Dershowitz In The House

Annual Holocaust Center dinner draws big
crowd to hear famed lawyer.

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ttorney, activist and TV analyst
Alan Dershowitz energized the
crowd with a question-and-answer
session on far-ranging topics led by Steven
Grant, chairman of the HMC board, at the
Holocaust Memorial Center's 30th Anniversary
Dinner in November at Congregation Shaarey
Zedek in Southfield.
The annual fundraising event for the
Farmington Hills museum drew nearly 1,300
people. The dinner also honored Dr. Richard K.
Stoler of Bloomfield Township for his dedica-
tion to preserving the past so future generations
can learn from it by connecting members of
the community to its Eastern European roots.
His main area of focus centers within a 60-mile
radius of Bereznitz in the Ukraine.
Through the guidance and assistance of HMC
Head Librarian Feiga Weiss and Temple Beth
El Historical Society Archivist Jan Durecki,
Stoler estimates he has helped approximately
300 people over the past decade find distant
relatives, their places of birth and learn their
families' history.
Chairpersons for the dinner were Jackie and
Joel Smith. Lori and Steven Weisberg served as
dinner advisers.
To donate to the HMC, contact Cheryl Guyer
at (248) 553.2400 ext. 123 or cheryl.guyer@
holocaustcenter.org.

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Suzanne and Burton
Shifman of West
Bloomfield

Dinner Advisory Chairs Steven and Lori
Weisberg of West Bloomfield, Alan and Lori
Zekelman of Bloomfield Hills, and Dinner Chairs
Jackie and Joel Smith of West Bloomfield

Alan Zekelman of Bloomfield Hills, honoree Richard
Stoler of Bloomfield Hills, keynote speaker Alan
Dershowitz, HMC board chair Steven Grant of West
Bloomfield and HMC president Gary Karp of Orchard
Lake

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Email listings and questions to calendar@thejewishnews.com. For telephone inquiries,
call David Sachs at (248) 351-5140.

Much To Do!

ONGOING

GADGET HELP

Learn how to use your Kindle or tablet at
Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen.
Tuesdays, 2-3:30 pm: Jan. 6, 20, 27 and Feb. 3,
17, 24. Also, Wednesdays, 6:30-8 pm: Jan. 7, 28
and Feb. 4. Information: 248-796-4224.

lessons, music, crafts, gym, stories, yoga. Ages
2-3 years meet Tuesdays for six weeks, Jan.
6-Feb.10. Ages 18-24 months meet Thursdays,
Jan. 8-Feb.12. $90/JCC members; $108/others
per six-week session. RSVP: Cathy Fresia, 248-
432-5628 or cfresia®jccdet.org .

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7

DROP IN MAH JONG

12:30 3:30 pm. On Wednesdays at Cong. Beth
Shalom in Oak Park. All skill levels OK, including
beginners. $2 covers cost of refreshments. Also
Jan.14, 21, 28. Information: 248-547-7970.

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TUESDAY, JAN. 6

BLOOD DRIVE

11 am-3 pm. At Southfield Library, 26300

Evergreen. Walk-ins welcome, or RSVP: www.
redcrossblood.org . Information: 248-796-4224.

DIABETES HELP

1-3:30 p.m. Begin six-week workshop to help

people with diabetes over age 60 and their
caregivers. Free. At Oak Park JCC RSVP: Rosa,
248-967-4030.

HEBREW FOR TOTS

Bilingual parent-tot playgroup at Oak Park JCC
taught by Caryn Acker and Ronit Gil. Hebrew

OAK PARK JCC SHOW

1 pm. Entertainment by Pete Fetters. $1.

USED BOOK SALE

Various times. At Southfield Library, 26300
Evergreen. Jan. 7:1:30-5:30 pm; Jan. 8 and 10:
10 am-5 pm. Information: 248-796-4224.

FRIDAY, JAN 9

MUSICAL SHABBAT

7:30 pm. At Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp.

HMC Holocaust survivor and speaker
Gerald Manko and Ronald Klein, both of
Bloomfield Hills, Diane Klein of Southfield,
Barbara and Ira Zaltz of Huntington
Woods, and Katie Klein of Bloomfield Hills

Honoree Richard Stoler, center, with niece Lisa Rasansky and
mother Maxine Stoler, both of Farmington Hills, son Randy Stoler
of Birmingham, and nieces and nephew Brooke Colman of Chicago,
Jodie Colman of Bloomfield Township, and Michael and Jennifer
Rasansky of West Bloomfield

Information: Julie Rolnick, jrolnick®tbeonline.
org or 248-851-1100, ext 3143.

MONDAY, JAN. 12

COMPUTER CLASS

9:30 am. At Temple Beth El, Bloomfield
Twp. For families with children up to age 6.
Information: Julie Rolnick, jrolnick®tbeonline.
org or 248-851-1100 ext 3143.

9 am-noon.12-week course. Classes on
Microsoft Office skills begin Jan.12 in West
Bloomfield or Southfield. Offered by David B.
Hermelin ORT Resource Center, a division of
JVS, Includes job training and seminars. $720;
scholarships available for unemployed or under-
employed. Information: www.jvsdet.org/
betterjobs or 248-432-5411.

NOSH & KNOWLEDGE

GAME OF LIFE

12:30 pm. At Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Twp.
Join Rabbi Syme for lunch and discussion.
Sponsored by the TBE Sisterhood. $15. RSVP,
Nancy Fortier at 248-495-5013.

11:45 am. Lunchtime learning series at Adat
Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills to help
people improve life strategies through rabbis'
lectures and by playing card and board games.
Three sessions remain. On Jan.12: Rabbi Aaron
Bergman will discuss The Power of Happy:
How to Wake Up and Make It Happen." Other
sessions on Jan. 20 and 26. $10 for members
per session; $15 for others. RSVP by prior
Thursday; no walk-ins: www.adatshalom.org/
games or 248-851-5100. Information: Lori
Issner, issner@adatshalom.org .

SATURDAY, JAN. 10

TOT SHABBAT

ROCK CONCERT

Dick Wagner Memorial Concert to ben-
efit Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. At
Fillmore Theatre, Downtown Detroit. Local and
international musicians will honor musician
Wagner, who died July 30. Tickets: www.ticket-
master.com/Dick-Wagner-tickets/artist/772567.

SUNDAY, JAN. 11

PACIFIC GUITARS

3 pm. Cranbrook Music Guild event at Christ
Church Cranbrook, 470 Church Road at Lone
Pine, Bloomfield Hills. $30 on Eventbrite.com or
at the door. Students $10 with school ID.

TUESDAY, JAN. 13

BOOK CLUB

2 pm. At Southfield Public Library, 26300
Evergreen. The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
discussed. Also at 7 pm Wednesday, Jan.14.
Information: 248-796-4224.

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