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CANCER FUNDS
WHAT I S EVIL?
More than 700 supporters attended the Barbara Ann
Karmanos Cancer Institute's 22nd Annual Partners
Night, bringing the total raised from this year's
Partners events to more than $800,000.
The event took place Oct. 1 at Russell Industrial
Center in Detroit. Jennifer and Brian Hermelin were
honorary chairs of the event.
Said Brian Hermelin: "Thanks to all who supported
this year's Partners Golf Classic and Partners Night,
more patients will have a better chance to receive life-
saving treatments, including new targeted therapies
that can result in better outcomes." *
Congregation Beth Ahm will attempt to answer that question
in a 36-part Great Courses lecture series featuring Professor
Charles Mathewes of the University of Virginia. Two 30-min-
ute lectures will be screened each week on Wednesdays at 1
p.m. starting Nov. 4. The lectures will be followed by a brief
discussion facilitated by Nancy Kaplan.
The series is free and open to the community. No reserva-
tions are required; walk-ins are welcome.
"Drop In & Learn" meets at Beth Ahm, 5075 W. Maple
Road in West Bloomfield. For details, contact Nancy Kaplan
at (248) 737-1931 or nancyellen879@att.net. *
HMC LEGACY CONTINUES
PREPARE FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT
The 2016 open enrollment period
for health insurance begins Nov.
1, and goes through Jan. 31, 2016.
Uninsured and underinsured
Charles Mathewes
populations will be able to enroll
for affordable health coverage
through the insurance market-
places.
According to the Michigan
Department of Community
Health, about 52 percent of
Southeast Michigan residents are
uninsured.
To kickoff open enrollment
2016, Enroll Michigan's network
of navigators will be hosting events
throughout the state. For details
about events, visit EnrollMichigan.
com or call (517) 367-7293. *
The Holocaust Memorial Center will host is 31st
Anniversary Dinner, Sunday, Nov. 1, at Co ngregation
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, beginning w th a strolling
dinner at 5:30 p.m.
The annual fundraiser will honor Jackie and Larry
Kraft of Romulus-based Serta Restokraft f or their fam-
ily's nearly 20-year commitment to the HM C. Celebrated
by many as "Mayor of the World," Rudy Gi uliani will
deliver the keynote address. The program begins at 7 p.m.,
followed by a dessert afterglow.
Larry and Jackie Kraft
The Kraft's legacy began with Larry's par ents, Mignon and
Eugene Kraft, whose $1 million donation i n 1999 jumpstarted the campaign to construct the
current Farmington Hills HMC campus. T he Krafts live in Bloomfield Hills.
Dinner chairs are Barbara and Irvin Kap py and Richard Stoler, with Viola and Garry Kappy
as honorary chairs.
Registration is required. For details, call (248) 536-9605, visit www.holocaustcenter.org or
email development@holocaustcenter.org.
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TIKKUN OLAM TEENS
Ten teens nationwide could earn
$36,000 each from the Helen
TIKKUN Diller Family Foundation in
California for exceptional lead-
OLAM
ership and impact in volunteer
AWARDS projects that make the world a
better place.
Teens may be nominated for
the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards by anyone who
knows the value of their project — except a family
member— or teens can self-nominate. Go to www.
dillerteenawards.org. For details, email
dillerteenawards@sfjcf.org or call (415) 512-6432.
MADAME PROSECUTOR
National Council of Jewish Women,
Greater Detroit Section will host
longtime Wayne County Prosecutor
Kym Worthy at its Fall Focus
meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
29, at Temple Shir Shalom in West
Bloomfield. Worthy is helping resolve
Prosecutor
the backlog of 11,000 unprocessed rape
Kym Worthy
kits in the city of Detroit.
The cost of the event is $10 for
NCJW members; $15 non-members; free for students.
To RSVP, call (248) 355-3300, ext. 0, mail check payable to
NCJW/Greater Detroit, 26400 Lahser, Suite 306, Southfield,
MI 48033, or pay online at www.ncjwgds.org *
JOKE WITH THE POPE CONTEST
Rabbi Bob Alper
18 October 22 2015
Rabbi Bob Alper, a retired Reform rabbi
and stand-up comic from Vermont won
the "Joke With the Pope" contest by hav-
ing his joke selected from more than 4,000
submitted during Pope Francis' recent
U.S. visit. Alper earned the title "Honorary
Comedic Advisor" to the pope from a
Catholic organization that sponsored the
contest.
The New York Jewish Week reported that
Alper was "kind of shocked and delighted:'
His joke pokes fun at himself.
"The joke is one of the best I've ever
written:' Alper told newspaper. "It's reality.
It's something with which people can iden-
tify. It exemplifies the pope's values, which
are family, humor, warmth:'
The joke: "I've been married for 46
years, and my wife and I are on the same
wavelength. At the same time that I got a
hearing aid, she stopped mumbling:'
only official prize: Two tickets to the
Tonight Show, whose host, Jimmy Fallon,
also entered a joke. *
CREATIVE STUDENTS WANTED
U.S. students in grades 9-12 can enter the
Ringling College Creative Awards. The 2016
competition is based around developing a con-
cept for a theme park attraction or museum
exhibition based on a movie, book, song or
original idea.
Students may submit either a creative entry,
which comprises an illustration or digital
media entry (photo, video, digital drawing,
etc.) supported by a 50- to 100-word written
description; or a written entry, which entails a
written essay, poem, haiku, song lyrics or other
entry of up to 500 words.
The entry deadline is Nov. 24, and winners
will be announced on Feb. 1, 2016. Prizes
include all-expense paid trips to Ringling
College of Art and Design in Sarasota and to
Universal Orlando Resort for the top entry in
each of the two contest categories from the
grade 9-12 range. Contest rules are available at
www.ringlingcreativeawards.info. *