calendar HOW TO SEND IN LISTINGS: Send listings by noon Tuesday, nine days prior to publication. Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com . For telephone inquiries, call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140. Much To Do! ONGOING SOCIAL JUSTICE SERIES 6 pm, four Thursdays in March. Rabbi Ariana Silverman leads a series of classes that looks at Passover haggadot and biblical texts toward being advocates for social justice in Detroit. At Downtown Synagogue. $55. RSVP: 248 205- 2557 or detroitcityrabbi@gmail.com . from Brundibar. At Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills. Free, for HMC members only. Join or RSVP: 248-553-2400, ext.129, or Jackie.schwartz@holocaustcenter.org . See related story on page 44. THURSDAY, MARCH 13 PLAY AND STAY 9:30 10:30 am. Children 8 months-3 years can socialize. Also March 20, 27 and April 3. $10 per class at Woodward Avenue Shul, 25595 Woodward, Royal Oak. Information: Lisa Parshan, 248-386-1625, ext. 233, or lisa. parshan@akiva.org . - FRIDAY, MARCH 7 MOSAIC SHABBAT 6 pm. At Downtown Synagogue. Engage in Jewish spirituality in a pluralistic, interfaith style. Bring in spiritual texts, prayers, prose, songs. Information: Todd Nelson, toddalexandernelson@gmail.com . SUNDAY, MARCH 9 2 pm. See the film Saving Mr. Banks at the Maple Theater in Bloomfield Twp. and aid Forgotten Harvest. $8 admission. Bring a canned good and get free popcorn. Information: TheMapleTheater.com or 248- 750-1030. PURIM PARCELS PURIM LUNCH & LEARN Noon. At Downtown Synagogue with Rabbi Leiby Burnham. Topic: What does Purim have to do with Nazi Germany? Pizza provided by Partners in Torah. Information: 313-962-4047. 6 8 p.m. At Oak Park JCC. Games, prizes bouncers, face painting, arts, climbing wall. Costume contest and parade for kids at 7 pm. $2 for 10 tickets. Contact Judy Front to vol- unteer or for details at jfront@jccdet.org , or 248-967-4030. - 11 am. 12:30 pm. The Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) hosts Dr. Richard Joyrich at the JCC in West Bloomfield. He is past president of the Shakespeare Oxford Society and will speak on "Shakespeare Beyond Doubt?" Free for IRP members; $5 for others. No RSVPs needed. Refreshments at 10:45. Information: 248-967-4030, ext. 2018. ART FOR JARC 6 9 pm. A portion of proceeds from Borowski glass sculpture and exhibition shopping event will be given to JARC, an organization serving individuals with disabilities. At Art Leaders Gallery, 33086 Northwestern Hwy., West Bloomfield. RSVP: info@artleaders.com or 248-539-0262. 7:30 pm. At Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. Youth Choir will present a Purim sermon in song, "Malice in the Palace." On Saturday, March 15, 9:30 a.m., Tot Shabbat with sto- ries, crafts and hamantashen. Young People's Society Purim Carnival Sunday, March 16, from noon until 2 pm. Snacks, sandwiches and drinks. Tickets at the door. Information: Barbara Grant, 248-851-1100, ext. 3149. SATURDAY, MARCH 15 GROVES GARAGE SALE 9 am 2 pm. Birmingham School District event at Groves High Schoo1,13 Mile and Evergreen, Beverly Hills. Free (early entry at 8 am, $1). Bag sale 10 am-1 pm Sunday, March 16; $5 per bag. - CANCER SCREENING VIOLINIST AT CSZ 9 am 1 pm. St. Joseph Mercy Oakland conducts free oral, head and neck cancer screening at Alice Gustafson Center, 44405 Woodward, Pontiac. RSVP: 800-372-6094. - FOCUS ON BRUNDIBAR 7 pm. Middle-school-age and older guests can meet Ela Stein Weissberger, an original cast member of Brundibar, the children's opera per- formed in Theresienstadt concentration camp. Also, MOT Children's Chorus presents excerpt 28 March 6 • 2014 JN 10 pm. At Downtown Synagogue. Bring cos- tumes. Information: 313-962-4047. 9 am. Shacharit services; Megillah reading follows at 9:45 at Cong. B'nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. Purim carnival for all ages at 11:30 a.m. No admission charge. Information: 248- 788-0600. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 1 pm. The Shaarey Zedek Seniors group will present musical selections from violin- ist Harry Hovakimian. At Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Refreshments included. Information: Janet Pont, jpont® shaareyzedek.org or 248-357-5544. DOWNTOWN DANCE PARTY SHAKESPEARE TALK TUESDAY, MARCH 11 JCC PURIM CARNIVAL 7 pm. At Downtown Synagogue. Bring a box of pasta or other shake-able, non-perishable food donation for Yad Ezra as your grogger. Martin Herman will lead the reading. Information: 313- 962-4047. B'NAI MOSHE PURIM A PURIM TRIO OF EVENTS MONDAY, MARCH 10 MEGILLAH DOWNTOWN Noon. At Oak Park JCC. Flutist Pamela Michael and Marty Mandelbaum at 1, following lunch at Oak Park JCC. Paid RSVP for lunch ($3.50) due by March 18. Concert is $1. 