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HOLOCAUST NOVEL
Iconic Verner
Panton 1958
Heart Chair
Author Barbara Stark-Nemon
has written the novel Even in
Darkness based on the World
War II experiences of her great-
aunt in Germany.
Stark-Nemon, who grew up
in Huntington Woods and now
lives in Ann Arbor, will be read-
ing from her book at Temple Beth
El in Bloomfield Township at 7 p.m.
Monday, Oct.12. The event is free. For
information, contact Eileen Polk at epolk@
tbeonline.org or (248) 865-0627. *
WHY BE ENEMIES?
Barbara Stark-Nemon
THAT'S SO LAST CENTURY
Le Shoppe Too, a boutique consignment shop spe-
cializing in 20th-century art, furniture and women's
clothing has opened at 3325 Orchard Lake Road in
Keego Harbor.
It's holding an online and in-store auction noon-5
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, with previews 10 a.m.-noon.
The auction will feature furniture, art, lighting,
glass, crystal and home decor and will also be
streamed live at www.Liveauctioneers.com . All pro-
ceeds will benefit JARC.
For information, visit www.leshoppe.net . Normal
store hours are Tuesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m., and
Sunday, noon-4 p.m. To sell or consign, call (248)
481-8884 or email photos to info@leshoppe.net . *
LOOKING TO
CURE ALS
Taubman Institute
Director Eva
L. Feldman,
M.D., Ph.D., will
receive the 2015
Chuck Newman
Impact Award from
the Michigan Israel
Dr. Eva Feldman
Business Bridge at the
MIBB's Ambassador
Awards dinner 5:30
p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Reserve, 245 S. Eton,
Birmingham. JN columnist Alan Muskovitz will be
the emcee.
The award, named for the MIBB's co-founder, is
annually presented to individuals who personify
MIBB's goal of linking Michigan and Israel.
Feldman is a leading researcher in the quest for
a cure for ALS and is a professor on the faculty of
the University of Michigan Medical School. She has
been instrumental in several collaborations among
scientists in Israel and the U.S. and serves as an
adviser to the United States-Israel Binational Science
Foundation, which funds scientific partnerships.
Ticket and sponsorship information for the
Ambassador Awards event is available at www.
michiganisrael.com. *
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Vayishlach by Lynne Avadenka
WOMEN OF THE BOOK
Huntington Woods artist Lynne
Avadenka's piece, Vayishlach, is
part of the Women of the Book
project at the Jerusalem Biennale,
which runs through Nov. 5. The
project, conceived by Israeli art-
ist Shoshana Gugenheim and
launched in 2007, brings together
54 Jewish women artists to create a
visual Torah scroll from their inter-
pretations of the weekly Torah
portions.
Avadenka's work depicts a
parshah from Genesis, where
Jacob wrestles with an angel. As
Avadenka says, "a character in
conflict has a strange encounter, a
dream; wrestles with an unnamed
unknown presence, survives;
wakes in the morning, renewed,
with a sense of purpose *
The Greater Detroit Muslim-Jewish
Solidarity Council, a non-political
interfaith group formed to promote
better relations, is sponsoring a
creative writing and art contest
through Oct. 26.
Jewish and Muslim high school
students are invited to express
their hopes, visions, challenges
and experiences with the "other." A
$100 prize will be awarded in four
categories: essay, short story, poetry
or art. The top entries will be pub-
lished in a booklet.
An awards ceremony will take
place during a public program,
"Muslims and Jews: We Refuse to
be Enemies:' at 5:30 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 19, at the Wayne State University
Student Union Ballroom, with sup-
port from Cohn-Haddow Center for
Judaic Studies and Michigan Muslim
Community Council.
For guidelines and entry forms,
write mutzim@aol.com or call (248)
556-6316. *
UP YOUR GAME!
Listen to a rabbi, enjoy a light meal and then,
if you choose, play mah jong or bridge at Adat
Shalom Synagogue's "Up Your Game in Life"
series.
Rabbi Rachel Shere kicks it off, speaking on
"Being Present: Jewish Tools for a Balanced Life"
at 11:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12.
Rabbi Aaron Bergman follows with "The Most
Controversial Moments in Modern Jewish Art" at
Rabbi Rachel Shere
6:15 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19.
Other talks are at 11:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26,
with Shere and 6:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, with Bergman.
It's $10 per session for members of Adat Shalom in Farmington Hills;
$15 for others. RSVP: pay online at www/adatshalom.org/games or call
(248) 851-5100 with credit card information. *
HELLO
MY NAME
Is
AZA REUNION?
Rick Schreier, a member of Einstein AZA
in 1965-1967, would like to get in touch
with other members and discuss a possible
reunion. To contact him, send an email to
christine.schreier@verizon.net . *
YOUNG LAWYER
HAPPY HOUR
The Jewish Bar Association of
Michigan and Chabad of Greater
Downtown Detroit are hosting
their second annual "Young Lawyer
Happy Hour" 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 19, at the Two James
Spirits tasting room in Corktown,
2445 Michigan Ave., Detroit.
Tickets are $5 in advance and $10
at the door. Get tickets at
ylhappyhour.eventbrite.com, or call
(313) 744-0770. The event is spon-
sored by Stakich Kosher Honey. *