.rcc Lectures

To

Explore Jews.

And

Empires

Wednesday

APRI L 22, 2015

An

inspirational event for
busy women with a focus on
finding balance and happiness
every day.

hat role did black Africa

play in Zionist history?
How did France's history

of colonialism affect French Jews?

Meira Goldman with her bracelets.

Action

Taking

Why was Constantinople central to
Jewish life in the early 20th century?
How were early pogroms in the

Ukraine connected to the Holocaust?

The

Hillel student raises

French Jews.

support for

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to these

and other

will be

explored in a new
focusing on how Jews
both shaped and were shaped by the

questions

lecture series

Gabriella Burman

Special

answer

to the Jewish News

many empires in which they lived.
Presented at the Jewish Community

eira Goldman is head­

Center in West Bloomfield by schol­

strong, says her mother,

Jennifer.

And in most

instances, that's a good thing.
"Whenever there is a cause, she

ars

of the University of Michigan's

Studies, the series is being run in

partnership with

money:' Jennifer said.
Recently, Meira, a fifth-grader at
Hillel Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit in Farmington Hills, spurred

Jces Seminars
for Adult Jewish

effort that raised $1,400 for terror
victims following the Jan. 9 shooting

Federation's

kosher

Jewish com­

munity dead.

"I

am

bearing the hashtag #JeSuisJuif (I

Jewish), which trended on social

solidarity after the attack.
Within a day, the $3 bracelets had

Jeffrey

every Thursday

Veidlinger

evening in

February and

Hillel parent Sol Cogan was so
by Meira's cause that he

moved

matched the $700 in

proceeds with a

$700 donation of his

own.

"It was

a

sweet

gesture

to

Empires:' Established through a

generous financial contribution
from the Jean and Samuel Frankel

around the world.

the

days following
personally delivered the

funds to Le Fonds Social [uif Unifie,
the French federation of Jewish agen­

"Thinking about Jews and

said Deborah Dash Moore, director
of the Frankel Center and Frederick

bulk as well

as a

monetary donation

"We

treat the

are

thrilled to be part­

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The "Jews and Empires" lecture series

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place

Meira modestly admits that she's
"proud" of herself, but. even after her
fundraiser has ended, she keeps the
focus on the cause. "Helping others is
what feels good:' she said. D

in West Bloomfield. The series is free

at the Jewish

and open to the

or

michellem@kadimacenter.org

Community Center

public.

mation, complete

and

Michelle Malamis / 248.663.4343 /

Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26 at 7

p.tr:

coordinator at Hillel Day School.

Speaker

by Barbi Bell, Yoga Shelter Senior Teacher
Book Sale and Author Signing Following Event

Metropolitan Detroit Jewish

to the victims.

Gabriella Burman is communications

& Seated Continental Breakfast

G. L. Huetwell professor of history

nering with the JCC so that we can

students have sent letters in

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Presentation

empires

at U-M.

by Hillel seventh- and eighth-graders.
According to the principal of one
of the day schools in Paris, Hillel has
been the only school in the world

Opening

unexpected reverberations
of imperial influence on Jewish life:'

dolences to the

community,

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uncovers

cies. He also delivered letters of con­

written

I

9:45-11:30 AM

for scholars and artists

fellowships

France in the

11:30 AM

No Reason

provides annual

Frankel Institute

to

when the kids get inspired:'
Meira's father, Ezra, traveled to

-

Happy for

highlight exciting

aspects of the Institute's yearlong
theme focusing on "Jews and

Jewish Heritage Foundation, the

reach out

Jews of France, and I wanted
be part of it:' Cogan said. "It's neat

whose

9 AM

Veidlinger.

to the

attacks and

Love for No Reason

9-9:45 AM

Joshua Cole, Devi Mays and Jeffrey

The lectures

Author

for Woman's Soul Series

and

renowned Professors Eitan Bar- Yosef,

media in

sold out at school.

Selling

and International Best Sellers

will feature

Meira sold black silicone bracelets

Soup

will take place

Jennifer said.

am

Chicken

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extremely proud of her:'

Strength

Co-Author of

(SAJE) and the

supermarket in Paris that

left four members of the

NY Times #1 Best

Enrichment

an

a

Power of Inner

Featuring
Marci Sbimof]'

Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic

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