248- 967-4030. FRIDAY, MARCH 14 - 3 pm. Join Aish Detroit in the Great Purim Parcel Project at Aish, 25725 Coolidge, Oak Park, to create mishloach manot. Come in costume. Information: aishinthewoods.com or Facebook. THURSDAY, MARCH 20 SUNDAY, MARCH 16 - MOVIE BENEFIT A vodka tasting bar, hors d'oeuvres, a Purim surprise and a musical tribute. $20 per person. RSVP: Jessica, 248-851-1100, ext. 3146. EXTREME TRAVEL 2 4 pm. Suzi Colman talks about taking trips off the beaten track. At Commerce Township Community Library, 2869 N. Pontiac Trail. Free with RSVP: 248-669-8108, ext.103. - BETH EL ADULTS' PURIM 7 pm. At Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp. Adults-only evening. Celebrate Cantorial Soloist Rachel Kalmowitz's 10 years at Beth El. MEGILLAH AT AKIVA 9:30 am. At Akiva Hebrew Day School, 21100 W.12 Mile, Southfield. Children up to 6 can be dropped off from 9:15-10:45 for a clown show, face-painting, and a family-friendly children's Megillah reading and PJ Library book. $5 per child/$10 per family. RSVP: Lisa Parshan, 248- 386-1625, ext. 233, or lisa.parshan@akiva.org . LUNCHTIME CONCERT TIKVAH HADASSAH EVENT 7 pm. Join Tikvah Group of Hadassah to learn "Love Your Body Workout" from Patricia Scott, certified Black Belt Nia instructor, at Hadassah House, West Bloomfield. Wear comfortable clothing. $5 members. Prospective members welcome at no charge. RSVP: 248-683-5030. Mail checks to Hadassah, 5030 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield, MI 48323. SUNDAY, MARCH 30 SHANGHAI GHETTO 10:30 am. Cong. Beth Shalom Sisterhood looks at the Shanghai Ghetto with Berl Falbaum, one of the refugees from wartime Europe. Day includes the film The Shanghai Ghetto and lunch. Sisterhood member Anna Lindemann will also share memories. $15 for program and lunch. Make checks payable to Sisterhood of Beth Shalom; mail to Phyllis Weeks, 7061 N. Merrybrook, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, by March 20. YIOP PURIM SEUDAH 6 pm. Young Israel of Oak Park Purim Seudah with music by Six13. $30 per adult; $15 ages 12 and under. Each child in costume will receive a prize. Minchah at 5:30 pm. RSVP by March 7: 248-967-3655. TUESDAY, MARCH 18 JEWISH COLD WAR 7 pm. Frankel Center for Judaic Studies presents Susan Glenn from University of Washington. Following a reception, she will deliver the 24th Annual Belin Lecture in American Jewish Public Affairs. Topic: "The Jewish Cold War: Anxiety and Identity in the Aftermath of the Holocaust." University of Michigan, Forum Hall in Palmer Commons, 100 Washtenaw, Ann Arbor. Free. Reception at 6:30. Information: www.lsa.umich.edu/judaic/ events. WRITER SPEAKS AT MSU 7 pm. At Michigan State U., 448 Wilson Road, East Lansing. Savyon Liebrecht, Israeli writer and novelist. Topic: "Between the Private and the Collective: Writing Fiction about Social and Political Issues in Israel." Free. Information: 517-432-3493. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 JCC BOOK CLUB Noon. At West Bloomfield JCC's Henry & Delia Meyers Library and Media Center. Discuss Nathan Englander's What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. Facilitator is Ruth Bergman. Bring a lunch; snacks and coffee provided. Free. RSVP: Francine Menken, 248- 432-5546 or fmenken@jccdet.org . Pesach Recipes Create 'A Tapestry Of Taste' Chef Elwin Greenwald from Elwin and Company in Berkley will demonstrate preparations of deli- cious traditional and innovative Passover dishes at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park. The workshop will review various traditions, including Sephardic and Ashkenazic obser- vances, explain the meaning of Passover symbols and provide interesting suggestions for prepar- ing seder tables. Samples will be available for tasting, and attendees will receive a booklet containing recipes from the demonstration. This program is an effort of Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood, Brotherhood and Adult Education and is in remembrance of Lillian Greenwald. Bring a "tried-and- true" family Passover recipe writ- ten on the front of a 4 x 6-inch card to be copied for everyone. Tickets are $18, $36 or $72. RSVP by March 15 to the temple, (248) 967-4020 or Rae Mandel (248) 650-9497.