Local synagogues host festive events to celebrate the holiday of Esther.
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ongregation Beth Shalom's
annual children's Purim spiel
featured the world premiere
of Out of Order by Joe Lewis. The play
described the true historic events of
1862 when Gen. Ulysses S. Grant issued
an order expelling the Jews from all the
territory under his army's control. The
order was rescinded soon afterwards by
President Abraham Lincoln.
An audience of several hundred
enjoyed the play on March 16, followed
by a festive meal that fulfilled the mitz-
vah of emptying the Oak Park syna-
gogue's freezers before Passover.
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In an overture before the play, women do a demonstration of
A musical interlude was performed by Annie Citrin,
"Jewsercize:" Bobbie Lewis, Sheyna Wexelberg-Clouser and Ronna
Rachel Gaft, Lily Citrin and Arieh Gamer, all of
Perlman, all of Oak Park, Jan Wanetick of Southfield and Barbara
Huntington Woods.
Sugarman and Marcy Citrin, both of Huntington Woods.
Oz Gamer of Huntington Woods and
Young actors (including two babies)
In a fictional departure from history,
Rose Mouradian of Southfield played
portray Jewish families expelled from
pirates attack the passengers on the
Charlie Bowen.
Joe Lewis of Oak Park wrote and
the spirits of Gen. Grant and "Mrs. Gen.
Paducah, Ky., who sailed away on the
directed Out of Order.
Grant."
steamer Charlie Bowen.
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At Keter Torah, the men dance to celebrate Purim.
Kadima Ben-Ezra gives out gifts to the children at the party.
Rabbi Sasson Natan of Keter Torah
Lisa Keller of Farmington Hills with
Jacob David of Farmington Hills
Kadima Ben-Ezra dances with Nora
Synagogue in West Bloomfield addresses
her 4-year-old daughter, Olivia
dances with his mother, Mary, of
Natan, both of West Bloomfield.
congregants on Purim.
West Bloomfield.
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