
Center in Oak Park.
The concert will feature Chanukah
songs in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and
English with additional selections for the
Thanksgiving holiday.
Singers interested in joining the

Do A Mitzvah! Sign Up
For Mitzvah Day, Dec. 25
Step forward and choose your mitzvah
on Wednesday, Dec. 25, when the Jewish
Community Relations Council and the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
join together to once again present
Mitzvah Day.
Volunteers of all ages can sign up for
the annual event and participate in doz-
ens of social service projects and volun-
teer activities throughout Metro Detroit.
Families with children, teens, young
adults and seniors are encouraged to
donate a few hours of their time to partic-
ipate in activities, including visits to older
adults in nursing care facilities, preparing
and serving holiday meals, and delivering

The Zamir Chorale

chorale can can contact Dan Medow
at djmedow@aol.com , or visit the
Zamir Chorale of Metropolitan Detroit
Facebook page.

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toys and gifts to families in need.
Interfaith volunteer sites with opportu-
nities to volunteer with members of the
Muslim community will once again be
available to Mitzvah Day participants.
Mitzvah Day event chairs are Janet
Berman, Seth Fisher, Micki Grossman
and Hy Safran.
More than 800 volunteers are antici-
pated to come together and show the
strength of our community by taking
part. Volunteers are asked to sign up at
www.detroitjcrc.org/mitzvanday2013.
Registration deadline is Friday, Dec. 13.
Volunteer spots are filled on a first-come,
first-served basis. For more details, call
the Mitzvah Day hotline at (248) 658-
8252 or email slippitt@jfmd.org . ❑