TE HEN GOTTLI ONDAY • 7:30 P 27 Professor Howard Lupovitch "Like a Rolling Stone: Jews and the '60s Folk Music Revival" Wit clips of performances and interviews, Howard Lupovitch tells the story of Jewish musicians like Bob Dylan and Carole King who used music as a powerful voice for social change. $12 JCC member /$15 Non-membe APRIL 28 DAY • 7:30 PM Elaine Serli "Memories" Elaine Serling presents her engaging program of Broadway hits, Yiddish classics, film favorites and original songs. Building Community Initiative Social Action Committee members: Steven Bez, event co-chairs Rula Yono and Gail Katz, and Sana Navarrette. $10 JCC member and seniors /$15 Non-member APRIL 29 Holiday Foods WEDNESDAY • 7PM Dave Bennett and Cliff Monear Potluck event brings communities together to learn about traditions. "A True Clarinet Phenomenon" Clarinet prodigy Dave Bennett, accompanied by Cliff Monear on piano, performs a snappy Swing Era repertoire, plus a fusion of jazz improvisation with modern pop. $6 advance sale / $8 at the door For information and tickets, call Rosa Chessler at 248.432.5612. APRIL 30 Barbara Lewis Contributing Writer THURSDAY • 1PM Elaine Serling S "Memories" Elaine Serling performs at the JCC in Oak Park. No charge THURSDAY • 7:30PM i I s Is "Alice's Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour" Featuring Abe Guthrie, Terry A La Berry, Bobby Sweet and Darren Todd Honoring Linda Leecz"n In 1965, Arlo Guthrie took out the trash on Thanksgiving — a move that ultimately precluded his military service and prompted a platinum selling record. Join us for a rare opportunity to hear "The Alice's Restaurant Massacree" in its entirety! $75 for lower bowl / $65 for upper bowl MAY 6 WEDNESDAY • 6PM A Family Event Come for a camp sing-along, s'mores, crafts, laughter and fun! Camp Ruth on the JCC West Bloomfield campus $3 per person / $8 family JUNE 4 URSDAY • 7:30PM Mi d of Cant "Off the Bimah" Local cantors and cantorial soloists step "off the bimah" to present their personal favorites, including Broadway, jazz, opera, American Songbook and more! $35 JCC member /$45 Non-member All events take place at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts, unless otherwise noted. For tickets, come to The Berman, call 248.661.1900 or visit theberman.org . Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus 6600 W. Maple Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322 www.jccdet.org %UR WRI TE Jimmy Prentis Morris Building A. Alfred Taubman Jewish Community Campus 15110 W. Ten Mile Road Oak Park, MI 48237 3P ■ I•3 T H E C E N T E F THE BERMAN THEWTSHH © HOUR 1988980 30 march 26 • 2015 upporters of the Jewish/ Chaldean Social Action Committee got together March 10 for a potluck dinner, a presentation about education and a cooking demon- stration of foods for Easter and Passover. The program was held at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. The Social Action Committee is one of the most active components of the Building Community Initiative started in 2011 by Jewish News executive editor/ publisher Arthur Horwitz and Chaldean News co-publisher Martin Manna. "Our goal is to bring our communi- ties together by visiting each other's holy places of worship, participating in each other's festivals and cultural events, and bonding with each other as human beings with similar needs, wants and emotions:' said Gail Katz of West Bloomfield, committee chair. "We learn about each other and work together on social action projects to benefit both the Jewish and Chaldean communities:' March is Read Across America Month and, on March 10, participants donated children's books for needy students. Guest speakers were Melody Arabo, the 2014-15 Michigan Teacher of the Year, and Ellen Maiseloff, director of special education for the Federation's Alliance for Jewish Education. Arabo, a mother of three who teaches third grade at Keith Elementary School in Walled Lake, discussed the impor- tance of reading for young children. Maiseloff, winner of the Jewish Federation's Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Award for Outstanding Professional Service, talked about Opening the Doors, the Alliance program that helps Jewish children with special needs receive a Jewish education. Opening the Doors has received numerous national honors and acco- lades. Slingshot, a leading resource guide and a funding source for Jewish com- munal life, has recognized it as one of the most innovative Jewish organizations in the country two years in a row. In its 20th year, Opening the Doors has enabled 1,100 children to be included in Jewish education through 26 day schools, congregational afternoon schools and preschools at no cost to their families. "Our philosophy is that if a child can't learn the way you teach, you need to teach the way a child can learn:' Maiseloff said. Manna and Horwitz both greeted the group. "We are neighbors; we interact, but it's where we can share that we start to get connective tissue," Horwitz said. "We will continue to move the ball forward, mod- eling behavior that in many parts of the country just doesn't happen:' Cooking Demos After the speakers' presentations, par- ticipants moved to the hospital's dem- onstration kitchen, where Rob Hindley, chef and manager of culinary well- ness, demonstrated how to make two Chaldean dishes that might be eaten at Easter and two kosher-for-Passover Jewish dishes. The audience tasted samples of each dish. The Chaldean dishes were Gupta d'Gilla Shammamta Shamoun, a feta- like cheese with chives, and Yaorakh D'LaPursra (dolma), grape leaves stuffed with a rice and vegetable mix- ture. Holiday Foods on page 32