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Yachad Shabbaton In Chicago
Aids Those With Disabilities
Yachad, the Orthodox Union's agency for
those with disabilities, will present three
family Shabbatons (weekend retreats),
providing a weekend of fun, stimulation,
education, networking, play and a beauti-
ful Shabbat, including one in Chicago,
March 21-23 at the Hilton Chicago/
Indian Lakes Resort, Bloomingdale,
Ill. Registration is now in progress.
Scholarships are available.
Yachad provides unique social, educa-
tional and recreational programs for indi-
viduals with learning, developmental and
physical disabilities with the goal of their
inclusion in the total life of the Jewish
community.
Parents attend sessions that provide
up-to-date information on the disability
world, problem-solving strategies, advice
on "what should my child be doing?" and
the opportunity to share experiences.
Siblings enjoy workshops unique to
their needs, while participants with devel-
opmental disabilities have sessions, games
and activities of their own. Mealtimes are
special, with singing, "talks" by the Yachad
members, and families basking in the glow
of their children's pleasure and success.
For registration information, con-
tact Nate Rischall at (224) 420-1136,
rischalln@ou.org or visit Yachad.org/
family.
Yoga Classes For
Kids At Oak Park JCC
The JCC in Oak Park has started a new
children's yoga program with a twist. JCC
Yoga Yeladim is a high-energy curriculum
that includes traditional poses, breath-
ing practices and meditation techniques
— but it also incorporates games, Jewish
songs and fun activities.
Classes are available at two Oak Park
locations: the JCC and Congregation Beth
Shalom. Both programs are open to the
community.
Yoga Yeladim, for children 5-12, at
the JCC is held Tuesdays 4:45-5:30 p.m.
Each session is four weeks, and the cost
is $40 for JCC members and $48 for non-
members.
Yoga Yeladim, for children 2-5, held
in partnership with Congregation Beth
Shalom's Gan Shalom Preschool, is
Tuesdays 12:30-2:30 p.m. This is a drop-
off program, and participants do not need
to be Gan Shalom students. Each session
is four weeks, and the cost is $48 for JCC
members and $64 for non-members.
To register, contact Cathy Fresia at (248)
967-4030 or cfresia@jccdet.org .
Farrakhan Unleashes Anti-
Semitic Codewords In Detroit
Detroit / JTA Nation of Islam leader
Louis Farrakhan, purporting "I don't hate
Jewish people spoke in anti-Semitic code-
words during a fiery address to his group's
annual convention in Detroit.
Farrakhan spoke for nearly three hours
while U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a Detroit
Democrat, and Detroit City Council
President Brenda Jones sat behind him.
Farrakhan, known for his anti-Jewish
views, compared himself to auto magnate
Henry Ford, saying that Ford was "a great
man who was called an anti-Semite:'
"I feel like I'm in good company:'
Farrakhan told a crowd of about 18,000
at Joe Louis Arena, the Detroit Free Press
reported.
"I don't hate Jewish people ... what
I hate is evil:' he also said, adding that
"Satan is in control of Hollywood:' as well
as TV, the media and money.
Responding to Farrakhan's speech, Heidi
Budaj, Michigan regional director of the
Anti-Defamation League, told the Free
Press, "Expressing pride for being called
anti-Semitic is shameful. A person in this
day and age should be ashamed to say that:'
Farrakhan also reprimanded Muslims
for fighting among themselves in the
Middle East, saying they were killing each
other for "America" and the "European
infidel:'
He said that if the United States launched
a war on Iran, "we ain't fighting. We're not
killing no Muslims for these infidels:'
Farrakhan also touched on other topics,
such as the African-American community
separating from the rest of the world in
order to better their lives and reinvesting
in Detroit.
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Volunteer Readers Wanted
For Bagley School In Detroit
Women's Philanthropy's Tikkun Olam
Volunteers invite members of the com-
munity to celebrate National Reading
Month by reading with students at Bagley
Elementary School in Detroit on Tuesday,
March 24, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Volunteers are asked to bring two new
books to read and give to a kindergartner
and a first-grade student. For a list of rec-
ommended books, visit jewishdetroit.org/
toy.
Volunteers will meet at the Max M.
Fisher Building, 6735 Telegraph Road in
Bloomfield Hills, at 9 a.m. and will car-
pool to the school. RSVP by March 18.
For information, contact Tovi Snapstailer
Liebovitz at (248) 203-1474 or
snapstailer@jfmd.org.
B'nai B'rith Slates
Annual Golf Classic
B'nai B'rith Great Lakes Region's 32nd
Annual Golf Classic event will be held
on Monday, June 2, at Tam-O-Shanter
Country Club in West Bloomfield. Event
sponsor is MJS Packaging.
Golfer's package is $250 with an early
bird special price of $195 if paid by May
20. Cost for those joining for dinner only
is $50.
Proceeds benefit B'nai B'rith, local
BBYO and Hillels on college cam-
puses, and Great Lakes Region's College
Scholarship Fund.
ZOA Event On Persecution
Of Palestinian Christians
In a program sponsored by the Zionist
Organization of America, Stand With
Us and Walk for Israel, Daniel Collins,
the U.S. Representative for the Holy
Land Missions, will speak on the topic
"Persecuting Palestinian Christians: The
Untold Story" on Sunday, March 2, at 7:30
p.m. at the Corners, 2075 Walnut Lake
Road, West Bloomfield.
Collins will speak about the founding
pastor of Holy Land Missions, Dr. Naim
Khoury, who pastors First Baptist Church
in Bethlehem, which has been firebombed
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